Archive for the 'Suspense' Category
Saul Goodman
0 Comments Published by Kaonashi April 7th, 2007 in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Animation, Suspense, Reviews, Genres, Indie.Title: Saul Goodman
Year: 2006
Director: Jim Connell
Starring Voices: John Cammarata, Eric Scheiner
Rated: Not rated, but most likely R
NoFace for Film rating: 5 out of 7
In Forrest Gump, the titular character spends much of the film telling his unbelievable life story to strangers as they wait for the bus. Similarly, a chance meeting between two strangers at […]
Inside Man
0 Comments Published by Kaonashi January 22nd, 2007 in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense.Title: Inside Man
Year: 2006
Director: Spike Lee
Starring Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Rated: R
NoFace for Film rating: 6 out of 7
Before I begin, let me say that I don’t like watching hostage movies. There’s nothing inherently wrong about them, but I personally don’t like watching them because I feel stressed out and uncomfortable for the […]
Children of Men
3 Comments Published by Kaonashi January 8th, 2007 in Action, Social Commentary, Film Adaptation, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Suspense.Title: Children of Men
Year: 2006
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Starring Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine
Rated: R
NoFace for Film rating: 6 out of 7
I was ticked off when I first heard that Children of Men was only playing on 16 screens! Preposterous! I’d heard so many positive remarks about it and was disappointed to hear that I’d […]
The Prestige
1 Comment Published by Kaonashi October 23rd, 2006 in Crime, Film Adaptation, Fantasy, Drama, Period Piece, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense.Title: The Prestige
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Year: 2006
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring Cast: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson
Rated: PG-13
NoFace for Film: 6.5 out of 7
A few months ago I was watching the trailers for some movie when the trailer for The Prestige came on. After seeing the very, very HOT Christian Bale and the yummy Hugh Jackman […]
The Departed
2 Comments Published by Kaonashi October 8th, 2006 in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Suspense, Remake.Title: The Departed
Year: 2006
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen
Rated: A bloody, well-deserved R
NoFace for Film rating: 6.5 out of 7
Ho. Ly. Shit.
This film is AMAZING. Brilliant. Intense. Fantastic cast.
Allow me to elaborate.
I’m not done yet! […]
Title: Hard Candy
Year: 2005
Director: David Slade
Starring Cast: Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page
Rated: R
Reviewed by: TheMarina
NoFace for Film rating: 6 out of 7
A good thriller is hard to find but sometimes, that little movie that looks harmless enough surprises you.
I’m not done yet! »
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Road to Perdition
6 Comments Published by Kaonashi April 3rd, 2006 in Action, Crime, Film Adaptation, Drama, Period Piece, Thriller, Suspense.Title: Road to Perdition
Year: 2002
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring Cast: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman
Rated: R
NoFace Rating: 5.5 out of 7
I have to admit, I didn’t want to see Road to Perdition when it first came out because it featured the death of innocent people. I didn’t want to see something like that, even if it featured Tom […]
The Thirteenth Floor
1 Comment Published by Kaonashi February 20th, 2006 in Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense, Film Noir.Title: The Thirteenth Floor
Year: 1999
Director: Josef Rusnak
Starring Cast: Craig Bierko, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Getchen Mol, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dennis Haysbert
Rated: R
NoFace rating: 4.5 out of 7
Like Dark City, The Thirteenth Floor is one of those underrated films that explored the concept of alternate realities but were overshadowed by The Matrix. The Thirteenth Floor actually came out […]
Dark City
1 Comment Published by Kaonashi January 11th, 2006 in Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense, Film Noir.Title: Dark City
Year: 1998
Director: Alex Proyas
Starring Cast: Rufus Sewell, Keifer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt
Rated: R
NoFace Rating: 4 out of 7
Dark City is one of those well made, underrated science fiction films that now seems dated since the advent of The Matrix. A disenchanted viewer may look at this DVD and think, “Oh, great. Another […]
Title: Memento
Year: 2000
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring Cast: Guy Pierce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano
Rated: R
NoFace for Film rating: 5.5
I had started hearing about Memento before I was about to move to Japan (back in 2000), but it came out some time after I had left the country. When I returned in 2002 and moved back in my […]
