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Techno-Thrillers in Film: From The Satan Bug to The Invisible Man

May 3, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Hasitha Fernando on techno-thrillers in film… If you’ve read enough books and watched your fair share of films, chances are you’ve heard the term ‘techno-thriller’ being tossed around from time to time. For the uninitiated this particular genre is a hybridization of many others, drawing inspiration from awe inspiring sci-fi dramas to white-knuckling espionage thrillers. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Enemy of the State, Ex Machina, Jurassic Park, Minority Report, Nerve, Paycheck, source code, The Andromeda Strain, The Conversation, The Hunt For Red October, The Satan Bug, Upgrade, WarGames, westworld

Blu-ray Review – Nerve (2016)

December 5, 2016 by Ben Robins

Nerve, 2016.  Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Starring Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Miles Heizer, Kimiko Glenn, Samira Wiley and Juliette Lewis. SYNOPSIS: A troubled high-schooler escapes her social problems by playing an online, but real-world, dare game, causing her to quickly fall victim to a dangerous online community, powered by anonymity.  […]

Filed Under: Ben Robins, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Ariel Schulman, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Emma Roberts, Henry Joost, Juliette Lewis, Kimiko Glenn, Miles Heizer, Nerve, Samira Wiley

Second Opinion – Nerve (2016)

July 27, 2016 by Robert Kojder

Nerve. 2016. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Starring Dave Franco, Emma Roberts, Machine Gun Kelly, Brian ‘Sene’ Marc, Emily Meade, Miles Helzer, Kimiko Glenn, Marc John Jeffries, and Juliette Lewis. SYNOPSIS: A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become […]

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Movie Review – Nerve (2016)

July 26, 2016 by Mark Allen

Nerve, 2016. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Starring Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis, Emily Meade, Samira Wiley, Miles Heizer, Kimiko Glenn and Machine Gun Kelly. SYNOPSIS:  A high school senior finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymous community […]

Filed Under: Mark Allen, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Ariel Schulman, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Emma Roberts, Henry Joost, Juliette Lewis, Kimiko Glenn, Machine Gun Kelly, Miles Heizer, Nerve, Samira Wiley

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