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Tom at the Farm is a 2013 Canadian psychological thriller film directed by and starring Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Michel Marc Bouchard, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dolan. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013, and also at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. At Venice, the film won the FIPRESCI Prize. Tom at the Farm was also nominated for eight Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_at_the_Farm A grieving man meets his lover's family, who were not aware of their son's sexual orientation. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2427892/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Slow Burn That Explodes Into Thriller Territory FREDDY: Good evening everyone. This is our third movie of the week directed by Xavier Dolan. With "Tom at the Farm", we started ...

Narc is a 2002 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Jason Patric and Ray Liotta. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narc_(film) An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly under the scrutiny of internal affairs. They follow leads, informants turn up dead, Nick's wife is unhappy he's back on the street, Henry's protective of the dead cop's wife. Nick reads and re-reads the case file, broods, watches Oak's heavy-handed style, sometimes joining in. The brass want to close out the case, Nick and Henry stay on it, and bits of evidence point them to an auto body shop. What actually happened; will Nick ever know? source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272207/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** ...

Knocking is a 2021 Swedish thriller film directed by Frida Kempff and written by Emma Broström, based on a short story by Johan Theorin. The film stars Cecilia Milocco, Krister Kern, Albin Grenholm, Ville Virtanen, and Alexander Salzberger. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocking_(film) Molly suffers a traumatic incident due to an eerie sound from upstairs in her new apartment. As the noises grow more desperate and sound more and more like screams for help, Molly realizes that her neighbors are not listening when she goes to them for help. In a disturbing search for the truth, Molly realizes that no one believes her, and begins to question herself. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10928086/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Therapeutic Debut: First Impressions of Molly's World KRASNAYA: The second film of our themed week and yet another psycho...

Ex Machina (stylized as ex_machina or EX_MACHINA) is a 2015 science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Alex Garland in his directorial debut. It stars Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Alicia Vikander. Made on a budget of $15 million, the film grossed $36.9 million worldwide and received critical acclaim, winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(film) A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking humanoid A.I. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752 ***SPOILER ALERT*** Initial Impressions & The Alex Garland Factor FREDDY: I have already watched some movies written by Alex Garland (Sunshine, Never Let Me Go and 28 Days Later) and he doesn't impress me. The movie is not boring, but it doesn't bring anything new either. KRASNAYA: Another...

Source Code is a 2011 American-French science fiction thriller film directed by Duncan Jones, produced by Mark Gordon, Jordan Wynn, and Philippe Rousselet, and written by Ben Ripley. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a U.S. Army captain who is sent into a computed reality to find a bomber; additionally starring are Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga. Plans for a television adaptation at CBS were announced shortly after the film was released. However, these plans were scrapped in December 2014 in favor of a film sequel. The sequel is in development with Mark Gordon returning to produce and Anna Foerster attached to direct. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source_Code A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train. A mission he has only 8 minutes to complete. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0945513/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** An Intriguing Sci-Fi Premise K...

Coherence is an American science fiction thriller film that was directed by James Ward Byrkit, and is his first theatrical feature film. Ward Byrkit came up with the idea for Coherence after deciding that he wanted to test the idea of shooting a film "without a crew and without a script". He chose to film the movie in his own home and developed the film's science fiction aspect out of necessity, as he wanted to "make a living room feel bigger than just a living room". While Ward Byrkit did have a specific idea for how the film would unfold, he selected improvisational actors and gave them the basic outline of their characters, motivations, and major plot points. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coherence_(film) On the night of an astronomical anomaly, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events. Part cerebral sci-fi and part relationship drama, COHERENCE is a tightly focused, intimately shot film that qu...

Phenomena is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento and starring Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, and Donald Pleasence. After its release in Italy, Phenomena was purchased for distribution in the United States by New Line Cinema, who cut over twenty minutes from the film and released it under the title Creepers. The film features a score by Goblin, as well as a multitude of heavy metal songs on its soundtrack. The film was inspired to Dario Argento after he learned that insects are sometimes used during murder investigations. Jennifer Connelly had part of her finger bitten off by the chimpanzee in the final scene at the end of the film. She was rushed to the hospital and the finger was re-attached. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomena_(film) A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders. source: http://www....

Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, co-written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi, and co-produced by Claudio and Salvatore Argento. The film stars Jessica Harper and also features Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosè, Alida Valli, Udo Kier, and Joan Bennett in her final film role. Suspiria has become one of Argento's most successful feature films, receiving critical acclaim for its visual and stylistic flair, use of vibrant colors, and its soundtrack. The woman playing Helna Markos is not credited. According to Jessica Harper, she was a 90-year-old ex-hooker who director Dario Argento found on the streets of Rome. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspiria A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the school is a front for something far more sinister and supernatural amidst a series of grisly murders. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076786/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** First t...

The Keeper of Lost Causes it's a 2013 Danish crime film directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares and Sonja Richter. It's an adaptation of the novel Kvinden i buret by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. It was the top box office film in Denmark in 2013. A film adaptation of "Fasandræberne" is filming in 2014, with expected release in the fall of that year. Both films star Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares. source: this one I had to write... there's no wiki, crazy... Chief detective Carl Mørck and his assistant Assad become involved in a five-year-old case concerning the mystery of politician Merete Lynggaard's disappearance - a journey that takes them deep into the undercurrent of abuse and malice that lurks beneath the polished surface of Scandinavia. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2438644/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Mørck and Assad are now officially my favorite detective duo. There are a ...