This tag includes biotech nightmares, sinister boardrooms, and worlds run by the wrong people. When the company owns your soul or your data.
Corporate overreach serves as a compelling antagonist in modern horror and thriller entertainment, reflecting real-world anxieties about unchecked corporate power and its impact on individual lives. Productions like Apple Cider Vinegar TV series, Percy Versus Goliath, and The Pelican Brief exemplify how entertainment media explores massive corporations prioritizing profits over human welfare, often featuring scenarios involving cover-ups of dangerous products, worker exploitation, consumer manipulation, or information control. These narratives tap into contemporary fears about corporate influence over daily life, with horror often lying not in supernatural elements but in the very real possibility of these scenarios. The genre frequently blends conspiracy thrillers, psychological drama, and social commentary to create multifaceted critiques of capitalism run amok. From pharmaceutical companies hiding deadly side effects to tech giants invading privacy, these stories have become increasingly relevant as audiences seek entertainment reflecting their concerns about corporate accountability and ethical business practices.
I’ll give Breaking Glass Pictures credit where it’s due; they struck while the iron was hot with that title. “Freak Off” captures the zeitgeist of current headlines surrounding certain hip-hop moguls, and honestly, kudos for getting there first with the provocative branding. The casting department also deserves recognition for finding look-alikes that genuinely hold merit;…
In Vitro (2024) review: This Australian sci-fi thriller explores biotechnology gone wrong in the outback. With only three cast members, directors Will Howarth and Tom McKeith create a claustrophobic psychological horror about livestock cloning that turns personal. Featuring excellent cinematography by Shelley Farthing-Dawe and distributed by Saban Films, this indie gem delivers genuine tension. A minimalist and intimate horror film.
What if control isn’t something we hold, but something held over us? Control Freak (2025) unravels the illusion of autonomy through Val (Kelly Marie Tran), a self-help guru whose journey from rock bottom to success might not be as empowering as it seems. As cracks in her story emerge, so does a terrifying question, was she ever in control at all?
A scathing, must-watch satire exposing the dark side of the wellness industry, Apple Cider Vinegar (2025.) Fraud, deception + the cult of pseudo-miracle cures
Propriedade (English – Property) is a Portuguese language film about landowners versus farm workers. Taken for granted, they hit back.
Fair Play 2023 follows the demise of a couple’s relationship after one of them receives an unexpected promotion at a competitive hedge fund.
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