Tag: Buried
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#Manhole Review: A Single-Location Thriller That Doesn’t Stink [Fantasia Fest 2023]
I’ve written about situational thrillers under Olympic-sized pool covers, atop mile-high radio tower platforms, and even locked in a rogue sailboat’s bathroom — yet “#Manhole” still earns originality points. Director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and writer Kazuyoshi Kumakiri pop the metal cover off an abandoned concrete basin like a bottle for catching fireflies. The single-location motivations behind…
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‘Lakewood’ Review: Naomi Watts Is a Woman on a Run in Absurd Thriller
There’s been no better time to craft a single-person thriller, especially with the pandemic forcing creators to limit how many people are on set. It also posits a challenge: How does someone maintain suspense with one person for a feature-length amount of time? This question has been answered with features like “Locke” or the Ryan…
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‘Oxygen’: Alexandre Aja’s Derivative ‘Buried’-Like Thriller Still Asphyxiates With Breathless Tension [Review]
When playwright/deviant Oscar Wilde famously remarked that imitation was the most sincere form of flattery, he probably never predicted the idea applying to a new Netflix original, but well, it fits, and here we are. Their new sci-fi horror thriller, “Oxygen,” is a film that borrows heavily from such intimate looks at claustrophobic spaces like…
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Freida Pinto And Logan Marshall-Green Set To Star In Netflix Home-Invasion Thriller ‘Intrusion’
Freida Pinto and Logan Marshall-Green are set to star in a new Netflix thriller titled “Intrusion,” because there’s at least someone who is still announcing and releasing movies these days.Read More: Netflix Greenlights ‘Monster’ Limited Series From Ryan Murphy About Jeffrey DahmerThe Hollywood Reporter has the scoop, announcing that Netflix will release “Intrusion” from a…