With car chases, life or death moments, and usually someone driven to madness, the Thriller tag has productions featuring these kinds of thrills.
Though its film franchise doesn’t even have a 3rd movie, The Equalizer has again been remade, but this time as a series – one that Queen Latifah puts her own spin on.
American Skin is a confrontational film. One which confronts your views of police, their victims, and the perspectives the police bring based in fear and a righteous sense of duty.
You ever think to yourself, “I built up a tolerance to this kind of stuff?” Yeah, “Run Hide Fight” may test that theory.
Despite how predictable Fatale may seem, based on its trailer, believe me when I say it just uses the familiar to make you think you know what’s going to happen.
A horror movie that is nearly 2 and a half hours – is it worth your time or should you avoid it?
“Lovecraft Country” continues the burgeoning tradition of, within the fantasy/horror genre, embedding Black stories to bring America’s shameful history back to life.
The Paramedic is a stern reminder of why closure isn’t needed, no matter what your ex says. Take what you can, and DON’T LOOK BACK!
The Owners is strange in so many ways, but not enough to scare you, creep you out, or be notable.
#Alive, with its small speaking cast, but high stakes, makes for an awesome, albeit simple, zombie movie.
You’ll either weirdly find Spree funny, disgusting, or something which might make you paranoid about ever using a ridesharing app ever again.
In this over two hour epic, you watch a young man play the long game in ways that will stun you and leave you thinking, “It can’t end like this?”
“Fatal Affair” is tame, predictable, and lacks any sort of chemistry between its lead actress and her co-stars.
Mix “Home Alone” with “Hanna” and a little bit of Hit-Girl from “Kick-Ass,” and you get the sometimes shockingly violent “Becky.”
If you like your horror slow churning, not reliant on gore, but still may not be the best to watch at night, “Our House” could do the trick.
“Inheritance” may not be a fast-paced thriller, but it will still give you the kind of ending that’ll make your eyes blare and jaw drop.
With the spin of grief manifesting itself, “Body Cam” explores police brutality and the conflicting emotions of a Black female officer.
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani are well paired in “The Lovebird” as their brands of awkward collide and create a chaotic romance.
In its 3rd season, “9-1-1” presents minor improvements, but due to being a procedural, which leads to some inconsistency, it often feels like more of the same.
Like many thrillers/horror shows, if not movies, “The Stranger” is pretty good until it needs to wrap things up.
Twist, turns, backstabbings, gunshots and more, all allow “Dangerous Lies” to not be the best film out there, but entertaining.
Thanks to savvy lawyers, justice has become ambiguous compared to how it used to be. However, someone decides enough is enough, and some people should die.
As in previous seasons, Ozark may show Marty as the lead, but in reality, it is the women of the show who make it what it is.
“Coffee and Kareem” is definitely something mad for those who don’t mind kids cursing or being part of, or around, violent, and sexual, situations for laughs.
“Pretty Little Stalker” will keep you engaged throughout its time length, but I can’t say it should be high up on your watchlist.
With “M.O.M. (Mothers of Monsters)” seeking to flesh out the fear of one parent, we’re reminded how difficult it might be to stop a catastrophe.
Thanks to minimal dialog, “Wicca Book” has a specific creep factor but leaves you disconnected from its characters.
“Gretel and Hansel” is a strange PG-13 horror that may have wonderful performances, but also has a divisive story.
“The Rhythm Section” desires to be cool, edgy, and give Lively the allowance to be a super spy, but it doesn’t get to complete its mission.
“A Fall From Grace” will make you wish Netflix had an audio track with comedians giving commentary to substitute a live audience.
Despite the time gap and this being the third entry into the franchise, “Bad Boys For Life” brings you what you’d want, what you’d expect, but not much more.
“Underwater” wants to be an emotional and action-packed action film, but it fails too often and its villain is underdeveloped.
Like “Rings,” the “SaW” remake, and so many other horror franchises that reboots were attempted for, “The Grudge” seems like it shouldn’t have been made.
Michael Bay’s love for explosions and expensive action scenes mixed with Ryan Reynolds’ humor is a match made in big-budget heaven.
Black Christmas works on multiple levels. It operates as a fairly feminist film, and its incel-like villains produce a decent amount of jump scares.
Into The Dark: A Nasty Piece of Work is likely one of the best entries into the series in a long time.
While Countdown doesn’t have the best lead or story, its supporting characters and jump scares make it worth a matinee price or using one of your subscription services.
Black and Blue is the rare combination of high octane, “That’s what I’m talking about!” moments and a sense of depth rare in action movies.
Eli presents the unexpected, time and time again, to the point it will make you wish this was a mini-series, maybe of 2 – 3 episodes, than one movie.
Between characters you may not care to invest in and a plot which would require you to be in a theater to keep your attention, Fractured is a miss.
The overall goal of Wherever I Look is to fill in that space between the average fan and critic and advise you on what’s worth experiencing.
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