Do you love movies where one or more people live the same day over and over? Well, you’re in the right place! This style of film has been made in various genres – horror, drama, action, romance, comedy, and more. The loopers typically have no control of the looping period, and only they remember the events of … Read more
Dream House is a 2011 psychological crime thriller directed by Jim Sheridan. The film follows a family who has recently bought and moved into a house only to realize that the previous resident killed his family there years ago and the murderer might be back. The cast has Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Naomi Watts in the leading roles; … Read more
Hi, this is Barry and welcome to my site. The Good Liar is a 2019 crime drama based on a book by the same name directed by Bill Condon. The film is centred on a conman trying to loot a naive old widow of all her wealth. The movie stars Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in the … Read more
Hi, this is Barry, and welcome to my site. The Little Things is a 2021 crime thriller directed by John Lee Hancock. The film follows two cops on the hunt for a murderer who seems to have re-surfaced after a long hiatus. The cast has Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto in the leading … Read more
Hi, this is Barry, and welcome to my site. Who Am I (Kein System ist sicher) is a 2014 German crime thriller directed by Baran bo Odar who also gave us the Netflix series DARK. The story follows a loner computer whiz and hacker who gets entangled in a series of events connected to the … Read more
Hi, this is Barry and welcome to my site. This article, written by one of the readers on the site, Dark Intentions, explains the movie The Prestige with an alternate approach than the one I’ve taken in my explanation of The Prestige. This originally came in as a comment, and it was so in-depth that I … Read more
Hi, this is Barry and welcome to my website. Promising Young Woman is a 2020 crime drama written and directed by Emerald Fennell; this is her first full-length film. The story revolves around a 30-year-old medical school dropout who lives with her parents and cannot move past a traumatic incident in the past for which she seeks … Read more
Hi, this is Barry, and welcome to my site. Shimmer Lake is a 2017 crime drama on Netflix, a directorial debut for the screenplay writer Oren Uziel. The film is a brilliant dark comedy about a bank robbery gone wrong narrated in reverse order. The cast includes Benjamin Walker, Rainn Wilson, Stephanie Sigman, John Michael Higgins, Mark Rendall and … Read more
Thoroughbreds on Netflix is a 2017 crime drama directed by Cory Finley. The film revolves around two young girls getting together to hatch a plan to solve a most pressing domestic problem. Towards the climax, the plot takes a 180-degree turn to expose each of the characters for what they really are. The Thoroughbreds cast has Anya … Read more
The Lie is a 2018 crime drama directed by Veena Sud. An incident involving two girls leaves the parents appalled, and a father’s pursuit of the truth begins to wreck everything. The Lie’s cast has Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard, Joey King, Cas Anvar and Devery Jacobs in the leading roles. I’m on the fence with … Read more
