Category Archives: Mystery

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Super 8

13 Jun Filed under Mystery, Really Awesome, Sci-Fi, Thriller. No comments.

The emotion is real and the stakes are high in "Super 8", the third film by writer/director J.J. Abrams. By Rachel Warman.

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The Adjustment Bureau

1 Apr Filed under Mystery, Political, Romance, Sci-Fi, Survival, Thriller. No comments.

Emotion takes precedence over explosions in this brainy thriller by first-time director George Nolfi. By Sean Collins-Smith.

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Watchmen

23 Mar Filed under Action, Adaptation - Graphic Novel, Comic Book, Fighting, Film-Noir, Gritty, Mystery. 5 Comments.

Zack Snyder's adaptation of Alan Moore's revolutionary graphic novel is faithful, full of depth, and visually stunning. Just make sure you read the source material first. By Joseph Chirico.

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Paranoiac

24 Feb Filed under Drama, Horror, Mystery. No comments.

Freddie Francis elegantly weaves the mysterious with the macabre. By Michael L

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Gerry

21 Feb Filed under Adventure, Drama, Mystery. 2 Comments.

Some great cinematography and admirable acting don't save "Gerry" from becoming a meandering, monotonous mess. By William Davenport.

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Shutter Island

24 Jan Filed under Drama, Mystery, Thriller. 1 Comment.

Twisty, turny film by Martin Scorsese has pieces of horror and detective genres within it - but its heart is in the power of mythology. By Michael L

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Black Swan

14 Jan Filed under Arthouse, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. 4 Comments.

Darren Aronofsky's "Swan" is as agonizing as it is beautiful. By Michael L

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Inception

10 Jan Filed under Action, Crime, Mystery. 2 Comments.

Missed opportunities by the talented Christopher Nolan leave "Inception" turning and turning with nowhere to go. By Michael Bolosan.

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The Departed

5 Jan Filed under Crime, Drama, Mystery. 5 Comments.

Masculinity and Femininity converge with Sex and Death in Scorcese's crime drama. By Michael L

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The Big Lebowski

19 Dec Filed under Comedy, Film-Noir, Mystery. 1 Comment.

Abide the Dude for a trippy film-noir journey in 90's America. By Ben Artley and Zach Snowden.

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Fargo

18 Dec Filed under Dark Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Quirky. No comments.

"Fargo" was the first Coen brothers film William Davenport saw. And it worked out well.

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Barton Fink

14 Dec Filed under Dark Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller. 1 Comment.

In search of the common man, "Barton Fink" finds irony and tragedy in a screenwriter stuck in a figurative Hell (and John Goodman's the Devil). By Michael Bolosan.