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Posts Tagged ‘thriller

Sarkar Raj

Posted by: mx on: June 13, 2008

I saw Sarkar Raj listed on mininova the other day and downloaded it not knowing what to expect. It’s a Hindi movie, and I haven’t seen one ever, I think. So I was eager to see it. The story bored me a bit at first. It’s about a powerful family, minister of the Maharashtra region [...]

The Mist

Posted by: mx on: April 16, 2008

The Mist is a movie based on Stephen King’s novel, portraiting a small town community trapped inside a supermarket surrounded by a mysterious and unnatural mist out of which oversized animals and insects occasionally attack them. Besides having lots of blood & gore, this is a very strong psychological thriller showing us well-developed characters, and [...]

Sweeney Todd

Posted by: mx on: March 26, 2008

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a movie directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in lead roles. It is an adaptation of a musical, on an old theme around a barber revenging for his wife, believed to have poisoned herself after being raped, and a stolen child, [...]

Michael Clayton

Posted by: mx on: February 20, 2008

So who is Michael Clayton? A “fixer” or a “janitor” in a large law firm. Someone who specializes in resolving difficult situations, when an “important” person is in legal danger after committing a certain crime in affect. The movie itself pictures the time when he is in a tough life and financial situation, revealing that [...]

We Own the Night

Posted by: mx on: February 5, 2008

We Own the Night is both a captivating crime movie and a family drama involving sons of a veteran cop (Robert Duvall), one (Joaquin Phoenix) running a night club where drug business begins to emerge and another being in the police (Mark Wahlberg). With beautiful Eva Mendes. Even if you’re not generally into these kind [...]