Directed by: Ron Howard Written by: David Koepp, Dan Brown Cast: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Omar Sy I always enjoy the movies based on Dan Brown’s books about Robert Langdon and his adventures. They are fast-paced and continuously interesting. Inferno focuses on Sandro Botticelli's "Map of Hell," which is based on Dante's "Inferno." Since I’ve never studied either, I … [Read more...] about Inferno
Mystery
Lights Out
"Darkness imprisoning me, all that I see, absolute horror..." Metallica "One" Directed by: David F. Sandberg Written by: Eric Heisserer, David F. Sandberg Cast: Teresa Palmer, Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello Swift shot: I can always tell when a horror movie is good when people around me start to make nervous jokes to mask their obvious fear. Towards the end of Lights … [Read more...] about Lights Out
Beyond the Grave
Written and Directed by: Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro Cast: Rafael Tombini, Álvaro Rosa Costa, Ricardo Seffner If the world ended, would you be worried about catching a bad guy? One officer is still on the job, and he is dead set on catching his bad guy. The world has been turned upside down, ever since the gates of Hell were opened and released the dead to walk the Earth. … [Read more...] about Beyond the Grave
Before I Go to Sleep
Directed by: Rowan Joffé Cast: Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong, Colin Firth and Anne-Marie Duff I love a good suspense/mystery film, especially when the mystery concerns the mind or places its clues in the hero’s mind. A director named Alfred Hitchcock was amazingly good at that. With films like “Vertigo”, “Psycho”, and “Dial M for Murder”, he personally set a trend and a … [Read more...] about Before I Go to Sleep
Gone Girl
The way thrillers used to be! Swift shot: Fincher is this generation's Hitchcock. Gone Girl is probably one of the best thrillers of all time, with acclaimed author, Gillian Flynn penning the screenplay solidifying the characters from novelization to screen. This is one of those films you'll be talking about the whole ride home and will have you wondering about your … [Read more...] about Gone Girl
