It’s very hard to figure out whether “Basic Instinct” is a big-budget B-movie with retrograde attitudes towards women’s sexuality, or a quasi-meta parody of one.
Tag: suspense
Lizzie (2018)
The infamous Lizzie Borden story, wherein the thirtysomething society woman brutally murdered her parents with an ax, gets the indie film treatment here, and it’s
Family Plot (1976)
Alfred Hitchcock’s final film is a bit on the underwhelming side. The story itself is intriguing but seems better suited to a novel than a
Castle Rock (Season 1) (2018)
Hulu’s “Castle Rock” is a huge disappointment for me. The 10-episode series is inspired by the work of Stephen King, who has featured the fictional
A Certain Sacrifice (1985)
Shot in 1979 but only released in 1985 following the smash success of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” director Stephen Jon Lewicki’s suspense-drama is a genuine
Summer of 84 (2018)
There’s no denying the similarities between this retro suspense thriller and Netflix’s juggernaut “Stranger Things.” The movie’s structure, which follows a group of four teenage
The Watcher (2000)
This has to be one of the worst big-studio movies released during the 2000s. Despite the participation of Keanu Reeves, James Spader and Marisa Tomei,
And Then There Were None (1945)
Despite being regularly hailed as the best adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel, this thriller is, at best, ho hum. Director Rene Clair has
The Craft (1996)
It’s a shame that this entertaining, likable thriller is held back from greatness by Robin Tunney’s weak central performance. The characters are well drawn, the
Ten Little Indians (1974)
A semi-faithful adaptation of Agatha Christie’s beloved suspense classic, this early version of the famous story has a terrific location, a solid cast, and the
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
This big-budget adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 detective classic has all the elements to suggest a winner: It’s got Kenneth Branagh, doing double-duty as director
Single White Female (1992)
One of the strongest examples of the “roommate from Hell” subgenre of 1990s thrillers, Barbet Schroeder’s “Single White Female” is similar to Roman Polanski’s “Rosemary’s
