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‘Us’: Jordan Peele’s Unnerving Tale of Seaside Terror, Menacing Doubles and Buried American Guilt
“Us” (2019) is a deeply unnerving horror film starring Lupita Nyong'o as Adelaide Wilson as she returns to the location of childhood trauma and is confronted by eerie doubles of herself and her family. As the night turns violent and similar attacks spread across the country, Adelaide’s buried childhood secret comes to the surface.

James Rutherford
Dec 9, 2025


‘We Own the Night’: A Tense 1980's-Era Thriller About Family, Loyalty and Survival on the Streets of Brooklyn
'We Own the Night' (2007) is a tightly wound crime drama starring Joaquin Phoenix as Bobby Green, a 1980's-era Brooklyn nightclub manager who keeps his family’s NYPD background at arm’s length.

James Rutherford
Nov 24, 2025


‘Civil War’: A Harrowing Near-Future American Descent Into Violence, Moral Ambiguity and the Cost of Bearing Witness
"Civil War" (2024) follows a team of war correspondents traveling from New York to Washington, D.C., through a violently fractured America. As they navigate militias, checkpoints, and collapsing order, veteran photojournalist Lee mentors young Jessie while confronting her own emotional exhaustion. Their journey toward the capital becomes a stark portrait of truth-seeking, trauma, and a nation on the verge of implosion.

James Rutherford
Nov 17, 2025


‘Batman’: Tim Burton’s Darkly Stylized Comic Book Origin Story of Vigilantism, Corruption and Media Spectacle
'Batman' (1989) is a darkly stylish superhero film starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne, a Gotham City billionaire who secretly stalks criminals as the masked “Batman” of comic-book lore.

James Rutherford
Oct 19, 2025


‘September 5’: A Harrowing Historical Drama-Thriller About ABC Sports' Coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics
"September 5" is a harrowing historical drama-thriller that recreates the events of the 1972 Olympics hostage crisis, told from the perspective of the ABC Sports broadcasting team situated nearby.

James Rutherford
Sep 21, 2025


‘A Simple Plan’: A Riveting Neo-Noir Crime Thriller About Greed, Secrecy and the Fragility of Trust
'A Simple Plan' (1998) is a taut neo-noir thriller set in a frozen Midwestern landscape, where three men discover a crashed plane carrying millions in cash. What begins as a pact to keep quiet soon unravels into secrecy, suspicion and violence. A gripping story of temptation and moral collapse, it shows how easily trust and family ties can shatter when greed takes hold.

James Rutherford
Aug 20, 2025


'Bridge of Spies': A Gripping Historical Thriller Unraveling the Human Stories Behind Cold War Espionage
"Bridge of Spies" (2015) is a meticulously crafted and suspenseful historical drama-thriller starring Tom Hanks as James B. Donovan, an American lawyer who finds himself at the center of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

James Rutherford
Jun 24, 2025


‘Rebel Ridge’: Jeremy Saulnier’s Timely and Unflinching Thriller Depicting Systemic Abuse of Power in America
'Rebel Ridge' is a forthright action thriller about a Marine veteran battling corrupt police officers exploiting civil asset forfeiture laws.

James Rutherford
Jun 1, 2025


'Gone Girl': A Vivid Psychological Thriller About a Mysterious Disappearance and Ensuing Media Frenzy
'Gone Girl' is a vivid psychological thriller about a mysterious disappearance and the ensuing media frenzy the engulfs a small town in Middle America.

James Rutherford
Apr 28, 2025


'The Killer': David Fincher's Razor-Sharp Tale of an Assassin Experiencing a Crisis of Control and Conscience
'The Killer' is a sleek and visceral action thriller about a professional assassin whose life begins to unravel in unexpected ways

James Rutherford
Mar 3, 2025


'Assault on Precinct 13': John Carpenter's Gritty Tale of Four Strangers' Desperate Defense Against A Vicious Street Gang
"Assault on Precinct 13" is a gritty thriller about four strangers under siege by a street gang seeking vengeance against the LAPD.

James Rutherford
Feb 18, 2025


'Crimson Tide': A Taut, Edge-of-Your-Seat Thriller About Mutiny on a Nuclear-Powered U.S. Navy Submarine
'Crimson Tide' is an intense thriller about two disparate military commanders' desperate struggle for command of a U.S. Navy submarine

James Rutherford
Feb 4, 2025


'Captain Phillips': A Riveting Action Thriller Recreating the 2009 Hijacking of the Maersk Alabama by Somali Pirates
'Captain Phillips' is a riveting action thriller, based on the true story of the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates.

James Rutherford
Dec 24, 2024


'Wind River': A Gripping Neo-Western Thriller Set in the Harsh Winter Landscape of the Wind River Basin
'Wind River' is a gripping thriller about an FBI agent and a wildlife officer investigating that death of a Native American woman

James Rutherford
Nov 27, 2024


'Carlito's Way': A Vibrant Crime Thriller About a Former Convict Navigating a Landscape of Loyalty, Betrayal and Rapacity
'Carlito's Way' is a vibrant crime thriller about a former convict determined to leave his criminal past behind.

James Rutherford
Nov 4, 2024


'Michael Clayton': A Dynamic Thriller About a Legal Fixer Embroiled in a Complex Corporate Investigation
'Michael Clayton' is a dynamic legal thriller starring George Clooney as Michael Clayton, a New York-based corporate fixer .

James Rutherford
Oct 7, 2024


'Bone Tomahawk': A Gritty Western Horror Film About a Sheriff and His Posse Battling Cannibalistic Cave Dwellers
'Bone Tomahawk' is a gritty Western horror film about a posse that comes into conflict a tribe of cannibalistic "troglodyte" cave dwellers.

James Rutherford
Sep 30, 2024


'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo': David Fincher's Astute and Gritty Adaptation of Stieg Larsson's Renowned Novel
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is a suspenseful and absorbing thriller and second adaptation of Stieg Larsson's renowned novel.

James Rutherford
Sep 15, 2024


'Burning': An Enigmatic South Korean Drama-Mystery About Unrequited Love and the Elusive Nature of Truth
Burning (2018) is a South Korean psychological drama about a young aspiring writer, Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in), who reconnects with a...

James Rutherford
Sep 9, 2024


'Killers of the Flower Moon': An Epic Reenactment of the Historic "Reign of Terror" Waged Against the Osage Nation
'Killers of the Flower Moon' (2023) an epic reenactment of the dark history of the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma.

James Rutherford
Aug 10, 2024
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