The Shallows, a 2016 film released as part of the survival thriller genre, features a cast including Blake Lively and was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The screenplay was penned by Anthony Jaswinski. It depicts Blake Lively in the role of Nancy Adams, a medical student surfing in Mexico who gets mauled by a shark and […]
The Impossible is a biographical disaster movie done by Juan Antonio Bayona and released in 2012. It depicts the story of Maria Belon’s family, who lived through the calamity that was the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. With famous actors like Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Holland starring as his first film role, this
Outlaw is a 2007 British action-thriller film written and directed by Nick Love. As someone who tends to focus on social issues and working-class life, Love made a film that attempts to portray the psychology of marginalized people who believe they have been abandoned by the justice system. This film analyzes vigilante justice, moral conflict,
Introduction Oddity is a 2024 Irish supernatural horror film directed and written by Damian McCarthy. As McCarthy’s oeuvre suggests, he is most renowned for the atmospheric exercise known as Caveat, but with Oddity he broadens his canvas into a rich blend of ghost story, murder mystery, and psychological thriller. The film was premiered at South
Introduction 7500 is a minimalist high-tension thriller released in 2019, written and directed by Patrick Vollrath. In this feature film debut, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Tobias Ellis, a commercial airline co-pilot whose scheduled flight from Berlin to Paris transforms into a nightmare as Islamic extremists attempt to hijack the plane. “7500” references the international aviation code
Introduction Kim Sung‑su’s 12.12: The Day is a South Korean historical drama film released late in 2023. The movie captures the intense conflict influencing modern Korea with the context of the military coup that occurred on December 12, 1979 in Seoul. It also explores other facets interwoven with suspense and human drama to create an
Introduction In this essay, I will be exploring Janji Darah (“Blood Promise”), an Indonesian horror film released in 2024 that intricately weaves themes of familial bonds, supernatural debt, and the unfathomable terror within. Directed by Sentot Sahid and Andri Sofyansyah and featuring Natasha Wilona and Emir Mahira in lead roles, the film blends psychological horror
PALMER tells the moving story of Eddie Palmer, once the golden boy of his high-school football team, who returns to his tiny Louisiana hometown after spending twelve long years behind bars for attempted murder. The film opens with Eddie trying to piece his life back together while living under the same roof as his grandmother
97 Minutes is a taut action-thriller set almost entirely on a hijacked Boeing 767. Directed by Timo Vuorensola from a script by Pavan Grover, the story unfolds in real time, giving responders exactly ninety-seven minutes to stop a disaster before the plane runs out of fuel. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays Alex, an undercover Interpol agent
Rest in Peace (Spanish title: Descansar en paz), a 2024 Argentine thriller by director Sebastián Borensztein, turns on a nerve-racking true premise. The tale centers on Sergio Dayán, played by Joaquín Furriel, a worn family man drowning in debts he can no longer manage. To shield those he loves, he seizes the chaos left by
