Actor Simon McBurney (1957)

An animated fantasy adventure film, Wolfwalkers (2020), was co-directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. Set in Ireland during 1650, the townspeople of Kilkenny are ordered by the authoritarian Lord Protector to clear the woods near their town, resulting in tension with a wolf pack. Bill Goodfellowe, an English hunter, has been summoned to Kilkenny with his daughter Robyn to eliminate the wolves. In a bid to help her father, Robyn secretly follows him out of town with her pet falcon, Merlyn. Accidently shooting Merlyn while trying to kill a wolf causes Robyn to track down ...

aIn the Victorian fantasy world of Carnival Row (2019–2023), Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne take on the roles of two star-crossed lovers. The city is filled with mythical creatures who have been displaced from their homelands by invading human empires. These immigrants struggle to coexist with their human counterparts in the city’s grimiest district, where they are forbidden to fully live, love, or even fly freely. Despite the darkness and intolerance surrounding them, there is still glimmers of hope as a forbidden romance blossoms between Rycroft Philostrate, a ...

The Conjuring 2 (2016) is an American supernatural horror film is directed by James Wan. In the infamous Amityville home, Ed and Lorraine Warren are joined by the Lutz family. The Lutz family claims to have been experiencing paranormal activity after Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murdered his family a year prior with a shotgun. During a seance led by the Warrens, Lorraine has a vision of herself in Ronald’s position on the night of the murders. She witnesses herself committing the heinous acts on both Ronald’s parents and three siblings. A terrifying encounter with a demonic nun follows, along with witnessing a ...

Allied (2016) is a romantic war drama thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Steven Knight. Set in 1942 during World War II, the plot centers on Wing Commander Max Vatan, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot with intelligence duties. His assignment takes him to Casablanca in Morocco, where he is tasked with assassinating a German ambassador. To aid him in his mission, he is joined by Marianne Beauséjour, a courageous French Resistance fighter who fled France after her group was compromised and killed. Pretending to be a married couple, Max and Marianne begin ...

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) is a fast-paced American action spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, collaborating with Drew Pearce on the script. In the film, IMF Agent Ethan Hunt thwarts The Syndicate’s attempt to transport nerve gas, a group of rebel field operatives from different intelligence agencies whom he has been pursuing. During his briefing at an IMF facility in London, Ethan is ambushed by The Syndicate itself, revealing that they have infiltrated both him and the organization. As he falls unconscious from being exposed to ...

Written and directed by Woody Allen, Magic in the Moonlight (2014) is a romantic comedy set in 1928. As Wei Ling Soo, an illusionist with a world-renowned magic act, performs to a crowd in Berlin, little do they know that he is actually Stanley, a British man who dons a disguise for his performances. In his dressing room, Stanley is reunited with old friend and fellow illusionist Howard Burkan. Howard invites Stanley to join him on a trip to the French Riviera where the wealthy Catledge family has been beguiled by the clairvoyant Sophie. Howard confesses he has been unable to expose Sophie’s secrets and wonders if ...

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) is a British Cold War spy thriller film directed by Tomas Alfredson. The script was written by Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, adapted from John le Carré’s novel of the same name. In 1973, ‘Control’, head of British intelligence, sends agent Jim Prideaux to Budapest on a mission to uncover a mole within their ranks. However, Prideaux is shot during the operation and Control subsequently dies. Sir Percy Alleline ...

Directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and written by William Monahan, Body of Lies (2008) is an American spy action thriller film. In Manchester, England, anti-terrorism police teams are preparing to raid a house. As they enter the house, the terrorists inside hear them and one of them triggers an explosion with a button on his cell phone, destroying the entire house. While tracking a high-ranking terrorist leader named Al-Saleem in Iraq, CIA case officer Roger Ferris encounters Nizar – a member of the terrorist organization who offers information in exchange for ...

Richard Condon’s 1959 novel, The Manchurian Candidate (2004), is a political thriller that tells the story of a prominent U.S. political family and their son’s involvement in a Communist conspiracy. The novel has been adapted into two feature films with the same title, released in 1962 and 2004 respectively. In the story, Major Bennett Marco and his infantry platoon are captured during the Korean War in 1952 by an elite Soviet commando unit. They are eventually brainwashed into believing that Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved their lives in combat, leading to him receiving the Medal of Honor. Years later, Marco, ...