The time has come for our weekly dose of recommendations. On this occasion I have taken advantage of the premiere of the magnificent ‘As Bestas’ to opt for 4 Great Tension-Packed Thrillers From The Past Years that you will find on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney + and HBO Max.
In case the list falls short Today, you can always take a look at our review of 4 of the best thrillers of recent cinema available on platforms. In the end, today’s picks are all thrillers too, so there’s no loss. And if you’re looking for strong emotions, maybe this review of great epic movies that you have in streaming or this other dedicated to great movies that mix action and science fiction.
Another alternative to keep in mind is that we also have lists of the best Netflix movies in 2022, the essential feature films on Amazon this year or the best cinema of 2022 that you have on Disney +. Without further ado, I leave you with today’s picks:
‘Captain Phillips’ (‘Captain Phillips’, 2013)
Direction: Paul Greengrass. Distribution: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Mahat M. Ali, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Michael Chernus, Catherine Keener, David Warshofsky, Corey Johnson, Chris Mulkey, Max Martini, Yul Vazquez, Omar Berdouni
Based on an incredible true story, Paul Greengrass He gave us here a film full of suspense and tension without ever losing the most human component of the story. So much Barkhad Abdi What Tom Hanks They offer great performances, but the latter reaches a level rarely seen during the final moments.
Review of ‘Captain Phillips’
‘The delivery’ (‘The Drop’, 2014)
Direction: Michael R. Roskam. Distribution: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Michael Esper, Lauren Susan, Erin Darke, Morgan Spector, Chris Sullivan, Michael Aronov, Matthias Schoenaerts
The last film in which he participated James Gandolfini. That would already be reason enough to have to take a look at it at some point, because this first experience in Hollywood of the Belgian director Michael R. Roskam It is a thriller that builds everything calmly but correctly and that has one of its best assets in its cast, where it also stands out Tom Hardy. Of course, if you are looking for something vibrant, it is not your film, because here everything is cooked over a slow fire that portrays the underworld of New York very well.
Review of ‘The Delivery’
‘Nightcrawler’ (2014)
Direction: Dan Gilroy. Distribution: Jake Gyllenhaal, René Russo, Riz Ahmed, Bill Paxton, Kevin Rahm, Ann Cusack, Eric Lange, Anne McDaniels, Kathleen York, Michael Hyatt
The first feature film directed by dan gilroy continues to be the best of his filmography, as it is fascinating in its exploration of the power that morbidity can exert over us, also offering a disturbing approach, both for its nocturnal portrait of Los Angeles and for the obsessive personality of the protagonist played by an excellent Jake Gyllenhaal. Also watch out for its very powerful final half hour.
Review of ‘Nightcrawler’
‘The Guilty’ (‘Den skyldige’, 2018)
Direction: Gustav Moeller. Distribution: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen, Maria Gersby, Jakob Ulrik Lohmann, Laura Bro, Katinka Evers-Jahnsen, Jeanette Lindbæk, Simon Bennebjerg
It is likely that you have seen ‘Guilty’, the North American remake that premiered exclusively on Netflix, but as is often the case, the original is better, both for squeezing the limited premise it proposes more intensely without entrusting everything to the work of its protagonist as for having more courage when it comes to taking the proposal to its ultimate consequences.
Review of ‘The Guilty’
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