Tag Archives: Thriller

The Queen of Crime (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Here comes Detective Mom

Posted on September 14, 2016 by kaist455

As a mystery thriller, South Korean film “The Queen of Crime” is pretty simple on the whole, but it is equipped with a brash, colorful heroine to remember. She may not be very smart as the detective character of the … Continue reading →

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The Age of Shadows (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Comrade or Foe?

Posted on September 10, 2016 by kaist455

Apparently influenced by Jean-Pierre Melville’s great film “The Army of Shadows” (1969), South Korean film “The Age of Shadows” tells us a gray melancholic tale of underground organization members who must be very careful in every step for their dangerous … Continue reading →

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Money Monster (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): A hostage situation on broadcast

Posted on September 7, 2016 by kaist455

“Money Monster” tries a lot within its limited space and time. First, it tries to be a taut thriller revolving around an urgent circumstance which happens to be watched by millions of TV viewers second by second, and this premise … Continue reading →

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Creepy (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): A possibility of unspeakable evil on the next door

Posted on August 23, 2016 by kaist455

Japanese film “Creepy” works best when it plays with its insidious atmosphere. As it slowly delves into one disturbing mystery step by step along with a number of creepy insinuating moments, a possibility of unspeakable evil on the next door … Continue reading →

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A Bigger Splash (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): When their peaceful summer rest is disturbed

Posted on August 7, 2016 by kaist455

My mind became more sensitized than usual during the screening of “A Bigger Splash”. While sensing the nervous undertone around its four main characters, I was more attentive to subtle nuances and small gestures glimpsed from them, and I was … Continue reading →

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Green Room (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Trapped in the green room

Posted on August 2, 2016 by kaist455

“Green Room” is a bleak, cold-blooded thriller determined to shock and disturb us. Once its unfortunate young characters suddenly find themselves trapped a grim situation way over their head, the movie keeps pushing them into more fear and dread, and … Continue reading →

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Jason Bourne (2016) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): The Bourne Redundancy

Posted on July 30, 2016 by kaist455

As I watched “Jason Bourne” during this Wednesday evening, my mind kept making comparisons while feeling the increasing detachment toward actions presented on the screen. Although it serves us with gritty, intense action sequences as busily hopping around different locations … Continue reading →

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Emelie (2015) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): They get a wrong babysitter…

Posted on July 19, 2016 by kaist455

There are a number of good things to be appreciated in “Emelie”, a creepy little thriller movie equipped with competent filmmaking skill and solid acting. While it is engaging to see how its first two acts steadily build up tension … Continue reading →

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Eye in the Sky (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): Dilemmas of modern drone warfare

Posted on July 17, 2016 by kaist455

Through its gripping drama revolving around one tricky military operation, “Eye in the Sky” presents thought-provoking dilemmas of modern drone warfare without easy answers. If the ends can justify the means, how far can they go for preventing the next … Continue reading →

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The Truth Beneath (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Gone daughter

Posted on June 26, 2016 by kaist455

I expected one thing before watching South Korean film “The Truth Beneath”, but the movie served me the other thing I did not expect at all. When it takes its first steps with a familiar thriller premise, you may think … Continue reading →

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