A crime thriller that also becomes a meditation on the post-communist history of Croatia
Tag Archives: thriller
Film review: Funny Games (Austria)
Before I get started on my book reviews for 20 books of summer, I wanted to do a little write-up of this really horrible 1997 Austrian film, written and directed by Michael Haneke. Funny Games, notorious for its focus on sadistic violence, is now heralded as something of an art-house classic, and inspired a 2007 …
Book review: I’m not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti (Italy)
Expertly paced, page-turning Italian thriller
Polish series Wataha (The Border/The Pack)
Atmospheric TV thriller set inside the Polish-Ukrainian border guard
Review no 148: German TV Series Deutschland ’86
Stylish German Cold War drama Deutschland ’86
Review no 122: Black Book, a Dutch movie
“Shamelessly entertaining” Dutch film Black Book, directed by Paul Verhoeven
Review no 77: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Cyprus)
The trashiest of trashy crime thrillers.
Review no 57: Force of Nature by Jane Harper (Australia)
Gripping but slightly silly crime thriller set in the inhospitable Australian bush
Review no 52: Parasite, film by Bong Joon-Ho (South Korea)
Does Bong Joon-ho’s comedy thriller Parasite live up to the hype?
Review no 50: Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt (USA)
Thrilling and senselessly controversial
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