The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
When The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025) premiered, it was more than a psychological thriller; it was an emotional earthquake. The film reinterpreted the 1992 classic through a lens of deeper darkness, manipulations, grief, and trust in the digital deception of the contemporary age. However, what was most astounding was how the lives of […]
28 Years Later
The Behind the Camera Apocalypse Some movies capture the essence of survival. 28 Years Later, for instance, chronicles one such survival. Its sequel to Danny Boyle’s cult classic was not only a case of cinematic history. Leaving the sequel for a tale that fulfilled the emotional and financial strain, the sheer financial and emotional strain […]
Coyotes
A Wilderness That Bites Back There are survival thrillers — and then there’s Coyotes (2025). Directed by Anna Foerster, the film takes the familiar trope of being stranded in the wild and turns it into a deeply psychological, nerve-racking journey about guilt, grief, and what it truly means to survive. Set in the desolate expanse […]
Black Phone 2
A Call That Never Ended The Black Phone (2022) brought back a certain style of horror to theaters. It was psychological, intimate, and oddly nostalgic. It was not about jump scares, but the silences that speak of a trauma. So, The Black Phone 2 (2025) was announced, and the internet was wild with theories. Would […]
Bramayugam
The Anticipation Prior to the Enchantment When Bramayugam was first announced, the audience for Malayalam cinema did not just get excited; they got obsessed. After decades of dramatic and crime roles, Mammootty was going to be acting in his first major gothic horror. It was going to be something special, a film based on the […]
The Boy Next Door
When Obsession Turned Too Real In 2015, The Boy Next Door was expected to be just another simple erotic thriller, but what was delivered was something far more psychologically complex. A mixture of desire, solitude, and peril, it provided a uniquely unsettling experience that navigated the borderline of fantasy and terror. Producer and star Jennifer […]
The Invisible Guest
The Truth Behind the Glass: Exploring The Invisible Guest and the Lives Beyond It When The Invisible Guest (Contratiempo) premiered in 2016, it didn’t just cement Oriol Paulo as a master of intricate thrillers — it sparked a global fascination with Spanish mystery cinema. But in India, the film resonated differently. Its layered storytelling, moral […]
Sabel Is Still Young
When Justice Turns Personal: The Story and Storm Around Sabel Is Still Young Before its release in late 2022, Sabel Is Still Young (originally titled Bata Pa Si Sabel) carried the kind of anticipation that Filipino cinema hadn’t seen in a while. It wasn’t just another thriller—it was being talked about as a raw, unflinching […]
Kandahar
The Story That Hid More Than It Revealed Among the audience who watched Kandahar when it released in 2023, many expected yet another mediocre action movie starring Gerard Butler, “Kandahar” — another dusty plain, another secret mission, another “one man” racing the clock. As the credits rolled, the audience were left in silence, not too […]
Breaking Surface
When a Survival Story Became a Social Conversation Initially, Breaking Surface (2020) seemed like a simple Nordic survival thriller. One half-sister is trapped underwater while the other is on a diving trip in remote Norway, and is desperately trying to rescue her. With the cold water, the ticking clock, and the raw emotions at play, […]