Mindcage – Not so psychological thriller
In Mauro Borrelli?s Mindcage, a serial copycat killer is on the loose. The police must ask...
Tag: psychological thriller
Tailgate – Pride without Grace
?The time for apologies is behind us.? Tailgate, from writer/director Lodewijk Crijns, is a...
Nina Wu – The Dark Side of Success
?I really can?t take it anymore. You?re not only destroying my body, but my soul.? An actress gets...
Rose Plays Julie – The Real Me?
?I can?t help thinking that somehow if you?d managed to hold on to me, I?d be living a different...
@Sundance: Knocking
What if you know something bad is happening, but no one will believe you? Perhaps they think...
Day 3 at NBFF
It certainly isn?t news that most films are made by men. Women have been working for the chance to...
Thelma – Spooky Self-Discovery
While I?m not a fan of supernatural events in horror films, this film does an excellent job of building tension. This is a spooky story as it plays out.
Black Butterfly – Deadly Mind Games
What makes a film frightening? Is it a monster or sudden noises? Those can get the adrenaline flowing. But to really get people, you have to go for their minds. Black Butterfly seeks to create a story that pulls us in with the mind games being played out on screen.
Thursday (the final day) at NBFF
I?ve reached the final day of Newport Beach Film Festival. I?ve managed to take in a load of films, but there are a whole lot more I could get to.
Elle – Obsessions and Revenge
?It?s twisted.? That brief line of dialogue defines Paul Verhoeven?s Elle in more ways than one....
The Duel – Spiritual Captivity in the Old West
The idea of captivity is important to the film, although it often seems to be operating in the background. There are physical captives, but there are also emotional spiritual captives. These later forms are perhaps even more dangerous that the physical imprisonment of some.