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  • Movie Review: Millennium Trilogy

    Movie Review: Millennium Trilogy

    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) The Girl who played with Fire (2009) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest (2009) In this post, we will look at a Swedish mystery-action thriller trilogy based on the novels by Stieg Larsson. All three films were released in 2009. Other adaptations and remakes of these books Read more

  • Great Malayalam Thrillers – I

    Great Malayalam Thrillers – I

    Golam (2024) Anweshippin Kandethum (2024) Kooman (2022) Iratta (2023) Joseph (2018) It has long been established by movie lovers and critics alike that Malayali filmmakers are masters of investigative crime thrillers, particularly in the police procedural genre. In this post, let us take a look at some of these classics. Golam (2024) Directed by Samjad Read more

  • The Best Slow-Burn Thrillers – I

    The Best Slow-Burn Thrillers – I

    In this post, we look at a special category of thrillers called slow-burn thrillers. Similar to the preparation of slow-cooked meals, slow-burn thrillers take their time to set the scene and develop the main characters. The character development in such movies is like a deep analysis of the individuals in the film, providing the viewer Read more

  • Movies based on Plays – II

    Movies based on Plays – II

    Here is the second installment of my series of articles on movies based on plays. I suggest that my readers read the first part of this series, where I cover the pros and cons of adapting a play to the big screen or TV. The Letter (1940) This adaptation of ‘The Letter,’ a play by Read more

  • The Best of Brian De Palma’s NeoNoir Thrillers – I

    The Best of Brian De Palma’s NeoNoir Thrillers – I

    In my previous post, I provided an introduction to the neo-noir thrillers of director Brian De Palma. If you are new to his movies, I suggest that you read that post before reading this, as it would give context to his movies and the themes discussed here. In this post, we will take a look Read more

  • Great movies featuring con artists and the games they play – I

    Great movies featuring con artists and the games they play – I

    Watching movies with intricate plots or playing games are among life’s best guilty pleasures. In this post, we will explore five of the best among them, all of which I have reviewed in earlier posts. For the discerning movie lover, such films provide intellectual fodder. Personally, I find them irresistible. The Grifters (1990) A petty Read more