Not exact matches
It's a
powerful, disturbing crisis of faith
drama that takes on the raiments of a
thriller, and a tour de force for the understated acting of Ethan Hawke.
Inevitably, «The Post» will be politicized (those involved haven't been shy about discussing their motivations for making it), but the story stands on its own, establishing a
powerful sense of
drama and gravity with the attributes of a
thriller, even knowing the outcome.
Cleverly combining elements of domestic
drama, hitman
thriller and pure genre horror, Wheatley's vivid and visceral second offering makes a shockingly bold statement whilst asking audiences to piece together a puzzle of potent and
powerful proportions.
From director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, best known for
thrillers like Cure and Pulse / Kairo, this very quiet and intricate domestic
drama is
powerful and affecting.
The night also includes the Orson Welles
thriller The Stranger (1946), in which he co-stars with Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young, and Edward Dmytryk's
powerful drama The Juggler (1953), starring Kirk Douglas.
His fiction includes Secrets of the Italian Gardener, which draws on his experiences among the
powerful and wealthy, Pretty Little Packages, a
thriller based in the world of slave trafficking, and The Fabulous Dreams of Maggie de Beer, (a prequel to his traditionally published The Overnight Fame of Steffi McBride, now filmed and appearing in episodes on YouTube's This is
Drama channel).