Tag Archives: thriller

225. Goldfinger (1964)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by slinkywhite

“No Mr Bond. I expect you to die”. Is there anyone who has not seen Goldfinger? James Bond is ordered to Miami Beach (why doesn’t my job send me there?) to spy on bullion dealer, Auric Goldfinger. Bond notices him … Continue reading →

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205. Confessions (2010)

Posted on October 29, 2011 by slinkywhite

In a Japanese school, a young teacher tells the class she is leaving. They don’t listen, until she raises her voice and announces that she’s going because she has reason to believe that two members of the class murdered her … Continue reading →

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197. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by slinkywhite

Veteran British spy, George Smiley, is brought out of retirement to find a Soviet double agent, who might be one of the top men in the British secret service. Smiley and his boss, Control, were forced into retirement after an … Continue reading →

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196. The Fog (1980)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by slinkywhite

The small fishing town on Antonio Bay is celebrating its centenary, when odd things start happening – phones ringing at the same time, lights going on and off, and most mysteriously, a huge fog bank out to sea, that seems … Continue reading →

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195. From Hell (2001)

Posted on October 4, 2011 by slinkywhite

Johnny Depp practices his cock-er-nee accent in preparation for future roles, as he plays Inspector Frederick Abberline, who is investigating the Jack the Ripper murders. Prostitutes in the east end of London are being found mutilated. A local gang regularly … Continue reading →

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192. Vertigo (1958)

Posted on September 17, 2011 by slinkywhite

Ah, now I’m on more familiar ground. I love Hitchcock movies and Vertigo is possibly one of favourites. I have seen it hundreds of times over the years and love all the intricacies in the seemingly simple plot (but actually … Continue reading →

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188. No Country for Old Men (2007)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by slinkywhite

When hunter Josh Brolin comes across a drug deal gone wrong, with men dead or dying, he picks up a bag with $2 million and heads home. Feeling bad that he left a man dying with no water, he heads … Continue reading →

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184. The Skin I Live In (2011)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by slinkywhite

I am always partial to a Pedro Almodóvar film, even if one of my friends refers to them as no better than ‘melodramatic claptrap’. I am beginning to wonder what he’d make of this, possibly the maddest of all Almodóvar’s movies… Like a … Continue reading →

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143. Zodiac (2007)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by slinkywhite

Based on the true story of the Zodiac serial killings, this follows the paths of the men who attempted to solve the crime. It’s a David Fincher film, so has a very nice look. It’s dark (as it should be), … Continue reading →

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136. The Innocents (1961)

Posted on May 29, 2011 by slinkywhite

I do love a good horror film, whether it’s a spooky old black & white movie or a  Technicolor gore-fest. The Innocents fall firmly in the first category, and it’s also one of the creepiest films ever made. Deborah Kerr … Continue reading →

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