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Category Archives: Thriller

Marathon Man

One of the best thrillers and finest Dustin Hoffman films out there. But… is it safe?

The Third Man

The Third Man is a classic film noir with iconic lines, scenes and settings galore, and a storyline that will keep you guessing til the end.

Once Upon a Time in the West

One of the finest Westerns you will ever see, Once Upon a Time in the West offers up great characterisation, masterful storytelling and atmospheric cinematography and score.

Cloverfield

A First Class First-Person apocalypse film that nicely mixes things up and credits its audience with a bit of intelligence.

Hanna

Super stylish and refreshingly different, Joe Wright and the young Saoirse Ronan elevate this thriller above a mere gimmick.

[Rec]

Balaguero and Plaza have perfected the first-person horror with this truly terrifying sleep-disturbing zombie tale from Spain.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

No surprises here as Michael Bay produces yet another soul-destroying special effects mess to render its quality cast rather redundant.

True Romance

This hugely entertaining thriller excels thanks to lashings of black humour, style and action and a supporting cast hardly rivalled in terms of acting (not star quality) in recent times. Definitely to be ranked up there with its movie cousins, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction.

The Counterfeiters

The Counterfeiters is a different kind of Holocaust movie – a more personalised tale concentrating on more of a thriller aspect without the sweeping history lesson of its vaunted Hollywood contemporaries. Nevertheless, Stefan Ruzowitzky still gives you enough open-ended moral questions to make you think and entertains along the way.

X-Men: First Class

A somewhat return to form for the X-Men series thanks to a few star turns and a pre-dominantly riveting story spanning three decades. Just forget X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine never happened.