FORGOTTEN (2017) – Korean Mystery Thriller (Must-Watch)
Directed by Jang Hang-ju, the South Korean mystery thriller film ‘FORGOTTEN’ (original title – Gi-eok-ui bam) follows the bonding between two brothers that starts to break after one gets kidnapped – and returns with no memory of the past 19 days. FORGOTTEN is probably one of the finest movies I have watched recently. Such a […]
Mona (2012) – Latvian Cinema Review
Latvian filmmaker Inara Kolmane’s MONA is an artistic take on the everyday life and human psyche of a very small countryside town in Latvia, where it seems the only profession one can really have is, in fact, in and around a slaughterhouse. The Spanish-language film follows Mona — a young vibrant lady, yet the settings […]
Polar (2019) – Netflix’s hyper-violent action adventure
Mads Mikkelsen starrer new Netflix original action flick ‘Polar’ has everything from sex, guns, brutality to just enough drama you need in a blood-splattered action film. Netflix already has its 2019 opening shot with ‘Close’, but with ‘Polar’ it now has a gorier action film after last year’s super successful ultra-bloodshed action fest ‘The Night […]
‘Animas’ (2018) – Spanish Psychological Thriller (Review)
Now available for streaming on Netflix, ‘Animas’ is a Spanish psychological thriller that follows a teen who is having an eerie vision of a woman figure. Things become strange and weird with persistent spooky sights, as she struggles to cope with reality and a nightmarish world. Spanish psychological thriller ‘Animas,’ written and directed by Laura […]
Dismissed (2017) – Movie Review
In “Dismissed,” a bright student stalks his high school English teacher to obtain a grade A in the subject. With a history of mental imbalance, it seems he can go to any extent to get what he wants. “Dismissed” follows a studious school kid Lucas Ward, who is hell-bent to get what he wants. He […]
A Twelve-Year Night (2018) – Movie Review
The historical drama “A Twelve-Year Night” follows the 12-year-long incarceration of Jose “Pepe” Mujica and two other members of Tupamaro movement, who were jailed by Uruguay’s military dictatorship from 1972 to 1985. Originally titled in Spanish as “La noche de 12 años”, “A Twelve-Year Night” has Won the Best Film at the Cairo International Film […]
When Angels Sleep (2018) – Netflix Movie Review
Spanish thriller ‘When Angels Sleep’ – originally titled ‘Cuando los ángeles duermen’ follows a tired businessman German, dejected for missing her daughter’s birthday party because of office work, accidentally hits a woman with his car that starts a series of nightmarish events. Writer-Director Gonzalo Bendala’s thriller ‘When Angels Sleep’ narrates the ordeal and horror a […]
‘Bird Box’: Netflix Thriller is Unsettling, Scary and Emotional
Sandra Bullock stars in Bird Box, a high-concept, gripping sci-fi thriller set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is terrorized by an unseen force that haunts anyone who looks outside. From the first few minutes of Bird Box, you’ll be reminded of the tense atmosphere in A Quiet Place, starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. […]
“Lilli” movie review: An impressive Malayalam thriller
Director Prasobh Vijayan’s Indian regional (Malayalam language) survival thriller “Lilli” is bloody, visceral, and unconventional, painting an unsurpassable power of women. Starring Samyuktha Menon in the title character, “Lilli” is one of those movies which is pretty much clear from the beginning that it’s going to be violent. The film follows a pregnant lady who […]
The Devil Inside (2012) – Movie Review
In Italy, a woman visits religious experts, exorcists, and psychiatrists to understand the real difference between possession and mental illness while trying to discover what happened to her mother (now in a mental hospital), who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism. “The Devil Inside” follows a woman Isabella who is documenting her journey […]