How It Ends (2018) I Review I Never Really Ends Well
David M. Rosenthal-directed and Forest Whitaker starrer Netflix disaster drama How It Ends is neither a good thriller nor a drama. Set during some unknown geological apocalypse, I see the film as a simple road trip by two people who tries to reconnect, leaving aside their past. The film follows an expectant father Will (Theo […]
Netflix Slasher Romina – Violent, Gore, Disappointing
Mexican production Romina is a slasher film now streaming on Netflix. Directed by Diego Cohen, the film has no story and runs one-dimensionally on a simple plot where six friends go on a camping trip, and most get killed by one of their school friends. I watched this movie because it was on Netflix. I […]
‘Shot Caller’ (2017) – An Impressive Prison Story (Film Review)
Ric Roman Waugh’s prison drama Shot Caller is a terrific thriller with not so unique storyline yet has its moments when it takes us through the power centers inside a prison and its far-reaching influence. Well, it is kind of generic when we have seen a good number of prison-related movies and series, but Danish […]
Calibre (2018) – Movie Review – A Netflix Original
This Netflix movie Calibre, starring Jack Lowden and Martin McCann in the lead, introduces us to a hunting expedition in Scotland that goes wrong with a troubling turn of events. Directed by Matt Palmer, the film is dark, gripping, and certainly a must-watch. Calibre is the kind of movie that teaches us to face the […]
Sacred Games: Netflix’s first Indian original series
Sacred Games, featuring Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Radhika Apte, is now available on Netflix. It is the first original drama series produced by the streaming media giant, while several others are in production to attract Indian viewers. The story of this crime thriller is based on the 2006 novel of the […]
Suspiria – Teaser Trailer – Remake of the classic
A remake of the 1977 film Suspiria, this upcoming horror film will retell the supernatural horror story involving witches in a boarding school. From the direction of Luca Guadagnino, this is an adaptation of the vision and direction of Dario Argento’s classic. If we go back to the earlier film, that has become a cult […]
Widows | Trailer | Starring Viola Davis, Liam Neeson
Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) comes back with this high-octane bank heist thriller Widows. The film starring an ensemble cast, including the likes of Viola Davis, Liam Neeson and Colin Farrell, follows the widows of four deceased bank robbers and their attempt to take up the dirty job. The trailer shows some […]
THE FOREST (2016) – A film based around Aokigahara
THE FOREST is an American supernatural horror-thriller based on the disreputable Japanese suicide forest known as Aokigahara. However, the film never delves deep into the story behind the forest, but the tale of twin sisters – one of whom goes missing in the infamous woodland. There are few documentaries on the suicide forest in Japan […]
The Real Amityville Horror (2005) – Documentary
This is about the Amityville Horror story that has been the subject of numerous books, films, news articles, paranormal investigations, and more. The 1979 film The Amityville Horror (directed by Stuart Rosenberg) is the first film based on the incident. While the film is based on Jay Anson’s 1977 book, it is not yet clear […]
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (REVIEW)
The dinosaurs are back with Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Directed by J. A. Bayona), a sequel to the 2015 reboot of the original franchise, with a promise to have a sequel. If we look at the franchise as a whole, this is not the best of the lot; Jurassic World was comparatively much better than […]