Tag: thriller
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‘Michael’ Review – We All Deserve More
Michael delivers strong performances and spectacle but lacks depth and focus as a biopic. More concert than character study.
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EPISODE APPETIZER: “Our Last Dance” Amanda is Dead and I’m Mad at WILL TRENT
The last episode of WILL TRENT killed off our beloved Amanda Wagner. We’re still mad about it. Now here comes the aftermath in “Our Last Dance”
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EPISODE APPETIZER: “A Flag in the Mud” is the Best Hostage Situation Ever on WILL TRENT
Hostage situations are nothing new on WILL TRENT, but “A Flag in the Mud” is the best they’ve ever had. And the action is wild!
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EPISODE APPETIZER: Everybody Messed Up on WILL TRENT “Did I Screw This Up?”
Will and Faith try to clear Amanda’s name, but they have their doubts in the new episode of WILL TRENT: “Did I Screw This Up?” and yes, everybody did
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EPISODE APPETIZER: the Meaning Behind “I Hear It Now, I Was Good” will Crush You on WILL TRENT
What in the Father Ulster’s Cult Kaos is happening on this week’s Will Trent? Let us be your guide…
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EPISODE APPETIZER: The Ulster Effect is Devastating in Will Trent – “He Lives!”
Will races back to Puerto Rico with big Indiana Jones energy and opens old wounds in the new episode “He Lives!” on Will Trent
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“It Was a Meat Cute” but It’s Capers and Lethal Injections on the New WILL TRENT
It’s an urn full of Meat Loaf—the man, not the meal—and the treat of a lethal injection on the upcoming WILL TRENT – “It Was a Meat Cute”
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WILL TRENT and His Dad Annoy Each Other in “We’re Looking for a Vampire” (and things get hectic)
Our WILL TRENT preview has vampires, dates at the drive-in, and repressed emotions this week (and that’s not even the good part)
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WILL TRENT Has to Call “CALL PAUL” for Murder and Giggles
Our WILL TRENT preview is short but bitter this week. The good news is Mark-Paul Gosselaar is the trainwreck in the title “CALL PAUL”
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Antihero by Gregg Hurwitz: Machismo In A Time Capsule
Antihero channels a time-capsuled strain of late-’80s and ’90s adventure fiction, where violence is aesthetic, masculinity is armor, and survival is never in doubt.
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“You’re Not That Person Anymore” and This Week’s WILL TRENT is Going to Hurt
We’re back with a preview of this week’s WILL TRENT: “You’re Not That Person Anymore” and this one is bittersweet
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WILL TRENT Episode 404 – If the Dancing Doesn’t Kill You the Poison Will
It’s murder on the dancefloor this week on Will Trent, but you better not kill Bon Bon’s groove
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‘Hijack’ Season 2 Review — Idris Elba Has Another Stressful Travel Day
Hijack season two starts slow but finds its footing. Idris Elba remains magnetic, and once the mystery clicks, the season delivers tense twists and a solid payoff.
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“Love Takes Time” but the Wait for WILL TRENT Episode 402 Is Almost Over
Did that cliffhanger get you on your feet? Stay up, because Will Trent – Season 4 isn’t done with us yet. Here’s our preview of episode 4×02
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HIS & HERS Explained: Spoilers, Lies, and Twisted Love
Come over here so we can talk about that bonkers ending and what’s really going on in HIS & HERS (on Netflix). Let us explain…
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HIS & HERS: In this Murderously Twisted Love, Someone Is Always Lying
Deceptions circle the truth in the twisted love and psychological thrills of HIS & HERS, where every story has at least two sides (and someone is always lying)
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I Watched the WILL TRENT Season 4 Premiere, So You’ll Know You Have To
The creators of WILL TRENT are back on the grill and serving up juicy plots in the Season 4 premiere
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Black Rabbit: Cain and Abel Have Nothing on These Two
How far would you go to help your family? Black Rabbit asks the question, and it has a helluva time answering it.
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‘Untamed’ Tracks a Tense Murder Trail Through the Wilderness
Untamed is a gripping six-episode mystery-thriller that takes the tenuous connections within the park and pulls the threads taut until they snap.
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‘40 Acres’ and a Duel for Life, Love, and Land
If the end of the world comes and Danielle Deadwyler is your matriarch, you might make it out alive
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Eric Bana Heads into the Wilds of Yosemite in First Look Teaser for Netflix’s Mystery-Thriller ‘Untamed’
Bana plays a special agent for the National Parks Service who’s on the hunt for a killer in the Yosemite wilderness.
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Cold Cases & Colder Revenge: ‘Dept. Q’ is Netflix’s Intense New Crime Thriller
Dept. Q is gritty and at times gory, unable and unwilling to shy away from the violence that lurks around every corner.
