I chose Dead Calm randomly this year because of the passing of Sam Neill. While looking through his filmography to rank my favorite performances, I realized the biggest omission on my part was Dead Calm. Of all the films I hadn’t seen, this was the one that stood out as the most essential. So in honor of Sam Neill, I’m finally reviewing the 1989 psychological thriller Dead Calm, directed by Phillip Noyce, who would later go on to direct Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Bone Collector, and Salt. That’s a pretty solid résumé. Dead Calm is … Continue reading Dead Calm (1989)