There was a time, long ago, when fantasy movies didn’t look like Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. That’s not to say that there’s anything wrong with those excellent movies, but they’ve dominated our […]
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The original Den of Thieves was a movie cut directly from the Heat mold: a kitchen-sink heist movie with a little bit of everything. There were wives, kids, crews, and every kind of relationship drama, […]
Recent history hasn’t produced many movies stranger or more specific than director Peter Strickland’s delightfully odd Flux Gourmet, released in 2022. It’s somewhere between a talky drama about the periphery of the art world, a […]
Netflix’s Devil May Cry series is less than a month away, and if the new trailer is any indication, it’s certainly set to live up to the spirit of the video games. Netflix released a […]
Spring is nearly here, and that means Netflix has mixed up its library with plenty of new movies for you to discover. Every month, we handpick a few of the best thrillers on Netflix that […]
It doesn’t take much to make a great thriller, particularly when a serial killer is involved. A little bit of clever framing, whether it’s the seven deadly sins or the FBI using the expertise of […]
Winter may be slowly coming to an end, but the cold and dark months haven’t quite closed out just yet. To help you pass the time indoors, Netflix has got a nice little selection of […]
When it comes to shark movies, there are tiers, not rankings. There’s Jaws, all on its own at the very top, then a few genuinely great thrillers like The Shallows hanging around, and a bottom […]
We may still be in the midst of winter, but that hasn’t stopped Netflix from throwing a few great thrillers onto its streaming service. Every month, we handpick a few of the best thrillers on […]
The Academy Awards have had a spotty track record when it comes to awarding the Best Picture prize over the last couple of decades. Sure, sometimes the Academy gives the trophy to Oppenheimer, a verifiable […]
The notion that all the best horror is deeply rooted in reality is certainly debatable. After all, sometimes it’s the alienness of a horror movie that gives it power, forcing us to fit its strangeness […]