Mystery & Thriller

The Hater review – a compelling Polish thriller that strains credibility

July 29 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

The Hater arrives on Netflix today with a degree of notoriety that is partly earned and partly thanks to grim coincidence. The creative pedigree is...

Offering to the Storm (Ofrenda a la tormenta) review – bringing a whirlwind of revelations

July 24 2020, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix film Offering to the Storm (Ofrenda a la tormenta) contains no spoilers. The thriller was released on July 24, 2020. Following...

Black Water: Abyss review – when you gaze into the abyss

July 20 2020, by Louie Fecou

In Black Water: Abyss, a group of friends goes exploring into a new cave system, but the rising water level and a hungry crocodile turns their...

Fatal Affair review – Omar Epps stalks Nia Long in Fatal Attraction 2.0

July 16 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

We all enjoy a ridiculous thriller now and again, and Netflix especially seems to have something bordering a fetish for them. A great, fairly recent...

Breathe: Into the Shadows review – an illogical and inept thriller better kept in the dark

July 10 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Breathe: Into the Shadows is spoiler-free. Amazon Prime’s Breathe: Into the Shadows, a nominal follow-up to 2018’s bizarre Breathe given the ominous...

Force of Nature review – the film equivalent of a natural disaster

July 8 2020, by M.N. Miller

There isn’t much that you can say that you haven’t read before about movies like Force of Nature. It’s a poor heist thriller wrapped in a natural...

Whispers Season 1 Review – Netflix’s first Saudi Original is a female-fronted thriller

June 11 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Whispers (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Whispers has a point to prove – several, as a matter of fact – as the first-ever Saudi...

Curon review – enjoy your stay with Netflix’s new supernatural thriller

June 10 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Curon (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Check out the episode guide. After one episode of Netflix’s Curon, an Italian original series that mashes together small-town...

Survive the Night review – look kids! it’s a couple of falling stars, make a wish.

June 4 2020, by M.N. Miller

I wish we could use clichés like they don’t make movies like Survive the Night anymore, but that’s sadly not the case. It is as...

7500 review – a tight airborne thriller that isn’t much fun

May 29 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

One gets the sense that you’re not supposed to be having much fun with Patrick Vollrath’s claustrophobic thriller 7500, but you can’t help but wish...

Control Z season 1, episode 2 recap – plenty more “Victims” here

May 22 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Control Z season 1, episode 2, “Victims”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

Control Z season 1, episode 1 recap – “Birthday Girl”

May 22 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Control Z season 1, episode 1, “Birthday Girl”, contains spoilers. Check out our spoiler-free season review. You can just tell that Control Z is...

The Lodge review – a richly atmospheric chiller too stupid to be taken seriously

May 12 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

The Lodge, writer-director pair Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s English-language follow-up to Goodnight Mommy, is so clearly calibrated for a midnight Sundance slot that you...

Get In review – Netflix French film is chillingly disturbing

May 1 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix French film Get In (Furie) was released on the platform on May 1, 2020 — this review contains no spoilers. French film Get In brings forth...

Reckoning review – Netflix drama might be the most relentlessly bleak TV around

May 1 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Reckoning (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Troubled cop Mike is haunted by a cold case from his past, a case where teenage girls with...

Mrs. Serial Killer review – I’m a murderer and so is my wife

May 1 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Mrs. Serial Killer (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Sometimes a film’s premise is good enough to grab you on its own, and such is...

Dangerous Lies review – a run-of-the-mill Netflix thriller that may be racist

April 30 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix film Dangerous Lies was released on the platform on April 30, 2020 — this review of the thriller contains some spoilers to do with...

The Silence of the Marsh review – Netflix film is heavily weighted in the wrong areas

April 22 2020, by Daniel Hart

Netflix Spanish film The Silence of the Marsh follows a crime novelist — a writer with a loyal set of supporters; one of the opening scenes...

Hasmukh Season 1 Review – Indian series offers stand-up with a twist

April 17 2020, by Daniel Hart

Here is our review of the 2020 Indian Netflix series Hasmukh Season 1, which does not contain significant spoilers.  Well, the Netflix series Hasmukh offers a...

The Legacy of the Bones review – Netflix film is too slow and methodical

April 17 2020, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix film The Legacy of the Bones contains no spoilers. Following on from The Invisible Guardian, The Legacy of the Bones has...