Thriller

Argylle

Argylle

Argylle, which is directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jason Fuchs, is a high-octane spy thriller that intertwines fiction with reality. It features Henry Cavill as the charming and secretive spy Argylle, with Bryce Dallas Howard as the willful romance writer Elly Conway. An ensemble of rockstar veterans including Sam Rockwell, Cynthia Erivo and […]

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Bird Box

Bird Box

Plot Summary Bird Box opens with society already in ruins due to an unknown supernatural phenomenon. Anyone who views these supernatural beings is instantly met with potent and vivid hallucinations that lead to suicidal behavior. Malorie Hayes, the protagonist, is shown to be maneuvering through a river alongside two children, a boy and a girl,

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Siberia

Siberia

Siberia is a 2018 film that mixes romance and thrillers together, directed by Matthew Ross. The film features Reeves in the main role and incorporates themes of crime, romance, and mystery all set in the remote region of Siberia, Russia, where diamond smuggling takes place. Co-starring Ana Ularu, Siberia attempts to combine dual approaches to

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HIT: The Second Case

HIT: The Second Case

Sailesh Kolanu’s HIT: The Second Case is an engrossing and intense Telugu crime thriller that continues the “Homicide Intervention Team” universe from the 2020 movie HIT: The First Case. Unlike the first part, which focused on Vikram, this sequel has Adivi Sesh as Krishna Dev, a new protagonist. The film expertly blends intricate psychological tension

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The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

The American martial arts drama film “The Karate Kid” released in 1984, was directed by John G. Avildsen with a screenplay by Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita which, together, take us on an emotional journey that broadens the lens of friendship, self-reflection, and cultural compassion. For almost 127 minutes, the

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The Medium

The Medium

🎬 Plot Summary The film opens in Thailand’s Isan region, where we are introduced to Nong, a non-verbal medium who channels spirits for her community. She lives with her nephew Take, who is training to be a monk. Bae, a Korean ethnographic documentarian, has come to shoot a documentary on Nong’s abilities, which results in

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Foe

Foe

Plot Overview The film starts with Hen (Paul Mescal) and Annie (Saoirse Ronan), a middle-class couple who own a farm in the middle of nowhere. There is a palpable tension between them. Hen, an ex advertising executive, misses their city life, while Annie has come to terms with rural solitude. Their strained marriage is about

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The call

The call

🎬 Plot Overview The movie starts with an intro shot of a serene rural house in 2019. In this scene, we see Seo-yeon, a young woman who is moving in to look after her sick father and heal broken familial bonds. While exploring the house, she comes across an old cordless phone in the attic.

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Ballerina

Ballerina

“Ballerina” is a 2023 South Korean action-thriller movie that was both written and directed by Lee Chung-hyun. Known for his earlier psychological thriller The Call, director Lee crafts this film as a stylish and emotionally driven tale of revenge. He has produced Ballerina under the banner of Climax Studio and has distributed it worldwide through

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Peninsula

Peninsula

“Peninsula” or Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula is a 2020 South Korean post-apocalyptic action-horror film by Yeon Sang-ho. Peninsula is an independent sequel to the film Train to Busan, which is widely regarded as one of the best South Korean films of 2016. It moves on from the zombie horror of its predecessor and amplifies

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