Tag Archives: Thriller

Pete’s Peek | The Uninvited

Posted on 12 October 2009 by peter

Nodding its hat to the South Korean cult hit A Tale of Two Sisters (on which it is based), The Others and The Orphan, The Uninvited is a beautifully looking thriller that is definitely in The Hand That Rocks the … Continue reading →

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Win Dougray Scott in New Town Killers DVD’s

Posted on 1 October 2009 by peter

Director Richard Jobson (yes, he of The Skids and Big Country fame) casts Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible II) and Alastair Mackenzie (Monarch of the Glen) in his tough new Edinburgh-set action thriller, New Town Killers. Scott and Mackenzie play two … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Aussie thriller Coffin Rock is the new Wolf Creek

Posted on 28 August 2009 by peter

  Fusing Fatal Attraction with Cape Fear, this tense little edge-of-your-seat Aussie thriller should have been called Cradle Rock. With her biological clock ticking away, Jess wants a kid, but her fisherman husband Rob is not so sure. Enter unhinged … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Aussie revenge thriller The Horseman

Posted on 28 August 2009 by peter

This violent thriller, in the tradition of revenge classics like Straw Dogs and Death Wish, is not for the faint-hearted. After the body of his daughter Jessica is found dumped in a Brisbane industrial area following a heroin overdose, Christian … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Howling, and the time of the month

Posted on 13 July 2009 by Beth Williams

The last time that werewolf movies prowled onto the TV schedules was a month ago, with  An American Werewolf in London, closely followed by Teen Wolf. In June, these films had just missed the full moon and it’s happened yet … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson gets his wings

Posted on 26 June 2009 by Adele Craciun

And so the King of Pop has left the building for good. We here at Movie Talk would like to pay our filmic tribute to Michael Jackson with this recap of his quirky movie career, which allowed him to brush … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | An American Werewolf in London

Posted on 10 June 2009 by Beth Williams

This week they’re crawling out of the woods in force – werewolves that is. It was a full moon on Sunday so it’s hardly surprising. Tonight’s lycanthropic film tells a tongue-in-cheek tale about two American youths who are attacked by … Continue reading →

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