Category: thriller
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This is why Netflix is doing A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE a disservice
🎬 Netflix is short-changing one of the best thrillers of the year — A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. In this episode of the Untitled Film Project Podcast, we break down Kathryn Bigelow’s latest nuclear-tension masterpiece and explain why watching it on Netflix can’t match the big-screen experience. We dive into the film’s powerful performances, layered storytelling,…
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Does ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER deserve all this critical acclaim?
Critics are falling all over themselves when it comes to ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, with some going so far as to call it the best film of the decade. But is all that critical acclaim worthy of the hype? Let’s talk about the new Paul Thomas Anderson film…
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Austin Butler “effortless” in CAUGHT STEALING
Typically, Darren Aronofsky’s films are of high quality but can be challenging to watch. CAUGHT STEALING, thankfully, is very accessible! Austin Butler is tremendous in the dark comedy as a former San Francisco Giants draft pick and we were pleasantly surprised by this movie. So let’s talk about it…
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Is JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH just a recycled JURASSIC PARK?
About two years after we supposedly got the final installment of the JURASSIC PARK/WORLD franchise, we get yet another. JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH is full of great performers such as Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey and Rupert Friend — as well a great performance by the young Audrina Miranda — but the characters they portray are one…
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THE SURFER prompts more questions than answers
An American business man (played by Nicolas Cage) takes his son to an Australian beach he grew up surfing at before his grandfather passed away and sold his beachfront home. After decades of sacrifice, he’s finally saved up enough money to buy that same house so he can enjoy the sunrise, sunset and surf spot…
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HOLLAND is the thriller you didn’t know you needed
A small-town woman named Nancy Vandergroot (played by Nicole Kidman) seems to be living the perfect life. She’s got a husband in Fred (Matthew Macfadyen), a son in Harry (Jude Hill), a great job as a high school Life Ed teacher and lives in a nice house in a nice area of the nice, quiet…
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Is FLIGHT RISK worth the ticket?
Mark Wahlberg is an incredibly talented actor. But he’s done both good movies and paycheck movies. FLIGHT RISK has potential, but, in the end, it’s a paycheck movie. Good for him but bad for the audience. Let’s talk about it…
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A24’s HERETIC will challenge your faith, regardless of ideology; SPOILER FREE review
In our first-ever spoiler-free review, HERETIC is a masterfully-written, flawlessly-performed, anxiety-ridden psychological thriller from A24. Hugh Grant’s character entertains two Mormon missionaries, played by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East, and challenges them on their belief system (and all organized religion) through a series of trials.
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