Slow Burn

  • Movie Review: Aa Karala Ratri (2018)

    Movie Review: Aa Karala Ratri (2018)

    Aa Karala Ratri(That intense dark night), considered one of the best Kannada movies of 2018 is a superb slow-burn small budget thriller. It explores the destruction caused when individuals give way to base emotions of extreme greed and selfishness. Kannada is a language spoken in Karnataka, a state in Southern India. The plot is set Read more

  • Movie Review: The Invitation (2015)

    Movie Review: The Invitation (2015)

    This is another small budget, intense, slow-burn thriller in the vein of The Gift, but with a totally different plot. Will and Kira are a couple who are invited for a reunion party in the Hollywood Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles. The party is hosted by Will’s ex Eden and David, her new husband. Read more

  • Movie Review: The Gift(2015)

    Movie Review: The Gift(2015)

    Actor, director Joel Engerton presents us ‘The gift’, a great little(108 minute), psychological thriller, that is bound to keep you engaged and at the edge of your seat. It is an intense fare with excellent performances from its three main characters, that never lets up till the end. Robyn and Simon Callem are a happily Read more

  • Movie Review: The Good Nurse(2022)

    Movie Review: The Good Nurse(2022)

    The Good Nurse tells the tale of a dedicated nurse who aids the law in bringing her colleague, a suspected killer to justice. This is a slow burning thriller almost completely shot in the dark, undoubtedly to enhance the somber plot. Jessica Chastain plays Amy Loughren, a dedicated nurse in a hospital in Jersey. Early Read more