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1922 (2017)
1922 (2017)
2017 | Crime, Horror
Not Stephen King's best
Either this wasn't directed very well or it isn't Stephen King's best novella. There seemed to be something lacking to make it a true psychological thriller. It consists of a man who manipulates his son into killing his mother in order to stay on the land and live life as farmers. And as expected things go horribly wrong from there.

But the thing is, most of the things that go wrong are expected if you're watching this kind of film. You know from the outset that the husband and son won't live merrily if they've committed this sort of crime so it's a total anti-climax. After watching King's other adapted film @Gerald's Game (2017), this felt like a let down.
  
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Last Shift (2015) in Movies

Oct 23, 2017 (Updated Oct 23, 2017)  
Last Shift (2015)
Last Shift (2015)
2015 | Horror, Mystery
7
8.0 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A bit of a mindscrew
I wasn't sure what to expect with this slightly low budget horror, but it is surprising on a few fronts. For one, it's a psychological horror and really messes with your mind watching it.

The story, although lacking, consists of a rookie police officer Juliana Harkavy (Walking Dead) starting her first shift at an empty police station with a horrific back story. A murderous cult leader and his two followers are said to have killed themselves inside the premises, leading to some disturbing occurrences. Will she or will she not make it?

The second surprising front was the fact it becomes increasingly claustrophobic watching it. The third is the ending. For an hour and a half film, it's not a bad watch.
  
Behind Her Eyes
Behind Her Eyes
Sarah Pinborough | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.9 (18 Ratings)
Book Rating
That ending...wait until the last chapter
I spent about 90% of the time umming and ah-ing about whether to finish this book or not. Most of the time I felt irritated bordering on bored, or brushing certain elements of it as downright ridiculous. So here's how you should listen to it. It is not a psychological thriller in the conventional sense, parts of it requires suspending all disbelief and just accepting for what it is.

But wait until the last chapter.

And your head will spin 180 degrees to make you realise the past 290 pages was all a fabrication of some sort.

Not a perfect book, could have been a lot shorter, but a very good climax.