Actress Chloë Grace Moretz (1997)

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 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 ...

Luca Guadagnino’s supernatural horror film, Suspiria (2018), was written by David Kajganich and draws inspiration from Dario Argento’s 1977 Italian film of the same name. Set in West Berlin during the German Autumn of 1977, it follows the story of Susie Bannion, an American from a Mennonite family in Ohio who enrolls at the Markos Dance Academy. The academy is still reeling from the mysterious disappearance of one of its students, Patricia Hingle. Patricia had confided in her psychotherapist, Josef Klemperer, ...

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 ...

The Equalizer (2014) is an American action-thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk. Robert McCall, a former U.S. Marine and DIA / DCS officer, now leads a quiet life in Boston, working at a hardware store and helping his colleague Ralphie train to become a security guard. Often unable to sleep, Robert spends late nights reading at an all-night diner, where he has befriended teenager Teri. They often discuss the books Robert has been reading and his goal of reading 100 books, which was also his late wife’s goal. One night, Teri reveals her real ...

Carrie (2013) is an American supernatural horror film, directed by Kimberly Peirce. It’s the third adaptation and a remake of Stephen King’s novel from 1974, also titled Carrie. The main character, Carrie White, is a shy and unpopular girl at Ewen High School in Maine. One day while showering after gym class, she experiences her first menstrual period. Fearing she is dying, she calls out for help but instead is mocked by her classmates who throw tampons and pads at her. Chris Hargensen, the school bully, films this on her phone and uploads it to ...

Kick-Ass 2 (2013) is a black comedy superhero film that follows Dave Lizewski, also known as Kick-Ass, as he tries to find purpose after retiring from crime fighting four years ago. With the help of Hit-Girl (Mindy Macready), Dave trains to become a real hero. However, his efforts are interrupted when his girlfriend Katie Deauxma breaks up with him, wrongly accusing him of cheating with Mindy. Meanwhile, Chris D’Amico takes over his father’s criminal empire and transforms into the supervillain ‘The Motherfucker’, gathering a team of villains called the Toxic Mega Cunts. Seeking revenge on Kick-Ass for the death of his father and mother, Chris ...

The dark fantasy film Dark Shadows (2012), directed by Tim Burton, is based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name. In 1760, young Barnabas Collins and his wealthy family relocated from Liverpool to Maine, where they built the Collinwood Mansion and founded the town of Collinsport. However, fifteen years later, Barnabas finds himself in a complicated situation. He is engaged to Josette but is also having an affair with Angelique, a servant who happens to be a witch. When Barnabas rejects Angelique, she uses her magic to murder his parents and place a curse on him. In addition, Angelique casts a spell on ...

Hugo (2011), an adventure drama directed and produced by Martin Scorsese, follows the story of a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris during the 1930s. The film, adapted from Brian Selznick’s novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret, centers on Hugo’s journey as he becomes involved in a mystery surrounding his father’s automaton and renowned filmmaker Georges Méliès. After his father’s tragic death, twelve-year-old Hugo is taken in by his uncle Claude, an alcoholic who works at the museum. While living with him, Hugo discovers a broken automaton and together they ...

Let Me In (2010), a romantic horror film written and directed by Matt Reeves, is a remake of the 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In. The original was based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel of the same name. The story takes place in March 1983, in Los Alamos, New Mexico. A disfigured man is brought to the hospital where he becomes a suspect in a recent murder case. As an unnamed detective tries to question him, the man escapes through a window leaving behind a note that reads: ‘I’M SORY ABBY’. Prior to this incident, Owen, an unhappy ...

Kick-Ass (2010) is a superhero film, directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jane Goldman and Vaughn. It is based on the Marvel Comics’ comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Dave Lizewski, an average teenager from Staten Island, New York, is inspired by comic books to become a real-life superhero. He modifies a scuba diving suit and arms himself with batons for his first outing, which ...

(500) Days of Summer (2009) is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb and produced by Mark Waters. The story follows Tom Hansen, an aspiring architect who works as a writer at a greeting card company. His job brings him into contact with a new employee, Summer Finn. Despite their initial differences, they bond over their shared taste in music at a company karaoke night. As they talk about love, Tom’s hopeful beliefs clash with Summer’s more cynical perspective. Meanwhile, Tom’s friend and co-worker McKenzie reveals his hidden feelings for ...