Mystery

Books Series Brought to Life

7/21/2010
TNT brings new shows, mainly police dramas.

This summer, the cable network TNT brings new shows, mainly police dramas. One of the new shows includes Rizzoli & Isles, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. The show is based on a book series by Tess Gerritsen. Each episode is based on one of the novels, and the producers couldn't have chosen a better team.

Angie Harmon continues to shine in a familiar role. She is known for playing a tough, strong woman, such as her previous roles as a lawyer in Law & Order and a cop in the short lived drama Women's Murder Club.

Mulholland Drive

7/20/2009
Alisha Prakash
A film to make you think.

If you're someone who enjoys films that keep you completely in suspense till the end, "Mulholland Drive" is definitely the film for you. This film is an enigma from the beginning to end, but in a good way. Its dark, mysterious story will tug at your intellectual side and have you thinking throughout the film.

Directed by David Lynch, "Mulholland Drive" revolves around an actress named Betty Elms, who travels to Hollywood to make it big, and a woman named Rita, who was nearly killed. After being the victim of a terrible car crash, Rita survives, but suffers amnesia from the accident.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.00Stars

Arlington Road

7/20/2009
Alisha Prakash

The best way to describe "Arlington Road" is well-rounded. It has the perfect blend of a wonderful cast who delivers outstanding performances, brilliant direction that creates a mysterious and dark tone, and a suspenseful, surprising story. This film will surprise you from the beginning. Its unpredictable sequences come out of nowhere and will not fail to entertain you.

Directed by Mark Pellington, "Arlington Road" revolves around a story about strange neighbors. But, this is unlike any other bad neighbor story you've ever heard.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars

North by Northwest

7/19/2009
Katelyn Latawiec
One man's quest to find a mysterious agent leads him to look at his own life.

Mind-boggling, frightening, and well-crafted, "North by Northwest" is some of director Alfred Hitchcock's best work. With guns, mistaken identities, a beautiful blonde, a national monument, not to mention a bottle of bourbon, the movie reaches to the depths of uncertainty and suspense to put you on one ride you'll never forget and perhaps one you'll be questioning for the rest of your days.

Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is Mr. Popularity, with important friends, a zest for fun, a society mother, and a wad of money.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars

Conspiracy Theory

6/21/2009
Alisha Prakash

Conspiracy Theory is a fast-paced, exciting mystery romance that will keep you engaged from start to finish. With a mixture of a perfect amount of drama, suspense, comedy, and originality, this film is a must see.

Directed by Richard Donner, "Conspiracy Theory" tells the story of Jerry Fletcher, a man who is in love with a woman who works for the government. Fletcher is a blunt and straightforward man who has his own views about the government and sticks to his beliefs. He claims conspiracy theories for everything, ranging from aliens to assassinations.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars

Angels & Demons

5/30/2009
Jennifer Chan
Ron Howard does a beautiful job creating the most captivating mystery movie of the year.

Angels & Demons definitely deserves its title as number four in the top box office. Director Ron Howard does a phenomenal job in making this movie a mind blowing mystery drama. Tom Hanks plays as Robert Langdon, a United States symbologist professor. He is tracked down by the Catholic Church for his expertise in decoding symbols. The Church is threatened by an ancient enemy and its last hope in solving the mystery of the ancient codes.

Reviewer Rating: 
5.00Stars

Righteous Kill

4/28/2009
Andrew Randall
This murder mystery film focuses on two veteran detectives and a tough case they take on.

Righteous Kill is a gripping murder mystery, where nothing is what it first appears to be. The plot focuses around two aging detectives and their longstanding partnership.

In the film, Detectives Thomas "Turk" Cowan (played by Robert De Niro) and David "Rooster" Fisk (Al Pacino) are investigating a drug dealer named Spider (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) and a series of 14 murders. However, by the end of the film it is clear that whoever is committing the crimes, is someone who the pair least expected.

The acting of Al Pacino in this film was incredible.

Reviewer Rating: 
2.50Stars

Blue Velvet

12/6/2008
Christine Le
The blue-velvety world isn't always pretty.

One of David Lynch's best pieces of work, Blue Velvet is a mystery film that vividly explores fantasy and power in an underworld.

College student Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) finds a severed ear in a grassy field. After strangely getting little attention from the police, Jeffrey teams up with Sandy Williams, daughter of the police detective, to investigate the mystery.

Sandy tells him about a suspicious lady singer named Dorothy Vallens, whom people rumor to be involved in crimes.

Reviewer Rating: 
5.00Stars

Gone Baby Gone

6/3/2008
John Berkowitz
Two private detectives try and find a kidnapped child in accordance with the police.

For a career that was down for the count, Ben Affleck displayed some instinctively smart tactics to resurrect his career. His life force and his career seemed to be sucked out of him by his one-time beau, Jennifer Lopez. After a series of flops, Affleck took some time off to reflect and collect himself. He took a small role in Hollywoodland which earned him a Golden Globe nod and then he stepped behind the camera in his directorial debut for Gone Baby Gone. He even casted his younger brother, Casey, to headline. The result was stunning.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars

The X-Files - The Complete Seventh Season

6/17/2007
Edward Olivier
A good season that also marks the farewell of Agent Mulder.

In its seventh season the X-Files had to face the challenge of how to remain fresh and original after more than one hundred and fifty episodes. A reinvention would be crucial for a successful season.

The series delivered some very well created episodes, relying on new narrative approaches and giving some answers for some old questions.

During this time the show was considered for being canceled, so the seventh season could have been the last and, in a certain way, it was. It's the last one with Agent Mulder as head of the cast.

Reviewer Rating: 
4.50Stars
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