thriller

Horrific Inquiry: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920)
Horrific Inquiry: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920)

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, from Robert Wiene, is a film held close to the hearts of film historians, German expressionists, and horror fans alike.

SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: A Solid Yet Unremarkable Spy Thriller
SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT: A Solid Yet Unremarkable Spy Thriller

While Six Minutes to Midnight does tell a story about life on the cusp of World War II, it still doesn’t stand out.

THE YELLOW WALLPAPER A Flawed Reimagining of a Feminist Classic
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER: A Flawed Reimagining of a Feminist Classic

Based on the 1892 Charlotte Perkins Gilman short story by the same name, The Yellow Wallpaper is a thriller that stumbles with uneven performances.

THE WINTER LAKE: A Grim, Well-Acted Irish Thriller
THE WINTER LAKE: A Grim, Well-Acted Irish Thriller

While underdeveloped and sluggish in approach, Phil Sheerin’s The Winter Lake is a sedate, rustic thriller examining familial complexities.

BLAST OF SILENCE: Born to Die
BLAST OF SILENCE: Born to Die

For the 60-year anniversary, Film Inquiry muses on Allen Baron’s noir film Blast of Silence and its existential prison of shadow and sound.

AWOKEN: A Horror Movie To Make You Lose Sleep
AWOKEN: A Horror Movie To Make You Lose Sleep

Wearing its influences on its sleeve and a love letter to horrors of the past, Awoken is a sharp little horror movie with bite and shocks.

Interviews With Writer/Director Jill Gevargizian & Star Najarra Townsend For THE STYLIST
Interviews With Writer/Director Jill Gevargizian & Star Najarra Townsend For THE STYLIST

We spoke with writer/director Jill Gevargizian and star Najarra Townsend for their amazing new horror: The Stylist.

Interviews With Writer/Director Jill Gevargizian & Star Najarra Townsend For THE STYLIST
THE STYLIST: A Haunting, Stunning Debut

The Stylist has everything one can want from a horror film; a talented female lead, lots of chills and bloody enticements, and a wickedly impressive style.

BOSS LEVEL: A Radical Action Riot Suck On Repeat
BOSS LEVEL: A Radical Action Riot Stuck On Repeat

Boss Level might not break new ground, but it’s throughly entertaining and worth watching at least once, if not time and time again.

THE SINNERS: A Deadly Debut
THE SINNERS: A Deadly Debut

Though bloated at times, The Sinners is a deeply layered and nuanced film that finds as much strength in what is not discussed as in what is.

Horrific Inquiry: FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
Horrific Inquiry: FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

The Horrific Inguiry column takes a look at the Universal Monster film Frankenstein (1931) and its legacy within film history.

Glasgow Film Festival 2021: THE MAURITANIAN
Glasgow Film Festival 2021: THE MAURITANIAN

What we’re given is far more surface-level than it should be, and unfortunately doesn’t add as much to the conversation as it perhaps thinks it does.

I CARE A LOT: Rosamund Pike Is Strikingly Salacious
I CARE A LOT: Rosamund Pike Is Strikingly Salacious

I Care A Lot suffers from a tonal shift, is still prevalent enough that the film is entertaining and enlightening all the way through.

THE VIGIL: Your Watch Has Begun
THE VIGIL: Your Watch Has Begun

The Vigil finds success in its intricate and delicate layering of its narrative, giving time for viewers to digest each tidbit given.

THE COLUMNIST: Effective, But Muddled
THE COLUMNIST: Effective, But Muddled

The Columnist is an effective thriller about one woman’s revenge against her online abusers, but it lacks deeper meaning.