David Fincher

The Killer

Assassin’s Screed

Reviewed Nov 17, 2023

After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal. Genres: Crime, Thriller

Gone Girl

...or Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married 3

Reviewed Aug 6, 2021

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Double Dragon

Reviewed Jul 16, 2021

Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Zodiac

This is exactly why Dirty Harry carries a .44 Magnum and ...

Reviewed Jun 4, 2021

Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Panic Room

Keep the change, ya filthy animals!

Reviewed May 28, 2021

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it. Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Game

The first rule of The Game is there are no rules to The Game

Reviewed May 21, 2021

In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Se7en

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Reviewed May 14, 2021

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Fight Club

Ironically, this podcast was recorded in a room full of Ikea

Reviewed Mar 28, 2014

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion. Genres: Drama, Thriller

Alien³

Nothing Compares 2 Sigourney

Reviewed May 4, 2012

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can. Genres: Action, Horror, Science Fiction

The Social Network

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Reviewed Oct 12, 2010

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend. Genres: Drama

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Seven Years in Reverse

Reviewed Jan 26, 2009

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance