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KeithGordan recommended The Wages of Fear (1953) in Movies (curated)

The Wages of Fear (1953)

1953 | Adventure, Thriller

6.3

(3 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"I still think this may be the most nerve-racking film I’ve ever seen. It blows away modern action thrillers, doing so much more with so much less. No big effects, no CGI. Just a few desperate men, a few old trucks, a bumpy old road, and tons of explosives. Add in a political consciousness that was sharp enough it was censored out of early U.S. cuts, and a sense of irony that raises this beyond “entertainment,” and you have a thriller unlike anything before or since."

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Beirut (2018) in Movies

Apr 21, 2018

Beirut (2018)

2018 | Action, Thriller

5.8

(5 Ratings)

Movie Rating

So, this was billed as a 'taut political thriller'; I'm not sure about that. Maybe it's because I was comparing it to 7 Days in Entebbe the entire time.
Anyway, Jon Hamm plays Don Draper, sorry, I mean, Mason Skiles, who's an alcoholic (see, Don Draper), and is brought back to Beirut after a former friend is kidnapped.
It was a little predictable, I basically figured out the plot in the first 10 minutes, and I'm sure a non movie buff could do the same. It wasn't excellent, it was just good.

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ashezbookz (32 KP) rated Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1) in Books

Jul 5, 2018

Sleeping Giants (Themis Files #1)

Sylvain Neuvel | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.0

(20 Ratings)

Book Rating

The whole time I was reading this all I thought of was the movie with the robots - I believe it is called pacific rim. I don't know what I expected when I started this book but I got more than I bargained for I think. I like the excitement - when it happened - but for the most part this was just a political "thriller" type book - the thrills were lacking though - everything felt super slow and I didn't really understand what the point of the book was. Highly disappointed.

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The Traitor

Sydney Horler

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"War is coming - and that means our secret agents must get busy.'August 1918. On his way to the...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2648 KP) rated The Fly on the Wall in Books

Apr 6, 2024

When a Reporter Becomes the Story

John Cotton is working late one night at his job as a political reporter at the state capital when another reporter comes in bragging about having just gotten a huge story. Just a few minutes later, that other reporter is dead. John begins trying to figure out what the story might be, but when another reporter is killed, he can’t help but wonder if the story he’s pursuing is deadly.

Those most familiar with Tony Hillerman because of his books set on the Navaho reservation will find this political thriller is quite a departure. Heck, it isn’t even set in the southwest, although we do get a memorable scene there. As a thriller, it took a bit to get going, but once we did, I was hooked with several edge of your seat scenes. John is the only character we truly get to know; it would have been nice to get to know some of the others better. The book originally came out in 1971, and it shows. Parts are definitely dated. None of these complaints are reasons to skip the book. If you pick it up and give it a chance, you’ll find yourself enjoying it.