“Hellhole” (2022) Movie Review: Solid Direction Drives This Ominous Religious Horror Tale
From Bartosz M. Kowalski and Mirella Zaradkiewicz, creators of “Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight,” here is yet another Polish horror film, “Hellhole” (org. title Ostatnia wieczerza). Set in 1987 Poland, the film follows a police detective who while investigating inexplicable disappearances infiltrates a rural monastery – and discovers a disturbing truth about its clerics. […]
‘Monica, O My Darling’ Movie Review: Entertaining with superb performances, unexpected twists
‘Monica, O My Darling,’ Netflix’s latest Hindi language neo-noir crime comedy thriller, is a very twisted yet refreshing narrative of average folks being lured to commit crimes in order to make it big in their career. Nonetheless, in the lead-up to the perfect murder, the drama keeps us guessing with unexpected twists and outstanding performances. […]
‘Keep Breathing’ (Netflix) Review: Too Generic a Survival Fare and Most of the Time Predictable
Netflix’s limited series “Keep Breathing,” starring Melissa Barrera, is a new six-episode survival drama set somewhere in the Canadian wilderness. Plot: When a small plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness, a lone survivor must battle the elements — and her personal demons — to stay alive. The series opens on a promising […]
“The Gray Man” – Gosling, Evans Team Up With Russo Brothers In This Intense Action Fest
Recently, Netflix has added a number of action movies, but only a select few have made an impact. The Russo Brothers’ “The Gray Man,” which stars actors including Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, is the most recent addition to the list. The director duo’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero action movies, such as Avengers: Infinity […]
“Cyber Hell” Review: Recounts Disturbing Incidents of Internet Horror
Director Choi Jin-seong’s documentary thriller “Cyber Hell: Exposing An Internet Horror” brings forth one of the ever-increasing digital crimes in which anonymous internet users run sex crimes by coercing young girls and women into sending explicit videos. This true-crime documentary is based on the Nth Room sexual abuse scandal reported between 2018 and 2020 in […]
THE PRIVILEGE (Netflix) – An Absurd German Horror Flick
THE PRIVILEGE (German: Das Privileg) is a German supernatural thriller that opens with the usual horror pitch but soon turns into different subgenres – from a romantic drama to a psychological thriller but ends as a cliche-filled horror film with not much scare. Directed by Felix Fuchssteiner and Katharina Schode, the film begins well with […]
LATE – An Award-Winning Short Film
LATE, by Alexander Mansfield Martinez, is a coming-of-age drama about a young woman who finds herself in the middle of a life-changing decision after discovering something unexpected. Maya, who is raised in a single-parent family and lives with her mother, younger sister, and grandmother, is the protagonist of the story. We can tell something is […]
‘The Whole Truth’ – Thai Horror on Netflix (REVIEW)
‘The Whole Truth’ is a Thai supernatural mystery thriller film now streaming on Netflix. Directed by Wisit Sasanatieng, the film follows two siblings who uncover some sinister secrets about their family once they start living with their grandparents after their mother had an accident. The film has all the flavors of a typical Asian horror […]
SHUTTER THE DOORS – Prompts Us to Reflect on Life
TV and film actor Ian Buchanan teams up with Billy Wirth in an engrossing short film, SHUTTER THE DOORS, written and directed by Sheri Sussman. In just 13 minutes, the film introduces us to a character and the moments when he is dealing with an unimaginable loss. Sussman, who wrote and shot the film during […]
‘The Trip’ Review: Keeps You Engaged With Blood, Violence & Dark Comedy
Norwegian dark comedy/thriller ‘The Trip’ (original title: I Onde Dager), starring Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie in lead, is an all-entertaining ride from director Tommy Wirkola (“What Happened to Monday”) with loads of crazy and violent sequences. While the Netflix catalog these days has too many substandard films in the action or thriller genre, this […]