thriller

Decoding Shutter Island (2010): true selves and hidden identity

Unpacking meaning, mental illness and story signposts in Scorsese's Shutter Island

Published: 15 January 2023 | Last updated: 16 February 2023
15 January 2023

Rebecca (1940) explained: the ghost, the devil and Mrs Danvers

Decoding the three faces of Mrs de Winter in Hitchcock's Rebecca

Published: 30 December 2022 | Last updated: 24 March 2023
30 December 2022

I Came By (2022) explained: question of class

Basement thriller I Came By sheds light on social invisibility, and unmasks the problem with class

Published: 17 October 2022 | Last updated: 18 November 2022
17 October 2022

Unknown (2011) explained: the identity war

Identity is unpredictable in 2011 psychological thriller Unknown – and that spells trouble for its protagonists

Published: 16 September 2022 | Last updated: 18 February 2023
16 September 2022

Collateral (2004): from cowardice to control

A killer schools a cab driver in the art of assertiveness. But there can only be one boss ...

Published: 8 August 2022 | Last updated: 18 February 2023
8 August 2022

Run (2020) explained: mad, bad mothers and obsessive love

How Run misdirects viewers to pull off its tale of manipulation and abuse

Published: 27 June 2022 | Last updated: 19 February 2023
27 June 2022