“Thriller” Reviews

Easily one of, if not the, darkest and most somber film that Chan has made to date.

For those of you looking for anime with substance and depth, plus tons of style and atmosphere, I can’t recommend Satoshi Kon’s latest work highly enough.

A Polish prison film that raises interesting questions about the law and morality in general.

Undertow should serve only to further cement David Gordon Green’s reputation as a young filmmaker.

An intriguing premise is pretty much squandered on a finale that’s derivative and underwhelming.

A haunting and ominous treatise on memory, space, death, and sin.

There’s something rather Old Testament-y about this story to me, with its portrayal of vengeance, depravity, and forgiveness.

Battle Royale 2 takes everything that was great about Battle Royale and replaces it with something that’s formulaic, amateurish, and exploitative.

I wish I could call this movie a guilty pleasure.

A compellingly ambiguous morality play that is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s unquestioned master work.

The messages and ideas that M conveys will never grow old as long as darkness exists in man’s heart.

This brilliant adaptation gives a classic Western text an exotic twist that could easily open people’s eyes to a whole new realm of world cinema.

THX 1138’s stark style, minimal dialog, and spartan effects stand in direct contrast to George Lucas’ more recent, bloated features.

An excuse for the filmmakers to whip around some esoteric math concepts with little regard for plot, continuity, or logic.

So completely over the top that it’s nearly an assault, one that makes this nearly 3 hour long movie speed along at a breakneck pace.

The sort of disposable cheese that gives disposable, cheesy films a good name.

Infernal Affairs is the sort of slick, intelligent movie that any director would love to have under his belt.

It’s a thoroughly engrossing series, one that I can only hope is expanded on in the future.

A preposterous sequel that offers no real justification for its existence.

Arguably, the worst movie I’ve ever seen.