Directed by James Foley David (Mark Wahlberg) becomes obsessed with Nicole (Reese Witherspoon) in Fear, a lurid thriller in the mold of Fatal Attraction, Cape Fear or Misery. There seems to have been a trend of late 80s and 90s thrillers that dealt specifically with obsession, a motivation beyond greed or revenge but something more disturbed. In Fear … Continue reading Fear (1996)
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Greta (2018)
Directed by Neil Jordan Greta is a modern, dark fairytale as well as a stylish stalker-thriller, though maybe those things now go hand in hand. It's pulpy, sensational, absurd and all around pretty wonderful, a genre movie with modest ambitions that delivers on what is promised. It starts bright and beautiful, with two friends, Frances … Continue reading Greta (2018)
Hollow Man (2000)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven A silly, campy movie quickly becomes a much more disturbing one in Hollow Man as a pervert turns invisible. That pervert is Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon), an intelligent scientist working on a serum that can turn someone invisible and an accompanying serum that can bring you back. In his rush to prove … Continue reading Hollow Man (2000)
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