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The action-packed crime drama, NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021) premiered on CBS in 2014, following the twelfth season of its predecessor NCIS. It centers around a team of fictional NCIS Special Agents, led by Supervisory Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride, stationed in Louisiana. Their focus is on crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel in their jurisdiction, spanning from the Mississippi River to the Texas Panhandle. Initially working with Pride are Christopher LaSalle, a former sheriff’s deputy brought on after Hurricane Katrina, Meredith Brody, a seasoned Special Agent Afloat who seeks a fresh start in New Orleans, and Dr. Loretta ...

Trap for Cinderella (2013) is a British thriller drama film written and directed by Iain Softley. When Micky, a 20-year-old girl, wakes up in the hospital after enduring serious burns that required reconstructive surgery, she also realizes she has amnesia. Despite being shown photos of her loved ones, she cannot remember them. The medical team informs her that she lives in London and both her parents passed away in a car accident when she was just 9 years old. Her aunt Elinor had taken care of her since then, but unfortunately, also passed away before Micky’s accident. With her injuries healed but her memory still ...

The direct-to-DVD special, Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow (2013), is a sinister installment in the Scooby-Doo franchise. Originally released on September 10 of that year as part of the 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your ‘Rife! collection, the film centers around two individuals who fall victim to an attack by a scarecrow in Cobb Corner’s notoriously haunted corn maze. The incident prompts the town’s mayor to make the drastic decision to shut down all Halloween festivities for fear of further danger. It is said that the menacing scarecrow was brought to life by a witch’s curse, and unless Mystery Inc. can put an end to its ...

Enemy (2013), a neo-noir surrealist psychological thriller, was directed by Denis Villeneuve and produced by M.A. Faura and Niv Fichman. The protagonist of the film, a quiet and routine-driven history professor named Adam Bell, attends an underground club where an erotic performance leads to a woman almost crushing a live tarantula with her platform high-heel. After being recommended the film Where There’s a Will There’s a Way by a colleague, Adam becomes intrigued when he sees an actor who bears a striking ...

Prisoners (2013), a thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski, follows the Dover and Birch families as they celebrate Thanksgiving in Conyers, Pennsylvania. The festivities take a dark turn when young girls Anna Dover and Joy Birch go missing after playing near a parked RV. Detective Loki responds to a police call about the vehicle and apprehends its occupant, Alex Jones. However, during questioning, Loki realizes that Alex’s low IQ makes him an unlikely kidnapper and finds no evidence of the girls in his RV. Turning his attention to ...

The American thriller film, The Frozen Ground (2013), marks Scott Walker’s directorial debut. In a 1983 Anchorage motel room, Cindy Paulson, a 17-year-old prostitute, is found handcuffed and screaming for help. She is saved by an Anchorage Police Department patrol officer who takes her to the hospital and collects her clothes for a rape kit. However, Paulson’s credibility is questioned due to her profession and false age. As a result, the detectives dismiss her claims against Robert Hansen, the man she identified as her abductor. Despite evidence supporting Hansen’s innocence, the APD patrol officer is ...

The psychological thriller film, Trance (2013), was directed by Danny Boyle and written by Joe Ahearne and John Hodge from a story by Ahearne. During a heist at an auction house, the thieves steal what they believe to be a valuable painting. In the midst of the robbery, Simon Newton attacks their leader Franck and is knocked unconscious. But when Franck opens the package, he finds only an empty frame. It turns out that Simon, who was the ‘inside man’ for the ...

Now You See Me (2013), a heist movie directed by Louis Leterrier, follows the journey of magicians J. Daniel Atlas, Merritt McKinney, Henley Reeves, and Jack Wilder. Each receives a tarot card that leads them to an apartment in New York City where they discover hologram technology and instructions from an unknown source. A year later, the four perform as ‘The Four Horsemen’ at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in a show funded by insurance mogul Arthur Tressler. Their final trick seemingly transports an audience member inside a bank vault in Paris owned by Crédit Républicain. As stacks of euros rain down on the Las ...

The Spanish mystery thriller film The Body (2012), co-written and directed by Oriol Paulo, follows Inspector Jaime Peña as he looks into an accident that has left night watchman Ángel Torres in a coma. Security footage reveals Ángel fleeing from his job at the morgue before being struck by a car. Peña is then informed that Mayka Villaverde, a middle-aged and wealthy businesswoman who was married to a younger man, has disappeared from the morgue after suffering a heart attack on a business trip. Her widower, Álex Ulloa, is shocked to hear this news while in the company of his young mistress, Carla Miller. While at the ...

