Comedy thriller starts out strong but stumbles over its schizophrenic story arcs.
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Movie Review: Lin Shaye in ‘Room for Rent’
Familiar character actor Lin Shaye has a field day portraying a lonely widow who is driven over the edge by pent-up frustration.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘The Cabin’ : Silly Over Substance
This attempt to inject new life into the "terror in the woods" genre comes off as muddled and risible.
Read More »Interview: John Ford Clayton Author of ‘Manipulated’
Interview with John Ford Clayton, author of 'Manipulated' - a political thriller based on how the American populace is allowing itself to be manipulated by all sides of the political spectrum.
Read More »Movie Review: South African Thriller ‘Number 37’
The Capetown-set Hitchcockian thriller delivers the suspenseful goods.
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Breath After Drowning’ – Psychological Thriller by Alice Blanchard
'A Breath After Drowning' by Alice Blanchard is a suitably complex psychological thriller that proves an addictive late-night pager-turner.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Our Kind of Cruelty’ by Araminta Hall
In 'Our Kind of Cruelty' by Araminta Hall, the truth about a stormy breakup, lies between murky blurred lines.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’
Director Stefano Sollima takes the helm in this 3-star crime sequel as James Brolin ('Deadpool 2') and Benecio del Toro ('Traffic') return in their roles as key players in drug cartel wars with Taylor Sheridan returning to write the screenplay.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’
The solid (3-star) sci-fi action-adventure 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' features impressive filmmaking with an epic plot full of emotion, thrills, some surprises, and strong characters including the returning Dr. Ian Malcolm who helps audiences understand the “big picture” implications of creating these actual dinosaurs using genetic technologies.
Read More »Movie Review: Leigh Whannell’s Computer-Powered ‘Upgrade’
The writer/director draws on classic exploitation tropes to create a bleak vision of the future that is both funny and frightening.
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