Category: Thriller
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Unidentified: Compelling Thriller
I love independent films and was intrigued by the idea of this film when I heard about it. I liked the setting of the film being in Saudi Arabia and wondered what changes that would bring culturally. After watching the movie, I found it a compelling thriller with a brilliant ending. Unidentified is a thriller…
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Disclosure Day: Intriguing What If
I think anyone who knows the science fiction of Steven Spielberg would want to watch Disclosure Day. I grew up on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ET so I know I love his ideas on science fiction and his films. After watching Disclosure Day, I found the movie intriguing about the what if…
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Is God Is: Intense and Powerful
When I heard about this film, Is God Is, I read the description and was excited to see how the film would present the characters and the story. It sounded intense and messy but most of all creative. After watching the film, it only reinforces my opinions. The film is intense and powerful, a testament…
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Crime 101: High Stakes Drama
When I saw the description of the film, I was highly interested. With Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo involved, I had high hopes for the acting. I also really like heist films and was hoping the film would be as good as it looked. After watching the film, I found the high stakes drama intense,…
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A Private Life: Evocative and Thoughtful
When I saw that Jodie Foster was in A Private Life, I really wanted to see it. She is an excellent actress and I was intrigued by the film being set in France. When I watched it, I found it evocative and thoughtful, suspenseful and Jodie Foster’s character was incredibly compelling. A Private Life is…
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Mercy: Engaging Performances
Mercy sounded like it might be interesting but given the topic was AI, I wondered if it would be too similar to Minority Report and other science fiction stories I’d already read. While it was similar to those ideas, the AI was an interesting change with engaging performances. Mercy is a science fiction action thriller…
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Greenland 2: Migration Action Packed and Emotional
I’d enjoyed the first Greenland film, especially the family element and the action. I also liked that unlike some disaster films, it was a bit more believable than normal. So watching the sequel, Greenland 2: Migration, I was hopeful for an interesting film. I found the film action packed and emotional. Some parts stretched credibility…
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After the Hunt: Complex Performances
After the Hunt was intriguing to me. I liked the cast and was interested in the story as described in the synopsis. What I found after watching the movie was complex performances with complicated characters, some of which were difficult to like and a film that left me with mixed emotions. After the Hunt is…
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The Long Walk: Relentlessly Powerful
I’ve always been a fan of Stephen King and while in recent years, I’ve preferred more taut writing, I do love his earlier works. When I heard about The Long Walk, I was intensely curious. Strangely enough, it’s one of the few early works I haven’t read so I really wanted to see the film…
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Jurassic World Rebirth: Dynamic Performances
While I liked the last Jurassic World movie, Dominion, I wasn’t sure what to expect with this next film. I was excited about the cast but didn’t know much about the film besides that. Once I watched the film in the theater, I thought the actors had dynamic performances with a more concise plot than…
