Tag: Thriller

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ABIGAIL review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Children can be such monsters. After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel STING review

About the film (courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment): After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the facts about her pet—and fight for her family’s survival—when the once-charming creature rapidly transforms into a giant, flesh-eating monster. Let me tell you, as someone who gets the shivers at the mere mention …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MONKEY MAN review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Dev Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ARGYLLE review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): The greater the spy, the bigger the lie. From the twisted mind of Matthew Vaughn comes Argylle, a razor-witted, reality-bending, globe-encircling spy thriller. Bryce Dallas Howard is Elly Conway, the reclusive author of a series of best-selling espionage novels, whose idea of bliss is a night at home …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SUNRISE review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): When a former cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town discover the dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. Befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer soon faces a choice of revenge …

Home, Review

Time for a Reel THE BEEKEEPER review

About the film (courtesy of MGM): One man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after his is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers.” Forget honey, The Beekeeper packs a venomous wallop that will leave you breathless on the edge of your seat. The beauty …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel NIGHT SWIM review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): A former major league baseball player is forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness. He moves into a new home with his concerned wife, teenage daughter and young son. Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, He persuades his wife that the new home’s …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THANKSGIVING review

About the film (courtesy of TriStar Pictures): After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts – the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Will the town …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel TALK TO ME review

About the film (courtesy of A24): When a couple of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. Talk to Me stars Sophie Wild, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Hayley Law, and Joss Sackville. Danny …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and …