I’ll be honest right up front: I walked into Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery with expectations so low they were practically in the church basement. I’d watched the previous Knives Out films and, while they were clever enough, they never quite knocked my socks off. So this one, now streaming on Netflix,Continue reading “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), Netflix : Movie Review”
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I See You : Netflix Movie Review
There are few movies that manage to do what I See You does: build suspense so patiently, with so many layers, that by the time the final twist hits, you’re both stunned and admiring how every earlier scene was bait, misdirection, or subtle foreshadowing. It’s not flashy horror, it’s not jump-scare overload — instead itContinue reading “I See You : Netflix Movie Review”
The Thursday Murder Club – Netflix, Movie Review
First, let’s talk cast. Helen Mirren. Pierce Brosnan. Celia Imrie. Ben Kingsley, a smattering of other “I-know-that-face” actors who’ve been on posters, marquees, and award podiums. You’d think with that lineup, we’d be signing up for a cinematic feast. Instead, what we get is more like a lukewarm buffet at a retirement home. Edible, sure.Continue reading “The Thursday Murder Club – Netflix, Movie Review”
3 Thriller Books to read in 2020
Sometimes you want to escape into a romantic novel and at others, you want to lose yourself in an edge-of-the-seat thriller or whodunit. I love reading psychological thrillers, where complicated characters, altering perspectives and high drama plots keep you riveted until the end. Fortunately, there are so many thriller books making their way onto theContinue reading “3 Thriller Books to read in 2020”