great thriller movies

Sound the horns! ‘The Northman’, Robert Eggers’ brawny and bloody Viking epic has finally arrived with much fanfare. Flexing one of the best ensembles in recent memory (Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe) and a $90 million price tag, the film is without a doubt his biggest undertaking yet, as well as one of a […]

In a matter of years, Ari Aster has breathed new life into what not long ago appeared to be a watered-down genre on its very last legs, where derivative schlock and uninspired sequels still reign supreme as the industry’s bread and butter. His meteoric rise from unknown New York film student to one of the […]

There’s a lot to talk about William Friedkin. He has made some of the greatest films of all time (“The French Connection,” “The Exorcist”); some of his films were ahead of their time (“The Boys in the Band”); some others became cinephile favorites (“Sorcerer,” “To Live and Die in L.A.”) and also, not every director […]

Arguably no director in American cinema has ever cast a larger shadow than Stanley Kubrick. The towering legacy that precedes his name still looms large over two decades after his death, and to this day, filmmakers around the globe still religiously revisit his work in search of inspiration and guidance. Because to talk about Kubrick […]

Some thrillers are brilliant examples of cinematic technique and narrative structure. Some have a twist in their tail or a narrative hook to catch your attention. Others are sometimes forgotten, taken off television schedules, left on the self, or lost among the more famous titles on Netflix. Some thrillers get a raw deal with their […]