'Ready or Not 2: Here I Come' Review: A Disappointingly Unnecessary Sequel

It’s violent and silly enough to be mildly entertaining, although it’s punching below the original’s previously set standards. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come tries and fails to go big, and goes home as a reminder that less is more.

‘Sirāt’ Review: Óliver Laxe’s Descent into Hell [TIFF 25]

Óliver Laxe crafts an unrelentingly cruel picture with the explosive ‘Sirāt’, questioning human morality at the center of his scorching, pulse-pounding thriller.

Festival Review, TIFF, DramaMaxance VincentSeptember 7, 2025Sirat, Oliver Laxe, Thriller, TIFF 2025, ReviewComment

'28 Years Later' Review: A Brilliant Re-Animation of The Epic

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland re-team for an effective return to their 2000’s classic in ‘28Years Later’. But was this almost three decade wait, worth it?

‘September 5’ Review: A Journalistic Thriller with No Guts

Tim Fehlbaum’s attempt at criticizing the normative ideals of journalistic objectivity in ‘September 5’ turns into a total and complete failure by being afraid of engaging itself with the backdrop it presents.

Drama, Movie ReviewMaxance VincentDecember 13, 2024Movie Reviews, Thriller, September 5, Tim Fehlbaum Comments

'Conclave' Review: A Divinely Made Film That Dares To Blur The Lines Between Church And State [TIFF 24]

Director Edward Berger's 'Conclave' is the kind of film that is a treat, especially so in the current state of cinema. This mature, grounded, and gripping mid-budget thriller is definitely contemporary, but spiritually feels like something that could have excelled more. [TIFF 24]

Drama, Festival Review, TIFFArjun PersaudSeptember 13, 2024Tiff 2024, TIFF 2024, Edward Berger, Ralph Fiennes, stanley tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rosselini, Thriller, ReliComment

'The Image of You' Review: A Ridiculous Romp of a Thriller

‘The Image of You’ is one of those inexplicable films which becomes more tolerable - or at least, more entertaining - as it becomes more absurd. If you can endure the cringey first act, you’ll be rewarded with a film that is, if nothing else, fully aware of which audience expectations it will meet.

'Fair Play' Review: Buy Into This Psychosexual Corporate Thrill Ride [TIFF 2023]

‘First Play’ serves more as a thriller than a drama though and takes a certain level of comfortability with serious topics to be able to watch. Hopefully, with it’s success on the platform, Netflix will go back to giving more artists a creative domain to showcase their newest works.

'Beau is Afraid' Review: All Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

Director Ari Aster has described ‘Beau is Afraid’ as a “nightmare” - and to give him credit, that is an apt description, but not in the way that he probably intended. The film feels exactly like one of those incoherent fever dreams which you only half-remember after it’s over, and quickly forget as you go about your day.

'Don't Breathe 2' Review: A Gory Revenge Thriller That Adds Little to its Predecessor

While the new formula of ‘Don’t Breathe 2’ explores new avenues in Norman’s character, it never truly commits to engaging with the potential complexity of his character, bypassing the monstrous acts of his past.

Thriller, Horror, Movie ReviewFilm SpeakAugust 19, 2021Horror, Thriller, don't breathe 2, Review, movie

‘Flashback’ Review: A Non-Linear Mystery in a Data-Driven World

While ‘Flashback’ uses the time-loop genre to warn us of predictive data analysis, its message doesn’t fully align with its cryptic story.

Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Movie ReviewFilm SpeakJune 10, 2021Thriller, Dylan O'Brien, Review, time travel, time-loop, sci-fiComment

'Tom Clancy's Without Remorse' Review: Another Flat Tom Clancy Adaptation

“Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse” features a layered and charismatic lead performance from Michael B. Jordan, but the film around him largely lacks any character at all.