Drama, Modern, Mystery, Thriller, Uncategorized

The Truth Beneath (2016)

Kim Yeon-hong and her husband Kim Jong-chan seem to have the perfect life. Their previously troublesome daughter, Min-jin, has turned her life around, improving her grades and staying away from her old, rebellious friends. Meanwhile Jong-chan, a former announcer, has turned into a popular young political candidate who looks like he might have a shot at beating out the local incumbent. Jong-chan’s campaign is making great strides, but a mere 15 days before the election Min-jin suddenly goes missing.

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60s, Horror, Slasher, Thriller, Uncategorized

Peeping Tom (1960)

In the movie Scream 4, the killer quizzes his victim, and one of the questions asked has to do with the first slasher film ever made. Peeping Tom was that slasher (beating Psycho to the punch by coming out earlier in the year.) Well, hell. Now I have to watch it. Mark Lewis is the member of […]

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70's, Drama, Horror, Slasher, Thriller, Uncategorized

Fright (1971)

Fright  introduces us to Amanda (Susan George), a young woman hired one night to baby-sit the son of Pussy Galore. Welcome, Bon-, I mean, Amanda. The couple of the home, Helen and her husband, are going out for the evening, something you’d think they’d be at least a little excited about. But Helen seems positively […]

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70's, Drama, Horror, Slasher, Supernatural, Thriller, Uncategorized

Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

Yet another write-up brought to you by the friendly schedulers at TCM. I’d never heard of this before, but the familiar names associated with it intrigued me enough to convince me to watch. Faye Dunaway plays Laura Mars, a fashion photographer who’s made her niche in the industry depicting violent imagery and death. The night […]

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70's, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Uncategorized

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971)

Let’s Scare Jessica to Death is a low budget horror movie that keeps you guessing. It’s in the same vein of movies like The Haunting or even Jacob’s Ladder, in that you’re never quite sure what’s going on. With the main characters sanity thrown into question early on you feel much like Jessica, not knowing whether or not the events really happened or if it’s all just a product of her head.

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90s, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Uncategorized

Head Games (1996)

It’s the mid-nineteen-nineties and the prisons of New York City are suffering from severe overcrowding. A local tech company claims to have a solution: implant a computer chip into a criminal’s brain, and program it to change the behavior and personality of the patient, so that they don’t repeat their crimes and can return to […]

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80s, Horror, Thriller

Beyond the Seventh Door (1987)

Recently released ex-con Boris swears he’s ready to turn his life around. Only one problem: he’s dead-ass broke. He’s convinced that all he needs is one more heist before he can truly get started. So he calls up his ex-girlfriend Wendy to help him out. Turns out Wendy works for the parapaligic millionaire, Lord Breston. […]

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