I just love closed environment movies! Cramped in a small room, a couple of characters try to escape/survive and show the best and the worst in them. Although they have to be well written, most of these movies is a great study of characters and the claustrophobic vibe just adds to the tension. ATM is [...]

Red State is a second Kevin Smith movie that tackles the religion issue, and since Dogma was too awesome and Red State was also great, I hope that in the future he will continue to make these movies. Also, Red State took a more serious approach to the basically the same problem, and therefore it [...]

Directed by Nick Cassavetes (Alpha Dog, She’s So Lovely, My Sister’s Keeper) John Q is a rather controversial movie about health-care in America. It seems that this movie has been pushed aside due to its subject, and we are here to correct that error. First of all this script is quite real and I believe [...]

Hey lets mix up bank robbery, romance, action, comedy and mystery in one movie! Sounds quite interesting, doesn’t it? But, in reality, this has to be done with great precision and perfect script with solid acting on top of all that, and in Flypaper we see how this mixture almost made it. First of all, [...]

Loosely based on the original Mother’s Day (this was a Troma flick which makes the quality of the remake almost comprehensible) from 1980 this updated version took the premise to a much higher level and created a very intense and suspenseful movie. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III, IV) and set in a [...]

Here is another eighties horror movie, and if you have seen the rest of them (Critters, The Blob, Fright Night…) you exactly know what to expect, a cheesy entertainment perfect for relaxing. I guess that is the part of appeal of these flicks, there will be scary and funny scenes with mandatory nudity present (there [...]

Well, this is a back to back review of the classic and its reincarnation from 2005. The original flick as always was a low budget thriller with excellent directing that over time became a cult movie and the second one tried to cash in on that and to modernize the approach to the whole story. [...]

What a strange duo that works so well. Tim and Robin were really brilliant in this little gem. Robin plays the role of a distressed car salesman with a lot of trouble on his hands. And in the most inconvenient time a crazed gunman takes everybody hostage in his dealership. It is up to smooth [...]

Directed by famous Costa-Gavras this movie is a bit slow for a classical hostage situation flick. But that is done intentionally, because it works on different levels, focusing on one man against the media and its exploitation. Sam Baily after the loss of his job takes everyone in his former workplace as hostages. One of them happens [...]

Another hostage situation movie, this time directed by Kevin Spacey. Of course, Dog Day Afternoon is the mother-load of all hostage flicks, but if you like that cramped feeling and the constant suspense you might wanna check out this one. Kevin Spacey appeared also in similar movie called The Negotiator, this time as an actor. [...]

Speaking about radio stations and rock and metal, if you are interested you gotta check out this 1993 flick. A lot of young actors that are now acclaimed stars appear in it. So, Chazz Darveyand his two friends are the Lone Rangers, a rock/metal band that is trying to get a record deal. But as faith [...]

Speaking of thrillers, this one is great too. The whole story  takes place in a single phone booth in New York, where a crazed assassin with a sniper rifle is aiming at Stu Shepard who has to talk to police, explain his position, and try to not get killed. This is a great movie, lots [...]

What an exceptional story, it`s like Stephen King`s novel,  but it`s not. The cast is not A list but it`s still perfect, everyone contributed greatly to the overall quality of the movie. One more thing i like is that the story is closed, and by that I mean that it`s set in some desolate hotel [...]

Denzel Washington mhhmmm, in another bank hold up, Dog Day Afternoon type of flick this time directed by Spike Lee. There are a lot of this movies and this one does not suck. Bank robbers, negotiators, good ending and suspense make pretty good combination. Supported by Clive Owen, Jodie Foster , Christopher Plummer and Willem [...]