Category: Thriller
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It Was Just an Accident: I Liked This One on Purpose
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. It Was Just an Accident (2025) Jafar Panahi I’ve got just a few days between NTFCA awards finalists being announced and my voting deadline, so I’m going to try to squeeze in a few more awards contenders before I have to send in my ballot. Being nominated multiple times and probably gunning for a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, It Was Just an Accident was first on…
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The Running Man: Quick Out the Blocks, Stumbled to the Finish
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Running Man (2025) Edgar Wright I’ve been hyping up The Running Man since I added it to my watchlist at the beginning of the year and decided to read it for my Adaptation Appreciation adventure. I was even more excited once I finished the book, which was fantastically and horrifyingly written. I figured that Edgar Wright would do the story justice, and he was doing just that…for…
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Now You See Me: Now You Don’t: When We Needed Them Most, They Vanished
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (2025) Ruben Fleischer In a year where I’ve poured hours into a ton of franchises with varying returns, I’m not sure why I saw the Now You See Me franchise through. I didn’t love either of the first two movies, even though the premises had a lot of potential, but I figured that I should go see the third film since…
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Bugonia: Are WE the Bees?
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Bugonia (2025) Yorgos Lanthimos November has suddenly become jam-packed, not only with films that I want to see, but some real heavyweights, both in my personal rankings and probably at the Oscars, too. Bugonia fell squarely into both categories, and I’m glad to say that the Yorgos-Emma Stone experiment is now 2-for-3 (maybe 2.5-for-3, if I’m feeling generous towards Kinds of Kindness) in my book. Morgan and I had a…
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A House of Dynamite: Lit Fuse, Dud Finale
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. A House of Dynamite (2025) Kathryn Bigelow I had received a lot of mixed signals before my viewing of A House of Dynamite, from the early Oscars buzz to the Letterboxd rating that continued to drop the longer it was out, so I had no idea what to expect. A House of Dynamite oozed with promise, given its engaging premise and great cast (and I mean great—Idris Elba, Rebecca…
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Shelby Oaks: Found Footage and Talent
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Shelby Oaks (2024) Chris Stuckmann I’ve been a big Chris Stuckmann fan for the last few years, so when he announced he was working on a movie—and when that movie eventually got picked up by Neon—I was stoked. Fortunately, I’ve broken my personal horror movie seal since then, so I headed to the theater excitedly today instead of begrudgingly. For a debut, Shelby Oaks was a valiant effort,…
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One Battle After Another: The Voice of a Revolution
One Battle After Another (2025) Paul Thomas Anderson After some back-and-forth movie scheduling with Morgan and her ever-demanding nursing degree, a compromise was reached. I would test drive One Battle After Another this weekend—you know, make sure it’s not poisonous—and then Morgan and I would see it again next weekend. I honestly feel so bad for Morgan, because she missed out on what will likely be one of the best movies of…
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Hurry Up Tomorrow: Spiraling Into Stunning Misunderstanding
Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025) Trey Edward Shults Knowing what I know now about this movie, I may not be the best person to review Hurry Up Tomorrow, given how little I knew about Abel Tesfaye’s personal life (in reading Reddit threads afterwards, knowing his life story seemed to be insanely important) and the corresponding album of the same name. Hurry Up Tomorrow was more confusing than it should’ve been if I had done…
