Actress Kaya Scodelario (1992)

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) is an action horror film written and directed by Johannes Roberts. Based on the first and second games by Capcom, it serves as a reboot of the popular Resident Evil film series, marking the seventh live-action adaptation of the iconic video game franchise. In the 1980s, siblings Claire Redfield and Chris reside at Raccoon City Orphanage. There, Claire befriends Lisa Trevor, an unfortunate victim of Dr. William Birkin’s twisted experiments. As an employee of Umbrella Corporation, Birkin oversees the orphanage and conducts his own unethical research using the ...

The American dystopian science fiction film, Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), was directed by Wes Ball and written by T.S. Nowlin, based on James Dashner’s 2011 novel of the same name. The remaining free ‘Gladers’ – Thomas, Newt, and Frypan – team up with the Right Arm resistance in an attempt to rescue other Immunes from WCKD’s train. Their mission takes a dangerous turn when they realize their friend Minho, who was captured by WCKD, is on a separate carriage headed to the ...

The American swashbuckler fantasy film, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), is directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. In the opening scene, young Henry Turner leaves his home in the dark of night on a rowboat, only to find himself pulled down to the bottom of the sea and inside the cursed ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman. He reunites with his cursed father, Captain Will Turner, and seeks out the fabled Trident of Poseidon to break his father’s curse. However, Will discourages him from this seemingly impossible task and sends him back to ...

The film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) is an American dystopian science fiction based on James Dashner’s novel of the same name. A hesitant Thomas is left by his mother with scientist Ava Paige and soldiers from the organization WCKD. Along with other children, he is placed in a mobile maze in the Glade for scientific testing. Years later, after being rescued from the maze, Thomas and the other survivors are brought to a facility led by Mr. Janson. He claims that the facility offers protection from the Flare virus and ‘Cranks’, and supplies them with necessary resources. Under Janson’s ...

The Maze Runner (2014) is an American sci-fi film directed by Wes Ball. It is based on the eponymous novel written by James Dashner and marks Ball’s directorial debut. Our protagonist, a teenage boy, wakes up in an underground elevator with no recollection of his identity. He is welcomed by a group of male youths in an open grassy area known as the ‘Glade’, enclosed by towering stone walls. The boys have established a basic society with each assigned specific tasks. It becomes clear to our young hero that their only means of escape from the maze they are trapped in lies within its complicated pathways. ...

Now Is Good (2012), a teen romantic drama film by Ol Parker, is based on the novel Before I Die by Jenny Downham. The story follows Tessa, a 17-year-old battling terminal acute lymphoblastic leukemia. With help from her best friend Zoey, she works through an undisclosed bucket list before her impending death. Tessa’s father joins her on a radio talk show and together they use humor to cope with her diagnosis. Despite feeling guilty for taking attention away from her brother Cal, Tessa shows him love and care and dedicates special days just for him. Her ...