Movie Reviews7/10
A Man Loses His Memory In ‘The Unknown,’ And So Does Everyone Watching Him Lose Their Grip
A man wakes with no memory of who he is, and learns his past may be far worse than he fears. A tale of terror, told in shadow.
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Tag: Thriller
Movie Reviews7.3/10
A Room, a Man, Three Hours — Barreda Earns Its Long Stretch
A man trapped in a room, watched, and silent. Barreda earns dread through restraint, though its middle hours test patience.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
The Secret Woman Hides Its Fear Better Than Its Mystery
A woman hides from her past in this tense thriller, though its middle stretch and ending fail to resolve the dread it builds.
Movie Reviews4/10
‘Just Play Dead’ Can’t Remember How to Be a Thriller
A man wakes with no memory and chases a conspiracy of car crashes and dead wives, but the mystery never matters.
Movie Reviews5.2/10
Hugh Jackman Returns Home in ‘The Whisper Man,’ but the Case Never Gets Its Teeth
A man returns to his hometown and finds himself drawn into a case of a murdered child, a tale of dread that never fully resolves.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Nine Years On, James McAvoy Still Anchors Split as Shyamalan’s Most Subtle Thriller
James McAvoy delivers a career-best performance in M. Night Shyamalan's Split, a slow-burn thriller that turns multiple personalities into pure dread.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Twelve Years On, Gone Girl Still Cuts Through the Lie
David Fincher's Gone Girl is a chilling thriller about marriage as performance, featuring Rosamund Pike's unforgettable Amy and a sharp media satire.
Album Reviews7.2/10
44 Years On, Six Thriller Tracks Still Earn Their Keep — and Two Never Did
A weighing of Jackson's Thriller, note by note, shadow and rhythm together, told in a manner Poe himself might set to paper.