Actress Charlize Theron (1975)

Fast X (2023), an American action film directed by Louis Leterrier, follows Dominic Toretto and his team as they embark on a new mission. This film serves as the sequel to F9 (2021), the tenth main installment and eleventh overall in the Fast & Furious franchise. As requested by the Agency, Dom’s team must steal a computer chip during its transit in Rome while he stays behind with Letty and their son Brian ‘Little B’ Marcos. However, things take an unexpected turn when Cipher seeks their help after being double-crossed by Dante Reyes, son of drug lord Hernan Reyes seeking revenge ...

The American fantasy film, The School for Good and Evil (2022), was directed by Paul Feig and written by Feig and David Magee. It is based on Soman Chainani’s 2013 novel of the same name. The School for Good and Evil was founded by twin brothers Rhian and Rafal in order to train fairy tale heroes, known as “Evers,” and villains, known as “Nevers.” However, Rafal grew tired of constantly being under the control of good and used blood magic to ...

An American superhero film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), based on Marvel Comics’ character Doctor Strange, is a sequel to the 2016 film and the 28th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). As America Chavez and a version of Stephen Strange traverse through different universes in search of the Book of Vishanti, they are pursued by a demon. During their escape, Strange is fatally wounded and Chavez unknowingly opens a portal that brings them to Earth-616. In this universe, they are rescued by its version of Strange with assistance from Wong, the Sorcerer Supreme. Chavez reveals that she possesses the ability to travel through ...

TAn animated supernatural black comedy film, The Addams Family 2 (2021), is a sequel to the 2019 film based on the characters by Charles Addams. At a science fair, Wednesday Addams plans to present her experiment using her pet squid Socrates’ DNA on Uncle Fester to demonstrate how humans can be enhanced (though it also has the side effect of slowly changing Fester). However, she becomes disappointed upon seeing her family’s arrival. Despite this, her work catches the attention of scientist Cyrus Strange. Meanwhile at home, Gomez worries that his children are growing distant from him and Morticia. In an ...

An American action film, F9: The Fast Saga (2021), was directed by Justin Lin and co-written by Daniel Casey. It is the ninth main installment and tenth overall in the Fast & Furious franchise, serving as a sequel to The Fate of the Furious (2017). In 1989, Jack Toretto’s sons Dominic and Jakob were part of his pit crew during a late model race on a short track. Dom got into an argument with rival racer Kenny Linder over his dirty tactics. During the race, Jack’s car crashed and burned after Linder clipped his bumper, resulting in his death. Dom ...

The Old Guard (2020), an American superhero film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Greg Rucka, follows centuries-old warriors with mysterious healing abilities. These experienced mercenaries, known as Andromache of Scythia (‘Andy’), Booker, Joe, and Nicky, take on various missions to help others. Despite their usual rule of never working for the same employers twice, they make an exception for former CIA operative James Copley’s offer to rescue kidnapped girls in South Sudan. However, they soon discover that the mission was a set-up and ...

Long Shot (2019) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Jonathan Levine. U.S. Secretary of State Charlotte Field learns from President Chambers, a former television actor, that he does not plan on running for a second term as he is trying to break into the movie industry. Seeing an opportunity, she convinces him to endorse her as a potential presidential candidate. Meanwhile, New York City journalist Fred Flarsky’s career takes a turn when his newspaper is purchased by Parker Wembley, a wealthy mogul with opposing political views. Frustrated and unable to find another job, Fred seeks solace in his ...

An animated supernatural black comedy film, The Addams Family (2019), is based on characters from the cartoon created by Charles Addams. As a result of rejecting anything macabre in nature, an angry mob of villagers interrupts the midnight wedding ceremony of Gomez Addams and Morticia Frump. In the midst of chaos, Grandmama buys Uncle Fester time to evacuate them, along with Gomez and Morticia’s loyal hand servant, Thing. Deciding they’ve had enough of the outside world, Gomez and Morticia relocate to New Jersey – a place they deem undesired by most. There, they stumble upon an abandoned asylum on a ...

Bombshell (2019), a film by Jay Roach with screenplay by Charles Randolph, follows the story of Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson in the aftermath of the 2016 Republican debate. Kelly faces backlash from Donald Trump after questioning him about his offensive comments toward women during the debate. Despite receiving death threats and unwanted paparazzi attention, she later reconciles with Trump under pressure from the network. On the other hand, Carlson is removed as co-anchor of Fox & Friends and placed on a less popular show due to rampant sexism both on and off air, ...

Gringo (2018), an action comedy crime film directed by Nash Edgerton and written by Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone, follows the story of Richard Rusk and Elaine Markinson, co-presidents of Promethium Pharmaceuticals. While in their Chicago office, the two receive a call from Harold Soyinka, a company employee who has allegedly been kidnapped in Mexico. He claims that his abductors are asking for a ransom of five million US dollars. In an attempt to save him, Richard and Elaine fly to Mexico where they meet with Sanchez, ...

