Something in the Water is the feature film debut of art director turned filmmaker Hayley Easton Street. What she offered is a British spin on the survival-thriller. A group of five friends travel to the Caribbean for Lizzie’s (Lauren Lyle) wedding. However, there’s tension within the group because Meg (Hiftu Quasem) and Kayla (Natalie Mitson), had […]
Tag: survival thriller
Out of Darkness Review
Out of Darkness is a pre-historic survival-horror film that has played well on the festival circuit. It now has a chance to reach wider audiences thanks to Signature Entertainment in the UK and Ireland. 45,000 years ago a ragtag band of humans arrived in a new land. Despite the promises of a bountiful land by their […]
The Dive Review
The Dive is a remake of the Swedish survival thriller, Breaking Surface. This film looks at the peril of scuba diving and the troubled relationship between two sisters. May (Louise Krause) and Drew (Sophie Lowe) are sisters who go on a scuba diving trip every year. This year they go to a location where they used […]
65 Review
65 is a high-concept sci-fi survival thriller that sees Adam Driver crash landing on Earth 65 million years ago. Mills (Driver) is a pilot who is hired to lead a two-year expedition into deep space. When Mills’ ship encounters an asteroid field, he’s forced to crash land on an undiscovered planet. The only other survivor is […]
Fall Review
Fall is a small-scale survival-thriller that is about the perils of climbing and heights. Becky (Grace Caroline Currey) has been in a year-long depression after the death of her husband during a climbing accident. Her friend, Hunter (Virginia Gardner), believes Becky needs closure and suggests climbing an abandoned TV tower in the middle of the desert. However, things go […]
Beast Review
Sharks, whales, wolves, and bears served as the villains in the movies to show the rampart force of nature. Lions have also gotten this treatment with Beast. Nate Samuels (Idris Elba) is a doctor and widower who takes his daughters to South Africa. They met Nate’s old friend and gamekeeper, Martin (Sharlto Copley) who takes the […]