Point Blank (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Point Blank somehow has car chases, bullets, and corrupt cops yet doesn’t present much of a thrill despite all that.
Thriller
With car chases, life or death moments, and usually someone driven to madness, the Thriller tag has productions featuring these kinds of thrills.
Berlin, I Love You (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While many of the stories end at their peak, lack closure, and barely feel about Berlin, Berlin, I Love You, still reminds you why this long-running series continues.
Hunting Season (Short) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Building tension, with a decent payoff, is not common. However, Shannon Kohli and Hannah Levien find a way to do it within 12 minutes.
Anna (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Anna, while above your generic Russian spy movie, seems like a direct to VoD release that somehow ended up in theaters.
Child’s Play (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In one movie, Child’s Play (2019) does what the original franchise consistently attempted to do: Be both horrifying yet comical.
Ma (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Ma definitely pushes the idea we need more Black horror villains, but ones with villains who have better, or a less inundated, backstory.
The Perfection (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Over time, you think you build up a tolerance for messed up movies and yet The Perfection will still leave your mouth gaping open.
Shorts: WTF (Tribeca Film Festival 2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The WTF Shorts at Tribeca 2019 all live up to the collection’s title, but not all for the same reason.
Clementine (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Clementine, with its score and sometimes eerie characters strings you along to what might be an unsatisfying finish.
The Intruder (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While The Intruder doesn’t seem like your yearly dose of generic Black thriller, that doesn’t mean it is necessarily good.