Perception (2012–2015), an American crime drama series by creators Kenneth Biller and Mike Sussman, follows the story of neuropsychiatrist Daniel Pierce. With schizophrenia as his challenge, Pierce lends his expertise to the FBI in solving complex cases. The show aired on cable channel TNT from July 2012 to March 2015 and was produced by ABC Studios. However, on November 13, 2014, TNT announced the cancellation of Perception after three seasons. The final episodes of season 3 began airing on February 17, 2015. Daniel Pierce, a talented ...

The last film of the Varg Veum franchise, Varg Veum – Cold Hearts (2012), was co-written and directed by lead actor Trond Espen Seim. While investigating a case of disappeared sisters, Varg Veum is about to become a father. He realizes that the case has connections to a police investigation. In order to pursue the case, Varg must risk his pregnant wife.

The eleventh addition to the Varg Veum franchise, titled Varg Veum – The Dead Have It Easy (2012), differs from the rest as it draws inspiration from various short stories in the collection with the same name instead of being directly adapted from a novel. Varg attempts to assist a terrified girl who has become lost in the woods at night, but is unable to prevent her tragic death. What led this young asylum seeker to flee? Was it an accident, or was she intentionally killed as a warning to others within her same circles? Together, Varg and Karin uncover that the deceased girl was extensively involved in a scheme where ...

The Raven (2012), a American crime thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare, is based on the final days of Edgar Allan Poe’s life. The poet and author finds himself aiding the police in their pursuit of a serial killer whose crimes are inspired by his stories. Though the plot is fictional, it draws from real-life events surrounding Poe’s mysterious death. Set in 19th-century Baltimore, Maryland, police uncover a ...

Alex Cross (2012), the American action thriller directed by Rob Cohen, stars Tyler Perry as the lead and Matthew Fox as his antagonist, Picasso. The screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson, and it is based on James Patterson’s 2006 novel Cross. Serving as the third installment in the Alex Cross film series, this movie was seen as a reboot ...

The tenth film, Varg Veum – At Night All Wolves Are Grey (2011), saw the return of director Alexander Eik. In order to prove Evans innocent, Varg Veum investigates the case in which his friend Evans, a highly decorated ex-army officer, was falsely accused of bombing an arsenal.

Director of Varg Veum – Consorts of Death (2011), Stephan Apelgren, who is well known for his work on the popular Swedish detective series Kurt Wallander, also directed the previous installment in the series. In this film the titular character is called upon by Chief of Police Hamre to investigate a hostage situation on a farm near Bergen. The main suspect is Jan Egil, a 16-year-old foster child of the murdered couple. The child solely confides in Veum, their long-time acquaintance. He vehemently denies being responsible for the death of his foster parents. However, a ...

Varg Veum – Black Sheep (2011) is the eighth installment in the Varg Veum series, written by Gunnar Staalesen. Directed by Stephan Apelgren, renowned for his work on numerous Swedish crime films featuring detective Kurt Wallander, this film centers around the girlfriend’s sister of Veum. She is involved in prostitution and implicated in various illegal activities such as drug trafficking and pimping.

The film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) is based on the novel by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. Directed by David Fincher and written by Steven Zaillian, it follows journalist Mikael Blomkvist in Stockholm as he deals with the consequences of a libel suit against businessman Hans-Erik Wennerström. To resolve this issue, wealthy Henrik Vanger offers Blomkvist a unique task: investigating the 40-year-old disappearance of his grandniece Harriet, who is believed to have been murdered. Each year on his birthday, Vanger ...

Unknown (2011) is an action-thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. The story follows Martin Harris and his wife Liz as they arrive in Berlin for a biotechnology summit. Upon arriving at their hotel, Harris realizes he has left his briefcase at the airport and hastily takes a taxi to retrieve it. However, the taxi is involved in an accident and ends up in the Spree, knocking Harris unconscious. Thankfully, the driver rescues him but quickly disappears from the scene. After four days in a coma, Harris regains consciousness at a hospital and rushes back to his hotel, only to find Liz with another man claiming to be ...

The film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) is a sequel to the 2009 movie. Set in 1891, Irene Adler pays Dr. Hoffmanstahl for a surgery while also receiving a letter from him. However, during the exchange, Holmes sets off a bomb disguised as a mummy case and takes the letter before Adler and Hoffmanstahl can escape. Unfortunately, Hoffmanstahl is killed by Professor Moriarty’s henchman Sebastian Moran and Moriarty poisons and kills Adler for being compromised. Back at 221B Baker Street, Holmes tells Watson about his discoveries linking seemingly unrelated events to Moriarty. After meeting with his brother Mycroft at Watson’s bachelor party, Holmes ...