#conspiracy thriller

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Some art of Dino Nerd and Big Ben to celebrate the newest trailer drop!

[lifewithaview]

Gillian Anderson and Kristin Lehman in The X-Files (1993) Kill Switch

S5E11

Mulder and Scully's investigation into a mass shooting in a coffee shop leads them to believe that the targets were not the low level drug dealers and wholesalers who were killed but rather Donald Geldman who had been sitting at a table working on his laptop computer. The Lone Gunmen tell Mulder and Scully that Geldman was one of the original computer geniuses who disappeared years before. His laptop leads the agents to a hacker, Esther Nairn, who goes by the name Invisigoth. She tells them of a vast government conspiracy involving artificial intelligence that allows them to see everything and take action against all enemies.

*Gillian Anderson's fight scene with the nurses is one of the actress' favorite scenes in the series.

[agentnico]

Conclave (2024) review

This Pope is dope!

Plot: Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with one of the world's most secretive and ancient events - leading the selection of a new pope. Surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican, he soon uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.

Since his stellar 2022 adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front that bagged him a Best International Feature Academy Award, Edward Berger showcased himself as a director to keep an eye out for. I did not expect him to be back so quickly, yet here we are with Conclave, and goodness we he may have yet another awards contender on his hands. This movie is all about lies, deception, manipulation and strategy, all encapsulated in this global scale game of chess. From the offset one may question how interesting a movie about a bunch of cardinals picking the next Pope could be. Like it’s just a bunch of men in red caps sitting and talking. But believe me this is far from a boring tale, as Berger manages to turn this intimate and supposedly-holy ritual into a thrilling and tense experience that echoes the scheming, backstabbing nature and intrigue of something like Game of Thrones whilst also feeling strikingly relevant. I’m not saying this thing is full of sex and blood, but truly this movie about priests gossiping is extremely entertaining and engaging. Whenever the ballot result was being announced after every vote, I’m not going to lie, and I hate using this term, I was at the edge of my seat, wondering who the next front runner was.

Part of me wishes this took a Death of Stalin approach with all these cardinals trying to one up each other to get to the top, as there is so much comedy potential in that. However this movie plays it mostly straight, yet it does still manage to find some humour in the interactions, with especially one of the most diabolical vape hits of all time, and I don’t just mean in cinema history. Truly though this is a really well made piece of drama, and also fantastically shot, as Berger and his crew manage to turn the Vatican into a highly cinematic location, with even a small behind-the-scene auditorium darkened in a way that only the red of the cardinals clothing and the turquoise blue seats are highlighted, which I must say was a phenomenal minimalistic approach. Also a bird’s eye sequence of the cardinals holding white umbrellas and walking past a fountain - chef’s kiss! Huge shout out to Volker Bertelmann’s music score, as even though I think his work on All Quiet on the Western Front was overrated and dull, here his style works much better, with his score dominating a specific sound made by a string chamber orchestra, that mirrored the movie’s constant theme of being “stuck”.

With this cast you already expected high class performances, but truly they are great. Elegant, crafty, poised, but never shy of getting emotional when needed, Ralph Fiennes abilities of balance continue to impress me with how he invests in making a good character. It’s a reserved yet powerful performance. Stanley Tucci goes a bit more theatrical, his character the voice of the "liberal" side as his aggressions and passions are artfully delivered in a manner fit for the stage to offset Fiennes' calmer tones. John Lithgow is almost a mix of the two extremes, holding his usual support role that keeps so many of the leading sides held and providing perhaps most of the engaging mystery element in the search for the truth. Isabella Rossellini is unfortunately a tad under-used, though she does get one scene to deliver that powerful note that the Oscars would love to reference should she be nominated. Lucian Msamati, Sergio Castellitto and Carlos Diehz also make notable turns as the other contenders for the Pope role, all of whom get their moments to shine.

In my eyes Conclave is a stunning piece of work. It manages to take what one would assume as such a simple premise, yet manages to entangle it with so many threads of twists and turns, as such turning a political and religious drama into a true mystery thriller, with Fiennes character acting more so as a detective rather than a leader of the conclave. Partner that with the great acting, sublime cinematography and a slow but engaging pace with a script filled with wit and realism, and we have ourselves one hell of a motion picture!

Overall score: 8/10

[girlbloggerman]

Person Of Interest (2011)

[would-they-listen-to-that]

Could I request a self-ship playlist for Frank Castle from The Punisher show? Thank you so much! I love your playlists

‧₊˚🖇️✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡ Here you go! And aww, thank you for liking them! I hope you enjoy this one!

