Tag Archives: Thriller

Back in 2014, when brothers Anthony and Joe Russo directed their first MCU movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier, much was made of how it channeled the conspiracy thrillers of the 1970s. Not only had Steve Rogers awoken from ice to a more cynical, nefarious age, he now found himself …

The first reactions to Chris Pratt’s series The Terminal List are in – and it looks like the Prime Video thriller has seriously split opinions. Based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr, the eight-episode show follows James Reece (Pratt), a Navy SEAL who is forced to return home when …

Having not appeared in a leading role for almost three years, Brad Pitt’s finally back on the big screen – and his latest actioner is one for the ages. The actor leads Bullet Train, directed by Deadpool 2‘s David Leitch, in which five rival assassins chase after a MacGuffin briefcase …

Reviews have started to land for Spiderhead – the latest movie from Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski.  Chris Hemsworth stars as a prison boss with a unique approach to the justice system. He administers mind-altering drugs to the inmates in exchange for shorter sentences. Although, things get complicated in …

Vincent Cassel is re-teaming with David Cronenberg for the director’s next film, The Shrouds. According to Deadline (opens in new tab), the thriller will star Cassel as Karsh, a grieving widower who builds an innovative device that allows him to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud. The device, …

Since premiering on Apple TV Plus back in February, people have been raving about Severance, and its perfect blend of black comedy, thought-provoking thrills, and mystery-drenched horrors.    Created by Dan Erickson, the show follows a team of office workers at a sinister company called Lumon Industries, who have all …

Since it premiered on Apple TV Plus, Severance has had us all trying to work out what the heck is going on in the dark, bizarrely funny thriller. In a time where streaming services often release whole seasons in one go, the new show’s weekly rollout has made our borderline …

Steven Spielberg says Netflix shows like Squid Game have changed the film and television industry for the better, as they’ve proven how successful titles can be without the pull of “domestic” leads and star-studded casts.  Speaking on a panel at the Producers Guild Awards recently, the Hollywood filmmaker celebrated the …

The cast of Netflix spy movie Heart of Stone is growing – Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweighöfer, Jing Lusi, and Paul Ready have joined Gal Gadot in the thriller, Deadline (opens in new tab) reports. Not much is known about the movie just yet, other than Gadot is playing the lead …

Andrew Garfield’s first small-screen leading role now has an official release date. True crime thriller series Under the Banner of Heaven will premiere its first two episodes on Hulu on April 28, with subsequent episodes following weekly.  There’s good news for international viewers, too – audiences in the UK and …