3 mystery thrillers to binge in the new year

MANILA, Philippines — There is something about mystery movies that makes them so attractive to film lovers across generations.

They have a unique ability to engage audiences, keep them guessing until the end, involve them in the thought process, allow them to delve into the complexities of human nature, and explore the motives and psychology behind criminal acts and of the people trying to solve them.

Given how enticing all that sounds, what about a whodunit marathon? Let the deductions begin!

"The Rising" is a British supernatural mystery series with a unique voice because the story is told from the murder victim’s point of view.

In this innovative mystery, an adaptation of the Belgian thriller "Hotel Beau Sejour," Neve Kelly (played by Clara Rugaard, whose films include "Press Play" and "I Am Mother") discovers she is dead.

Now invisible to people she knows, Neve witnesses her own autopsy and finds a potential ally to discover who her killer is.

As the first season progresses, Neve wants to find if there are others like her and investigates a local myth with terrifying consequences and new evidence.

The story plays on the darker aspects of the human psyche and the themes of justice, jealousy, revenge, and obsession.

"She's the hero of her own story, which is what I think makes this show so interesting," Rugaard said of her character. "It's also a show jam-packed with brilliantly complex characters, badass action motocross sequences, stunning scenery from the North of England, covering themes of love, family, self-discovery, and adolescence, with a cool and bold aesthetic and a supernatural twist."

British Intelligence meets Texas Justice in this 2023 film starring Thomas Jane ("The Punisher," "Deep Blue Sea"), John Malkovich ("Red," "Con Air"), and Dominique Tipper ("The Expanse").

"One Ranger" is a white-knuckle action-thriller featuring a highly skilled, gun-slinging Texas ranger who tracks a bank robber across the desert and discovers he's an international terrorist set on detonating a bomb in the heart of London.

When the lawman's partner is killed, he is recruited by a British intelligence agent and her boss to bring the outlaw to justice.

"With