Collateral (2004)
Fresh (2022)
Clock (2023)
Taxi (1998)
After The Hunt (2025)
Crimson Tide (1995)
What Happened To Monday (2017) ///
Collateral (2004) Deliberate, harsh visuals conjure hostile Los Angeles backdrop for repressed taxi driver Jamie Foxx to inadvertently pick up polished, brutal hitman Tom Cruise. Fanciful premise plays out with skillfully controlled momentum and involving performers, sustaining cold intrigue if not building tension.
Fresh (2022) Darkly enjoyable and gruesomely unsettling, romance weary Daisy Edgar-Jones appears to have found a chance with charming doctor Sebastian Stan until weekend away sees her chained to a wall and ripe for decidedly queasy business exploitation. Effective thrills and wry comic touches enriched by story's thematic strength.
Clock (2023) Confident Dianna Agron relents to societal and family pressures over her missing maternal instinct and enrolls in persuasive Melora Hardin's medical intervention program. Provoked by fearless lead, ensuing stark imagery and mental fracture conjure uneven, vicious thrills.
Taxi (1998) Scrappy comedy odd couples speedy, rebellious taxi driver Samy Naceri with floundering, genial cop Frédéric Diefenthal to bring down gang robbing Marseille banks. Minimal style or cohesive tone, fluid action and sporadic laughs exist within agreeably forgettable narrative framework.
After The Hunt (2025) Patchy melodrama headlines superior cast as popular Yale professor Julia Roberts is increasingly pressured from convinced student Ayo Edebiri's accusation of sexual assault by teacher Andrew Garfield, and her own past secret. Curiously muddled storytelling misses intensity and provocative potential.
Crimson Tide (1995) Muscular staging pits traditional submarine captain Gene Hackman against considered executive officer Denzel Washington who wants to confirm order before initiating nuclear strike against Russia. Confident pacing builds mutinous intensity and action thrills against tense countdown.
What Happened To Monday (2017) Mildly diverting dystopian thriller provides seven identical Naomi Rapace sisters surviving one-child policy and uncovering Glenn Close's deadly conspiracy. Violent action and chases generally well handled, even if concept consumes attempts to sustain suspense or character.
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