Overview 12.12: The Day is a South Korean historical drama directed by Kim Sung-su that hit theaters in November 2023. The film reenacts the December 12, 1979, military coup, a turning point that sealed South Korea’s shift to authoritarian rule. Instead of just chronicling the coup, the story digs into the bitter rivalries within the […]
Synopsis Unlocked is a 2017 British-American action thriller directed by Michael Apted, whose earlier credits include The World Is Not Enough and Gorillas in the Mist. The script, written by Peter O’Brien, paints a lean, relentless spy tale underpinned by modern anxieties about terrorism and bio-warfare. Led by Noomi Rapace, the cast navigates a gritty,
Synopsis 97 Minutes is a British action-thriller released in 2023, directed by Timo Vuorensola and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Alec Baldwin, and MyAnna Buring. Its title comes from the countdown of flight time remaining before a hijacked 767 runs dry on fuel. Shot in near-real-time, the film locks you into the cockpit, where survival hinges
Introduction Siren is an American horror film released in 2016. It was directed by Gregg Bishop, with the screenplay written by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. The movie is a remake of the short film Amateur Night, which was part of the 2012 anthology V/H/S. Siren transforms the story of a bachelor party into a
Introduction and Premise The Old Guard is an action-fantasy film released in 2020, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and features a screenplay co-written by the director with Greg Rucka, who created the original graphic novel alongside Leandro Fernández. The story centers on historical warriors disguised as modern-day soldiers who are immortal and possess healing powers. They
Synopsis Directed by David Ayer and released on Netflix in December 2017, Bright is an audacious urban fantasy film imagining a contemporary Los Angeles where humans live alongside fantastical creatures like orcs, elves, fairies, and centaurs. It mixes a gritty police procedural with high-concept fantasy, and aims to retell conflicts through the lens of magical
#Alive is a survival thriller film from South Korea directed by Cho Il-hyung and premiered in 2020. Cho and Matt Naylor were credited as the screenwriters. Based on Naylor’s original screenplay for the 2019 American film Alone, the Korean adaptation gained international popularity upon its release on Netflix in September 2020. The film examines deep-rooted
Summary Bagheera is a psychological romantic thriller film in Tamil released in 2023 with Adhik Ravichandran directing and writing it. Prabhu Deva plays the main character. That particular film examines the twisted psyche of a man turned into a serial killer who seeks out women he deems disloyal or immoral. What begins as a love
Synopsis In the present-day alternate universe of “Bright,” ever-present mythical creatures live alongside humans, albeit not in harmony. Society is marked with deep-set divisions both racially and along species lines—elves reside in affluent neighborhoods, humans populate the middle class, and orcs are largely marginalized. Although magic exists, it’s both dangerous and can only be wielded
Introduction Recently released in 2023, Pierre Morel’s action-comedy film Freelance pays homage to the early 2000s jungle-set adventures that were ubiquitous in Hollywood. With a cast including John Cena, Alison Brie, Juan Pablo Raba, and Christian Slater, the film seeks to blend satire with political themes and action spectacles to create a humorous adventure. Attempting
