Category Archives: Thriller

Apple TV+ Unveiling First Trailer For “Criminal Record”

Posted on by

criminal-recordThe upcoming eight-episode crime thriller star Academy Award and BAFTA award winner Peter Capaldi (“Doctor Who,” “The Thick of It”), and Laurence Olivier Award and Critics Choice Award nominee Cush Jumbo (“The Good Wife,” “The Good Fight,” “The Beast Must Die”) as detectives in a tug of war over a high-profile murder case.

Here, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case — one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. The series touches on issues of race, institutional failure and the quest to find common ground in a polarized Britain.

The series is directed by BAFTA Award winner Jim Loach (“Save Me Too,” “Oranges and Sunshine”) and Shaun James Grant (“The Devil’s Hour”).

Also starring Stephen Campbell Moore, Zoe Wanamaker, Charlie Creed-Miles, “Criminal Record” is set to premiere globally January 10, 2024 on Apple TV+

Share

Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” Sets Christmas 2024 Theatrical Release

Posted on by

Robert-Eggers-NosferatuDirector Robert Eggers’ gothic horror film “Nosferatu” is finally set to be released on Dec. 25, 2024, Focus Features has announced recently.

Peter Kujawski, Chairman of Focus Features, stated, “The audacious filmmaking of Robert Eggers is always a gift for fans, and we can promise that his Nosferatu is planning quite the Christmas feast.”

Bill Skarsgård, known for playing Pennywise in the It horror films, plays the titular vampire in “Nosferatu”. The film also features Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, and Willem Dafoe.

Most recently, Focus previously co-financed and released “The Northman”, the historical Viking action thriller which Egger also directed and co-wrote with Sjón.

Share

“Look Track” Trailer Premiere, Sets Release Date

Posted on by

On the verge of a breakdown, a highly anxious man, sets off on a multi-day hike through the New Zealand wilderness to clear his head, per the films logline released by Dark Sky Films.

Written and directed by Thomas Sainsbury, the psychological thriller has set its release on digital platforms and VOD on December 1st, 2023.

The film follows Ian, a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, disappears from the world and takes a hike in the New Zealand wilderness. His efforts to avoid other hikers are futile and he is drawn into their worlds, but he can never shake the feeling that they are being stalked by someone, or something, sinister.

As Ian’s paranoia grows, the other hikers become wary of him. He’s cagey about his past, he never sleeps, and his anxiety leads him to make concerning claims. Far from society, Ian starts to question his own sanity before plunging into a bloody battle for survival.

The film stars Thomas Sainsbury, Hayden J. Weal, Tawanda Manyimo.

Share

New Trailer for David Fincher’s “The Killer” Release

Posted on by

The new official trailer for “The Killer” the latest adventure crime film by David Fincher, has been released.

The film features Michael Fssbender as stone cold assassin who gets embroiled in an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.

It is based on Alexis Nolent and Luc Jacamon’s graphic novel series, and was adapted by Fincher’s “Fight Club” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker.

Starring Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Endre Hules, Sophie Charlotte, “The Killer” is set for streaming by Netflix on November 10.

Share

Gripping “Leave the World Behind”: Sam Esmail’s Netflix Sci-Fi Drama

Posted on by

The psychological thriller follows a family vacation on Long Island, interrupted by two strangers bearing news of a blackout. As the threat grows, both families must decide how best to survive the potential crisis, all while grappling with their own place in this collapsing world.

Based on the novel by Rumaan Alam, the film stars Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, Myha’la Herrold, Charlie Evans, Kevin Bacon.

The psychological thriller is directed and produced by Sam Esmail. It recently had its world premiere at the AFI Fest.

“Leave The World Behind” is set for release in select theaters on November 22, 2023, and then on Netflix on December 8.

Share

Mystery/Thriller “Ghosts of the Void” Set Release Date

Posted on by

Jen and Tyler used to have it all: a solid marriage, a nice home, and careers that promised a bright future. But when Tyler’s drinking problem worsens, and his writer’s block continues, the debt collectors show no mercy, forcing the couple out of their home and into their car.

Beyond stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed with feelings of failure, Jen and Tyler park their car in a vacant lot, hoping to get a good night’s sleep before dealing with the realities of tomorrow. However, their sleep becomes interrupted by homeless passersby, mischievous local kids, and eventually, ominous strangers in harrowing masks.

The film has set screening in limited theaters which began on October 13, 2023, and on digital and on demand on November 7, 2023.

