Category: Revenge & Survival

These are two themes that often go hand in hand. A character survives an ordeal, then goes after the assailants in an act of vengeance. From the rape and revenge movies of the 1970s (The Last House on the Left (1972) and I Spit On Your Grave (1978), to the avenging a friend or incident from your past stories of Martyrs (2008) and Promising Young Woman (2020). Then there’s trying to survive your wedding night when your new in-laws are trying to kill you.

The Belko Experiment (2016) Review

Battle Royale meets Office Space. Ending Explained, Cody Leach Review, and Kill Count. 80 employees of the company Belko Industries, located in Bogota, Columbia, are pitted against each other when the building is locked down and they are faced with kill or be killed. The opening scene, where everyone is arriving at the office building … Continue reading The Belko Experiment (2016) Review →

Thinner (1996) Review

Billy (Robert John Burke) Halleck is an overweight lawyer who no diet seems to work for. He succeeds in getting crime boss, Richie "The Hammer" Ginelli (Joe Mantegna), off for putting a price on a man's head. After going out for a celebratory dinner with his wife and a colleague, Billy drives home and after … Continue reading Thinner (1996) Review →