Reviews of new to DVD Thriller movies.
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Dawning (DVD Review) 26 Jun, 2011
'Dawning' works on many levels from an unnerving soundtrack, appropriately low-lighted scenes, a claustrophobic cabin and a stellar cast. (Street Date 6/28/11)More>>
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Adjustment Bureau, The (Blu-ray Review) 17 Jun, 2011
First-time director George Nolfi’s charming 'The Adjustment Bureau' takes a deeper look at how much influence seemingly insignificant moments can have on our future, using a love story with a hard sci-fi hook to present a philosophy seminar on the nature of fate versus free will. (Street Date...More>>
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Manchurian Candidate, The (Blu-ray Review) 23 May, 2011
The JFK assassination changed how everyone looked at everything political, and 'Candidate' eventually came to seem so far ahead of its time that Hollywood did the obligatory lame remake in 2004.More>>
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Blow Out (Blu-ray Review) 9 May, 2011
The new Blu-ray’s soundtrack sounds as if it has been pumping some iron, and visually, this is just one more example of how Criterion can make a movie of 30 years’ vintage look great.More>>
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Black Swan (Blu-ray Review) 8 Apr, 2011
Watching someone slowly lose her mind shouldn’t be this much fun. Few movies get into the pores of the characters like 'Black Swan.'More>>
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Unstoppable (Blu-ray Review) 2 Mar, 2011
Tony Scott’s latest thriller proves you don’t have to reinvent the wheel to create an effective and engrossing film.More>>
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Donkey Punch (DVD Review) 29 Mar, 2009
Viewers in the mood for a dose of sex and gore will be well served by 'Donkey Punch.' (Street Date 4/7/09)More>>
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Tell No One 22 Feb, 2009
'Tell No One' is a first-rate contemporary suspense thriller starring Kristin Scott Thomas. (Prebook 2/26/09; Street Date 3/31/09)More>>
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Bourne Trilogy, The (Blu-ray Review) 21 Jan, 2009
The films look great in HD compared to DVD, but don’t pop off the screen in the same way other recent films do.More>>
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Doomsday (Blu-ray Review) 27 Jul, 2008
The story borrows elements from such films as 'The Road Warrior,' '28 Days Later,' 'Resident Evil,' 'Escape From New York' and 'Lord of the Rings,' and in some ways works better than some of the films that inspired it.More>>
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