POLITICAL THRILLER. “Anniversary.” / “Inheritance.” / “The Hunt.” / “Anthropoid.”
“Anniversary” (2025, Hulu) dystopian political thriller . Tensions rise and loyalties are tested when a couple meet their son's new girlfriend, a radical young woman who's part of a controversial movement known as the Change. Stars Diane Lane and Kyle Chandler. Critics are all-praises for this talky, lecture-heavy, politically-argumentative yarn. I second-the-motion the ensemble performance although I don’t concur with the crowded room; so many characters. And the jousts? I find them corny, contrived, self-appeasements. 🎥💻📽 “Inheritance” (2025, Hulu) espionage thriller. A young woman discovers her estranged father was formerly a spy, which throws her into the middle of a global international conspiracy and makes her a target. The plot is a political cliche but the globetrotting thrill somehow managed to provoke some excitement. And leads Phoebe Dynevor as Maya, and Rhys Ifans as the dad, ...