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Tom at the Farm (2013)

Plot Summary: A grieving Montreal copywriter travels to a rural farm for his deceased boyfriend's funeral, only to be drawn into a dangerous psychological game of manipulation with the boyfriend's abusive brother. Director: Xavier Dolan Producers: Xavier Dolan, Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz Screenplay: Xavier Dolan, Michel Marc Bouchard Starring: Xavier Dolan as Tom Podowski Pierre-Yves Cardinal as Francis Longchamp Lise Roy as Agathe Longchamp Evelyne Brochu as Sara Manuel Tadros as Barman Music: Gabriel Yared Cinematography: André Turpin Editing: Xavier Dolan HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Slow Burn That Explodes Into Thriller Territory ...

Narc (2002)

Plot Summary: A suspended undercover narcotics officer is reinstated to solve the brutal murder of a fellow officer, pairing up with the slain cop's volatile partner. Director: Joe Carnahan Producers: Michelle Grace, Diane Nabatoff, Ray Liotta Screenplay: Joe Carnahan Starring: Jason Patric as Nick Tellis Ray Liotta as Detective Lieutenant Henry Oak Chi McBride as Captain Cheevers Anne Openshaw as Kathryn Tellis Busta Rhymes as Darnell Beery Music: Cliff Martinez Cinematography: Alex Nepomniaschy Editing: John Gilroy HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Tribute Week Opener: Gritty Detroit Crime Drama KRASNAYA: This week's theme is dedicated to the early departe...

Knocking (2021)

Plot Summary: A woman recovering from a traumatic breakdown moves into a new apartment, only to become obsessed with a mysterious knocking sound that seems to be a cry for help. Director: Frida Kempff Producer: Erik Andersson Screenplay: Emma Broström Starring: Cecilia Milocco as Molly Albin Grenholm as Klas Krister Kern as Judit Ville Virtanen as Doctor Alexander Salzberger as Peter Music: Martin Dirkov Cinematography: Hannes Krantz Editing: Erika Gonzales HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Therapeutic Debut: First Impressions of Molly's World KRASNAYA: The second film of our themed week and yet another psychological thriller that tells the story of Molly (Cecil...

Ex Machina (2015)

Plot Summary: A programmer is selected by his company's CEO to perform a Turing test on an intelligent humanoid robot at a secluded mountain estate. Director: Alex Garland Producers: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich Screenplay: Alex Garland Starring: Domhnall Gleeson as Caleb Smith Oscar Isaac as Nathan Bateman Alicia Vikander as Ava Sonoya Mizuno as Kyoko Music: Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow Cinematography: Rob Hardy Editing: Mark Day HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ 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 bo...

Source Code (2011)

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 (2013)

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 (1985)

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 (1977)

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 (2013)

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 ...