The Visit is a 2015 horror thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It follows two siblings who visit their estranged grandparents only to discover something is very wrong with them. As the children try to uncover the truth, they are increasingly terrorized by their grandparents’ bizarre behaviour. Here’s the plot and ending of The Visit explained; spoilers ahead. … Read more
Barbarian is a 2022 horror thriller written and directed by Zach Cregger. The film is centred on a house where two people get double booked for a stay in a desolate neighbourhood. The plot is interesting, especially the first half. While the film keeps the chills, it starts losing coherence and leaves a lot of unaddressed questions. Let’s … Read more
The Black Phone is a 2021 horror thriller (based on the short story) directed by Scott Derrickson who gave us The Exorcism of Emily Rose and even Doctor Strange. The plot centres around a young boy abducted by a sadistic serial killer. Locked in a soundproof basement, the boy uses an old mysterious rotary phone … Read more
The Menu is a 2022 thriller directed by Mark Mylod starring Ralph Fiennes in a menacing lead role. A group of ultra rich folks invited to a lavish multi-course meal in a restaurant on an isolated island. Doesn’t sound really inviting, does it? As expected, there is much more waiting for them than just exotic … Read more
They say that what we don’t know can’t hurt us, but where are you willing to draw the line of blissful ignorance for the sake of your happiness? Some questions are better left unasked, some doors are better left unanswered, and some secret sex parties are better left unattended. This is precisely what Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 … Read more
The Empty Man is a 2020 horror movie that revolves around the deeply philosophical abstract concept of manifesting one’s thoughts in a physical world. While the idea itself is quite fascinating, the execution is less than stellar. The pacing is incredibly slow, there are a lot of loose ends, and the majority of the film … Read more
Movies about the future always intrigue fans because they help notice today’s issues. Children of Men is a sci-fi thriller about infertility that leads to the extinction of babies on the whole planet. In 2006, the infertility statistic was much lower than it is today. In 2020, 15% of couples had problems conceiving, with 11% … Read more
I am Legend is a 2007 sci-fi thriller that tells the story of a military virologist trying to find a cure for a contagious virus that has turned people into vampire-like creatures. It’s based on the book I am Legend (1954) by Richard Matheson, to which Warner Bros has had the rights since 1970. In … Read more
When talking about revolutionary horror stories with a unique concept and a disappointing string of sequels, one just cannot avoid talking about the science-fiction thriller Cube. It’s a story about a group of people who wake up one day in an unknown, hostile setting, trying to use all the information and resources at their disposal to … Read more
The conjecture that one day AI will rise against humanity, take over, and enslave us has been circulating for a long time. We have movies like The Matrix to thank for that. The idea that robots are cold, ruthless, and evil is perpetuated by films, and the viewers love to lap it up. Alex Garland’s … Read more