Actor Jesse Eisenberg (1983)

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021), also known as the Snyder Cut, is a director’s cut of the 2017 American superhero film Justice League, which is part of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) based on DC Comics’ team of the same name. Centuries ago, Darkseid and his Parademons attempted to conquer Earth by harnessing the power of three Mother Boxes. However, they were thwarted by a united force consisting of Olympian Gods, Amazons, Atlanteans, humans and extraterrestrial beings. Afterwards, the Mother Boxes were scattered and concealed in different locations. In present day, Superman’s death at the hands of Doomsday[d] ...

Café Society (2016) is a romantic comedy-drama, written and directed by Woody Allen. Bobby Dorfman, the youngest member of a Jewish family living in New York City during the 1930s, feels dissatisfied with his job at his father’s jewelry store. Seeking a change of pace, he heads to Hollywood where his uncle Phil, a powerful talent agent, offers him work running errands. While settling into the city, Bobby meets Vonnie – Phil’s secretary – and is charmed by her down-to-earth demeanor. Despite being enamored with her, she rejects his advances and reveals she has a boyfriend named Doug. Unbeknownst ...

Now You See Me 2 (2016) is an American heist movie directed by Jon M. Chu, written by Ed Solomon and with a story by Solomon and Peter Chiarelli. The Four Horsemen are back for another wild adventure as they head to the streets of Macau to execute their most outrageous stunt yet. Their goal is to unmask a new enemy who has tried to eliminate them once and for all. Will they triumph in their mission and expose this man, or will they fail miserably and spend the rest of their ...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) is an American superhero film featuring the iconic DC Comics characters, Batman and Superman. In a flashback to his childhood, Bruce Wayne flees from his parents’ funeral and tumbles into a cave. As he falls, bats lift him back to the surface in a swirling vortex. In the present day, eighteen months after his epic battle with General Zod in Metropolis, Superman has become a controversial figure. Meanwhile, Bruce has been operating as the masked vigilante known as Batman in Gotham City for two decades. Being present for the destructive clash between Superman and Zod only strengthens Bruce’s belief that Superman ...

In Rio 2 (2014), an animated musical comedy from Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha, Blu and Jewel are busy raising their three children – Carla, Bia, and Tiago – in the city. Unfortunately, Jewel is disappointed that her children seem to be adopting their father’s domesticated ways. Meanwhile, Linda and Tulio embark on an expedition in the Amazon and stumble upon a blue Spix’s macaw who loses a feather after tumbling down a waterfall. Once the news of this encounter is broadcasted on television, Jewel becomes determined to go to the Amazon to find more of these rare birds. Despite ...

Now You See Me (2013), a heist movie directed by Louis Leterrier, follows the journey of magicians J. Daniel Atlas, Merritt McKinney, Henley Reeves, and Jack Wilder. Each receives a tarot card that leads them to an apartment in New York City where they discover hologram technology and instructions from an unknown source. A year later, the four perform as ‘The Four Horsemen’ at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in a show funded by insurance mogul Arthur Tressler. Their final trick seemingly transports an audience member inside a bank vault in Paris owned by Crédit Républicain. As stacks of euros rain down on the Las ...

To Rome with Love (2012) is a romantic comedy that incorporates elements of magical realism. The film was written and directed by Woody Allen, who also makes his first on-screen appearance since 2006. It tells the story through four distinct vignettes: a clerk’s sudden rise to fame, an architect’s nostalgic visit to his old college neighborhood, a newlywed couple’s honeymoon adventures, and an Italian funeral director’s captivating singing talent that impresses his American future relative, an opera director. Hayley’s Story. While ...

Rio (2011), an American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox Animation, follows the story of Blu – an orphaned male Spix’s macaw hatchling who was illegally brought to Moose Lake, Minnesota. After being discovered by Linda Gunderson, Blu becomes her beloved pet for fifteen years despite his inability to fly and constant teasing from Canada geese. However, when ornithologist Túlio Monteiro invites them to Rio de Janeiro to mate with the last female of their species, Linda and Blu embark on a wild journey. There, Blu meets Jewel – a strong-willed macaw who dreams of returning to the wild. But things take a turn ...

30 Minutes or Less (2011) is an American action comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer. It follows Nick Davis, a pizza delivery driver who struggles to meet the ’30 Minutes or Less’ policy, much to the dissatisfaction of his boss. In the midst of this, Nick’s longtime friend Chet learns that Nick had a fling with his twin sister, Kate, on their high school graduation night – leading Chet to end their friendship. Meanwhile, Dwayne Mikowlski and Travis Cord are unhappy and resentful living under Dwayne’s domineering father, Jerry ‘The Major’, who won big in the lottery a decade ...

The American biographical drama film, The Social Network (2010), directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, is based on the 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich. On October 28, 2003, Mark Zuckerberg – a 19-year-old Harvard University sophomore – is dumped by his girlfriend Erica Albright. After returning to his dorm room, Zuckerberg uses his LiveJournal blog to post an insulting message about Albright. Seeking revenge for the breakup, he creates a website called Facemash ...

The American indie comedy-drama film, The Squid and the Whale (2005), written and directed by Noah Baumbach, is set in 1986. Bernard Berkman, an arrogant novelist whose career has been on a downward spiral, is struggling to find an agent. Meanwhile, his wife Joan’s work is gaining widespread recognition, causing tension between them. One day, the couple informs their two sons- 16-year-old Walt and 12-year-old Frank- of their separation. They agree to joint custody and spending equal time with the kids, but after they split up, their relationship becomes even more combative than before as Bernard moves to a house ...

The Village (2004), an American period thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, is set in 19th-century Pennsylvania. The small, isolated village is plagued by mysterious humanoid-creatures that inhabit the nearby woods. To protect themselves, watchtowers and tall poles with oil lamps are positioned around the perimeter of the village. Additionally, the elders have forbidden the color red as it seems to attract the creatures. When a young villager dies, Lucius Hunt asks for permission to venture through the woods to retrieve medicine from ‘the towns’, but his request is denied. His ...