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Black humor, frozen land
A droll, gruesome cop thriller, chilled Icelandic-style. Plus: What's new this week.
Andrew O'Hehir Mar 3, 2008
Periods, rabbis, panties and more
An underwear thief in Raleigh. A pill that prevents periods. Inmates impersonating Michael Jackson. It's a crazy world.
Catherine Price Aug 1, 2007
Mystery in black and white
Stephen L. Carter helped put African-American mysteries on the map with his 2002 debut novel. But his latest thriller, "New England White," seems lost.
By Alexis Soloski Jul 19, 2007
"Fracture"
Ryan Gosling runs rings around Anthony Hopkins in this clever, somber thriller.
By Stephanie Zacharek Apr 20, 2007
Beyond the Multiplex
Hilary Brougher's "Stephanie Daley" is a major American film, in spite of its indie pedigree. Plus: Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson visit the snuff motel.
By Andrew O'Hehir Apr 19, 2007
"Perfect Stranger"
Halle Berry seduces Bruce Willis -- but alas, not us -- in this twisty-turny thriller.
By Stephanie Zacharek Apr 13, 2007
"Life's not simple"
In this interview and podcast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks about his new film "The Lookout" -- and why movies should be as complex as people are.
By Andrew O'Hehir Mar 28, 2007
"Premonition"
This supernatural thriller, in which Sandra Bullock plays a woman living each day as if it were her husband's last, is too serious for its own good.
By Stephanie Zacharek Mar 16, 2007
Beyond the Multiplex
Opening weekend at the Austin filmfest offers a controversial documentary about (not by) Michael Moore, an outrageous horror-comedy by Alan Cumming and a few Tarantino impersonations.
By Andrew O'Hehir Mar 12, 2007
"The Dead Hour"
When you're a cub reporter working the graveyard shift, there's little else to do than become involved in the domestic disputes -- and murders -- of Glasgow's upper class.
By Laura Miller Jun 19, 2006
"End of Story"
From the author of "Oblivion," a gripping psychological suspense novel about a young aspiring writer who befriends a convicted killer.
By Laura Miller Jun 19, 2006
"The Ruins"
A lazy Mexican vacation turns sinister -- and grisly -- when a group of middle-class tourists become trapped at an archaeological site.
By Laura Miller Jun 19, 2006
"Moonlight Hotel"
This thriller about U.S. involvement with a fictional, Cold War-era Middle Eastern nation seems uncannily relevant to today.
By Laura Miller Jun 19, 2006
"The Night Gardener"
George Pelecanos' engrossing crime novel -- perfect for fans of "The Wire" -- tells parallel stories of cops and criminals in Washington, D.C.
By Laura Miller Jun 19, 2006
"Cast of Shadows" by Kevin Guilfoile
A father uses cloning technology and a video game to track down the man who killed and raped his daughter in this near-futuristic thriller.
By Laura Miller Jun 6, 2005
"In the Shadow of the Law" by Kermit Roosevelt
A terrifically idiosyncratic and colorful bunch of characters make this K Street thriller about corporate law a standout.
By Laura Miller Jun 6, 2005
Perfect Circle: Chapter 4
Life is a firework, a burst of light in the sky. When you die, it's like the rocket is falling. But for a ghost, like the girl Hanlon killed, death is a bad photograph, transfixing you.
By Sean Stewart Jul 30, 2004
"demonlover"
Olivier Assayas' unclassifiable porn-capitalism thriller is a theory-addled nightmare -- but it's also a profound and troubling movie about contemporary life.
By Charles Taylor Sep 19, 2003
"Cold Creek Manor"
In this predictable Mike Figgis thriller, Sharon Stone and Dennis Quaid buy a cute old country house. Then the creepy guy with the bed-head 'do shows up!
By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 19, 2003
"The Cutting Room" by Louise Welsh
A Glasgow antiques dealer finds horrible pictures in a dead man's house, in this captivating thriller from a new Scottish writer.
By Charles Taylor Apr 8, 2003
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown
Catholic secret societies, lessons in obscure art history and a gruesome murder in the Louvre! Dan Brown's conspiracy-theory thriller is the pulp must-read of the season.
By Charles Taylor Mar 27, 2003
Who's bad?
Amid a messy $200 million dispute with Sony, Michael Jackson adopts temporary blackness and summons Al Sharpton to his cause. But racism hasn't torpedoed your career, Michael: Your music sucks.
By Bomani Jones Jun 26, 2002
"Domestic Disturbance"
John Travolta and Vince Vaughn sleepwalk through a big, dumb thriller.
By Stephanie Zacharek Nov 2, 2001
"Don't Say a Word"
Car bombs? People buried alive? What the hell is 20th Century Fox thinking?!
By Charles Taylor Sep 28, 2001
Blue screen of death
In Jeff Deaver's latest thriller, "The Blue Nowhere," a killer hacks his victims' computers, invades their lives and lures them to their deaths.
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris May 14, 2001
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