Tully (2018), an American comedy-drama directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody, follows Marlo who is unexpectedly pregnant with her third child with husband Drew. The couple already has two children – daughter Sarah and son Jonah, who struggles with an undiagnosed behavioral disorder resulting in Marlo’s nightly ritual of brushing his skin to minimize his sensitivity to stimuli. Despite her brother Craig’s offer to pay for a night nanny as a baby gift, Marlo declines. She often dreams of an underwater mermaid and her son’s aggressive ...

Atomic Blonde (2017), an American action thriller film directed by David Leitch, is adapted from the graphic novel The Coldest City by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart. Set in November 1989, just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, MI6 agent James Gascoigne is killed and his wristwatch, which contains a crucial microfilm document known as The List, is stolen by KGB agent Yuri Bakhtin. In response, top-level MI6 spy Lorraine Broughton is called in for a debriefing with MI6 executive Eric Gray and CIA agent Emmett ...

The Fate of the Furious (2017) is an action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan. While enjoying their honeymoon in Cuba, newlyweds Dominic Toretto and Letty Ortiz are unexpectedly faced with a betrayal from a mysterious woman that forces them to confront their past. With the help of Mr. Nobody and Deckard Shaw, the team embarks on a journey from New York City to the icy plains of the Barents Sea to bring back their beloved family member, Dom. During their time in Havana, Dom’s cousin Fernando finds himself in trouble with local racer Raldo over ...

The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016) is an American fantasy action-adventure film that serves as both a prequel and sequel to Snow White & the Huntsman (2012). Queen Ravenna’s evil sorcery reveals her sister Freya’s involvement in an affair with engaged nobleman Andrew, despite her own powers not being fully developed. After Freya gives birth to a baby girl, she discovers that Andrew has not only broken his promise to elope with her but also murdered their child. Devastated and consumed by anger, Freya uses her newfound ability to control ice and freezes Andrew to death. In a merciless act of disloyalty, ...

Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) is an American stop-motion animated action fantasy film produced by Laika. The story takes place in feudal Japan, where a 12-year-old boy named Kubo lives with his ill mother in a mountain cave near a village. Despite having lost an eye, Kubo uses his magical abilities and plays the shamisen to make origami for the villagers. Through his performances, he shares the tale of his missing father Hanzo, a samurai warrior. However, Kubo is never able to complete the story as he doesn’t know what happened to his father and his mother’s deteriorating mental state prevents her from remembering the ending. She also warns him not to be ...

The American drama film The Last Face (2016), directed by Sean Penn and written by Erin Dignam, features an all-star cast including Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Adèle Exarchopoulos, and Jean Reno. Despite being selected for competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the film received poor reviews upon its initial release. After debuting on DirecTV on June 29, 2017, it was ...

Dark Places (2015) is an American mystery film written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, based on Gillian Flynn’s 2009 novel of the same name. It tells the story of 8-year old Libby Day, who was the lone survivor of her family’s brutal murder in rural Kinnakee, Kansas in 1985. When questioned by the police, Libby blames her teenage brother, Ben, for the crime. Now an adult struggling financially due to a decrease in donations from strangers who once sympathized with ‘the little girl on the news’, Libby is approached by Lyle Wirth to speak at ...

In the Australian post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), written, produced, and directed by George Miller, Max Rockatansky finds himself haunted by memories of those he failed to protect. Captured by warlord Immortan Joe’s army, Max becomes a ‘blood bag’ for Nux, a sick War Boy. At the same time, Imperator Furiosa, one of Joe’s lieutenants, is sent on a mission to trade with two of Joe’s allies using the heavily protected ‘War Rig’. However, when Joe discovers that his five wives have escaped in the Rig, he mobilizes his forces from Gas Town and the Bullet Farm ...

In the film A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) director Seth MacFarlane teams up with writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. Set in 1882 in Old Stump, Arizona, the story follows timid sheep farmer Albert Stark as he deals with his girlfriend Louise’s breakup due to his unwillingness to engage in a duel. Frustrated with life on the frontier, Albert plans to move to San Francisco. Meanwhile, notorious outlaw Clinch Leatherwood kills an old prospector for a single gold nugget and sends his right-hand man Lewis to ...

In the American fantasy film, Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), based on the German fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm, Queen Eleanor of Tabor pricks her finger while admiring a bright red rose blooming in a white winter. Three drops of blood fall onto the snow and she makes a wish for a daughter with specific physical attributes and a strong heart. As predicted, Snow White is born but unfortunately, the queen passes away many years later. Following her death, King Magnus and his army engage in a battle against glass soldiers from an invading army. During this time, King Magnus becomes captivated by ...