thriller

The Theatre Royal was abuzz last night with the much-anticipated staging of The Girl on the Train, a gripping adaptation of Paula Hawkin’s best-selling novel.  From start to finish, the production delivered a masterful blend of suspense, emotion, and intrigue, making it a truly unforgettable experience....

Based on Delia Owens’ 2018 smash hit novel of the same name, ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ is a sleepy foray into the marshlands of North Carolina. Daisy Edgar-Jones becomes trapped in a web of murder, love and mud as she is shunned by a small town. Kit Sinclair reviews....

The Gray Man is the new big budget action thriller heading straight for your Netflix screens. Daniel Evans finds out whether it is worth spending your evening with a stellar cast of Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas....

The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, originally titled ‘The Woman in the House’ is a dark thriller, bordering on a parody of traditional mystery psychological thrillers. It was released on Netflix in early 2022. Hannah Walton-Hughes discusses this binge-worthy TV series......

Jerome Gerada As the world we live in gradually devolves into more of a twisted dystopia by the day, audiences may feel at ease settling into the fictional world of Arrakis, the main setting for Denis Villeneuve’s new film adaptation, Dune. The 1965 novel, from the creative mind of...

If there is one TV show that could distract me from being in lockdown during a pandemic, it’s Killing Eve. Although the second series, written by Emerald Fennel rather than Phoebe Waller-Bridge, felt rather slow and lacklustre, the trailer for the third series suggests the show might be capitalising...

Halloween season is official here! Who doesn’t love a good scary movie, an unlimited number of treats and playing the odd trick or two? Whether you’re throwing your first Halloween bash or simply just wanting to get in the spooky spirit, I’ve found and listed 15 tunes (and my...