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Astounding.

Impeccably crafted drama.

The story is sad and very serious, but this is one of the most perfect examples of the art of simple dramatic film-making that exists.

This is film storytelling at its pinnacle, on a scale of four stars, this is a five star movie.

On a warm September evening, college professor Ethan Learner, his wife Grace, and their daughter Emma are attending a recital.

Their 10-year-old son Josh is playing cello — as usual.

His younger sister looks up to him, and his parents are proud of their son.

On the way home, they all stop at a gas station on Reservation Road.

There, in one terrible instant, he is taken from them forever.

spoooky! magic

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Director
Terry George

Writers
John Burnham Schwartz
Terry George

Release Date
15 November 2007 (Israel) 

Genre
Drama | Thriller 

Tagline
To find the truth, you have to find who’s hiding it.

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Don’t mistake Red for lesser fare such as Death Wish or The Brave One.

While it is constructed around a fairly simple premise that on the surface appears primed to appeal to the base human desire for revenge, the story here is so much more than that, and to give it short shrift and dismiss it as mere manipulative movie making would be to miss out on a story and performance that is a true must see.

Red is a 2008 dramatic thriller about a couple of kids who kill a dog named ‘Red’ to amuse themselves.

The owner finds out who they are, and tries to bring them to justice by informing the authorities.

enjoy! magic

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Directors
Trygve Allister Diesen
Lucky McKee

Writers
Stephen Susco
Jack Ketchum

Release Date
8 August 2008 (USA)

Genre
Drama | Thriller 

Tagline
They should have told the truth.

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Brad Anderson is probably the best unknown director working today.

He’s the independent Christopher Nolan, often making character-driven, psychologically complex flicks that transcend the trappings of their respective genres.

The movie opens in Moscow, where we see police detective Grinko, Ben Kingsley, investigating a double murder of two gangsters.

A big stash of bad drugs is also missing. Hmmm.

Transsiberian an uncommonly absorbing experience.

One of those legendary train trips that people used to dream about taking, the Transsiberian Express has probably seen better days.

An American couple, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer), decide to return home the long way from their recent sojourn in Pekin and meet another couple from the West.

enjoy! magic

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Director
Brad Anderson

Writers
Brad Anderson
Will Conroy

Release Date
10 October 2008 (Spain) 

Genre
Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline
Arrive on time.

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As an adaptation, the Max Payne film is very different from the game in pretty much every aspect besides the tone and the characterizations.

I found it to be the dark and effective thriller that the game was.

A brooding performance from Wahlberg and a matching score only add to the film.

Stunning visuals, engineered by the fictional hallucinogenic drug in the film, in addition to the dark cinematography, steal attention away from the fact that the film’s editing is … eh well .

Coming together to solve a series of murders in New York City are a DEA agent (Wahlberg) whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin (Kunis) out to avenge her sister’s death.

The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

nice! magic

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Director
John Moore

Writers
Beau Thorne
Sam Lake

Release Date
14 November 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Wanted tells the story of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice.

In 2008 - the world will be introduced to a hero for a new generation.

Wesley Gibson,  25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known.

Wesley discovers the  Fraternity a secret society lives by an ancient, unbreakable code. “carry out the death orders given by fate itself”.

With wickedly brilliant tutors—including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman)

have fun! magic

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Director
Timur Bekmambetov

Writers
Michael Brandt
Derek Haas

Release Date
25 June 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Drama | Thriller 

Tagline
Choose your destiny.

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From time to time, I stumble across movies that I know nothing about, and under normal circumstances probably wouldn’t be that inclined to see.

Even though I’m a horror fan, low budget titles like this tend to slip through the net usually simply due to their lack of big name distribution.

Let’s hope that with “The Signal” however, this doesn’t happen.

Why? Because this movie is powerful, thoughtful and downright terrifying in its execution.

It’™s New Year’s Eve in the city of Terminus and chaos is this year’€™s resolution.

All forms of communication have been jammed by an enigmatic transmission that preys on fear and desire driving everyone in the city to murder and madness.

oooohh yeeahhh!! magic

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Directors
David Bruckner
Dan Bush

Writers
David Bruckner
Jacob Gentry

Release Date
4 July 2008 (Italy)

Genre
Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline
Do you have the crazy?

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He has a knack for these adventure movies as he has in the Mummy movies, and the kid who plays his nephew Sean link up for family time to uncover some of the mysteries of the notes Seans father left in his journey to find a Lost land.

They decipher the notes and their adventure takes them to Iceland where they meet the other member of this trilogy a mountain climber who has the energy and smile to melt any glacier and keep up with the boys.

During a scientific expedition in Iceland, visionary scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their beautiful local guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), are unexpectedly trapped in a cave from which their only escape is to go deeper and deeper into the depths of the Earth.

happy digging!! magic

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Director
Eric Brevig

Writers
Michael D. Weiss
Jennifer Flackett

Release Date
11 July 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller 

Tagline
Same Planet. Different World.

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As far as horror movies go, I have to place this one pretty high on the list.

I do love a good horror movie, there are so many more elements that play into making a scary movie than blood, guts, and a little profanity in order to make it a good one.

This one has suspense up the wazoo, blood, guts, and a candor that is rarely seen in the horror genre these days. This movie looked exhausting to make.

I think a few of these actors, particularly Jennifer Carpenter, got a loooong nights’ sleep after wrapping the film.

I got exhausted just watching them freak out.

If you’re looking for something that will make you cringe, jump, and possibly squeal, look no further.

This one has just a little something for everyone.

Television reporter Angela Vidal (Carpenter) and her cameraman (Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station.

After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units.

oooohh yeeahhh!! magic

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Director
John Erick Dowdle

Writers
John Erick Dowdle
Drew Dowdle

Release Date
14 November 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline
On March 11 2008, the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.

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Russel Crowe may have packed on 50 pounds for his part, yet his performance feels extremely blah.

He speaks everything in the same meandering drawl, which may have been the point, but his character disappears for such lengthy bits, we tend to forget about him.

The promised pairing of him and Dicaprio is weightless; their scenes have no fire or bite.

Roger Ferris, Leonardo DiCaprio, is a CIA covert operative working in Jordan searching for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets.

Ferris uncovers information on the Islamist mastermind Al-Saleem (Alon Aboutboul).

He devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem’s terrorist network with the help of his boss back in Langley, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe).

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Director
Ridley Scott

Writers
William Monahan
David Ignatius

Release Date
21 November 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Action | Drama | Thriller 

Tagline
Trust no one. Deceive everyone.

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The tension buildup during the movie is incredible.

Some of the scenes are disturbing but not overly gory.

Liv Tyler does a convincing job of making you feel the fright and a lot of the acting is non-verbal.

Scott Speedman also does an excellent and believable job.

With todays crazy headlines, this is the kind of movie that you can actually imagine happening somewhere in this country in real life.

Trust me, at the end of this movie you will be double checking the locks on your doors and windows.

After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night.

What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks.

The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.

make some noize at the jumps!! magic

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… now for Magic’s Technical Bit:

Director
Bryan Bertino

Writer
Bryan Bertino

Release Date
29 August 2008 (UK) 

Genre
Horror | Thriller 

Tagline
Lock the door. Pretend you’re safe.

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