Tag: Thriller

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier Review

    “Captain America: The Winter Soldier plays with the genre, as a film that could easily be branded a psychological, political thriller, offering more than just your average superhero movie”… Read More >

  • Fast & Furious 7 to be completed using Paul Walker body double and CGI

    Following on from the tragic death of Paul Walker last Autumn, those behind the upcoming Fast & Furious 7 have decided to continue on with production, and rather than scrap the project due to the untimely death of the co-lead, instead his character Brian O’Connor will be shown using body doubles and CGI to ensure… Read More >

  • Prometheus 2 to get a Michael Green rewrite

    Polarising film fans across the world, it seems Ridley Scott is desperately hoping to get the sequel to Prometheus completely spot on – requesting a rewrite by Michael Green. Having collaborated with the director on the widely discussed addition to the Blade Runner franchise, Green will now take over scriptwriting duties from Jack Paglen, who… Read More >

  • The Monuments Men Review

    “Set amidst the Second World War, Clooney is Frank Stokes, who is left to assemble a group of art collectors and historians to proceed into the war-zone, and reclaim several pieces of valuable, significant art that the Nazis have taken”… Read More >

  • Non-Stop Review

    “Non-Stop is completely illusory, but thoroughly entertaining, as a film that is unashamed of its approach and a real homage to action thrillers of old”… Read More >

  • Liam Neeson reveals plot twist for third chapter in the Taken series

    Though keeping his cards somewhat close to his chest, Northern Irish star Liam Neeson has confirmed that while plans are in place for a third entry into the Taken franchise, he has only agreed to sign on if nobody actually gets taken. Speaking to Jonathan Ross on his weekly show, Neeson claimed that he gave… Read More >

  • Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival

    Though you would have been advised to place your money on Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to take home the grand prize at the closing ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival, instead the Golden Bear was surprisingly awarded to Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice. The Chinese thriller was considered to have only a small chance of… Read More >

  • Erotic thriller Stranger by the Lake pulled from Cineworld screens

    Though a hit on the festival circuit – with a triumphant showing at Cannes Film Festival last year – Alain Guiraudie’s erotic French picture has been pulled from cinema chain Cineworld screens, only two days before its general release. The production, which features explicit sexual scenes, has been pulled by the multiplex chain following a… Read More >

  • Flickreel’s 2014 Oscar Predictions

    It’s that time of year again to celebrate the very best of the past year in film, with the prestigious 86th Academy Awards soon to be upon us. As we all prepare to settle in for the night, and ridicule the red carpet coverage and then open up the dolly mixture and marvel in the… Read More >

  • Godzilla Trailer

    An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence. Read More >