And so it all comes to an end. Quite a disappointing end. Following the events from Dead Reckoning, Ethan Hunt finds himself as the only hope for planet Earth. The Entity, a malignant digital menace, is quickly taking control of nuclear silos everywhere, and Ethan is the only one it is afraid of. But can…
Tag: thriller
Review: The Surfer
Each year we get a weird and unsettling Nic Cage movie. A father takes his son surfing at the beach he grew up with. But when the locals don’t take kindly to their appearance, the father risks everything to keep his dream alive. The Surfer is a grim but striking movie directed by Lorcan Finnegan,…
Review: Sinners
Ludicrous, but when it is all said and done, Sinners is a classic horror in the making. In 1930s America, young Samuel wants to become a blues guitarist. To achieve this dream, he joins a pair of twins who are setting up a new club house. But everyone’s plans and excitement are about to be…
Review: Black Bag
A sleek thriller revolving around the melodrama of awful people. George and Kathryn have been happily married for years, despite working in the confines of an intelligence agency. But their careers and lives are at stake when George is tipped off that someone is working against them… and that someone could be his wife. Directed…
Review: Juror #2
Was expecting a little more from Eastwood directing. When expecting father Justin is called in for jury duty, he discovers he might have killed the victim of the case. Now it is a matter of how to continue. Directed by nonagenarian Clint Eastwood, and starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette JK Simmons, and Zoey Deutch, Juror…
Review: Heretic
A surprisingly moody, well-paced horror, written like a debate rather than scares-per-second. Two Mormon missionaries arrive at a house owned by a religiously-curious man. However, once they enter, they find this man to have unsettling ulterior motives… Written and directed by duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (creators behind 65 with Adam Driver) and starring…
Review: Joker – Folie à Deux
How can a film of 139 minutes achieve so little? After his killing spree, Arthur Fleck lives his life in prison. But when psychologists and a fellow rehab client, Harley, believe he can be free… Maybe there’s time for one last laugh? Returning director Todd Phillips and lead star Joaquin Phoenix are joined by Lady…
Review: Cuckoo
It will make you want to take your earbuds everywhere! A family move to the German countryside as the parents work on designing a new resort. However their estranged teenage daughter starts to suspect not everything is as it appears. Written and directed by Tilman Singer, and starring Hunter Schafer (The Hunger Games), Dan Stevens…
Review: The Crow (2024)
Another example were legacies die and audiences are left bereft. Two escapees from a rehab facility, Eric and Shelly, are murdered. But Eric’s soul returns from the afterlife to seek answers and vengeance. Director Rupert Sanders doesn’t have a great track record. Snow White and the Huntsman in 2012 and the live action Ghost in…
Review: The Crow (1994)
It can’t rain all the time. Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered, Eric returns from the dead to lay vengeance upon the drug gang that killed them. Released in 1994 and directed by Alex Proyas, The Crow is a visually striking revenge film based off the comics of the same name. It has…