Tag: Thriller

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WHALEFALL review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains, but is swallowed by a massive sperm whale. While trapped inside its belly with only one hour of oxygen left, Jay comes …

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Time for a Reel THE SOCIAL RECKONING review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing): A true David and Goliath story. Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets Stepping back into …

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Time for a Reel YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER review

About the film (courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios): Latif (Mahershala Ali) is a devoutly religious hitman struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood. When his wife dies, he embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children, confronting the forces closing in around him – and the beliefs threatening to unravel within. Fans …

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Time for a Reel VERITY review

About the film (courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios): Adapted from Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity. After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity’s chilling autobiographical notes, …

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Time for a Reel PRIMETIME review

About the film (courtesy of A24 Films): In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. Let’s start right here. Primetime delivers a solid piece of entertainment, but it ultimately lacks several key elements that could have elevated it into something truly great. Robert Pattinson turns in another magnetic …

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Time for a Reel HEART OF THE BEAST review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. From the very first trailer for Heart of the Beast, …

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Time for a Reel MUTINY review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): After witnessing his billionaire boss’s murder and being framed for the crime, Cole Reed (Jason Statham) boards a cargo ship on a one-man crusade to avenge his boss’ death only to discover an international conspiracy. Anyone who has seen more than a couple of R-rated Jason Statham action thrillers …

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Time for a Reel THE END OF OAK STREET review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings. Michigan-born filmmaker David Robert Mitchell made a major splash on …

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Time for a Reel ICE CREAM MAN review

About the film (courtesy of Iconic Events Releasing): An idyllic summer town descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids sweet delights with horrifying results. Since making his big-screen directorial debut with Cabin Fever (2002), Eli Roth has firmly cemented his status among horror directors. Right out of the gate, audiences learned that …

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Time for a Reel DISCLOSURE DAY review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day. Steven Spielberg has been capturing the imaginations of casual moviegoers and cinephiles, …