Tag Archives: Thriller

Review: Parasite (2019)

Posted on January 29, 2020 by

I fell in love with the genre-hopping, tonally-tromboning work of South Korean firebrand Bong Joon-ho at university and ended up writing my dissertation on how his films represent fractured families and Korean culture. I’ve been waiting for PARASITE for what … Continue reading →

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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) Review

Posted on November 8, 2019 by

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Review in Brief: John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

Posted on October 30, 2019 by

I’ve never been a JOHN WICK stan (am I using that right?). I like the films just fine – the first considerably more than the second – but I don’t quite see them as the action art form that some … Continue reading →

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Review: Joker (2019)

Posted on October 24, 2019 by

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the festival circuit that JOKER was somehow profound. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not bad. It’s fine. But if it wasn’t for Joaquin Phoenix’s pained, spellbinding lead performance there’d be very … Continue reading →

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Review: Ready or Not (2019)

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

READY OR NOT is a good really time at the movies. No, it’s not revelatory or particularly groundbreaking or the next big thing, it’s just good and a whole lot of fun. As tradition dictates, any new member of the … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Arctic (2018/19)

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

What kind of a madman would star in both movies called POLAR and ARCTIC in the same year? A Mads-man, that’s who (excuse the pun, or don’t, I don’t care). Despite the etymologically similar titles they couldn’t be more different … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Triple Frontier (2019)

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

TRIPLE FRONTIER boasts some of the hottest talent around, plus Ben Affleck who really needs a hit. It sort-of ends up being the kind of thriller SICARIO 2 should have been. It’s got momentum, a beautifully hostile environment and a … Continue reading →

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Review: Us (2019)

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

Well that’s 2 for 2 for Jordan Peele. He’s become a vibrant, distinctive and essential American filmmaking voice in what seems like no time at all, and while US can be compared to GET OUT on certain thematic levels, it’s … Continue reading →

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Review: No Country for Old Men (2007)

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

The Coen Brothers are two of the most distinctively voiced American filmmakers working today. Nobody else creates bleak mediations on existence or bittersweet morality tales quite like them at the top of their game. Their only Best Picture Academy Award … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Polar (2019)

Posted on February 5, 2019 by

What if JOHN WICK (the movie, not the character) hated you? That’s POLAR. There’s no killer’s code in this tale of hitmen (and women) offing each other and humanity is shown to be pretty much done for on a moral … Continue reading →

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