Peppermint (2018)
“Nothing’s gonna bring your family back.” Within the first 10 seconds of Peppermint, as the camera hovers over a shaking car and eventually cuts to the inside with two people fighting […]
Category Archives: Thriller
The Nun (2018)
“We have no other choice.” As one of the dumbest, darkest and most dim-witted movies of the year, The Nun allows us to see through the shadows because it wastes so […]
Searching (2018)
“We are gonna figure this out together.” Searching is a family film, just not one in the traditional sense. As it reflects the growing anonymity of the internet age and […]
The Darkest Minds (2018)
“If they catch you, they’ll kill you.” With absolutely no originality and hardly any unique visual style, The Darkest Minds treats the massive drama at its center with no respect. Instead […]
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
“There has never been peace without first a great suffering.” One of the best action films of the 21st Century and perhaps one of the greatest ever made, Mission: Impossible – […]
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
“If we don’t remember somebody out loud, they die twice.” Oppressively bleak and occasionally downright boring, The Equalizer 2 features a fundamental misreading of violence and its rare righteous purpose. Because the film […]
Gemini (2018)
“You’re the one who remembers things.” Unknowingly retailing itself as a cheap alternative and derivative take on the classic noir genre, Gemini has all of the right looks and hardly any of […]
A Quiet Place (2018)
“Who are we if we can’t protect them?” I normally try to avoid opening night for blockbusters / horror films because the unpredictable crowds always scare me. Walking into A Quiet […]
The Hurricane Heist (2018)
“This time, no one’s gonna’ die.” Had it been released back when brick and mortar video rental stores were a norm instead of a slowly dying breed of the prehistoric […]
Red Sparrow (2018)
“Don’t give him all of you.” More like a slow, suggestive death knell than the flurry of frenzied action you’re likely to expect, Red Sparrow is the sort of film that simultaneously […]
