Tag: 127 Hours
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‘The Dive’ Review: A Watery Grave Beckons in Taut Aquatic Thriller
One briny-deep thriller that does not have sharks, other aquatic predators or even human ones, German director Max Erlenwein’s English-language “The Dive” manages to work up considerable tension nonetheless. It’s closer in gist to “127 Hours” than most other underwater suspense films, hinging on a similar type of physical entrapment — only the survivable timespan…
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The Dive review – scuba diving survival thriller goes deep underwater
An race against the clock offers plenty of adrenaline-filled moments, but a weak backstory drains the tensionThis survival thriller puts an underwater twist on 127 Hours, the Danny Boyle movie in which James Franco’s arm gets wedged in a boulder while he’s out hiking. Here, the limb-stuck-in-rock predicament is 30-odd meters below sea level, with…
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‘Veronica Mars’ Creator Doubles Down on Twist Ending and How it Opens Future Stories
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from the “Veronica Mars” revival, including the finale.]All things must change, and that includes “Veronica Mars,” according to series creator Rob Thomas. By now, the devoted fans known as Marshmallows have seen the revival of the teen detective series that first aired on Upn and The CW, but many…