Actor Brian d'Arcy James (1968)

West Side Story (2021) is a an erican musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1957 stage musical of the same name. The story centers around two rival gangs, the Jets and Sharks, who battle for control of San Juan Hill in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. As tensions rise between the groups, NYPD Sergeant Krupke and Lieutenant Schrank intervene and remind them that their conflict is pointless as the neighborhood will soon be demolished for the Lincoln Center. Despite this warning, Jet leader Riff remains determined to settle things with a rumble and enlists his friend ...

Hawkeye (2021), an American miniseries on Disney+, is based on the popular Marvel Comics featuring Clint Barton / Hawkeye and Kate Bishop / Hawkeye. This fifth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), produced by Marvel Studios, continues in the same universe as the franchise’s films, following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019). In April 2019, it was announced that Marvel Studios was developing a limited series for Disney+, with Jeremy Renner reprising his role as Hawkeye. The series was officially revealed in July of that year and Jonathan Igla joined as creator in September. It was also ...

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019), an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters, serves as both a sequel to 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse and the twelfth installment of the overall series. However, it also marks the final chapter in the prequel films. The story begins in 1975 when eight-year-old Jean Grey loses her parents in a fatal car accident, an event that triggers her telekinetic powers for the first time. She is then taken under Professor Charles Xavier’s wing at his School for Gifted Youngsters with the promise of learning how to control her mutant abilities. Jumping ahead to 1992, we find the X-Men called upon by the president to ...

The film Molly’s Game (2017) is both written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, making it his directorial debut. It is based on the memoir of the same name by world-class mogul skier Molly Bloom. Despite her Olympic aspirations, Molly’s career as a skier is cut short due to a severe injury during a qualifying event in 2002. Taking a break from her law school plans, she moves to LA where she becomes a bottle service waitress at a club. There, she meets Dean, an extravagant but unsuccessful real estate developer who hires her as his office manager. Through this job, Molly gets involved in organizing underground ...

The film, 1922 (2017), is an American horror drama written and directed by Zak Hilditch, based on Stephen King’s novella from 2010. The story follows Wilfred ‘Wilf’ James, a farmer residing in Hemingford Home, Nebraska with his wife Arlette and their 14-year-old son Henry. The couple has been at odds over Arlette’s recent inheritance of land; Wilf strongly opposes her plans to sell the farm and relocate to Omaha, citing that a man’s pride is rooted in his land. In a drastic move to protect his property and his son (whom Arlette disapproves of ...

13 Reasons Why (2017–2020) is an American teen drama television series created for Netflix by Brian Yorkey, based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher. It centers around high school student Clay Jensen and the aftermath of his fellow classmate Hannah Baker’s suicide. The story takes place in the fictional county of Evergreen, California, and primarily follows Liberty High student Clay as he receives a set of cassette tapes at his front porch. These tapes were recorded by Hannah, who tragically killed herself two weeks prior, and they ...

Spotlight (2015) is a biographical drama film directed and co-written by Tom McCarthy. It follows the story of a group of journalists in Boston, who uncover a scandal involving sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. In 1976, two police officers discuss the arrest of Fr. John Geoghan for molesting children. An important church official meets with the victims’ mother, and an assistant district attorney enters to stress the significance of keeping this information from the media. Despite the severity of the situation, Geoghan is freed and no public statement is made. Fast forward to 2001, when Marty Baron takes ...