Introduction South Korean action-drama “Escape from Mogadishu” came out in 2021, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It is based on true events from the Somali civil war in the 1990s. The film features actors such as Kim Yoon-seok, Jo In-sung, Heo Joon-ho, and Koo Kyo-hwan. It depicts the South and North Korean diplomats’ desperate attempts to […]
Overview Son Yong-ho directed and wrote The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos, a South Korean action-crime film released in 2019. It is a cinematic continuation of the OCN television series, Bad Guys, from 2014. The film follows the premise of the show where former prisoners and police are brought together in a special unit to
Synopsis In this post, I’m going to summarize the screenplay along with its cinematic representation. “Everest” is a survival drama and disaster movie directed by Baltasar Kormákur, which was released in the year 2015. The movie is based on real-life stories of people who lost their lives in the Everest tragedy in 1996. It draws
Synopsis “Pompeii” is a historical action film from 2014, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, who is particularly known for his work on the Resident Evil series. The movie attempts to combine a romance and a story of revenge with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. while also showcasing the gladiatorial battles from Ancient
Introduction Gods Of Egypt is a 2016 mythological action-adventure film directed by Alex Proyas The film features cast members such ass Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Brenton Thwaites, and Elodie Yung, and is set in an ancient Egypt inspired world. Proyas is a director known for visually focused works like The Crow and Dark City. This
Introduction “Thirteen Lives” is a 2022 biographical movie directed by Ron Howard and written by William Nicholson. The film’s central event takes place in Thailand where a youth soccer team and their coach got trapped in a cave for two weeks in 2018. The story is a blend of hope and heroism where an international
Introduction The Dark Tower is an American film which combines elements of science fiction, western and fantasy, and was released in 2017. It was directed by Nikolaj Arcel and is loosely based off of Stephen King’s best-selling novel series, something which the film sought to build upon rather than simply tell. This new story, which
Introduction Poseidon is an American disaster movie from 2006 directed by Wolfgang Petersen with a screenplay by Mark Protosevich. It is a more recent adaptation of a 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure which was based on the novel of the same name by Paul Gallico. Poseidon is regarded as one of the visually ambitious disaster
Synopsis Horizon Line is a 2020 survival thriller directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Marcimain, known for his atmospheric dramas. The movie is almost entirely set on a small single-engine plane, where a couple is trapped in a terrifying 10,000 feet airborne adventure. With no pilot, autopilot, or navigational skills, the odds are stacked against them.
Synopsis In Patrick Vollrath’s debut feature film, 7500, an intense, minimalist thriller, receives its name from the emergency transponder code associated with a hijacking in progress. Vollrath’s film unfolds in the cramped confines of a passenger airplane’s cockpit and vividly depicts a one-man siege in real time. The runaway action unfolds from the vantage of
