Fracture is a 2007 crime drama film directed by Gregory Hoblit and stars Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, Rosamund Pike, and Billy Burke in the lead roles. The movie is centered on a young attorney who finds himself in a case against a mastermind who he grossly underestimates. It’s a fantastic film and relatively straightforward with … Read more
Mirage (on Netflix) or Durante la Tormenta is a 2018 Spanish film written and directed by the incredibly talented Oriol Paulo. The cast includes Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín, Javier Gutiérrez Álvarez, Álvaro Morte, and Nora Navas. Oriol’s previous movie was Contratiempo (The Invisible Guest), and he started off in feature films as a writer for … Read more
Murder On The Orient Express is a 2017 film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel. It’s a murder mystery set on a train and is directed by Kenneth Branagh. The cast of the film is extensive and includes Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tom Bateman, to name a … Read more
The Gone World is a 2018 book written by Tom Sweterlitsch. It’s a Science Fiction novel that deals with both time travel and multiple timelines. The lead character, Shannon Moss, is part of a Criminal Investigative Service who is assigned to solve a murder. A NAVY officer’s family has been butchered, and his daughter is … Read more
Episode 3 from the Netflix series Love, Death And Robots is called The Witness. It’s the bizarre story of a woman who witnesses a murder across the road and is fleeing to save herself. Any more would spill spoilers. Here’s Episode 3 of Love Death and Robots: The Witness’ ending explained; spoilers ahead. The Witness: … Read more
The House That Jack Built is a disturbing story a psychopath who narrates five random murders that he had committed over a period of 12 years. The film stars Matt Dillon in the lead role and a whole bunch of guest stars including Uma Thurman. It’s directed by Lars von Trier whose prior films include … Read more
This article is about the French film, Irreversible, directed by Gaspar Noé which stars Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel and Jo Prestia in the lead roles. The movie runs backwards reminiscent of Nolan’s Memento. But other than that there is nothing similar between these two directors. Here’s the plot and ending of Irreversible in … Read more
Jang Joon-hwan brings us this power-packed South Korean action film, Hwa-i: Goemul-eul Samkin Ai, which talks about people’s inner monsters and their manipulative ways. The film stars Kim Yoon-seok, Yeo Jin-goo, Cho Jin-woong, Jang Hyun-sung, Kim Sung-kyun and Park Hae-joon in the lead roles. The movie brings up a lot of confusion towards the end. … Read more
This article is about the 2011 movie by the name Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and not the BBC series or the book. The film is directed by Tomas Alfredson who also brought us Let The Right One In. There is a very strong star cast featuring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby … Read more
Julia’s Eyes is a Spanish Thriller (Los ojos de julia) directed by Guillem Morales. It sees Belén Rueda in the lead role. The story revolves around a lady with degenerative vision condition who’s trying to get to the bottom of the death of her twin sister. The thriller is quite gripping but does leave a … Read more
