Tag Archives: Thriller

The Batman review: “Exactly the fresh start needed”

“Gotham loves a comeback story,” Paul Dano’s Riddler is told at a critical juncture in The Batman. After the double disappointment of Batman V Superman and Justice League, it’s the Caped Crusader himself who’s in urgent need of a resurgence. Enter comeback kid Robert Pattinson, the latest actor to don …

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Michael Bay producing an American remake of The Raid for Netflix

Cult action movie The Raid is being remade for Netflix, according to Deadline (opens in new tab). Michael Bay will produce the American remake, while Patrick Hughes will direct – his previous movies include The Expendables 3, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard. His next project is The Man From …

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House of Gucci review: “A flashy, trashy guilty pleasure”

Nothing exceeds like excess in Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, a flashy, trashy chronicle of the iconic fashion house’s tumultuous fall and rise that runs the gamut from must-have accessories to accessories to murder.  Filled with wild couture, oversized performances, and all the gaudy trappings of opulent high living, it’s …

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Netflix announces start of filming for Lupin Part 3

It’s official – Lupin Part 3 is on the way, with Netflix announcing that production has begun on the hit show.  “Guess who’s back and ready to steal the show?” the streamer tweeted, alongside a photo of leading man Omar Sy smiling against a backdrop of the Paris skyline. Guess who’s …

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