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TRAP – Review by Susan Granger

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 Susan Granger Alison Pill, Ariel Donoghue, Hayley Mills, josh hartnett, M. Night Shyamalan, Saleka Shyamalan, Trap

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan is known for his twisty, tension-filled thrillers, which is why it’s so odd that viewers know – right at the beginning – that doting father Cooper Adams (Josh Hartnett) is really a scheming psychotic serial killer. Firefighter Cooper has bought pricey stadium floor seats so that his teenage daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) can be front and center at a Philadelphia concert featuring her favorite pop icon, Lady Raven (Saleka Shyamalan), channeling Taylor Swift.

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THE WATCHERS – Review by T. J. Callahan

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 T. J. Callahan A.M. Shine, dakota fanning, Ishana Night Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan, The Watchers

Billed as a horror film, the title creatures in The Watchers are more mild mannered than frightening. Fortunately director Ishana Night Shyamalan doesn’t resort to using too many jump scares for effect, but she doesn’t leave us gripping the arm rests either. The shape shifting beasts are heard more than they are seen in their most gruesome form. The Watchers will keep you guessing enough to keep you interested.

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OLD – Review by Susan Granger

July 22, 2021July 25, 2021 awfj-admin gael garcia bernal, M. Night Shyamalan, old, Vicky Krieps

After The Sixth Sense and Signs, M. Night Shyamalan built a reputation on campy, convoluted, even corny sci-fi thrillers with a catchy, surprise twist. As Old begins, Guy Capa, a statistics-obsessed insurance-actuary, and his museum-curator wife Prisca are taking their two children on a luxurious tropical island vacation before telling them that they’re planning to divorce.

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GLASS – Review by Brandy McDonnell

January 23, 2019January 26, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments bruce willis, Glass, James McAvoy, M. Night Shyamalan, samuel l. jackson, Sarah Paulson, split, Unbreakable

With the help of arbitrary deadlines, handy coincidences and characters explaining comic book tropes, Shyamalan attempts a series of elaborate plot twists – of course – that he doesn’t quite pull off cleanly but that are still pretty nifty and unveil some interesting surprises. Herculean performances by McAvoy, Willis and Jackson keep “Glass” watchable even when the narrative gets murky.

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SPLIT — Review by Susan Granger

January 23, 2017January 25, 2017 Susan Granger 0 Comments M. Night Shyamalan, split

M. Night Shyamalan burst onto the cinematic scene with audacious plot twists in The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs. But

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AWFJ Women On Film – “Airbender” – Review by Susan Granger

July 1, 2010 Susan Granger airbender, awfj women on film, M. Night Shyamalan, movie reviews, nickelodeon, susan granger

Don’t even consider seeing this live-action fantasy-adventure unless a) you’ve been watching the animated Nickelodeon television series, or b) someone