Thrillers
The Amateur review – Rami Malek takes action-hero baby steps as CIA analyst out for revenge
Malek gives an eccentric performance as a nerdy agent who wants his superior Laurence Fishburne to retrain him as an assassin
Peter Bradshaw
08, Apr, 2025 @4:00 PM
Demise review – an enjoyably ludicrous throwback to 90s erotic thrillers
A woman plots revenge against her unfaithful husband in this so-bad-it’s-good low-budget drama recalling the likes of Fatal Attraction and The Last Seduction
Catherine Bray
08, Apr, 2025 @10:00 AM
Rebirth: Home Sweet Home review – family holiday turns into hellish apocalypse in Thai-set yarn
When a square-jawed cop arrives with his family for a Bangkok vacation they coincide with a demon wreaking havoc
Leslie Felperin
08, Apr, 2025 @8:00 AM
Restless review – relatable real-life horror in nightmare neighbour thriller
Writer and director Jed Hart’s debut psycho-thriller is very nearly a decent film but is let down by a script that goes completely awry
Peter Bradshaw
31, Mar, 2025 @12:00 PM
Misericordia review – desire and dread in rural France
A young man’s village homecoming arouses enigmatic passions in this intriguing mystery from the director of Stranger By the Lake
Wendy Ide
29, Mar, 2025 @3:00 PM
Sew Torn review – seamstress thriller turns into Run Lola Run-style alternative-reality caper
A sewing supply shopowner who stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong is faced with three choices – commit the perfect crime, call the police, or run away
Leslie Felperin
25, Mar, 2025 @1:00 PM
Harry Potter and Spider-Man producers lined up by Amazon to oversee Bond franchise
David Heyman and Amy Pascal will take the roles long held by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson with the next 007 still a source of continual speculation
Andrew Pulver
21, Mar, 2025 @5:43 PM
Bad Boys review – 30th anniversary of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence blowing stuff up
The franchise created a bromance for the ages, with this first outing featuring gunfights and wisecracking – and an at-the-time more established Lawrence pulling focus
Peter Bradshaw
21, Mar, 2025 @11:00 AM
Gator Creek review – blood-lust in the bayou with drug-crazed killer reptiles
A ludicrous fever-dream of a plot combined with some flimsy effects and overdone gore means that this croc horror is enjoyable in small morsels
Phil Hoad
17, Mar, 2025 @11:00 AM
The Rule of Jenny Pen review – John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush excel in malicious nursing home chiller
The twin terrors of dementia and an elderly psychopath hold sway in this striking psychological horror from New Zealand director James Ashcroft
Wendy Ide
16, Mar, 2025 @3:00 PM
Last Breath review – unbearably tense deep-sea drama
Prepare to be stuck at the bottom of the North Sea with Woody Harrelson and co in Alex Parkinson’s extraordinary film based on real events
Wendy Ide
16, Mar, 2025 @11:30 AM
Black Bag review – glossy Steven Soderbergh spy thriller is less Slow Horses, more show pony
Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett head a starry cast to match the luxurious production design, but the director’s espionage yarn could do with some grit
Wendy Ide
15, Mar, 2025 @3:00 PM
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