“A Quiet Place” Creates Horror That is Disquieting
So many horror films are filled with noise and bombast, they don’t frighten, they irritate. “A Quiet Place” scares with its silence, making for a frightener that is utterly disquieting. The loudest sounds you will hear while watching will be your own heartbeat or breathlessness or both. Real-life married couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski […]
The Modernity in “The Alienist” Made for a Timely Period Piece
Fans of Caleb Carr’s bestseller The Alienist waited 24 long years to see it finally visualized onscreen. The period thriller, published in 1994, and set in 1896, was novel in its time for being one of the first works of fiction to examine the serial killer mind, as well as blend history and fiction. At the time […]
“Thoroughbreds” Tells a Dark and Twisted Tale of Friendship
Cory Finley’s THOROUGHBREDS is one of the slyest new thrillers to come down the pike in some time. The darkly comic character piece about two dangerous teen girls who are toxic together also gives two of the best young actresses working today – Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy – a chance to shine in a […]
HOSTILES Was One of 2017’s Best You Never Saw
HOSTILES should have been an Oscar contender. It got lost in the shuffle in the glut of holiday films released at the end of 2017. Its VOD release is scheduled for April 24 and it should be a must-see movie for anyone wanting something more challenging and deeper than the average tent pole. Written and […]
