The Invisible Guest
The Invisible Guest: A Spanish Thriller That Defied Expectations Since its release in 2016, The Invisible Guest (Contrat tiempo) has been raved about in various communities, especially in the world of thrillers. Since the movie is directed by Oriol Paulo, he will have a captivating movie filled with tension and surprises. The marketing of the […]
The Guilty
The Guilty: The Buzz, The Breakdown, and the Silence Between Calls The announcement of The Guilty by Netflix was exciting. Especially, since it was a remake of the Danish thriller Den Skyldige by Gustav Möller, not to mention the starring role of Jake Gyllenhaal as a cop demoted to 911 dispatcher, who was losing both […]
Radioflash
Radioflash: When Survival on Screen Meets the Real World Within the realm of post-apocalyptic thrillers, 2019’s Radioflash earns a unique place for its chilling what-if scenario of an world silenced by an electromagnetic pulse, its depiction of survival through human faces and fragile connections, and its ability to combine the realism of human experience to […]
San Andreas
When the Earth Shakes, What Really Matters Disaster films have always had a peculiar appeal among viewers. They evoke memories of a time when we had to confront our own vulnerability, our inherent fragility, and, our resistance before the brutality of nature – and still manage to cling to everything that we love and hold […]
Into the Storm
When the Sky Became the Villain In 2014, the first teaser for Into the Storm was released, and audience members leaned in, eager to see the monstrous tornadoes devouring towns and the roars of the gigantic storm. It was as if the storms were alive and audiences felt the terror of beings sucked in. It […]
Kandahar
More Than a War Film on the Surface When Ric Roman Waugh’s Kandahar was teased, it seemed like another Gerard Butler action thriller, complete with explosions, covert missions, and desert landscapes. However, beneath the adrenaline, the film offered a gripping, more complex thematic exploration. It served as a meditation on survival, loyalty, and the fluid […]
Breaking Surface
When a Survival Story Became a Social Conversation Initially, Breaking Surface (2020) seemed like a simple Nordic survival thriller. One half-sister is trapped underwater while the other is on a diving trip in remote Norway, and is desperately trying to rescue her. With the cold water, the ticking clock, and the raw emotions at play, […]
The Gray Man
A New Kind of Ghost in the Shadows When Netflix dropped The Gray Man in 2022, it wasn’t just another espionage thriller. The film arrived with the scale of a Hollywood blockbuster and the promise of a fresh franchise, but what gave it depth was its characters — men who live in the shadows, defined […]
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
The Excitement Leading Up to the Release The announcement of a new installment, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, in 2015 created quite a stir. Released in 2012, the first Jack Reacher film, starring Tom Cruise as the stoic, legendary, ex-military investigator, had divided fans of Lee Child’s novels. Some were curious of the high-octane action […]
The Scent 2012
The Scent: A Film Born from Real Struggles The Scent (2012), a South Korean thriller directed by Kim Hyeong-jun, delves into themes of infidelity, deception, and the complexities of human relationships. The film follows Kang Seon-woo, a detective specializing in adultery cases, who becomes entangled in a double murder mystery involving two women named Kim […]