Thrillers

The film The Wall is directed by Doug Liman which he also directed the film “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.” The Wall is led by three actors Aaron Taylor- Johnson as Sgt. Allen Isaac, John Cena as Staff Sgt. Shane Matthews, and Laith Nakli the voice of Juba an Iraqi sniper. The film is set in 2007 in Iraq at an oil pipeline where Sgt. Isaac and Staff Sgt. Matthews were called on to secure the area after they were informed there was a shootout. When the soldiers arrived, they encountered a sniper that was…

Exchange Commission, news outlets, or people on Wall Street, they would deny his claims and refuse to look into the issues. After Madoff’s arrest in 2008 at the hands of his sons, Markopolos published a book titled No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller to reveal the obvious red flags in the ponzi scheme and the failures of the Security Exchange Commission to regulate the securities firm. The red flags include split-strike conversion, market timing, the firm giving up profits,…

killer. Often with wit and determination rather than brute force. Which it absolutely isn't, which while initially disappointing Final Girl turned out to be worth every minute of its 84 minute run time. What it turn out to be was a well executed dark thriller with a splash of horror overtones. I say splash because there is a distinct muting of dread and revulsion, which are still there. OK, maybe not the revulsion. Where Final Girl truly shines is the visuals and the characterization. Final…

Back in Lesson Two, we discussed how film noir evolved from the Romance genre, and focused on obsessive love and femme fatales. The term “film noir”, however, is considered a cinematic term to encompass a whole genre of Hollywood crime dramas. There has been debate over the years about whether film noir is it’s own genre, or whether it’s simply a “style” of film, but I personally prefer to think of it as it’s own genre. The main reason for this is that there are so many different types of…

Before the 1980’s were over, Michael Jackson’s album, “Thriller,” sold over 40 million copies and became the best selling record of all time. In 1985, Jackson wrote “We Are the World,” after seeing footage of starving people in Ethiopia. The song had raised $44 million for starving people in Africa only one year after its release, a world-wide effort for relief in Africa inspired by Jackson transpired. Soon, many other artists organized concerts, wrote songs, and even albums to support the cause…

Never have I ever been so gratified coming out of a movie theatre; let alone a scary movie. Get Out was the first of its kind to present and bring awareness to racism and social injustices in a time where it’s so prevalent in a form of a horror/thriller film. Get Out tells the story of Chris a young black male photographer who’s going to visit his white girlfriend’s family for the first time. Upon arrival to the family home Chris witness’s strange events that has him questioning his own sanity…

in a waking dream in which she saw a "hideous phantasm of a man" being animated by "the working of some powerful engine." When Shelley opened her eyes, she saw moonlight entering her room through the shutters, and a story was born.” In the Gothic thriller novel, Frankenstein (1831), eight-teen year old author, Mary Shelley depicts the fantasy of a tormented man by the name of Victor Frankenstein who intelligently conquered the secrets of life and nature. Victor is joined along with his close…

While most horror or thriller movies aim to just scare its audience or hold its audience in suspense with jump scares or music that becomes increasingly unnerving, Get Out adds a layer horror by asking the question: Is racism truly over? In a roundtable interview with The Hollywood…

Motivations of Curiosity and Assistance of Others Farah Ahmedi was intent in discovering a way to escape from war-torn Afghanistan to have an improved life for her and her mother. Unwavering in accomplishing her mission, Nancy Drew incessantly searched for a way to solve the spine-chilling mystery of Shadow Ranch and find the treasure to assist her friends. Out of curiosity, Aengus was insistent on finding the trout who had mysteriously transformed into a glimmering girl. These three…

little kamikaze pilots assaulted the ancient cinder block building. Suddenly, a flood of electric energy breached the solid blackness, with a deafening crackle in hot pursuit. No, this is not the beginning of a low-budget horror movie or gritty crime thriller. This is the end of a long day at a leadership training course for teenagers. I was Assistant Senior Patrol Leader at the Boy Scout's National Youth Leadership Training, meaning I was second in command at a camp with 48 teenage…