Actress Tessa Thompson (1983)

Creed III (2023) is an American sports drama film directed by Michael B. Jordan, marking his debut as a director. Serving as the sequel to 2018’s Creed II, it is the third installment in the Creed series and ninth in the Rocky franchise. In 2002 Los Angeles, Adonis ‘Donnie’ Creed watches his friend and mentor, Golden Gloves champion ‘Diamond’ Dame Anderson, compete in an underground boxing match. Inspired by Dame’s aspirations to turn professional and become a world champion, Donnie joins him on a detour to a liquor store. However, a sudden confrontation ...

The Marvels (2023) is an American superhero film inspired by Marvel Comics. It serves as the sequel to Captain Marvel (2019), a continuation of the miniseries Ms. Marvel (2022), and the 33rd installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The story follows Carol Danvers as she destroys the Supreme Intelligence, the artificial leader of the Kree empire. This sparks a civil war on their home planet Hala, resulting in its gradual depletion over three decades without air, water, or sunlight. As new Kree leader Dar-Benn discovers one of the legendary Quantum Bands that were previously used for intergalactic travel, she uses it to forcefully open a ...

An American superhero film, Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. In a barren desert, Gorr and his daughter, Love, struggle amidst their prayers to Rapu – their god. Despite their pleas, Love perishes and the Necrosword tempts Gorr with its power. In a fit of vengeance, he renounces Rapu and kills him with the sword before vowing to destroy all gods. However, this comes at a cost as Gorr becomes cursed by the sword’s influence with impending death and corruption. As he continues to eliminate more gods, Thor learns of Sif’s distress signal and leaves the Guardians of the Galaxy to aid her. Meanwhile, ...

Men in Black: International (2019) is an American sci-fi action comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and scripted by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. It belongs to the Men in Black franchise, but stands alone as a sequel within the same universe. Unlike previous films, it does not feature Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones as protagonists. In 1996 Brooklyn, Molly Wright witnesses her parents being neuralyzed by MIB agents after they encounter an alien at home. Molly helps the extraterrestrial escape and avoids being ...

Steven Caple Jr. directs Creed II (2018), an American sports drama with a screenplay by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. Adonis Creed, also known as ‘Donnie’, has bounced back after his defeat by ‘Pretty’ Ricky Conlan in 2015, winning six consecutive matches and ultimately reclaiming his beloved 1967 Ford Mustang from Danny ‘Stuntman’ Wheeler. As a renowned champion, Adonis pops the question to his girlfriend Bianca Taylor, who agrees to marry him. While Bianca suggests leaving ...

Annihilation (2018), a science fiction psychological horror film by Alex Garland, is loosely based on Jeff VanderMeer’s 2014 novel of the same name. After losing her husband, a biologist volunteers for an expedition to an environmental disaster zone, only to discover that it holds more than she bargained for. The team includes an anthropologist, psychologist, surveyor, and linguist. Despite it being a year since his last secret mission, the brave soldier Kane has yet to be found and is believed to have perished in action. As Lena, ...

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is an American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 17th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013). The story takes place two years after the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, and finds Thor facing new challenges as he searches for the powerful Infinity Stones. After being dumped by his love interest Jane (albeit mutually), Thor is captured and brought before Surtur, a fearsome fire demon who believes his destiny is to bring ...

The British black comedy buddy cop film, War on Everyone (2016), was both written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. After being suspended for physically assaulting a coworker who held racist views, corrupt cops Terry Monroe and Bob Bolaño are back on the Albuquerque police force. The duo has a reputation for committing acts of assault, robbery, extortion, bribery, and drug use. While keeping an eye on petty criminals, Monroe and Bolaño come to the conclusion that local criminal Jimmy Harris is planning a heist. In order to obtain more information, they track down one of Harris’ former associates named Reggie ...

Westworld (2016–2022) is an American dystopian science fiction Western TV show created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy that premiered on HBO on October 2, 2016. It is based on the 1973 film by Michael Crichton with the same title. In the year 2050, Delos Inc. manages a number of theme parks, including Westworld, which simulates the American Old West. The park is populated by biomechanical robots known as ‘Hosts’ who are virtually indistinguishable from humans. These Hosts are designed to fulfill every wish of the ...

Directed by Ryan Coogler and co-written by Aaron Covington, Creed (2015) is an American sports drama film that serves as the first spin-off in the Rocky franchise. Adonis ‘Donnie’ Johnson, the illegitimate son of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, meets his father’s widow Mary Anne while serving time in a Los Angeles youth detention center in 1998. Despite her initial reluctance, she offers to take him in. Fast forward to 2015 and Adonis is training for an amateur boxing bout in Tijuana. After returning from the fight, he quits his job at ...