THRILLERS

Patel shows a raw directing skill that compensates for the film’s inconsistencies in pacing and tone.

There’s a tendency now to play fast and loose with the term “pulp”, as if it were just another word for “lowbrow”. But it’s much more specific than that.

Both murderous movies have their merits; only time will tell if Fincher’s film becomes as well-remembered as Besson’s.

“My love is for thrills—thriller, horror, the darker side of humanity.”

Over its three seasons, The Following moves at a cracking pace and keeps viewers glued by continuously upping the ante.

With the upcoming release of Retribution, we looks back at five of Neeson’s best from the past 15 years.

The new season ping-pongs between a mobster thriller and a road-to-redemption drama.

Succession director Mark Mylod casts an impeccably sneering Ralph Fiennes in full Phantom Thread egomaniac mode.

Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans sport duelling facial hair in the Russo Brothers’ next blockbuster.

No matter how serious things get, the leads always feel like real children due to the actors’ extraordinary performances.

Don’t Google what happens in this serial killer thriller with a hearty dollop of horror.

Stylish, entertaining and thoughtfully subversive, Kimi is a standout for the notoriously prolific Soderbergh.

What’s the catch with an affordable, tech-savvy dream house? Lots of weird rules – and worse.

It’s easy to hunt down these thriller classics that have fallen off our other streaming guides.

What’s your favourite scary movie…about scary movies? Let’s go deeper into this densely metatextual slasher franchise.

A new British series on Neon proves twisty, pulpy and slyly suspenseful.

And another reminder why the qualifier “good, for NZ” no longer applies.

Aaron Yap finds that outside the cast’s charisma, there’s little to recommend.