Category Archives: Thrillers

A Cure for Wellness (2016) Rated R

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

A young executive is sent to a Wellness center in the Swiss Alps to retrieve a CEO back to New York. Starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth This thriller asks the questions on what is the cure for wellness. … Continue reading →

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After All These Years (2013) Rated NR

Posted on June 24, 2017 by

A woman is wrongfully accused of murdering her ex-husband. She sets out to find the real killer before she is arrested on the day of his funeral. Starring Wendie Malick, Andrea Martin, Martha Burns. This Hallmark movie has a perfect … Continue reading →

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Young Guns (1988) Rated R

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

A group of young men, lead by Billy the Kid, hunt down the killers of the rancher who was their benefactor. Starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Palance, Terry O’Quinn. Young Guns tells … Continue reading →

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127 Hours (2010) Rated R

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

A mountain climber gets trapped and must resort to desperate measures to survive. Based on the book, Between a Rock and a Hard Place by  Aron Ralston. Starring James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Treat Williams. This film is intense! … Continue reading →

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Zero Dark Thirty (2012) Rated R

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

A chronicle of the hunt of Osama bin Laden after September 11th through his death by the Navy S.E.A.L.’s Team 6. Starring Jason Clarke, Reda Kateb, Jessica Chastain, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle, Harold Perrineau. A truthful, riveting account of the … Continue reading →

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Hannibal (NBC) Rated TV-14

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

The show explores the relationship between a psychiatrist and his patient, a FBI criminal profiler who has the ability to empathize with serial killers. Starring Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne. This show is brilliant; I love it! … Continue reading →

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Toys in the Attic (2009) Rated PG

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

A teddy bear, a mechanical mouse, and a marionette  join together to rescue Buttercup the doll from the Land of Evil. Starring Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusack, Vivian Schilling, Cary Elwes. A group of discarded toys left in the attic of … Continue reading →

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Split (2016) Rated PG-13

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

When three girls get kidnap by a man who has 23 distinct personalities, they must escape before the 24th one gets unleashed.  Starring James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley Although, this film is a typical M. Night Shyamalan film, I … Continue reading →

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Miss Sloane (2016) Rated R

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

Elizabeth Sloane is a lobbyist who is willing to break the rules to get the results that she wants. Starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessica Chastain, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark Strong, John Lithgow, Alison Pill, Sam Waterston. I have mixed feelings about this … Continue reading →

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9 (2009) Rated PG-13

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

A doll in post-apocalyptic future might hold the key to humanity’s salvation. Starring Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Jennifer Connelly, Elijah Wood. It took me a long time to watch this film, mostly because I really … Continue reading →

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