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  • Maniac (2012)
    Review preview for Maniac

    It’s flashy and glossy where the original was fetid and grubby, winking at the audience where Lustig wallowed in the misery to memorable effect.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    First-person perspective chiller about a serial killer with a fetish for scalping.
  • My Son The Fanatic (1996)
    Review preview for My Son The Fanatic

    Om Puri... is such a fine actor he touches every aspect of human experience.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    The relationship between a Pakistani taxi driver and a prostitute.
  • Sebastian (2024)
    Review preview for Sebastian

    Having set up all the elements of a thriller, the film proceeds to untangle them in a refreshingly different and mature way.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.
  • Syriana (2005)
    Review preview for Syriana

    An action-packed, critically intelligent thriller...the effect is both breathtaking and harrowing.

    Chris · 5 out of 5
    A high-octane thriller for adults that exposes US dirty tricks in the Gulf oil business

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