Actor Tony Shalhoub (1953)

Cars 3 (2017) is an American animated film by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. After competing in the World Grand Prix five years prior, Lightning McQueen, a seven-time Piston Cup champion, faces competition from rookie racer Jackson Storm. The new generation of racecars utilizes cutting-edge technology to enhance their performance, causing veterans to either retire or lose sponsorships as they are overshadowed by Storm’s success. In the final race at Los Angeles, Lightning struggles to keep up with Storm after both drivers make pit stops. Unfortunately, in his efforts to catch up, Lightning’s engine fails and he suffers a devastating ...

Tales from Radiator Springs (2013–2017) is a computer-animated short series inspired by the Cars franchise. The show depicts the daily happenings of McQueen, Mater and their pals in their beloved hometown of Radiator Springs, picking up after the events of Cars 2. 1. Hiccups. While sipping on some oil, Lightning McQueen suddenly develops a case of the hiccups. The residents of Radiator Springs offer various suggestions to help him get rid of them, but none seem to do the trick. That is, until Sally plants a kiss on his cheek, magically curing his hiccups. However, it seems that McQueen’s ...

Pain & Gain (2013), an American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, follows the story of ex-con and bodybuilder Daniel Lugo. In 1994, Lugo is hired by Sun Gym owner John Mese to manage the gym. While there, he befriends Adrian Doorbal, a trainer and bodybuilder who has recently been affected by steroid use. Lugo becomes envious of Victor Kershaw, one of the gym’s members whom he also begins to train. After being inspired by motivational speaker Jonny Wu to be more proactive in life, Lugo comes up with a plan to extort Kershaw for his wealth and luxurious lifestyle. With Doorbal’s help and the ...

Too Big to Fail (2011) is an American biographical drama that aired on HBO. Directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Peter Gould, the film was based on Andrew Ross Sorkin’s non-fiction book of the same name. It received multiple nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. The plot revolves around the 2008 mortgage industry crisis and the sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan Chase with Federal guarantees. As news of this spreads, short sellers shift their focus to another investment bank, Lehman Brothers. Despite trying ...

1408 (2007) is an American psychological horror film based on Stephen King’s 1999 short story of the same name. Mike Enslin, a cynical and skeptical author known for his niche books about supernatural events, receives an anonymous postcard while promoting his latest book in Hermosa Beach, California. The postcard features The Dolphin, a hotel located on Lexington Avenue in New York City, with one simple message: ‘Don’t enter 1408’. Seeing this as a personal challenge, Mike decides to visit The Dolphin and specifically requests room 1408. However, the hotel manager Gerald Olin tries to dissuade ...

Cars (2006) is an American animated sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. In a world where vehicles are the main population, the Dinoco 400 race is the ultimate event of the Piston Cup season. This race heightens tension between the retiring seven-time champion, Strip ‘The King’ Weathers, the sly Chick Hicks, and the talented yet cocky rookie, Lightning McQueen. Determined to secure a spot on the renowned Dinoco team, Lightning struggles with working as a team due to his selfish demeanor. During this high-stakes competition, Lightning narrowly avoids getting caught up in Chick’s attempt to cause a major ...

Life or Something Like It (2002) is an American romantic comedy-drama film by director Stephen Herek. Lanie Kerrigan, a successful reporter for a Seattle television station, conducts an interview with self-proclaimed prophet, Jack, in hopes of proving his football score predictions to be true. However, Prophet Jack not only accurately predicts the football score and the next day’s hailstorm, but also foresees Lanie’s death in just seven days. As her fears escalate with the fulfillment of Jack’s first two prophecies, Lanie once again meets with him to test his abilities further. This time, Jack predicts ...

Men in Black II (2002) is a comedic sci-fi film based on the popular Marvel Comics series. It follows Agent J, who has been with the MIB for five years and has risen to the top of his field. However, he has developed a tendency to neuralyze partners he believes are not equipped to handle the job emotionally. When a murder involving an alien named Ben occurs at a pizza place, waitress Laura Vasquez reveals that the culprits are Serleena, a shape-shifting Kylothian posing as a lingerie model, and her two-headed assistant Scrad and Charlie. According to Laura, they were after something known as the Light of Zartha. Despite MIB protocol, J becomes strongly infatuated with ...

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) is an American spy action comedy film that was both co-produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Siblings Carmen and Juni Cortez are now full-time agents for the OSS’ recently established Spy Kids Division. Their main competition comes from Donnagon Giggles’ children, Gary and Gerti. During a mission to rescue the president’s daughter, Alexandra, the Giggles siblings outshine Carmen and Juni. While defending Gary, Carmen’s actions drive a wedge between her and Juni. At the OSS awards ceremony, Donnagon manipulates the president’s teleprompter and takes over as director of the agency instead of ...

Spy Kids (2001), an American spy action comedy film, was a collaborative effort between Robert Rodriguez who co-produced, wrote, edited, co-composed and directed the movie. Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez lead a double life as spies while protecting their two children, Carmen and Juni. Their work at the Organization of Super Spies (OSS) usually involves desk jobs but they are called back to active duty when agents go missing. Their prime suspect is Fegan Floop, a children’s TV host who has allegedly turned his victims into ‘Fooglies’, creatures featured on his show that Juni is an avid fan of. In their absence, the children are entrusted to their uncle ...

The Siege (1998), directed by Edward Zwick, follows a fictional scenario in which New York City is plagued by terrorist attacks. FBI Special Agent Anthony Hubbard and his partner Frank Haddad find themselves at the center of the action as they intervene in a hijacking of a bus loaded with passengers and rigged with an explosive device. Despite their efforts, the terrorists manage to escape when the bomb turns out to be nothing more than paint. However, things escalate when Sheikh Ahmed bin Talal, a suspect in an earlier bombing, is demanded to be released by the FBI. As tensions rise, Hubbard clashes with CIA operative ...

An American legal drama film, A Civil Action (1998), directed and written by Steven Zaillian, is based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Harr. The movie depicts a true court case in Woburn, Massachusetts during the 1980s regarding environmental pollution. The city’s water supply becomes contaminated with toxicants which are eventually linked to a series of local children’s deaths. Anne Anderson, a resident of Woburn, approaches cocky Boston attorney Jan Schlichtmann and his small firm of personal injury lawyers for help in taking legal action against ...

The American sci-fi action comedy film, Men in Black (1997), is based on Lowell Cunningham’s comic book series and a popular conspiracy theory. At the Mexico–United States border, two men dressed in black suits known as Agent K and Agent D, intervene in a border patrol operation. They apprehend an extraterrestrial disguised as a human named Mikey who was attempting to cross the border. When Mikey attacks one of the patrol officers, K is forced to shoot him and use their memory-erasing device to cover up the incident as an underground gas pipeline explosion. With D choosing retirement due to his age, he asks K to ...

A film called A Life Less Ordinary (1997) is categorized as a British romantic black comedy. In this movie, angels from Heaven have the duty of ensuring that humans on Earth find true love. One particular angel, known as the ‘Captain’ and named Gabriel, becomes disgruntled when reviewing the performance of angel partners O’Reilly and Jackson. He notices that all of their recent cases have resulted in either divorce or misery for the couple involved. To shake things up, Gabriel suggests a new approach: if their next assigned pair fails to fall and remain in love (which he admits is a challenging task), O’Reilly and Jackson must remain on Earth ...