Actor Evan Peters (1987)

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022–2024) is the debut season of the true crime anthology series, Monster, produced by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix. It premiered on September 21, 2022 with Murphy as showrunner and executive producer alongside Brennan. The series delves into the infamous life of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, while also featuring key characters such as Dahmer’s father Lionel, stepmother Shari, neighbor Glenda, and grandmother Catherine. Reviews for Dahmer were mixed, but it ...

Mare of Easttown (2021), the HBO crime drama limited series, was created and written by Brad Ingelsby. It premiered on April 18, 2021, with seven episodes directed by Craig Zobel. Critics praised the show’s compelling story, well-developed characters, outstanding performances, and portrayal of women. At the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received a total of 16 nominations and won four awards, including Outstanding Lead Actress for Kate Winslet, Outstanding Supporting Actor for Evan Peters, and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Jean Smart Nicholson. Notably, ...

WandaVision (2021) is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for Disney+. Based on Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision, it marks the first TV series produced by Marvel Studios within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Set after the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), the show follows Wanda and Vision in their suburban life in Westview, New Jersey. Their reality is thrown into a whirlwind of sitcom homages and television tropes spanning different decades. With Schaeffer as head writer and

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 ...

American Animals (2018), a docudrama heist film written and directed by Bart Layton, follows the story of art student Spencer Reinhard. Seeking inspiration for his work, Spencer is given a tour of Transylvania University library’s rare-book collection. During the tour, he becomes fixated on a rare first edition of John James Audubon’s Birds of America. Spencer shares his idea with his rebellious friend Warren Lipka, who is attending the University of Kentucky on an athletic scholarship. They discuss the possibility of stealing the valuable books and selling them to black-market buyers in Amsterdam for ...

The American superhero film, X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), was directed and produced by Bryan Singer and written by Simon Kinberg, with a story also contributed by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. In 3600 BCE, the powerful mutant En Sabah Nur ruled ancient Egypt before being buried alive. Centuries later, he is resurrected in 1983 with a belief that humanity has lost its way. To achieve his goal of destroying and rebuilding the world, he enlists four followers, including Ororo ...

Directed and co-produced by Bryan Singer and written by Simon Kinberg, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) is a superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team. The fifth installment in the X-Men series, it serves as both a sequel to 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011’s X-Men: First Class, as well as a follow-up to 2013’s The Wolverine. Set in a dystopian version of 2023, the film follows robot Sentinels who hunt and kill those with mutant potential or those who protect them. In Moscow, this results in an attack on ...

American Horror Story (2011–2024) is an anthology TV series by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk on FX. It’s part of the American Story franchise, with each season being a standalone miniseries set in a different location within the shared fictional universe. Some seasons also feature crossovers and tie-ins with the spin-off series, American Horror Stories. Each season has its own unique storyline, drawing inspiration from real events. The cast includes familiar faces who may return as new or recurring characters, sometimes taking on multiple roles in a ...

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 ...