Actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste (1967)

In 2022, Chris Williams directed The Sea Beast, an animated adventure film. Alongside co-writer Nell Benjamin and producer Jed Schlanger, he tells the story of sea beasts who have terrorized humankind for centuries. To combat them, brave crews embark on hunting expeditions aboard their ships. The most renowned crew is that of the Inevitable, led by the legendary Captain Crow, his first mate Sarah Sharpe, and his adopted son and boatswain Jacob Holland. These hunters are backed by The Crown’s King and Queen through the ...

In 2020, Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms wrote and directed the American black comedy action film, Fatman (2020). The story revolves around Chris Cringle and his wife Ruth, who run a Christmas present workshop on an isolated farm near North Peak, Alaska. However, their business has been facing financial struggles as children have become more aggressive over the years. To make matters worse, the US Government, which has a stake in Chris’s business due to the economic impact of Christmas, is cutting back on their support. In an attempt to alleviate Chris’s income ...

Homecoming (2018–2020) is an American psychological thriller TV series based on the Gimlet Media podcast of the same name. It was created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg and first premiered on Amazon Prime Video on November 2, 2018. Heidi Bergman, a former social worker, had worked at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center under the Geist Group – a live-in facility that supposedly helped soldiers adjust to civilian life. However, four years later, Bergman has moved on and now works as a waitress. She struggles to remember her time at Homecoming until a U.S. ...

Director José Padilha brought the American science-fiction action film, RoboCop (2014), to life with screenwriters Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier, and Michael Miner. This remake of the 1987 original is the fourth in the franchise. The story explores a futuristic world where multinational corporation OmniCorp introduces robotic peacekeepers to maintain law and order. CEO Raymond Sellars leads the company’s efforts to market this advanced technology to domestic law ...

Takers (2010) is an American heist action thriller film directed by John Luessenhop. Detectives Jack Welles and Eddie Hatcher are on the case of a bold robbery orchestrated by a well-organized group. Led by Gordon Cozier, the team includes John, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica. Notably missing from the group is former member Ghost, who had been caught during a previous heist five years ago. During his absence, Jake had started a relationship with Ghost’s ex-girlfriend Lilly, who has now accepted his proposal for marriage. After Ghost’s release from prison, he joins forces with the crew to plan their ...

The film Spy Game (2001), directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, follows the United States and China as they negotiate a major trade deal. As the President prepares to visit China to finalize the agreement, the CIA becomes aware of their operative, Tom Bishop’s, arrest in Suzhou. With only 24 hours until his execution, Bishop’s actions could jeopardize the deal. To avoid getting involved, a group of CIA executives turn to Nathan Muir, Bishop’s mentor and a retiring veteran agent. ...

The Cell (2000) is a science fiction psychological thriller film, Tarsem Singh’s directorial debut. Child psychologist Catherine Deane is hired to use an experimental virtual reality treatment on coma patients. This involves a ‘Neurological Cartography and Synaptic Transfer System’ device managed by doctors Henry West and Miriam Kent, which allows her to enter the minds of comatose patients and try to awaken them. The technology is funded by the parents of Edward Baines, a young boy in a coma due to an unusual strain of schizophrenia caused by a viral infection. However, Baines’ progress has been ...

Mr. Jealousy (1997), an American romantic comedy written and directed by Noah Baumbach, follows aspiring writer Lester Grimm’s relationship with Ramona Ray. Introduced by mutual friends Vince and Lucretia, the couple immediately hit it off. However, Ramona reveals that her ex-boyfriend is famous writer Dashiell Frank, causing Lester to feel envious. Spotting Dashiell on the street one day, Lester follows him to a group therapy session. Impersonating his friend Vince, Lester joins the group and after several sessions with Dr. Poke, overhears Dashiell confessing about his infidelity. Unable to hold back, Lester ...