Tag Archives: techno-thriller

frozen passions (film: Smilla’s Sense of Snow – Bille August, 1997)

Director Bille August‘s ‘Smilla’s Sense of Snow‘ (1997) should have had every reason to be a standout film. The script brings a successful novel by Peter Høeg to the big screen. The story belongs to a cinematographic genre – techno-thriller … Continue reading

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farma-thriller in Dublin (TV series: ‘Acceptable Risk’)

I do not regret the decision to spend the time of the six episodes in the company of the Irish mini-series ‘Acceptable Risk‘ (2017) written by Ron Hutchinson and directed by Kenneth Glenaan and hristian Langlois. One of the reasons … Continue reading

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truth at all price (film: Boite Noire – Yann Gozlann, 2021)

Here is a movie that I beleive deserves a better fate than the one it has had so far. ‘Boite noire‘ (or ‘Black Box‘ in English) directed by Yann Gozlan, who is also co-author of the screenplay, got lost in … Continue reading

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Mult mai mult decât un tehno-thriller (carte: J.P. Delaney – Soția perfectă)

Colecția buzz-BOOKS a Editurii Litera oferă cu promptitudine cititorilor români amatori ai genului romanelor polițiste și a diferelor sale variante romane de succes traduse din literatura lumii, alături de textele unora dintre clasicii domeniului. Printre autorii traduși cu consecvență în … Continue reading

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the new rules of engagement (film: Eye in the Sky – Helen Mirren, 2015)

The main reason I decided to see ‘Eye in the Sky‘ is called Helen Mirren. I am an unconditional admirer of this actress who has never disappointed me, not even in the movies that did not deserve her. The 2015 … Continue reading

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