Science versus superstition is undoubtedly a great source of conflict for any good movie but when a movie tries to have its cake and it eat it too, well that’s a whole other kettle of psychic fish. That is the key problem with writer/director Rodrigo Cortés’s film, he doesn’t really pick a side. If you…
Tag: Thriller
The Guest (2014) – Review
A lone stranger arrives at a quaint homestead, he just needs a place to stay and is willing to help out for room and board, but when threats to the family arise this lone stranger is revealed to be an avenging angel of badassery.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) – Review
Bringing television shows to the big screen is certainly nothing new, but unfortunately for every Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation we get a dozen films like I Spy or The Wild Wild West. I’m sure Warner Bros was hoping to get another good franchise going and cash in on all that James Bond and Mission…
Killer Fish (1979) – Review
When taking in a 70’s film that was marketed as a Jaws rip-off I was not prepared to find myself watching a taught thriller centred around a group of thieves and millions of dollars in jewels guarded by a school of nasty piranha. Colour me surprised.
Non-Stop (2014) – Review
Neeson plays another government agent in Non-Stop; this time he is an Air Marshal. Bill Marks is on the job, on a run of the mill six hour flight to London, or is it? What we know for certain about Marks, is that he’s an alcoholic, with unresolved family issues. The thing that Marks needs…