Actress Anna Kendrick (1985)

The American musical comedy film, Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), was directed by Trish Sie and written by Kay Cannon and Mike White. The third installment of the ‘Pitch Perfect’ franchise starts off somewhere off the coast of France. On a yacht, the Bellas perform Britney Spears’ “Toxic” for three men. As they finish, Fat Amy bursts through the ceiling and sprays the men with a fire extinguisher, causing an explosion. Quickly jumping ship, the movie then opens with a snapshot of the title PITCH ...

Directed by Gavin O’Connor, The Accountant (2016) is an American action thriller film written by Bill Dubuque. The protagonist, who goes by the name ‘Christian Wolff’, is on the autism spectrum. While his mother wants to send him to Harbor Neuroscience for treatment, his father disagrees and takes it upon himself to train Christian and his brother Braxton in various martial arts. This training also includes encouraging Christian to face stimuli that usually trigger him, rather than avoiding them. As things stand, Christian runs a small accounting office ...

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) is an American musical comedy directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks, marking her feature directorial debut (not counting her involvement in Movie 43). The screenplay, written by Kay Cannon, follows the Barden Bellas three years after their first championship win. This time around, they are under the leadership of senior Beca Mitchell and three-time super senior Chloe Beale. Having dominated the ICCA National competition for three consecutive years, the group faces a national controversy (nicknamed ‘Muffgate’) when Patricia ...

The American musical fantasy film, Into the Woods (2014), from director Rob Marshall and screenplay by James Lapine, is a retelling of the timeless tale. The story follows the Baker and his wife who long for a child but are plagued by a curse placed upon them by the Witch. As it goes, the Witch caught the Baker’s father stealing from her garden while his mother was pregnant and demanded their unborn child as payment. But that wasn’t all – in addition to the baby, the Baker’s father took some enchanted beans which resulted in the Witch being cursed with age and ugliness. With no other option, she ...

End of Watch (2012) is an American action thriller film written and directed by David Ayer. It follows the story of Los Angeles Police Department officers Brian Taylor and Mike Zavala, who are not only close friends but also partners in the LAPD’s Newton Division. The two are responsible for patrolling a high crime area in South Central. Taylor, a Marine Corps veteran, documents their duty as part of a college project following their return from an officer-involved shooting. During a public disturbance call, Tre, a member of the Bloods gang, directs racial slurs at Zavala, who responds by agreeing to engage in a ...

Pitch Perfect (2012), an American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon, follows the story of Barden University’s all-female a cappella group, the Barden Bellas. At the 2011 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) Finals held at Lincoln Center, they suffer a humiliating defeat to their all-male rivals, the Barden Treblemakers. Their loss can be attributed to junior member Aubrey Posen’s unfortunate onstage incident of vomiting during her solo. This causes the Bellas’ reputation to plummet within both the ...

ParaNorman (2012) is a stop-motion animated film from directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler, who also wrote the screenplay. The story takes place in Blithe Hollow, Massachusetts and follows 11-year-old Norman Babcock. Despite his ability to communicate with the dead, including his late grandmother and other ghosts in town, Norman is ostracized by his family and peers at school. However, he finds a friend in Neil Downe, who shares his experiences of being bullied. During rehearsals for a school play about the town’s witch trials, Norman and Neil are visited by Mr. ...

The romantic fantasy film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010), follows the story of Bella Swan and her vampire lover, Edward Cullen. Directed by David Slade and written by Melissa Rosenberg, the movie is an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s novel of the same name. In Seattle, Victoria attacks a human named Riley to start an army of newborn vampires in order to get revenge on Edward for killing her previous partner. Meanwhile, Bella and Edward contemplate the idea of immortality and marriage in Forks, Washington. Despite ...

Based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the romantic action comedy film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) was co-written, produced, and directed by Edgar Wright. In Toronto, 22-year-old Scott Pilgrim is a bass player for indie garage band Sex Bob-Omb, while also dating high school student Knives Chau. However, his friends in the band, roommate Wallace Wells, and younger sister Stacey Pilgrim disapprove of their relationship. During a chance encounter with Ramona Flowers, an American delivery girl he saw in a dream, Scott becomes infatuated and ends ...

The American romantic fantasy film, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), was directed by Chris Weitz and written by Melissa Rosenberg. Based on Stephenie Meyer’s 2006 novel of the same name, it follows the story of Bella Swan in Forks, Washington. On her eighteenth birthday, Bella wakes up from a dream where she is elderly and her immortal vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen, remains young. Despite her reservations, Edward’s family throws her a birthday party at their home. Unfortunately, when Bella receives a paper ...

The American comedy-drama film, Up in the Air (2009), directed by Jason Reitman and written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner, is based on Walter Kirn’s 2001 novel of the same name. The protagonist, Ryan Bingham, is employed at an American human resources consultancy firm that specializes in assisting with employment terminations. As part of his job, Ryan frequently travels around the country to conduct layoffs on behalf of companies. In addition to his work ...

Catherine Hardwicke directed the American romantic fantasy film Twilight (2008), which was based on Stephenie Meyer’s 2005 novel and written by Melissa Rosenberg. Seventeen-year-old Bella Swan moves from Phoenix, Arizona to live with her father, Charlie, who is the police chief in Forks, Washington. Her mother Renée is remarried to a minor league baseball player named Phil. In Forks, Bella reunites with her childhood friend Jacob Black, who lives on the nearby Quileute Indian Reservation with his father Billy. At ...