Primeval (2007)

A news team wants to create sensation with the story of the capture of a famous crocodile, but the local war-ish conflict puts new obstacles in their way.

"Primeval" is a horror thriller about the danger of monsters that do really exist: crocodiles, military dictators. The story is predictable, the characters' traits are just cloned from many other familiar similar subjects with very few exceptions, and the action is easy to anticipate at every step. It's all a little too derivative.

Director:  Michael Katleman    

With: Dominic Purcell, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton, Jürgen Prochnow

Rating: 6/10

Blood Red Sky (2021)

A woman with a mysterious condition that keeps her away from the sun, has to confront a group of terrorists trying to hijack the plane she is on with her son, on their way to get a miraculous treatment.

An action movie with some supernatural and horror elements. Fans of vampire movies, fans of Blade and well-made action movies will have a real visual feast. The suspense is well dosed and choreographed, the ending is not easy to predict and there is no moment of boredom.

The film is a co-production produced by Netflix, with a team of actors of different nationalities and is spoken in German and English.

Director:  Peter Thorwarth    

With: Peri Baumeister, Carl Anton Koch, Alexander Scheer, Graham McTavish, Dominic Purcell

Rating: 8/10