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Essential Ingredients of a Good Thriller with YA Author Kit Frick
TYF Contributor April 7, 2022

With the release of my latest YA thriller, Very Bad People, I’ve been thinking a lot about what ingredients go into a truly exciting, thrilling story—for me as a reader and writer. We turn to murder m…

TYF Contributor April 7, 2022
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Jake Gyllenhaal voices 911 operator in ‘The Guilty’ (2021) trailer
Chelsie Derman September 1, 2021

Watch the first trailer for the new Jake Gyllenhaal led Netflix film “The Guilty,” while we help give the official synopsis.…

Chelsie Derman September 1, 2021
Movie News
Amazon introduces four thrillers in ‘Welcome To The Blumhouse’ trailer
Chelsie Derman August 26, 2021

Watch the first trailer for Amazon’s new ‘Welcome to The Blumhouse,’ while we discuss the synopses of the four thrillers introduced.…

Chelsie Derman August 26, 2021
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John David Washington runs for his life in Netflix’s ‘Beckett’ trailer
Chelsie Derman July 1, 2021

Netflix just released its latest trailer today for a new thriller movie called Beckett. It’s set to hit Netflix on August 13. Directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino (Antonia), the film centers o…

Chelsie Derman July 1, 2021
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Book Reviews
‘Ace of Spades’ review: Faridah Àbíké Íyímídé’s phenomenal debut highlights the insidiousness of anti-Blackness in a brilliant thriller
Sabrien Abdelrahman June 16, 2021

Ace of Spades has been pitched as “Get Out meets Gossip Girl”. And while the description is accurate, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé’s debut is incredibly well-done in a refreshingly unique way. The dark acade…

Sabrien Abdelrahman June 16, 2021
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‘When You Look Like Us’ review: Pamela N. Harris’ timely debut on the plight of missing Black girls
Sabrien Abdelrahman January 21, 2021

Pamela N. Harris’ timely debut When You Look Like Us calls attention to an urgent epidemic of missing Black girls. Skillfully blending together mystery and social justice, identity and community, hurt…

Sabrien Abdelrahman January 21, 2021
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Movie review: ‘Promising Young Woman’ turns into the genre it’s trying to critique
Yasmin Kleinbart December 24, 2020

Content warning: This article mentions rape and discusses disturbing subject matter. One of the most tired narratives in cinema is the rape-revenge story. Films like I Spit on Your Grave and…

Yasmin Kleinbart December 24, 2020

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