Thriller - The Film Verdict

Gunman

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 11, 2025 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2025 |

The backstreets of Buenos Aires are a deadly labyrinth in Gunman, a hyper-kinetic, bravura single take thriller from Chris Tapia Marchiori.

Index

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Aug 21, 2025 | Festivals, Sarajevo 2025, Verdict Shorts |

Index, the new short film from Radu Muntean is a low-key thriller that transforms tranquil forest bathing into something far more brooding and disquieting.

Saint Clare

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 13, 2024 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2024 |

Mitzi Peirone’s sophomore feature, Saint Clare, about a college student on a mission from God to rid the world of predatory men is stylish, weird, sometimes overdone – and a blast.

Electra

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Sep 11, 2024 | Festivals, Oldenburg 2024 |

Secrets and lies combine with an air of surrealism in Electra, Hala Matar’s fresh and funny riff on Greek myth, Hitchcock and Highsmith, all dripping with Italian style.

Shame On Dry Land

Posted by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 13, 2023 | Festivals, Toronto 2023 |

Axel Petersén conjures a surreal, pure vibes, sun-baked noir that’s equal parts David Lynch and Dashiel Hammett.

Tag: Thriller

Gunman

Index

Saint Clare

Electra

Shame On Dry Land