Tagged: thrillers

Watcher review: A pointed exercise in voyeuristic suspense

When the Roman poet Juvenal asked, in so many translated words, “Who watches the watchers?” he was talking about infidelity. But the question has taken on multiple usages across the lexicon in the centuries since. Watcher, a sightly and sight-oriented …

Men review: The female gaze, darkly

When a film poses complicated questions, is it obligated to answer any of them? That’s going to become a popular topic of discussion around Men, the latest thriller from Ex Machina and Annihilation filmmaker Alex Garland, which delivers a thought-…

Director Adam Sigal on Chariot & bonding with John Malkovich

Adam Sigal’s journey to Hollywood did not follow the typical script. While many actors and screenwriters wait tables or park cars to make ends meet, Sigal became a private investigator at the age of 19 upon his move to Los Angeles. The life of a P.I. c…

The best thrillers on Netflix right now (April 2022)

Thriller films come in many shapes and sizes. From towering espionage epics with star-studded casts to indie siege flicks set in one or two rooms, there’s no one way to make an excellent nail-biting flick. Just take a look at the incredible bounty of t…

Michael Mann’s 5 best films, ranked by IMDb

Michael Mann is one of the great American filmmakers. Over the past 40+ years, the director has delivered a number of classic, widely beloved films, including 1995’s Heat and 2004’s Collateral. His last movie, Blackhat, was released in theaters in 2015…