“Jacob’s Ladder” is one of those acclaimed movies that I somehow managed to avoid for some reason. Maybe it’s the portentous trailer, or the unclear
Tag: suspense
Blow Out (1981)
“Blow Out” is equal parts a compelling, distinctly Hitchockian thriller, as well as a regrettably dated artifact of its more naïve era. Its central story
Shutter Island (2010)
When “Shutter Island” was first released, I found it off-putting and phony through and through. I’m not really sure what other movie I may have
Hideaway (1995)
It’s hard to understand how a studio movie with so much going for it could end up being such an incompetent mess. It has the
Apartment Zero (1988)
Few movies are as close to perfection as “Apartment Zero.” From the first few frames, it’s clear we’re in for something special: The city of
Outbreak (1995)
It’s hard to know what to make of Wolfgang Petersen’s “Outbreak.” If Petersen simply focused on telling a straightforward story about the outbreak of a
