American Psycho speaks with extreme pessimism. All values are devalued, man proves to be completely helpless, and his life is strikingly trivial.
Natural Born Killers usually encounters either fierce criticism or complete disregard, for many, it was merely a blood-soaked, nearly two-hour-long music video.
True Detective addresses the problem of evil, trying to answer what it is, where it comes from, how it develops, and whom it needs to wreak...
Alien killed the sci-fi horror genre because nothing better in this regard can simply be made. How can you make a detective film after Chinatown?
In Cul-de-sac, Polanski depicts the world as an unsolvable mystery, a universe devoid of overarching meaning. He confronts the audience with a grim reality.
Published in 1959, Lem's The Investigation starts from an improbable, strange, and incomprehensible situation. Not only unsolvable, but without a culprit.
The Big Sleep is death, but as long as we live, it's worth revisiting classics as they offer a dose of emotions no less than the...
Red Circle is an exemplary representative of the French crime movie. The film is simple, but the minimalism used in it has a positive effect on...
3 Days to Kill is surprisingly enjoyable to watch. Perhaps it's thanks to Costner not seen in such cinema for a long time, who carries the...
Out of the Furnace is a spectacular ride with a well-written thriller. It's fast, spectacular, and stylish. Could I want anything more from popular cinema?