Writer/director Jason Miller carefully crafts a riveting, slow-burn thriller that delves deep into the psychological depths of a crumbling marriage stuck in the middle of nowhere. GHOSTS OF THE VOID exposes the fragility of the human psyche in the face of adversity, while leaving audiences to question the thin line between reality and the supernatural.

GHOSTS OF THE VOID is written and directed by Jason Miller. Produced by Seth Savoy, Mike Ware, and Tony Kamin. Executive produced by Cory Coken, Bryen Hensley, Anthony Marchese, Jamie Vanadia, Edward Weil, Ted Reilly, Mark Glassgow, AND Kelly Waller. Cinematography by Nathan Salter. Edited by Brendan Jamieson. Composed by Devin Delaney. A Speakeasy Films production.

Share

Official Trailer for “A Haunting In Venice” Released

Posted on by

The upcoming supernatural mystery thriller is based on Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie, with director Kenneth Branagh reprising his role as Hercule Poirot.

In post-World War II Venice, Poirot, now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a seance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer.

The film stars Kelly Reilly, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Emma Laird, Tina Fey, Camille Cottin, Kyle Allen.

20th Century Studios film is set for release on September 15, 2023.

Share

Dark Sky Films Brings Lauded “LOLA” to Theaters and VOD

Posted on by

LOLA is a sci-fi drama set in 1940 England, which follows enterprising sisters Thomasina “Thom” Hanbury (Emma Appleton, Everything I Know About Love, The Witcher, Pistol, Traitors) and Martha “Mars” Hanbury (Stefanie Martini, Prime Suspect 73, The Last Kingdom, Make Up, Crooked House) who have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future.

The device gives them an exciting preview of the world to come, including music by the likes of David Bowie and the Kinks. But with World War II escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine as a weapon of intelligence, with world-altering consequences.

The film is director Andrew Legge’s feature debut, and written by Andrew Legge & Angeli Macfarlane.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can intercept radio and TV broadcasts from the future. This allows them to listen to iconic music before it has been made, place bets knowing what the outcome will be and embrace their inner punk well before the movement came into existence.

But with the Second World War escalating, the sisters decide to use the machine for good to intercept information from the future that could help with military intelligence. The machine initially proves to be a huge success, rapidly twisting the fortunes of the war against the Nazis. While Thom becomes intoxicated by LOLA, Mars begins to realise the terrible consequences of its power

Share

Kyle Gallner & Holland Roden Star In “MOTHER MAY, I?”

Posted on by

“MOTHER MAY, I?” is the debut feature from writer-director Laurence Vannicelli, and it marks a breakthrough in mind-bending horror. Emmett (Kyle Gallner) and Anya (Holland Roden) unexpectedly inherit his estranged mother’s house after her passing.

As they sift through her estate, Anya begins acting more and more like Emmett’s mother – forcing him to question if she’s pushing him to confront his traumatic past or if she’s actually been possessed by his mother’s spirit. The cast also includes Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks).

MOTHER, MAY I?, a psychological thriller from writer-director Laurence Vannicelli and featuring stars Kyle Gallner (Smile, Dinner In America) and Holland Roden (Teen Wolf) comes to theaters and on VOD on July 21st.

Here is the film’s official synopsis and trailer:
Emmett wants to clean and flip his recently deceased mother’s house: get in, get out, and avoid any trauma still lingering from when she abandoned him as a young child. Anya, his fiancé, see’s this as an opportunity to finally force Emmett to deal with his trauma because she believes it is preventing him from being the partner she needs. So she convinces him to take mushrooms to get him to let go. But something strange happens while they’re tripping: she starts behaving like his mother. The next morning he wakes up sober, but she still won’t drop the act… Anya loves playing games – is this her taking it too far? Or did his mother’s spirit somehow possess her?

Share

Official Trailer for Psychological Thriller “Jagged Mind”

Posted on by

Jagged Mind follows Billie, who is plagued by blackouts and strange visions that lead her to discover she’s stuck in a series of time loops, possibly related to her mysterious new girlfriend.

The thriller stars Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Shannon Woodward, Rosaline Elbay, Kate Szekely, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Benjamin Valenzuela, Brandi Huzzie, Lamar Usher, Loren Swan, Kelly Kali and more.

Jagged Mind is directed by Kelley Kali and written by Allyson Morgan.

Here is the official synopsis for Jagged Mind.
When Billie starts dating a mysterious new girlfriend, she suffers blackouts and strange visions that feel like she’s living the same moments of her life over and over.

Jagged Mind is set for release on June 15, 2023.

Share
Page 6 of 9
1 … 5 6 7 … 9