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Tag Archives: thriller

Polish series Wataha (The Border/The Pack)

Atmospheric TV thriller set inside the Polish-Ukrainian border guard

Posted byimogenglad12th Aug 202112th Aug 2021Posted intelevisionTags: action, border guards, crime, drama, european television, Poland, television, The Border, The Pack, thriller, Wataha1 Comment on Polish series Wataha (The Border/The Pack)

Review no 148: German TV Series Deutschland ’86

Stylish German Cold War drama Deutschland ’86

Posted byimogenglad13th Apr 202114th Apr 2021Posted intelevisionTags: cold war, drama, Europe, european television, germany, spies, thriller1 Comment on Review no 148: German TV Series Deutschland ’86

Review no 122: Black Book, a Dutch movie

“Shamelessly entertaining” Dutch film Black Book, directed by Paul Verhoeven

Posted byimogenglad4th Dec 20207th Dec 2020Posted infilmTags: Europe, film, films for lockdown, holland, movie, Netherlands, subtitled film, thriller, warLeave a comment on Review no 122: Black Book, a Dutch movie

Review no 77: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Cyprus)

The trashiest of trashy crime thrillers.

Posted byimogenglad24th May 20204th Jun 2020Posted inbookTags: book, crime, cyprus, middle east and north africa, thriller1 Comment on Review no 77: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Cyprus)

Review no 57: Force of Nature by Jane Harper (Australia)

Gripping but slightly silly crime thriller set in the inhospitable Australian bush

Posted byimogenglad5th Mar 20204th Jun 2020Posted inbookTags: australia, crime, Far East South Asia and Australasia, genre fiction, melodrama, silly, thriller2 Comments on Review no 57: Force of Nature by Jane Harper (Australia)

Review no 52: Parasite, film by Bong Joon-Ho (South Korea)

Does Bong Joon-ho’s comedy thriller Parasite live up to the hype?

Posted byimogenglad18th Feb 202011th Aug 2021Posted infilmTags: Bong Joon-Ho, comedy, Far East South Asia and Australasia, film, movie, Oscar winner, South Korea, subtitled film, thriller4 Comments on Review no 52: Parasite, film by Bong Joon-Ho (South Korea)

Review no 50: Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt (USA)

Thrilling and senselessly controversial

Posted byimogenglad10th Feb 20204th Jun 2020Posted inbookTags: bestseller, mexico, migration, the americas and the caribbean, thriller, USA2 Comments on Review no 50: Jeanine Cummins, American Dirt (USA)

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