Nobody is a 2021 action thriller that spins the mundane into a spectacularly violent reboot of the action genre, with a surprising twist: Bob Odenkirk at the helm. I found myself revisiting this film after watching Novocaine, which features an almost similar plot centered around ordinary lives spiraling into chaos; the contrast and overlap piqued my curiosity.
Clooney, alongside steady collaborators Grant Heslov and Willimon, crafts a film that compels viewers to grapple with the sobering realities of idealism in a cynical world. It’s a film that both captivates and challenges, laying bare the cost of ambition in the quest for power.
As an avid enthusiast of the spy genre, I knew I needed to fully commit to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, directed by Tomas Alfredson and based on John le Carré's celebrated novel. I had put it off for far too long, but when I finally settled into my seat on a three-hour flight, I realized that it was the best decision ever.
One comes to a marathon of the “Terrifier” films much as you might approach a rickety rollercoaster at a fading state fair, skeptical, but secretly hoping to stumble out a little changed. It all begins with a shriek and a snicker: Damien Leone’s creation, Art the Clown, born of a 2011 short that was less a calling card than a threat. Yet by the third film, set amid Christmas glitter and moral queasiness, the series has grown into a twisted, almost baroque pageant of splatter and dark wit. The “Terrifier” films, watched in quick succession, form their own fevered treatise on what horror can still provoke, where it dare not go, and just how long you can keep laughing in the dark before you start to worry about yourself.