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Jim Halsey (from The Hitcher) collapsed on his knees out of distress by the side of the road. With a rural landscape of sand, slight greenery and mountains behind him, he looks ahead with some blood on his face and a handgun in his hand, as if just contemplated suicide but decided against it.

In ‘The Hitcher’ (1986), an Act of Kindness Results in a Claustrophobic Highway Nightmare

Derived from an act of kindness, ‘The Hitcher’ is pure chaos unravelling on the American highways as a young man has his life turned into a nightmare by the hitchhiker he was naive enough to pick up.

Still showing Hoaggie on his knees outside on the ground in front of the vehicle used to kidnap the family. He holds his arm close to himself, against his stomach, as it is hurt. He has a concerned facial expression, as he looks at someone outside of frame. Behind him, stands Tubs, only visible from his knees up to his upper stomach.

In ‘Coming Home in the Dark’ (2021), Revenge Is Nothing More Than a Continuation of Violence

A film less concerned with trying to force viewers to sympathise with its characters than simply presenting them, Coming Home in the Dark is a brutal film about institutional abuse and the part its subsequent lifelong pain plays in the cycle of violence.

REVIEW: ‘Echoes’ (2022) is a Frustrating Mystery Thriller that Gets Downright Silly

By: Nuha Hassan 1st Sep 202231st Aug 2022

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“Even though the limited series has an interesting cast, ‘Echoes’ leaves the audience confused and is hard to keep up with.”

Sophie (Davenport) walks down a dark and empty hallway inside a house, illuminated by the light on her cellphone.

REVIEW: ‘See For Me’ (2021) is a Surprising and Tense Thriller

By: Hayley Paskevich 11th Feb 202211th Feb 2022

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“‘See For Me’ is a unique thriller that’s worth checking out, with exciting twists and turns as well as authentic disabled representation at its forefront.”

‘Money Heist’: From ‘Don Quixote’ to ‘Lazarillo de Tormes’

By: Tutku Vatansever 27th Jan 202230th Jan 2022

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“‘Money Heist’ exaggerates almost all aspects of reality, in turn challenging the economic and political status quo.”

Bringing Back the Erotic Thriller

A genre long considered passé is coming back into the limelight. Streaming is the final destination for the erotic thriller. As a genre no longer popular with theatergoers, or so studios think, erotic thrillers have had to latch onto other means of distribution. Since about the late 00’s, thrillers in general have fallen out of…

REVIEW : The Unsuspected Hero of ‘The Courier’ (2020)

By: carolinehvd 11th Nov 202110th Nov 2021

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‘The Courier’ is a tense, well-orchestrated spy movie. As a veil of secrecy and anticipation, heightened by mutual threats from both USSR and United States, bears over humanity at the dawn of the Cold War, Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) is recruited by MI6 to spy on the opposing force. Greville had this far worked as…

INTERVIEW: Meghan Weinstein, Kasia Szarek, and Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera Talk ‘The Influencer’

By: McKinzie Smith 14th Sep 202116th Sep 2021

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One of our editors, McKinzie Smith, hopped on Zoom to talk to ‘The Influencer’ director Meghan Weinstein, as well as the film’s stars Kasia Szarek and Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera.