Murder By Numbers (2002)
Sep 14, 2002Forensic Psychology Thriller
Thriller with Sandra Bullock as a burned-out detective investigating two teenagers who have decided to commit a murder as an experiment in amorality
Michael Pitt
Funny Games U.S. (2007)
Oct 26, 2008Sadism and Torture
Michael Haneke's English-language remake of his earlier home invasion film has a sense of pointlessness to it. But in following the original so closely, it also cannot help but work where it did
I Origins (2014)
Jul 28, 2014Scientific Research/Discovery of Unusual Connections
Mike Cahill's follow-up to Another Earth, an intriguingly different work about how research into the human eye leads to a very unusual discovery. As much a relationship drama as SF
Criminal (2016)
May 28, 2016Transplanted Memories/Action Film
Everything indicates this should have been a hit – an impressive star line-up, big polished action sequences – only it tanked. Much has been assembled in the service of a hackneyed idea where the memories of an FBI agent are implanted into criminal Kevin Costner
The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
Jun 19, 2020Near-Future Heist Film/Action Film
A heist film set in a near-future USA where a group of criminals are preparing a last big caper before the activation of a mind control device that will make crime impossible
Lisey’s Story (2021)
Aug 8, 2021Stephen King Adaptation/Secret Parallel World
Stephen King writes the script for a TV mini-series adaptation of what he considers to be his best book about a widow who discovers a secret parallel world