Posts with the tag 'thriller'
STRANGER BY THE LAKE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this gay murder thriller, young Franck notices the middle-aged Henri sitting on a beach by himself and starts a conversation. Their dialogue continues over several days, in between Franck’s repeated trysts with a seductive killer named Michel.”
1/24/14- Very good reviews in general and in today’s NY Times as well. TRDB.
5/20/14- This movie was trivial and poorly acted and went from boring to downright weird. I turned it off. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign, thriller
January 26th, 2014
ESCAPE PLAN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Framed and thrown into an escape-proof prison that he designed himself, structural security expert Ray must use all his know-how to break out. Ray and a fellow inmate dodge the jail’s corrupt warden and guard to track down who’s behind the setup.”
10/18/13- A fair at best review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, thriller
September 29th, 2013
A SINGLE SHOT– 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “After accidentally shooting a young woman, hunter John Moon panics and tries to hide the body in a cave. Stumbling onto a huge stash of cash there, he decides to keep it — and soon finds himself being hunted by backwater outlaws and redneck bullies.”
9/4/13- I’ve seen 3 reviews– all positive. TRDB.
9/20/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times and only fair ones in general. TRDB.
Tags: drama, thriller
September 4th, 2013
CLOSED CIRCUIT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Martin and Claudia, top-flight lawyers who happen to be former lovers, become targets when they’re teamed up to defend a notorious terrorist. As the trial unfolds, the danger causes the pair to reevaluate their allegiance to justice.”
8/27/13- Poor reviews. TRDB.
Tags: thriller
August 27th, 2013
EVIDENCE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A massacre has just occurred in the desert outside of Los Angeles. With no other evidence, two detectives must analyze the found footage collected from the victims’ personal electronic devices to piece together the identity of the killer.”
7/19/13- Poor reviews from everyone including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: thriller
July 22nd, 2013
EUROPA REPORT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this nail-biting thriller, a private space-exploration company sends six astronauts to determine whether Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, can sustain life — and what they find terrifies and transforms them.”
6/28/13- Reviews are fairly good for this sci-fi thriller. TRDB.
8/2/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
10/15/13- A very interesting concept but for me something got lost in the execution. One critic said “What isn’t straightforward about the plot is either hackneyed, implausible, or both.” I have to agree. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi, thriller
June 28th, 2013
THE EAST- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As an agent for a private intelligence firm, Sarah Moss is charged with infiltrating an anarchist group whose attacks threaten her corporate clients. But after penetrating the organization, she finds herself drawn to its charismatic leader.”
5/31/13- An OK review in today’s NY Times and positive reviews from others as well for this thriller. TRDB.
5/8/14- If you can suspend reality a bit this movie definitely has some merit. Patricia Clarkson had a small part that should have been smaller. TRDB.
Tags: thriller
June 4th, 2013
ERASED- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ex-CIA agent and current security expert Ben Logan has moved to Belgium with his estranged 15-year-old daughter. But when they’re both targeted for assassination, they must go on the run and learn to trust each other.”
5/17/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times and from others as well. TRDB.
Tags: thriller
May 19th, 2013
ANTIVIRAL- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This wild sci-fi vision imagines a freaky future where diseases caught by celebrities are put on the market for injection by their obsessed fans. Virus dealer Syd March makes a big mistake when he gives himself the same bug that killed a superstar.”
4/12/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times but other critics have given this sci-fi thriller better reviews. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi, thriller
April 13th, 2013
THE SILENCE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When 13-year-old Sinikka goes missing from the same spot where another girl was murdered 23 years earlier, a retired investigator teams up with a younger colleague to unravel the parallel mysteries.”
3/8/13- Good reviews all around including today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: thriller
March 10th, 2013
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