Movie review «Bastion 36» / Squad 36
On February 28, Netflix released a crime thriller with detective elements «Bastion 36» starring Victor Belmondo, the grandson of the legendary French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. The plot of the film is based on the novel «Flic Requiem» by Michel Thurcher. Read the review below to find out what this two-hour movie offers the viewer. «Bastion…
Movie review «The Silent Hour»
Starting February 6, the crime thriller «The Silent Hour» starring Ewan Kinnaman will be in theaters. Interestingly, after John Woo’s action film «Silent Night» (2023), which featured almost no dialogues, this is the second film in the Swedish-American actor’s filmography to have something related to silence in its title. In this…
Movie review «Ad Vitam»
On January 10th, the crime thriller/action movie «Ad Vitam» starring French cinema star and Marion Cotillard’s boyfriend Guillaume Canet in the leading role was released on Netflix. Whether there’s something in the movie worth spending your time on — read the review below. «Ad Vitam» Genre crime thriller, action Director Rodolphe…
Review of the series «Missing You»
On the first day of the year, Netflix released the detective thriller «Missing You», based on the eponymous novel by American author Harlan Coben, published in 2014. Coben also served as the executive producer of the project. Whether this 5-episode miniseries is worth your time — read our review below. «Missing You» Genre thriller, detective…
Review of the series «Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story» / Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
On September 19, Netflix released the crime thriller «Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story», which is based on real events — the murders of the Menendez brothers of their parents in August 1989. Formally, the «Monsters» project has now become an anthology and is the second season of the series «Dahmer», which received mediocre…
Movie review «Rebel Ridge»
On September 6, the crime thriller/action movie «Rebel Ridge», which has already received universal critical acclaim and even high-profile statements such as «one of the most interesting films of the year» (the rating on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing was 95% «freshness» according to 55 reviews). In the review below, we will confirm…
Movie review «The Night of the 12th» / La nuit du 12
On August 15, cinemas began to release the crime drama «The Night of the 12th», which was screened at the 75th Cannes Film Festival and won 6 «César» awards, including Best Film, Director and Adapted Screenplay. The plot of the film is based on the documentary book «18.3 — A Year in the Judicial Police» […]
Movie review «Boneyard»
On July 18, the crime action thriller was shown in cinemas «Boneyard» starring Mel Gibson, Curtis «50 Cent» Jackson and Brian Van Holt. The plot of the film is based on the real-life murders of women committed between 2001 and 2005 in Albuquerque and has no connection to The Bone Collector 1999, as one might […]
Movie review «Darkness of Man»
On May 21, the official digital release of the action thriller «Darkness of Man» starring action star Jean-Claude Van Damme took place. In this review, we discuss why the filmmakers have chosen the wrong genre for their unpretentious brainchild. «Darkness of Man» Genre thriller, action movie Director James Cullen Bressack Starring Jean-Claude…
Review of the series «Parish»
Recently, AMC TV channel finished showing the crime-drama thriller «Parrish» with Giancarlo Esposito («Kaleidoscope», «Gentlemen») in the title role. Its plot is based on the British miniseries «Driver», which consisted of three episodes and was broadcast on BBC One from September 23 to October 7, 2014. In the review below, we will tell you…
Review of the series Monsieur Spade
Recently, AMC TV channel has finished broadcasting the crime-detective thriller Monsieur Spade, the plot of which focuses on the character of the classic noir novel The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. Responsibility for the title role was assigned to the 59-year-old British actor Clive Owen. In this review, we will tell you what kind of…
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