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Gretel & Hansel (2020) is a dark fantasy horror film based on the German folklore tale Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm. The prologue recounts the story of a father seeking help for his deathly ill baby daughter from a witch, who gives the child supernatural abilities. As she grows, she uses her powers to predict events but also reveals her darker side, leading to her father’s death and her abandonment in the woods. The focus then shifts to teenage Gretel and her younger brother Hansel, both hinted to possess their own supernatural abilities. They are sent out by their mother to find work after ...

The American science fiction thriller film In the Shadow of the Moon (2019) is directed by Jim Mickle and written by Gregory Weidman and Geoff Tock. In Philadelphia, Police Detective Locke and his partner Maddox are on the hunt for a female serial killer in 1988. After Locke takes her down in the subway, their boss Chief Holt declares the case closed without identifying the killer. Nine years later, similar crimes occur, leading Locke and Maddox to suspect a copycat. However, further investigation reveals that the killer is ...

The Professor (2018) follows the story of Richard Brown, an English professor at a New England college. During a visit to his doctor, he receives devastating news of advanced stage 4 lung cancer that has spread throughout his body and is terminal. Given a life expectancy of six months without treatment, Richard’s hope is renewed when the doctor suggests that cancer treatment could potentially extend it to 12-18 months. After taking a walk through town and into a pond in shock, Richard returns home for dinner where he plans to share the somber news with his wife, Veronica, and their daughter Olivia. However, Richard’s plans are interrupted by Olivia’s ...

Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), a supernatural horror film, was written and directed by Leigh Whannell in his directorial debut. Serving as a prequel to the previous two films in the Insidious franchise, it tells the story of teenager Quinn Brenner and her encounter with retired demonologist Elise Rainier. In 2007, three years before the Lambert haunting, Quinn sought out Elise’s help in contacting her deceased mother Lily. Despite sensing a malicious presence, Elise reluctantly agreed to assist. While still grappling with grief over her mother’s passing, Quinn also encountered strange occurrences involving an ...

Directed by Walter Hill, the American action film Bullet to the Head (2012) was adapted from the French graphic novel Du plomb dans la tête by Matz and Colin Wilson. Set in New Orleans, it follows hitman Jimmy Bobo and his partner Louis Blanchard as they eliminate corrupt ex-WDCPD officer Hank Greely. While taking a break at a bar, Blanchard is suddenly killed by another hitman named Keegan, who then tries to take out Bobo but fails. As WDCPD Detective Taylor Kwon begins investigating Greely’s death, Keegan ...