Actor Chris Evans (1981)

The Gray Man (2022) is an American action thriller directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Mark Greaney. In 2003, senior CIA official Fitzroy visits a prisoner who had been convicted of killing his abusive father to protect his brother. Eight years later, Fitzroy offers the man his freedom in exchange for working as an assassin in the Sierra program. In 2021, code-named “Sierra Six,” he is on a mission in Bangkok with fellow agent Dani Miranda to eliminate a target ...

Lightyear (2022) is an American animated science-fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. A Star Command exploration vessel known as ‘the Turnip’ alters its course to investigate indications of life on the unfamiliar planet T’Kani Prime. After being awakened from sleep, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his commanding officer and close friend Alisha Hawthorne survey the landing site with rookie Featheringhamstan. They encounter hostile creatures and attempt to flee, but Buzz unintentionally causes the ship to crash despite his efforts. Feeling ...

Based on William Landay’s 2012 novel, Defending Jacob (2020) is an American crime drama miniseries produced by Apple TV+. Created and written by Mark Bomback and directed by Morten Tyldum, the series has received positive reviews from critics for its strong performances (particularly from Evans, Dockery, and Martell), emotional depth, and ambiguity. However, some have ...

Avengers: Endgame (2019) is an American superhero film about the Marvel Comics team. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Just twenty-three days after Thanos wipes out half of all life, Carol Danvers saves Tony Stark and Nebula from deep space. They reunite with Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, Thor, Natasha Romanoff, James Rhodes, and Rocket on Earth. On an uninhabited planet, they decide to use the Infinity Stones to undo Thanos’s actions but discover that he has destroyed them. In a fit of ...

Knives Out (2019) is a compelling American mystery penned and helmed by Rian Johnson. The talented Daniel Craig leads an impressive eleven-actor cast as renowned private detective Benoit Blanc, called upon to investigate the tragic death of celebrated writer Harlan Thrombey. The morning after his lavish eighty-fifth birthday party at his Norfolk County estate, Thrombey’s body is found in his attic study with a fatal knife wound. His dysfunctional family, including his mother, children, spouses, and grandchildren, were all present at the party. The previous evening, ...

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) is an American superhero film based on the popular Marvel Comics team. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it follows previous installments The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) as the 19th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In possession of one of the six powerful Infinity Stones, Thanos and his allies Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian, Proxima Midnight, and Corvus Glaive intercept a spaceship carrying survivors from Asgard’s destruction. Displaying immense strength, Thanos defeats Thor and obtains another Infinity Stone from the Tesseract. He ...

Captain America: Civil War (2016), a superhero film from Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, follows the events of the first two Captain America movies. As political leaders question the actions of heroes like Captain America and Iron Man, the two find themselves on opposite sides. Tony Stark believes in regulation, while Steve Rogers disagrees. This disagreement leads to a rift within their team, The Avengers. At a United Nations meeting to discuss regulation, an explosion kills several individuals, including T’Chaka, King of Wakanda. The investigation reveals that Bucky Barnes (aka the Winter Soldier), a friend of Captain America ...

Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team, Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) is the 11th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The sequel to The Avengers (2012), it was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. In Sokovia, a country in Eastern Europe, the Avengers—Tony Stark, Thor, Bruce Banner, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton—conduct a raid on a Hydra facility run by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker. They encounter two of Strucker’s test subjects: Pietro, who possesses superhuman speed, and Wanda Maximoff, who has telepathic and telekinetic abilities. After apprehending Strucker and ...

The American superhero film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), is based on the popular character from Marvel Comics. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the movie takes place two years after the Battle of New York. Steve Rogers now works for the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. in Washington, D.C., as he tries to adjust to modern society. During a mission with Agent Natasha Romanoff and the S.T.R.I.K.E. team, led by Agent Brock Rumlow, they come across a hijacked S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel with hostages taken by pirates led by Georges Batroc. It is then that Rogers learns that Romanoff has another task: to retrieve data ...

The Avengers (2012) is an American superhero movie based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name. The film, which is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. While planning to conquer Earth, Loki, a member of the Asgardian race, makes a deal with the leader of an extraterrestrial group called the Chitauri. In exchange for giving him access to the Tesseract – a powerful source of energy with unknown potential – The Other promises to provide Loki with an army. Upon discovering that the Tesseract has been activated, Nick Fury, director of ...

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) is an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is the fifth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. In the present day, a group of scientists in the Arctic uncover a frozen aircraft and its occupant. However, in March 1942 during World War II, Nazi lieutenant general Johann Schmidt and his men manage to steal a powerful relic known as the Tesseract from German-occupied Norway. Meanwhile, in New York City, Steve Rogers’ attempts to join the U.S. Army are repeatedly rejected due to his health issues. ...

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 ...

Directed by David Ayer, Street Kings (2008) is an American action thriller film. The protagonist, Tom Ludlow, is a detective for the LAPD’s Vice-Special unit who has struggled with alcoholism following his wife’s death. In his latest undercover mission, he arranges a meeting with Korean gangsters under the guise of a firearms deal as he believes they have abducted two teenage girls. During the encounter, Ludlow allows himself to be beaten and robbed before tracking them down using a device on his stolen vehicle. Upon arriving at their hideout, he takes swift action to eliminate the gang members, fabricates ...

Originally known as Terra, Battle for Terra (2007) is an American animated film from 2007 that tells the story of a planet under threat. The peaceful and advanced inhabitants of Terra, a star system in the Milky Way galaxy, are faced with destruction when humans, displaced from their own planet, attempt to colonize it. Mala and her friend Senn belong to this alien race and live on the near Earth-like planet. When a large object blocks the sun, Mala’s curiosity leads her to go beyond the boundaries set by the ruling council and create a telescope. From outside the city walls, she uses it to investigate further. Soon after, reconnaissance ships emerge ...

Sunshine (2007) is a science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. In the year 2057, Earth is facing a crisis as the Sun is nearing its end and causing global freezing. To save humanity, eight international astronauts embark on a mission aboard Icarus II – a spacecraft equipped with a mirrored stellar bomb designed to reignite the dying star. However, as they pass Mercury, they receive a distress signal from Icarus I – a previous attempt that was lost seven years ago. Despite objections from Mace, Physicist ...