thrillers nr sometimes you just need the dark excitement. i watched the original version of "the vanishing" for the first time the other night. apparently stanley kubrick thought it was the most terrifying movie he had seen. 220525 ... nr nothing so far has beat "gone girl," the book. the movie was okay. 220525 ... nr "the last mrs. parrish" was fun, though. 220525 ... nr i don't remember much at all about "silence of the lambs," the movie, except the infamous "fava beans and a nice chianti" line, but i'm trying to refrain from watching it until i've read the must-praised book. 220525 ... raze a few that have really burrowed beneath my skin over the years (though some of these are probably closer to horror or neo-noir, and i tend to gravitate toward the slow burns as opposed to things with a more frenetic pace): "kairo/pulse" (the 2001 japanese original, not the 2006 english-language remake) "a tale of two sisters" "jacob's ladder" "angel heart" "les yeux sans visage" "children of men" (feels even more prescient now) "runaway train" "the shining" "memento" "shutter island" "vertigo" "manhunter" "mulholland_drive" as far as books go, samanta schweblin's "fever dream" got me good and forced me to read it in a single sitting. (you've also reminded me that i still need to read "gone girl".) 220526 ... tender_square i've been meaning to read tana french's "the witch elm" for forever. i have recently loved liz moore's "long bright river" (and this is coming from someone who typically detests thrillers). 220526 ... nr raze: do it! do it now! i enjoyed shutter island too, and i don't think i've ever seen a movie that's made me feel so unsettled. i remember not sleeping much the night after i saw it. t_s: i've been meaning to read tana french. 220526 ... raze i shall heed your wise advice! and i forgot to mention a good little indie film that left me thinking long after it was over: "pontypool". 220526 what's it to you? who go blather from