Thriller
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Rope(1948) vs. Compulsion(1959)
Today, let’s look at two very different movies that have a common thread. Both of them are inspired on the same gruesome unimaginable real life crime, committed by two teens, Leopold(19) and Loeb(18) in May 1924. Both young men came from affluent families and were heavily influenced by the concept of Friedrich Nietsche’s superman. To Read more
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Movie Review: The Body (El Cuerpo) (2012)
From Spanish director Oriol Paulo comes a taut thriller, The Body (El Cuerpo), one of the most original thrillers in recent times. This is a riveting movie that keeps its audience engaged from the first scene to its explosive climax. The movie’s inimitable success prompted unofficial remakes in Kannada and Tamil (Game / Oru Mellia Read more
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Movie Review: Knives Out (2019)
‘Knives Out’ It is great that we are now seening seen a revival of WhoDunIt movies featuring intelligent sleuths. Kenneth Branaugh resurrected Belgian, Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s most famous detective, in two movies, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’(2017) and ‘Death on the Nile’(2022). Director Rian Johnson has presented us with a new sleuth, Bennoit Blanc, Read more
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Movie Review: Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon, is a psychological thriller, a crime story, a phenomenon, a trendsetter and a timeless masterpiece. It is and will continue be discussed analyzed, dissected and imitated for decades to come. It is a movie that questions the morality of humanity itself, and looks into the human soul for answers. The Japanese film would become Read more
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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
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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
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