When it comes to thrillers deliberately crafted to make your skin crawl and haunt you long after the credits roll, Park Chan-wook is second to none. With iconic masterpieces such as ‘Oldboy’, ‘Thirst’ or ‘Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance’ under his belt, it wouldn’t be too much of an overstatement to claim that he’s pushed the […]
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10 Great Surreal Thriller Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen
Surrealism, as defined by the movement’s founder André Breton, seeks to express the real functioning of consciousness, of thought. Such expressions are dreamlike and are absent of logic, stylization, and linearity. Normal objects and activities become displayed in abnormal or distorted ways that sever the traditional associations we have to them. Common themes explored in […]
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10 Great Thriller Movies Favored By Robert Eggers
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 […]
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10 Great Thriller Movies Favored By Ari Aster
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 […]
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10 Great Thriller Movies Favored By William Friedkin
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 […]
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10 Great Thriller Movies Favored By Stanley Kubrick
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 […]