Come as You Are - Nirvana

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

Always Forever - Cults

My Kind of Girl - Frank Sinatra

Arsonist's Lullaby - Hozier

Washing Machine Heart - Mitski

Beggin' - Madcon

Pennies from Heaven - Frank Sinatra

Tonight You are Mine - The Technicolors

Only Love Can Hurt Like This - Paloma Faith

thanks for dialing in!

[kekwcomics]

THE RECONSTRUCTED MAN eBOOK

An eBook version of my historical horror conspiracy thriller novella, THE RECONSTRUCTED MAN, is now available from the KOBO store for those of you who have a Kobo eReader: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-reconstructed-man

But if you prefer yr books hard, fast and physical (ooo-er, missus!), you can get a paper copy from my Bandcamp: https://kekw.bandcamp.com/.../the-reconstructed-man-novella

[stonedscully]

Okay, long post but hear me out:

does anyone else find it kind of wild that the first Robert Langdon novel came out just four months before the premiere of Alias? With all their similarities I always thought one must have inspired the other somehow, but I just think it's crazy that these creators all just drank the same contaminated well water or something imagining Da Vinci is waiting for us to break his secret codes. It's also worth noting National Treasure came out in 2004, same year that Alias had its highest viewership and a year before the Da Vinci Code movie, but I'm not sure if it correlates enough to be put in the same bubble. Thoughts?

[thehiddenworld]

Covid 19 wasn't enough

 Covid 19 wasn't enough so besides the train derailments contaminating water, factories burning down they now invented a fungal that is not curable by antibiotics or any kind of medication. 

The fungal is called Candida auris or C. Auris. They are saying it is a yeast type of fungus that is spreading through health care facilities.

 Apparently it was only in 3 states back in 2016 but has spread to 20-27 states in 2022 but now is in 30 states.

 Why are they just now sharing this? Why are they just now talking about it now that the Covid has died down and no longer causing a panic?

This is probably to lead to another panic and pandemic as if the train derailments, the factories burning down and everything else going on in the world is not enough.

[o-the-mts]

Frank Sinatra Film Festival: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

This weekend I’m attending a baseball tournament in Hoboken, New Jersey, so what better time to pay tribute to the acting career of Hoboken’s most famous citizen, Frank Sinatra! Title: The Manchurian Candidate Release Date: October 24, 1962 Director: John Frankenheimer Production Company: M.C. Productions Summary/Review: The Manchurian Candidate is a political thriller that dares to ask: what if…

[theomenmedia]

The Trailer For Netflix's "The Madness", Starring Colman Domingo Is Out Now!

"The Madness" trailer has landed! Colman Domingo fights to clear his name in Netflix's latest thriller. Will he unravel the conspiracy before it's too late?

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Classic Trailer Rewatch: 1970s Conspiracy Thriller 'The Parallax View' News Buzz

Classic Trailer Rewatch: 1970s Conspiracy Thriller ‘The Parallax View’ by Alex Billington November 5, 2024Source: YouTube In honor of this year’s Election Day in the US, have a look at one of our favorite conspiracy thrillers. The Parallax View, directed by the great Alan J. Pakula, originally opened in theaters June 1974. It’s one of many conspiracy thrillers from the 70s about how the US…

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Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Luke Wilson in The X-Files (1993) Bad Blood

S5E12

After Mulder drives a stake through the heart of a would be vampire, he and Scully review what happened before they meet Assistant Director Skinner. Their recollection of the case is significantly divergent. They had gone to Texas to investigate a death by exsanguination and Scully thinks that someone is playing at being a vampire. Her autopsy finds a high level of chlorohydrate in the dead man's system. There's soon a second victim and she finds that both victims had eaten pizza. As she recalls it, she saved an incapacitated Mulder and tried to capture the culprit. Mulder's recollection is somewhat different. It was he, not Scully who developed the key clues in the case including the fact that the victim's shoes were untied and then discovering a second victim in a runaway RV. Before they can speak to Skinner, they have to return to Texas when the vampire Mulder killed seems to have disappeared...

*In an AMA that Gillian Anderson did on Reddit in October 2014, she said this is her favorite X-Files episode.

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📽️ Old (2021)

I have seen quite a few M. Night Shyamalan movies, and I can honestly say that only one has disappointed me (not this one). They don’t always have the best acting or dialogue, but the storyline is always unique. This is no exception. I originally wrote in my notes that I didn’t hate it, but I want to amend that to say that I actually enjoyed it. I ended up watching it twice within a day because I wanted to show it to my family after I watched it the first time. There are some plot holes, but that doesn’t change its originality. Even if you don’t end up liking it, I think everyone should watch this just because it’s unique.

Sex/nudity: 3/10 (female rear nudity, sex off-screen but discussed on-screen)

Language: 3/10 (one f-word, a few other minor profanities)

Violence: 7/10 (spoilers, but there was a lot more than I was expecting, there is blood and death)

Overall rating: 7/10

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