Actress Hilary Swank (1974)

The Hunt (2020), an American satirical action horror film directed by Craig Zobel and written by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof, follows a group of individuals on an upcoming hunt of ‘deplorables’ at a manor. A group of strangers, a dozen in total, awake in a wooded area surrounding a field. Their mouths are gagged and they have no idea where they are or what is happening. Eventually, they come across a master key which unlocks their gags, as well as a crate containing a live pig and weapons. Realizing the ...

Premiering on March 25, 2018 on FX, Trust (2018) is an American drama TV series by Simon Beaufoy. The 10-episode show, directed by Danny Boyle and others, takes place in 1973 and depicts the abduction of John Paul Getty III in Italy. Critics applauded the performances and use of Italian actors to portray native characters. Trust delves into ‘the trials and triumphs of one of America’s wealthiest and unhappiest families’, the Gettys, specifically focusing on the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III by the Italian Mafia in Rome during that same year.

Logan Lucky (2017), a heist comedy film, was helmed by the renowned director Steven Soderbergh and written by Rebecca Blunt. Soderbergh famously ended his retirement for this project and distributed it independently through his company, Fingerprint Releasing. The protagonist of the film, Jimmy Logan, is let go from his construction job at Charlotte Motor Speedway. During a visit with his ex-wife Bobbie Jo to see their daughter Sadie rehearse for a beauty pageant, Jimmy discovers that Bobbie Jo and her new spouse are moving ...

The Homesman (2014), a Western historical drama film directed by Tommy Lee Jones, takes place in 1850s Midwest. Mary Bee Cuddy, a 31-year-old unmarried teacher from New York seeking new opportunities, owns ample land and is financially secure in the small farming community of Loup in the Nebraska Territory. Despite her appearance of strength and independence, she battles depression and loneliness. When she asks her neighbor Bob Giffen to dinner and proposes marriage, he declines due to her plain looks and assertive nature. Disheartened, he sets off to find a bride elsewhere. As winter brings harsh conditions, three ...

New Year’s Eve (2011), an American romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall and written by Katherine Fugate, tells interconnected stories of people facing various issues on this special night. As the Vice-President of Times Square, Claire Morgan is busy with final preparations for the ball drop, assisted by her friend and police officer Brendan. Meanwhile, Ingrid Withers, an employee at Ahern Records who was almost hit by a car and denied a vacation, decides to quit her job. She offers deliveryman Paul Doyle tickets to the Ahern Records Masquerade Ball if he helps ...

P.S. I Love You (2007) is a romantic film directed by Richard LaGravenese, based on the novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The story follows Holly and Gerry, a couple living in Manhattan who are deeply in love, but occasionally have disagreements. Tragically, Gerry passes away from a brain tumor one winter, leaving Holly to grieve and distance herself from her loved ones. On her 30th birthday, Holly receives a cake and cassette from Gerry containing heartfelt messages signed with ‘P.S. I Love You’. These messages were arranged by Gerry to be delivered ...

The Black Dahlia (2006), an American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman, is based on the 1987 novel of the same name by James Ellroy. The plot is inspired by the widely sensationalized murder of Elizabeth Short. LAPD detectives Dwight ‘Bucky’ Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are partners, paired after engaging in a boxing match to raise public support for the department. During this time, Lee introduces Bucky to his girlfriend Kay Lake, and the three become ...

Clint Eastwood directs, co-produces, scores, and stars in the American sports drama Million Dollar Baby (2004). Written by Paul Haggis and based on stories from F.X. Toole’s Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner, this film follows the journey of Margaret ‘Maggie’ Fitzgerald, a waitress from the Ozarks who seeks out the guidance of Frankie Dunn, a cantankerous Irish-American trainer at his rundown boxing gym in Los Angeles. Despite initially refusing to train her due to both her gender and ...

Directed by Jon Amiel, The Core (2003) is an American science fiction disaster film. A series of diverse incidents involving the Earth’s magnetic field prompts geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes and his colleagues, Dr. Serge Leveque and Dr. Conrad Zimsky, to conclude that the rotation of the Earth’s molten core has ceased. If not reactivated, this would result in the collapse of the field within months, leaving the surface vulnerable to harmful solar radiation exposure. To address this crisis, the U.S. government initiates a covert project to construct a vessel capable of drilling into the core and deploying ...

Insomnia (2002), a psychological thriller directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Hillary Seitz, stands out in Nolan’s filmography as the only project he did not also write. It is a remake of the similarly titled 1997 Norwegian film. Set in the small fishing village of Nightmute, Alaska, the story begins with the murder of 17-year-old Kay Connell. Detectives Will Dormer and Hap Eckhart from the LAPD are called in by their old friend and chief of police, Nyback, to assist with the investigation. Meanwhile, Dormer ...

The Gift (2000) is the American paranormal thriller film, directed by Sam Raimi and written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson, centers around widow Annie Wilson, a clairvoyant in Brixton, Georgia. She has visions of her grandmother and uses her abilities to help others. After Jessica King, the fiancée of the school principal Wayne Collins, goes missing, Annie receives a vision that she has been killed and thrown into the pond. Despite initial skepticism from local sheriff Pearl Johnson, Annie informs him of her vision ...

Boys Don’t Cry (1999) is an American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. The movie follows the story of Brandon Teena, a young transgender man, who faces numerous challenges due to his identity. After being discovered as transgender by a former girlfriend’s brother, Brandon receives death threats and is forced to leave his cousin’s trailer in Falls City, Nebraska. He befriends ex-convicts John Lotter and Tom Nissen, along with their friends Candace and ...

Adam Grossman directed a film called Sometimes They Come Back… Again (1996). The story follows psychologist Jon Porter, who receives news of his mother’s sudden death. Accompanied by his teenage daughter Michelle, the two return to Jon’s hometown of Glenrock for the funeral. While there, they are confronted with haunting memories from thirty years ago when Jon’s older sister Lisa was brutally murdered by a group of teenagers while attempting a demonic ritual. After stopping the ritual by electrocuting the perpetrators, Jon has to face the painful memories once again. Meanwhile, Michelle befriends ...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), an American comedy directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and written by Joss Whedon, follows the story of Buffy Summers. She is a cheerleader at Hemery High School in Los Angeles, where her main interests include shopping and spending time with her wealthy friends and boyfriend, Jeffrey. However, one day at school, she meets Merrick, who claims she is The Slayer – the chosen one destined to defeat vampires. At first, Buffy dismisses his words but later changes her mind when he describes a recurring dream of hers in vivid detail. Despite ...