Tag: Thriller
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Blue Thunder reboot takes off at Sony
Columbia Pictures plans a hi-tech relaunch and plans to upgrade the hardware from a helicopter to a drone. In a move that looks to acknowledge modern surveillance issues, Sony is looking to bring its 1983 hit bang up to date by replacing the police vehicle of the title. Blue Thunder originally featured a state-of-the-art helicopter… Read More >
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Furious 7 surprise screening leaves Paul Walker fans in tears
A surprise screening of the latest instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise at SXSW has left fans of the late star Paul Walker in tears. At the first public showing of the movie, held over the weekend in America, many viewers were said to be left in an emotional state. The special screening was… Read More >
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White Bird in a Blizzard – Review
With her impressive performance in Insurgent, not to mention her empathetic turn in The Fault in our Stars – yet again Shailene Woodley is the best thing about an underwhelming movie, starring in Gregg Araki’s overtly melodramatic feature White Bird in a Blizzard. The young, talented actress manages to find a strand of subtlety in… Read More >
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Insurgent – Review
“a tedious formula transpires whereby our protagonists are staring death in the face, only for somebody, or something to miraculously save the day. Honestly, they get out of more sticky situations than James Bond.” Read More >
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Run All Night – Review
The relief felt when discovering that this most generic-looking Liam Neeson action flick is the least generic-feeling of his recent output, is palpable. Run All Night proves that there is still plenty of fight left in the old dog yet. Read More >
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Catch Me Daddy – Review
“This disquieting picture is unrelenting from the word go, with little respite for the viewer, who is really put through the paces.” Read More >
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No Escape – Trailer
In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed. Read More >
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Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks Cold War film gets official title
After months of production, the ‘Untitled Cold War Thriller’ – directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks – has finally been titled. Bridge of Spies, which also shot under the working name ‘St. James Place’, will tell the tale of the titular bridge, also known as the Bridge of Unity, that links West Berlin to the… Read More >
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night – Review
Of late, vampire flicks have seen somewhat of a resurgence in quality. What We Do in the Shadows peeked into the lives of vampiric housemates with This is Spinal Tap! results; Only Lovers Left Alive used the creatures’ immortality as a thinking cap to ponder the meaning of existence; bloodsuckers converged on a sleepy British… Read More >
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The Boy Next Door – Review
“We’ve been recently reminiscing about Jennifer Lopez with the Out of Sight-lite Focus currently on release. Surely the star is due for a resurgence and could The Boy Next Door be her triumphant return to those glory days? In a word, no.” Read More >
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