Delhi Crime

Set in the immediate aftermath of an appalling, notorious sexual assault on a New Delhi bus, Delhi Crime follows the efforts of police officers working under enormous public pressure and with few resources other than their own ingenuity to find and arrest the suspects. At once a visceral police procedural, a tense character-driven drama, and a sweeping, nuanced portrait of India’s bustling capital, Delhi Crime is never burdened by the tropes of any of these genres: it tells its own story on its own terms, horrifying and captivating in equal measure.

TV ShowDominique LearMarch 14, 2020India, On Netflix, Thriller, Crime

Thelma

EPILEPSY AND SEIZURE WARNING: Thelma, directed by Joachim Trier, is one part coming of age story, one part murder mystery, and one part supernatural thriller, blended together in a hypnotic, visually stunning movie. Raised by conservative and emotionally abusive Christian parents, the titular Thelma is a quiet, lonely university student. But when she realizes she's attracted to one of her female friends, Anja, she begins to experience supernatural episodes that may be God punishing her, or may be her own power manifesting for the first time. Thelma unfolds in its quiet moments, in its lingering shots of hallways, buildings, and forests, clearly manned by an even-handed and in-control Trier. Yet even in all the silence, Thelma's magic wraps around the viewer as much as it does the bewildered characters.

MoviesDominique LearMarch 14, 2020Norway, Thriller, Mystery

The Hunt

What happens when someone is falsely accused of a crime? What happens when that crime is pedophilia? The Hunt is set in a small Danish town, where Lucas, a daycare teacher, has to face unwelcome and potentially life-threatening allegations, while at the same time learning to navigate the toxicity of a small town armed against him. A less contemporary film than the previous two, but a great watch nonetheless!