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Category Archives: Thriller
Old (2021)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan Writer: M. Night Shyamalan (Based on the graphic novel “Sandcastle” by Pierre-Oscar Levy and Frederick Peeters) Sorry Mom but I liked the new M. Night.
Posted in Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Tagged abbey lee, adaptation, aging, alex wolff, alexa swinton, ashen rajan, beach, brett m. reed, comic book, coral reef, death, doctor, dog, drama, eliza scanlen, embers davidtz, emun elliott, francesca eastwood, frederick peeters, gael garcia bernal, graphic novel, gustaf hammarsten, horror, island, kathleen chalfant, ken leung, m. night shyamalan, marc bienstock, mystery, nikki amuka-bird, ocean, old age, pierre-oscar levy, resort, rufus sewell, sandcastle, thomasin mckenzie, thriller, vacation, vicky krieps
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Pig (2021)
Director: Michael Sarnoski Writer: Michael Sarnoski (Story by Vanessa Block & Michael Sarnoski)
Posted in Drama, Thriller
Tagged 2021, adam arkin, adam paulsen, alex wolff, alexis grapsas, animal, ben giladi, chef, dimitra tsingou, dori a. rath, drama, food, joseph restaino, kidnapped, kidnapping, michael sarnoski, nicolas cage, oregon, pig, portland, restaurant, steve tisch, thomas benski, thriller, truffle, truffle hunter, wilderness, woods
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Gloria (1980)
Director: John Cassavetes Writer: John Cassavetes Good! Rowlands rules!
Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged 1980, accountant, bill conti, buck henry, child, crime, drama, fbi, fred schuler, gangster, gena rowlands, gloria, john cassavetes, kid, mafia, mob, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, puerto rican, thriller, tom noonan, witness
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Cutter’s Way (1981)
Director: Ivan Passer Writer: Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (Based on the novel “Cutter and Bone” by Newton Thornburg)
Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Tagged 1981, adaptation, alcoholic, alcoholism, blackmail, crime, cutter's way, drama, ivan passer, jack nitzsche, jeff bridges, jeffrey alan fiskin, john heard, jordan cronenweth, lisa eichhorn, money, murder, mystery, newton thornburg, paul r. gurian, ptsd, thriller, veteran, vietnam, war, witness
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Chinatown (1974)
Director: Roman Polanski Writer: Robert Towne Excellent. One of my all time favorites.
Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Tagged 1930s, 1974, burt young, california, chinatown, cop, crime, detective, diane ladd, drama, faye dunaway, incest, jack nicholson, jerry goldsmith, john a. alonzo, john hillerman, john huston, land, los angeles, mystery, neo noir, noir, perry lopez, police, private investigator, rape, real estate, robert evans, robert towne, roman polanski, roy jenson, sam o'steen, stanley cortez, thriller, water
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The Driver (1978)
Director: Walter Hill Writer: Walter Hill Great! I love a cold 70s crime thriller.
Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged 1978, action, bank, bruce dern, car, crime, detective, drama, drive, driver, getaway driver, heist, isabelle adjani, lawrence gordon, michael small, money, philip h. lathrop, police, robbery, robert k. lambert, ryan o'neal, thief, thriller, tina hirsch, train station, walter hill
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Antebellum (2020)
Directors: Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz Writers: Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz
Posted in Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Tagged abuse, antebellum, author, civil war, confederate, drama, eric lange, gabourey sidibe, gerard bush, horror, jack huston, janelle monae, jena malone, kidnapped, kidnapping, kiersey clemons, leslie wills, mystery, plantation, rape, roman gianarthur, roman gianarthur irvin, sean mckittrick, slave, slavery, south, suicide, thriller
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Black Widow (2021)
Director: Cate Shortland Writer: Eric Pearson (Story by Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson) (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Enjoyed Pugh, Harbour and Weisz but overall a bit of a shrug. Seems like a strange choice to do this prequel … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged 2021, action, adaptation, adventure, assassin, avengers, black widow, brainwashed, brainwashing, comic book, david harbour, eric pearson, family, florence pugh, jac schaeffer, julia louis-dreyfus, kevin feige, leigh folsom boyd, lorne balfe, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, mcu, ned benson, o-t fagbenle, olga kurylenko, prequel, rachel weisz, ray winstone, Scarlett Johansson, sci-fi, science fiction, secret agent, sequel, spin off, spy, super soldier, superhero, taskmaster, thriller, william hurt
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To Die For (1995)
Director: Gus Van Sant Writer: Buck Henry (Based on the book by Joyce Maynard) Been a long time since I had seen it. Very good black comedy. Kidman kills it.
Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged 1995, adaptation, affair, buck henry, casey affleck, comedy, crime, dan hedaya, danny elfman, david cronenberg, documentary, drama, eric alan edwards, george segal, gus van sant, high school, holland taylor, Ileana douglas, joaquin phoenix, joyce maynard, kurtwood smith, laura ziskin, matt dillon, murder, newscaster, nicole kidman, sex, television, thriller, to die for, tv, wayne knight, weather
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No Sudden Move (2021)
Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Ed Solomon Good! Soderbergh is one of my favorites.
Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Tagged 1950s, 2021, amy seimetz, auto industry, benicio del toro, bill duke, brendan fraser, car, crime, criminal, david harbour, david holmes, detroit, don cheadle, drama, ed solomon, frankie shaw, jon hamm, julia fox, kieran culkin, matt damon, michigan, mystery, no sudden move, noah jupe, ray liotta, steven soderbergh, thriller
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