Tag Archives: Thriller
You Should be More Careful
U Turn Review
I don’t know how I was churning out three reviews a day at one point. These days, it’s hard enough for me to find the time to sit through one movie, let alone three. Either way, I’m back with another review, this time it is for Oliver Stone’s star-studded crime thriller, U Turn.
Bobby Cooper (Sean Penn) is on his way to Vegas to pay off a large debt to a very dangerous man, when his car breaks down. [...]
This is a Pattern…
Enemy Review
My favorite thing about the horror and science fiction genres is that there are many interpretations of the two. A lot can be done, while still falling under the title of either genre. Slashers, monsters, aliens, and doppelgangers are things you’d find in these films and all would be accepted without question by the purest fans. One example of how diverse these universes can be is Denis Villeneuve’s psychological sci-fi film, Enemy.
Adam Bell (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a [...]
They Never Know
Grand Piano Review
I’ve been a huge fan of every horror-related film I’ve seen that has starred Elijah Wood. From his earlier work in The Good Son and The Faculty to his later roles in 2012’s Maniac remake and most recently in Eugenio Mira’s 2013 thriller, Grand Piano.
Tom Selznick (Wood) is a genius pianist who has been retired for the past five years, due to ‘choking’ at his last stage performance. His wife, Emma (Kerry Bishé, Argo), is a [...]
