Genre Archives: Mystery

Red Riding Hood

March 11, 2011
Red Riding Hood
I must say that the story and film was better than I anticipated. I was expecting pretty much a slash fest and, although admittedly there are some violent scenes in the film, the story and suspense take up a lot of the screen time which was nice to see. The development of the characters is also [...]
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Case 39

October 1, 2010
Case 39
I found the first quarter of this movie to be intriguing and interesting. A concerned social worker, up to her neck with 38 active cases, is handed case number 39. This particular case involves a young girl named Lily who is possibly being abused by her parents. When caseworker Emily Jenkins (Renee [...]
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Devil

September 17, 2010
Devil
I will give this movie one thing in its favor. It is suspenseful. For a long while the viewer doesn't know if one of five stranded people in an elevator is a murderer or if the devil is involved. Every time the lights in the elevator go off someone dies until just two people are left. The answer to [...]
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Message in a Cell phone

June 1, 2010
Dove "Family-Approved" For All Ages
Message in a Cell phone
Three friends, each with a different personality, engage in detective work when a cell phone falls in their hands. A comical mystery investigation transpires as the boys try to discover the true secret held in the message of the cell phone and what happened to its owner. Once you get past the [...]
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Rust

October 5, 2010
Dove "Faith-Friendly" For Ages 12 and Over
Rust
"Rust" paints the portrait of a small town in Canada that has just experienced a tragedy. A family has been consumed in a house fire and the town's mentally challenged misfit has admitted to the arson - but did he do it? The audience will be surprised by some of the twists and turns. "Rust" is [...]
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Knowing

March 20, 2009
Knowing
Nicolas Cage plays science teacher John Koestler in this action-thriller which is just as much a mystery tale. A certain young girl at William Dawes Elementary named Lucinda Embry had written down several codes on a piece of paper which was included with other students' drawings in a time capsule [...]
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Clue

June 27, 2000
Clue
This mystery based on the board game we all grew up with has its hilarious times. This scatter brained group are dying off and they try to find out why and who among them is the killer. I think the movie drags on a bit longer then it takes to actually play the game. Unfortunately it cannot be [...]
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Righteous Kill

September 12, 2008
Righteous Kill
Make no mistake about it. "Righteous Kill" is not a righteous movie. It does, however, include killing. In fact, a priest who is a pedophile is killed in the film, so once again "Righteous Kill" doesn't seem like an accurate title. Even if you like fast-paced cop movies, the content of this film is [...]
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Dear Prudence

Dove "Family-Approved" For Ages 12 and Over
Dear Prudence
This movie is a combination of "Heloise", "MacGyver" and "Columbo" all wrapped into one. Everyone loves a good murder mystery and "Dear Prudence " fits into that category. Jane Seymour does a great job in her role as the quirky Heloise-like character, as she has an answer to various problems she [...]
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Dog Days of Summer

April 21, 2009
Dove "Family-Approved" For Ages 12 and Over
Dog Days of Summer
The film, “Dog days of Summer”, features a mystery plot and has its dark moments. It deals strongly with human weakness and sin, and a lot of pain is included in the movie. Death is another prominent theme. A stranger moves to town, named Eli Cottonmouth, and he is hired by the town to create a [...]
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