Thriller
Thriller
The Driver
Stripped to the absolute bone, this odd amalgam of muscle car thrills and arthouse aesthetics inspired a future generation of filmmakers but doesn’t quite have the oomph it used to.
The Package
Despite a few flaws, this forgotten forerunner to the wave of 90s thrillers mixes political intrigue with tense drama in very enjoyable ways.
No Escape
There are two elements to this movie. The thriller part is exceptional. The political part is tone-deaf. How much you like the movie will depend on how much each of those matter to you.
Mission Impossible: Fallout
The best action film I’ve seen in ages.
Basic Instinct
This famous erotic thriller is much better than it gets credit for.
Margin Call
This toothless financial thriller takes several hours to say nothing.
Goldfinger
The most iconic and influential of the Connery era Bond movies, in ways both good and bad.
Gunpowder Milkshake
Not just disappointingly derivative and unnecessarily gory, but also poorly written and haphazardly executed.
Safety Last!
For my money, maybe the best silent comedy of all time.
Hard Boiled
Style over substance, but a treat for any aficionado of gunfights in action films.
Aliens
This follow-on film is up there with The Godfather Part II as one of the best sequels ever made, despite its many deviations from its equally excellent predecessor.
Dark Passage
This noir tour of San Francisco is tense and experimental, to mixed results.