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Family, Fury, and Fast Cars: ‘Duster’ Brings ’70s Crime Drama and Hijinks to Life
A cherry-red Plymouth, a charming getaway driver, and a secret agent woman with an impeccable ‘fro collide in ‘Duster’
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Is G20 A Fierce, Fun, and Frenzied Ride? Yes, Madame President
G20 is a wild ride that’s a whole lot of fun. (Even if it says “nope” to logic) we’re riding with this electrifying, adrenaline-fueled thriller
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Brian Tyree Henry & Wagner Moura Shine in Apple TV+’s ‘Dope Thief’
Dope Thief is a very good show with some real pacing issues that stop it from being a great show. It’s still a very engrossing show that made me want to see the next episode…
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‘Long Bright River’ is a Tense Crime Thriller Set On the Streets of Philadelphia
Long Bright River is well worth the watch, and worth the conversations it opens up, too.
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‘Last Breath’ Turns Real-Life Terror into a Pulse-Pounding Film Experience
Last Breath takes tried and true filmmaking methods and solid performances to tell an amazing story in a terrific film worth checking out.
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‘Zero Day’ is a Tense Exploration of a Catastrophic Cyber Attack that Hits a Little Too Close to Home
It’s hard to believe Zero Day is De Niro’s first television series, but it’s not hard to believe that he brings his incredible star power to elevate the narrative.
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Episode Appetizer: Will Trent “Sunny-Side Up” Season 3 Premiere – Part 2
Just when he thought he was out, they pull Will Trent back in for the second part of the 2-part Season 3 premiere “Sunny-Side Up”
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Episode Appetizer: Will Trent “I’m a Guest Here” Season 3 Premiere – Part 1
Everybody’s mad at Will Trent in the 2-part Season 3 premiere
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Babygirl: Nicole Kidman Shines in a Bold Tale of Desire and Power
Babygirl is a surprising film for this season of the year, but it is one that I welcomed seeing; it is a mature film about desire, marriage, and sex handled by a good filmmaker and…
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Cross: Aldis Hodge Brings Depth to Alex Cross in a Gripping Prime Video Thriller
Cross is a must-watch on Prime Video this season as it’s one of their best shows in this solid year for the service.
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Watch the Electrifying Trailer for Spy Thriller ‘Black Doves’ Starring Keira Knightley & Ben Whishaw
Netflix is cooking with this one.
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Colman Domingo Goes on the Run in ‘The Madness’ Teaser
Need a thriller that’s going to consume your thoughts? Netflix is dialed in and ready to deliver.
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‘Hysteria!’ is a Wild Ride Through the Gruesome Spectrum of Satanic Panic
A lot of other TV shows with TV budgets should take notes—you don’t always need CGI and expensive special effects to have a good time.
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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Season 3 is a Thrill Ride
When the third season begins to pop and sizzle on-screen, it’s clear why Netflix was quick to renew The Lincoln Lawyer
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ Movie of the Week: ‘Woman of the Hour’
Woman of the Hour, the directorial debut from Anna Kendrick, is coming to Netflix this week and it shakes you up
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Awkward Encounters Turn Sinister in Blumhouse’s Entertaining ‘Speak No Evil’
So Blumhouse just gave me a very entertaining experience at the theater with their new film Speak No Evil. A remake of a Danish film from 2022 starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi &…
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Longlegs
Longlegs – if you don’t know what this is, don’t feel bad; the marketing is very obtuse in trying to reach the public consciousness. I heard fellow critics being very excited about seeing this film…
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A Quiet Place: Day One
So A Quiet Place, the surprise survival horror film franchise that exploded onto the world in 2018, starring Emily Blunt and directed and co-written by John Krasinski, took audiences on a ride. The anticipated sequel…
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One of Our Kind: Us Versus Us
In ‘One of Our Kind,’ Nicola Yoon takes us inside the mind of Jasmyn, a woman who craves change and equality for Black America. The resulting journey leads to an unsettling, dystopian utopia where social…
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Her Pretty Lies by Angela Henry
Her Pretty Lies by Angela Henry tosses us into the chaotic life of a grad student named Kendall: she’s broke AF, her fellowship is in limbo, and her love life is a bad romance. And…
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
A team of disavowed commandoes and saboteurs must destroy a freighter to save Britain–but can’t afford to get caught by either side.
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Fair Play
Fair Play is a new film by Chloe Domont starring Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich. Fair Play is a throwback, a return to the erotic thriller genre, something that used to have films out all…
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A Haunting in Venice
I think Kenneth Branagh must really love portraying the iconic Hercule Poirot because I never expected there would be three of these films. In this one, we have a retired Poirot in Venice, Italy, staying…
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The Other Black Girl
Spinning easily from horror to comedy, to satire, to thriller with “I know that’s right” writing, if you’re not engaged by The Other Black Girl you must be on melatonin.
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Series Appetizer: Am I Being Unreasonable?
If you’re looking for something a little bit twisted, Am I Being Unreasonable? is a hugely enjoyable Sunday night binge-watch—like an accident waiting to happen, you won’t be able to look away.
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Missing
Directed by Nicholas D. Johnson & Will Merrick Basically: A teenage girl who has a rocky relationship with her mom has to search for her when she doesn’t return from a trip. Who saw Searching a few years…