Society consists of several different factions into which we all fit, even if we don’t realize it or even actively strive to be completely detached from any classification, with some being more mysterious than others. For well over a thousand years, one of the most intriguing sections of society has been the leadership of the…
Category: thriller
Woman of the Hour (2024)
As a species, we are generally fascinated by the concept of criminality – even if we would not personally engage in any malicious acts, and attempt to get by without ever coming across these insidious people, there is something quite enticing about stories of those who cross the moral event horizon and decide to seal…
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
When Todd Phillips announced that he intended to make a film based on the classic DC supervillain The Joker, there was a collective sense of skepticism and sincere incredulity towards a filmmaker known more for irreverent, broad comedies that usually aimed for the low-hanging fruit and developed a reputation for their simplicity. He was the…
Bad Genius (2024)
For as long as we have been placing value on academic results and viewing them as the ultimate indication of success as far as scholastic achievement, there have been conversations around whether something such as ethical cheating can exist – is it possible that going against the honour system presented by every academic institution can…
Trap (2024)
It’s been roughly a decade since M. Night Shyamalan released The Visit and essentially became respectable again, regaining a sense of acclaim that he earned earlier in his career when he was proclaimed a wunderkind based on his promising debut. He lost this status gradually over time after a run of notoriously awful films that…
Suspicion (1941)
While he was only officially crowned as the Master of Suspense midway through his career, one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most effective thrillers was made relatively early in his career. Suspicion (based on the novel Before the Fact by Anthony Berkeley Cox), which the director crafted alongside a writing team consisting of Samson Raphaelson, Joan Harrison…
Death Wish (1974)
As the well-worn adage tends to say, revenge is a dish best-served cold, which is something that many films have factored into their narratives when it comes to telling the stories of vengeful individuals on the prowl for retribution after experiencing some kind of injustice. Few films on the subject of revenge are more notable,…
Twister (1996)
Nature is simultaneously awe-inspiring and terrifying since we find that it is the root of both some of the most beautiful spectacles and often the source of some of the most devastating disasters in history. The unpredictability of the natural world has been studied for about as long as science has been a legitimate field,…
Stranger by the Lake (2013)
As time goes on, we find that there are fewer opportunities for us to splendour in the incorruptible beauty of nature, which we often tend to see falling by the wayside as we live our cosmopolitan lives. Yet, there are still groups of people dedicated to preserving the natural world, although some of them have…
The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)
In the sun-baked plains of Arizona at some point in the 1970s, a diner stands attached to a gas station and motel. It’s a nondescript place that could exist in any part of the United States, and it’s very likely anyone travelling this region would have come across such an establishment, but perhaps not have…
The Postmodern Pelican 