Mystery & Thriller

The Chosen One Season 2 Review: We’ve Gotta Go Back

December 6 2019, by Daniel Hart

The Brazillian drama thriller returns to Netflix — The Chosen One Season 2 sneaks onto the platform with barely any promotion. Not even a sniff of...

Dead Kids Review: Who’s Watching the Kids?

December 1 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Mikhail Red’s Dead Kids is the first capital-red-N Netflix Film out of the Philippines, which shouldn’t be overlooked in discussions of it. Pathetic whiners in...

‘The Stranded’ Season 1 Review: A Lost-Like Scenario Created By A Tsunami

November 15 2019, by Daniel Hart

Before I dig into Netflix’s The Stranded Season 1, I must announce one thing. As much as we would love to recreate a TV serial phenomenon...

Luce Review: Exhilarating, Radically Thought-Provoking

November 3 2019, by M.N. Miller

Let your mind ponder Luce, which might be the most provocative film of the year. There have been very few adapted stage plays recently (with the...

Body at Brighton Rock Review: An Intimate View Of A Character’s Growth

November 2 2019, by Tyler Howat

Body and Brighton Rock is a close, tense nature survival thriller in which an inexperienced park ranger must stay with a body she discovers overnight until...

Jack Ryan Season 2 Episodes 6-8 Recap: It’s Time To Get Out

October 31 2019, by Daniel Hart

With the stakes higher than before, Jack returns to Venezuela in Jack Ryan Season 2 Episode 6, “Persona Non Grata”. Jim (Wendell Pierce) picks him...

Jack Ryan Season 2 Episode 5 Recap – “Blue Gold”

October 31 2019, by Daniel Hart

We recap Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 2 Episode 5, “Blue Gold”, which contains significant spoilers. Episode 5, “Blue Gold” deals with the shooting in...

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Recap: Just Passing London

October 31 2019, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 2, Episode 4, “Dress to Kill” contains significant spoilers. You can read the recap of the previous...

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Recap: Health Issues And Going Rogue

October 31 2019, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 2, Episode 3 “Orinoco” contains significant spoilers. You can read the recap of the previous episode by...

Black and Blue Review: Us or Them

October 24 2019, by M.N. Miller

There are too many films that try to place the message of community and being the change at their forefront but instead use them more...

Door Lock (Mayhem 2019) Review: Slow Start Becomes High Tension

October 16 2019, by Alix Turner

Door Lock is not a typical home invasion film, though that’s what I had been expecting from the description in Mayhem Film Festival’s programme. A...

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (Mayhem 2019) Review: Near-Perfect Serial Killer Thriller

October 14 2019, by Alix Turner

The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil opens with what appears to be road-rage that viciously turns into manslaughter; however, one young police detective spots similarities...

Daniel Isn’t Real (Mayhem 2019) Review: Psychological Or Supernatural Horror — Or Both?

October 12 2019, by Alix Turner

Daniel Isn’t Real is one of those very rare films that is virtually impossible to spoil: I could probably retell the whole thing right here...

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) Review

October 11 2019, by M.N. Miller

Directed by Vince Gilligan, we review the 2019 Netflix film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019), which does not contain spoilers.  When Walter White...

Fractured Review: Another Boilerplate Netflix Thriller

October 11 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

Casting Sam Worthington in a nuts-and-bolts thriller like Fractured (Netflix) is almost a joke — and not a particularly funny one. The actor is known...

Nancy Drew Recap: A Bland, Try-Hard Reimagining Of A Classic Brand

October 10 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Nancy Drew (The CW) Season 1, Episode 1, “Pilot”, contains spoilers. It’s easy to forget that Nancy Drew, the original teen TV...

Every Time I Die (Grimmfest 2019) Review: A Body-Hopping Murder Thriller That Works

October 4 2019, by Alix Turner

Every Time I Die is one of those excellent little thrillers that only involves a handful of characters. The love triangle, gorgeous sisters, murderously jealous...

She Never Died (Grimmfest 2019) Review: Pulp Fiction About Immortals, Of Course

October 3 2019, by Alix Turner

I didn’t know what to expect from a “gender-switching sequel” to Jason Krawczyk’s He Never Died, but I am pleased to declare that She Never...

The Fanatic Review: A Limp Thriller

October 3 2019, by M.N. Miller

I was under the impression that films like The Fanatic died off like Reebok Pumps or the Nu-Metal band Puddle of Mudd, in the mid...

In the Shadow of the Moon Review

September 27 2019, by Jonathon Wilson

In the Shadow of the Moon (Netflix) tells the story of youthful, naive Locke, a policeman with a thirst for “real” crime and with a...