Actor Finn Wolfhard (2002)

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), a supernatural comedic flick from Gil Kenan and screenwriter Jason Reitman, follows the adventures of Callie Spengler, her boyfriend Gary Grooberson, her kids Trevor and Phoebe, and their pals Lucky Domingo and Podcast. Amidst the setting of New York City, our heroes team up with Winston Zeddemore and Ray Stantz to resurrect the Ghostbusters. Following a successful capture of a ghost in Hell’s Kitchen, located in Lower Manhattan, their old nemesis turned Mayor, Walter Peck swoops in to threaten their shutdown. To pacify ...

A comedy film Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), directed by Jason Reitman and co-written with Gil Kenan, takes place in Summerville, Oklahoma. There, Egon Spengler captures a supernatural being at occultist Ivo Shandor’s mine near the town and lures another to his farm. Despite the failure of his elaborate setup due to a power outage, Egon manages to hide the ghost trap in his home before succumbing to a fatal heart attack. Following Egon’s death, his daughter Callie inherits the farm and moves there with her children Trevor and Phoebe after being forced out of ...

Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal (2020) is interactive animated film, was directed by Jos Humphrey and co-directed by Kenny Park and Mike West. During her mission to steal from a V.I.L.E. building in Shanghai, Carmen receives devastating news: her friends Zack and Ivy have been kidnapped by V.I.L.E. The Faculty threatens to brainwash them unless Carmen steals items for them. With help from Player, Carmen learns of Zack and Ivy’s location in a moving van outside the building. However, her attempt to rescue ...

The animated series, Carmen Sandiego (2019–2021), combines action and adventure with educational elements. It is based on the media franchise of the same name created by Broderbund. Black Sheep, an orphan girl, was discovered on the side of a road in Buenos Aires, Argentina about two decades ago. She was raised and trained to be a master thief by a group of villains who also serve as the faculty at V.I.L.E. Academy. This school is located on the Isle of V.I.L.E. in the Canary Islands and serves as a training ground for thieves and a secret criminal organization. To Black Sheep, this island and its faculty are her only home and family, but when she discovers the true ...

Directed by John Crowley, the American drama film The Goldfinch (2019) showcases Peter Straughan’s adaptation of Donna Tartt’s 2013 novel of the same name. Following the tragedy at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art where thirteen-year-old Theodore Decker’s mother is killed in a bombing, Theo is urged by a dying man to take a painting—The Goldfinch—and his engraved ring. He is then placed into foster care with the Barbours, the family of his best friend Andy, and forms a close bond with Mrs. ...

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 ...

Andy Muschietti directs the American supernatural horror film, It Chapter Two (2019), with a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. The sequel to the 2017 film, It, is the second part of a two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel, covering the latter half of the book. In 2016, Twenty-seven years since Its defeat, Pennywise returns to Derry, Maine. After brutal attacks from homophobic teens at a carnival result in the death of Adrian Mellon and his boyfriend, Mike Hanlon contacts the remaining members of the ...

Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness (2018), a Canadian animated film from 2018, is the third and final installment in the series. Written, directed, and produced by Sean Patrick O’Reilly, it follows the 2016 and 2017 films Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom and Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom. At SDCC ’18, Shout! Factory revealed their upcoming titles, including Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness. This series is based on a graphic novel by Bruce Brown. In an interview with WIRED, Brown mentioned that ...

Dog Days (2018) is an American romantic comedy film that takes place in Los Angeles, California. The heart-warming stories of five different characters and their canine companions are all intertwined in this city. Elizabeth, a well-known morning show host, has a disastrous interview with former football player Jimmy. However, despite the mishap, her boss sees potential and decides to hire Jimmy as her co-host due to the high ratings. Meanwhile, Tara spends her days at a coffee shop chatting with her shallow friend Daisy who works as a dog-walker. Tara’s heart belongs to Dr. Mike, the friendly (albeit arrogant) veterinarian. But when she meets Garrett, the ...

It (2017) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman. The movie is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King and focuses on the first half of the story. In October 1988, twelve-year-old Bill Denbrough creates a paper sailboat for his six-year-old brother, Georgie. While playing with it in the rain, Georgie loses the boat down ...

Stranger Things (2016–2024) is an acclaimed American science fiction horror drama series on Netflix, helmed by the talented Duffer Brothers. The duo, professionally known as the Duffer Brothers, also serve as showrunners, head writers and directors for many of the episodes. Before their success with Stranger Things, they wrote and produced a film called Hidden in 2015, drawing inspiration from M. Night Shyamalan’s signature style. Despite their initial ...