ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (2005, USA, 109m, 15) *** Action, Crime, Thriller dist. Rogue Pictures; pr co. Why Not Productions / Liaison Films / Biscayne Pictures d. Jean-Francois Richet; w. James DeMonaco (based on the 1976 film screenplay by John Carpenter); pr. Pascal Caucheteux, Jeffrey Silver, Stephane Sperry; ph. Robert Gantz (DeLuxe | 2.35:1); m….
Tag: Thriller
TV Review – AFTER THE FLOOD – SERIES 2 (2026)
AFTER THE FLOOD – SERIES 2 (UK, 2026, 6 x 45m) ***½ Crime, Drama, Thriller dist. ITV; pr co. Quay Street Productions d. Azhur Saleem; w. Mick Ford, Joe Forrest, Maxine Alderton (based on characters created by Mick Ford); pr. Juliet Charlesworth; exec pr. Richard Fee, Mick Ford, Huw Kennair-Jones, Nicola Shindler; ph. Phil Wood;…
Film Review – DEAD OF WINTER (2025)
DEAD OF WINTER (2025, Germany/Canada/USA, 97m, 15) ***½ Action, Thriller dist. Vertical Entertainment (USA), Vertigo Releasing (UK); pr co. Augenschein Filmproduktion / Crafthaus / Film- und Medienstiftung NRW / Leonine Studios / MMC Studios / Stampede Studios / Wild Bunch Germany / Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) d. Brian Kirk; w. Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, Dalton Leeb; pr….
Film Review – DELIVERANCE (1972)
DELIVERANCE (1972, USA, 109m, 18) **** Adventure, Drama, Thriller dist. Warner Bros. (USA), Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK); pr co. Warner Bros.; d. John Boorman; w. James Dickey, John Boorman (based on the novel by James Dickey); pr. John Boorman; ph. Vilmos Zsigmond (Technicolor | 2.35:1); ed. Tom Priestley; ad. Fred Harpman. cast: Jon Voight (Ed), Burt…
Film review – EYEWITNESS (1981)
EYEWITNESS (1981, USA, 103m, 15) *** Crime, Mystery, Thriller dist. Twentieth Century Fox; pr co. Twentieth Century Fox; d. Peter Yates; w. Steve Tesich; pr. Peter Yates; ph. Matthew F. Leonetti (Colour | 1.85:1); m. Stanley Silverman; ed. Cynthia Scheider; pd. Philip Rosenberg; ad. John Kasarda (uncredited). cast: William Hurt (Daryll Deever), Sigourney Weaver (Tony…
Film Review – SOUTHERN COMFORT (1981)
SOUTHERN COMFORT (1981, USA, 106m, 15) ***½ Action, Thriller dist. Twentieth Century Fox (USA), EMI Distribution (UK); pr co. Cinema Group Ventures / Phoenix Films; d. Walter Hill; w. Michael Kane, Walter Hill, David Giler; pr. David Giler; ph. Andrew Laszlo (DeLuxe | 1.85:1); m. Ry Cooder; ed. Freeman A. Davies; pd. John Vallone. cast:…
Book Review – ONE OF US IS DEAD (2024) by Peter James
ONE OF US IS DEAD (2024) *** by Peter James This paperback edition published by Pan Books, 2025, 464pp © Really Scary Books/Peter James, 2024 ISBN: 978-1-5290-9003-1 Blurb: Arriving late for a funeral, James Taylor spots a familiar face in the church – his old schoolfriend Rufus Rorke. Except it couldn’t be him, could it? Because two…
Film review – THE LAST OF SHEILA (1973)
LAST OF SHEILA, THE (1973, USA, 120m, 15) ***½ Crime, Mystery, Thriller dist. Warner Bros. (USA), Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK); pr co. Warner Bros. Pictures; d. Herbert Ross; w. Anthony Perkins, Stephen Sondheim; pr. Herbert Ross; ph. Gerry Turpin (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Billy Goldenberg; ed. Edward Warschilka; pd. Ken Adam; ad. Tony Roman. cast: Richard…
Film Review – ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945)
ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945, USA, 71m, 12) ***½ Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller dist. RKO Radio Pictures; pr co. RKO Radio Pictures; d. Mark Robson; w. Ardel Wray; pr. Val Lewton; ph. Jack MacKenzie (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Leigh Harline; ed. Lyle Boyer; ad. Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller. cast: Boris Karloff (Gen. Nikolas…
Book Review – THE RUNNING GRAVE (20234) by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
THE RUNNING GRAVE (2024) **** by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling) This paperback edition published by Sphere, 2024, 1,184pp ISBN: 978-1-4087-3097-3 Blurb: Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation…