Actor Alfred Molina (1953)

Coming to theaters in 2022, DC League of Super-Pets (2022) is an animated superhero comedy from Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment, and Seven Bucks Productions. The film follows the story of Superman, who grows up with his loyal Kryptonian Labrador Retriever named Krypto. However, when Superman starts dating Lois Lane, Krypto becomes jealous and so Superman decides to find him a friend at an animal shelter. This is where they meet Ace, a Boxer trying to escape. Meanwhile, their archenemy Lex Luthor plans to use orange kryptonite to gain superpowers by reeling in a meteor with a tractor beam. Thankfully, the two are joined by their fellow members of the Justice ...

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), a superhero film, is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Following Quentin Beck’s deceitful actions, Peter Parker is wrongly accused of murder and his true identity as Spider-Man is exposed. This results in Peter, along with his girlfriend MJ, best friend Ned, and aunt May, being questioned by the Department of Damage Control. Fortunately, lawyer Matt Murdock successfully clears Peter’s name. However, the group must now deal with the consequences of their newfound notoriety. As things become increasingly ...

Frozen II (2019) is a vibrant and imaginative animated musical by Walt Disney Animation Studios, now available through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. In the film, King Agnarr of Arendelle reveals to his daughters Elsa and Anna that their grandfather, King Runeard, had made a treaty with the Northuldra tribe by constructing a dam in their enchanted homeland, the Enchanted Forest. The treaty caused hostility between the two groups and resulted in Runeard’s death, causing the four elements of earth, fire, water, and air to become enraged and vanish. As a result of these events, a mysterious mist wall appeared and trapped all those who were present inside the ...

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) is an animated comedy film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Following events from six years ago, Ralph and Vanellope remain close friends and spend their free time together at Litwak Arcade. While Ralph is content with their current routine, Vanellope craves something more exciting than the predictable nature of Sugar Rush. In an effort to please her, Ralph takes matters into his own hands and creates a secret track within the game. However, this plan backfires when the arcade player’s control breaks during Vanellope’s test run on the new track. With Sugar Rush’s ...

The Front Runner (2018), a 2018 American political drama film directed by Jason Reitman, is based on the 2014 book All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid by Matt Bai. This gripping tale follows former Senator Gary Hart as he makes a comeback in the 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, after coming up short against Walter Mondale in 1984. As he gears up for his campaign launch in April 1987, some of Hart’s staffers express their concern about his reluctance to share personal details and instead focusing solely on his ideas and ...

An animated superhero film, Justice League Dark (2017), was created by Warner Bros. Animation and released through Warner Home Video. As a string of murders take place, innocent people are being targeted as supposed demonic beings. The Justice League comes together to investigate, with the suspicion that magic may be involved. However, Batman remains doubtful. Later that evening at Wayne Manor, he discovers a message on his walls instructing him to seek out Constantine. In a previous encounter five days prior, occult detective John Constantine and Jason Blood challenge the Demons Three to a high stakes game of poker. Constantine offers his House of Mystery as ...

Billy Ray’s Secret in Their Eyes (2015) is a thriller film that serves as a remake of the 2009 Argentine film of the same name, which was based on Eduardo Sacheri’s novel La pregunta de sus ojos. Following the events of September 11th, FBI counterterrorism agent Ray Kasten and his friend Jess Cobb, an investigator for the Los Angeles district attorney’s office, cross paths with new ADA Claire Sloan. The two are called to investigate an unidentified female body found near a mosque that could potentially have ties to terrorism. Sadly, they ...

The Normal Heart (2014) is an American television drama film directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, based on his 1985 play of the same name. In the summer of 1981, Alexander ‘Ned’ Weeks, an openly gay writer from New York City, heads to Fire Island for his friend Craig Donner’s birthday celebration at a beach house. Other guests include Mickey Marcus and the charming Bruce Niles, who is now dating young and seemingly healthy Craig. However, while strolling on the beach, Craig suddenly feels lightheaded and falls down. Later, during his ...

The Prophet (2014) is an animated drama based on Kahlil Gibran’s 1923 novel of the same title. It takes place in Lebanon during the Ottoman Empire, where Kamila, a widowed mother, serves as the housekeeper for Mustafa, a foreign poet and political activist held under house arrest. Mustafa is guarded by Halim, a soldier who secretly admires Kamila. Kamila’s daughter Almitra has become withdrawn after her father’s passing and often steals from local vendors. Her only companions are seagulls, with whom she communicates through birdlike sounds. As Mustafa prepares to leave for his homeland before ...

Love Is Strange (2014), directed by Ira Sachs, is an American romantic drama that premiered in the non-Competition programme of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. It was also screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. The story follows Benjamin Arthur Hull ‘Ben’ and George Esteban Correa, a same-sex couple from Manhattan who decide to get married after being together for 39 years. Despite facing normal problems that any couple may encounter, their marriage causes them to face discrimination when George’s Catholic school music teacher job is terminated by Father ...

Monsters University (2013) is an American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. As a child, Mike Wazowski visits the Monsters Inc. factory during a class field trip where he learns about the process of harnessing human children’s screams for energy to sustain the monster world. Despite being initially upset when sneaking into the human world through a door following a scarer at work, Mike is praised by the scarer, inspiring him to pursue a career as a scare himself. Fast forward twelve years later, Mike enrolls in the scaring program at Monsters University and is ...

In the animated Western comedy Rango (2011), directed by Gore Verbinski and written by John Logan, a theatrically-minded pet chameleon finds himself stranded in the Mojave Desert of Nevada when his owners’ car accidentally loses his terrarium. Seeking refuge, he meets a nine-banded armadillo named Roadkill, who is on a quest for the ‘Spirit of the West’ and tells him about a town called Dirt where water mysteriously appears every Wednesday. With no other options, the chameleon sets out into the desert but not before narrowly escaping being preyed upon by ...

An American animated superhero film Wonder Woman (2009) centers on the titular superheroine. It draws inspiration from George Pérez’s reinterpretation of the character, specifically his Gods and Mortals arc featured in the character’s second volume in 1987. The story follows a fierce race of warrior women known as the Amazons, who engage in a battle against Ares, the god of war, and his army. During the confrontation, Queen Hippolyta of the Amazons kills Ares’ soldier Thrax, whom he had forced her to conceive with him. However, before she can deliver the final blow to Ares himself, Zeus intervenes and ...

Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007) is an comedy mystery film in the Scooby-Doo direct-to-video series, produced by Warner Bros. Animation. During a Himalayan climbing expedition in search of Shangri-La, Professor Jeffries and his Sherpa, Pemba, use an ancient tablet to reach a high point on the mountain. Pemba refuses to enter forbidden territory, as it belongs to the Abominable Snowman. Despite Pemba’s concerns for their safety, Jeffries cuts the rope and continues on alone. Left behind, Pemba spots a large creature nearby. Meanwhile, Fred, Daphne and Velma are vacationing in Paris. Daphne is disappointed when Fred pulls out his cell phone while Velma reads ...

The Company (2007) is a three-part serial based on the best-selling 2002 novel by Robert Littell, following the activities of the CIA during the Cold War. Ken Nolan penned the teleplay adaptation and received a Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Adapted. The story begins in 1950 as Jack McAuliffe, Leo Kritzky, and Yevgeny Tsipin graduate from Yale and venture down different paths. While Jack and Leo join the CIA under Frank ‘The Wizard’ Wisner’s guidance, Yevgeny returns to Moscow where he is recruited by KGB spymaster Starik and ...

The mystery thriller film, The Da Vinci Code (2006), was directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman. It is based on Dan Brown’s 2003 novel of the same name. In the story, Jacques Saunière, a curator at the Louvre, is being pursued by an albino Catholic monk named Silas. Silas is determined to find the ‘keystone’ and destroy the Holy Grail. However, Saunière gives him false information before being tragically murdered. The police discover his body in a pose resembling Da Vinci’s Vitruvian ...

Spider-Man 2 (2004) follows the story of Peter Parker, a young man who gained superhuman abilities two years prior and now goes by the name Spider-Man. Peter is currently struggling with strained relationships with both his love interest, Mary Jane Watson, and his best friend, Harry Osborn. To add to his troubles, he discovers that his Aunt May is facing eviction. In addition to these personal challenges, Peter also finds himself experiencing sudden bouts of power loss at critical moments. Meanwhile, Harry has taken over as head of Oscorp’s research division and is funding a project led by nuclear scientist Otto Octavius. Octavius soon becomes a mentor to Peter ...

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) is a compilation of short films and a feature-length anthology by renowned director Jim Jarmusch. Throughout the various segments, black and white tiles are consistently used as a visual element. This artistic choice reflects the underlying theme of opposing personalities, as each vignette portrays two individuals who have conflicting views but still maintain a cordial atmosphere while seated at a table together. Strange to Meet You. In the 1986 short film Coffee and Cigarettes, Roberto ...

Chocolat (2000) tells the story of a young woman named Vianne and her daughter Anouk, as they travel through Europe, guided by the same north wind that led Vianne’s mother years before. In 1959, they settle in a tranquil French village where the strict mayor, Comte de Reynaud, is gearing up for Lent. Despite not being accepted by the villagers, Vianne opens a chocolate shop and slowly starts to win over some of the locals. However, Reynaud, who is still in denial about his wife leaving him, publicly denounces Vianne for tempting people during Lent. One of her early supporters is her elderly landlady Armande, whose daughter Caroline refuses to let her see her ...

Magnolia (1999), an American drama film directed and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, follows Los Angeles police officer Jim Kurring as he investigates a disturbance at a woman’s apartment. Inside, he discovers a body in the closet. A neighborhood boy named Dixon futilely attempts to reveal the identity of the murderer to Jim. Later, Jim visits Claudia Wilson’s apartment after her neighbors call the police during an argument with her estranged father, Jimmy Gator. Despite her erratic behavior and drug use, Jim still asks her out on a date. Meanwhile, Jimmy is dying of cancer and hosts a quiz show called ...