M. Night Shyamalan’s most recent feature finds him doing precisely what he does best. Old is a tightly wound thriller based on a simple concept, which Shyamalan then manipulates and explores to tremendous effect. While not quite as impressive as the early … Continue reading REVIEW: Old (2021)
M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller The Happening was released into cinemas worldwide in 2008. It came as another step in a decade-long journey of diminishing returns: The Sixth Sense (1999) had been a global sensation, Unbreakable (2000) slightly less so, and then audience response seem to … Continue reading REVIEW: The Happening (2008)
Security consultant David Dunn (Bruce Willis) secretly boasts super-strength and is close to indestructible, and patrols the streets of Philadelphia in a hooded raincoat. When he tracks down serial killer Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) – a man with several … Continue reading REVIEW: Glass (2019)
Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) works as the superintendent of a Philadelphia apartment block. One night he discovers a mysterious young woman in the block’s swimming pool. Named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard), she turns out to be a water nymph known … Continue reading REVIEW: Lady in the Water (2006)
In 1999 audiences worldwide were stunned by a film titled The Sixth Sense. It arrived without fanfare; a sort of mid-list supernatural thriller designed to give audiences something to go to between the big summer blockbusters. Sure it starred Bruce … Continue reading “They say this one has a surprise ending” | Unbreakable (2000)
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