Tag Archives: Thriller

Torture films

By Steen | May 9, 2007

OK, so I’m researching for a paper on torture films for a call for papers. For now, I’ll post some of my considerations on torture. First of all, however, I’m working on torture films and so will deal with the representation of torture in films as an aesthetic practice rather than actual torture such as [...]

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Sergio Martino, Torso

By Steen | April 29, 2007

Martino’s Torso is really a perfect example of the giallo genre. Plenty of naked girls, an insane killer, suspense and slashings. The only real weakness it has is its insistence on showing poorly executed gore sequences. As a low-budget film, it works extremely well, but in these gore sequences it is difficult not to lose [...]

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William Boyd, Brazzaville Beach

By Steen | August 2, 2005

This framenarrative tells the story of a woman, Hope, at three different points of her life. Science plays a big part of the story, which is the main reason for my interest in it. The two main narratives, the third is simply the frame which envelops them, alternative between first and third-person perspective, creating an [...]

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Chris Nolan, Batman Begins

By Steen | July 23, 2005

The best Batman film made to date, and probably for a long time after as well. It is unfortunate that Chris Nolan does not seem eager to pursue the franchise more, but it is quite understandable that he wishes to return to smaller films. These will probably be even better still, as film franchises have [...]

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Isaac Asimov, The Stars Like Dust

By Steen | March 19, 2005

A sf action-thriller, it tells the tale of a man on the run from evil dictators who controls the known universe. While an entertaining read, this is hardly Asimov’s best work as he too often falls into clichés of suspenseful narration. He favours the ’surprising twist’ which too often becomes far too unsurprising, such as [...]

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