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Pet Sematary (2019) is an American horror film directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. Based on Stephen King’s 1983 novel of the same name, it is the second adaptation of the story. Louis Creed, an ER doctor from Boston, Massachusetts, relocates to Ludlow, Maine with his family after losing their home. With his wife Rachel, their two children, Ellie and Gage, and their cat Church in tow, they settle into small-town life. During an exploration of the nearby woods, Rachel and Ellie come across a group of children ...

Replicas (2018), an American sci-fi thriller directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff and written by Chad St. John from a story by Stephen Hamel, features William Foster and Ed Whittle as biomedical research scientists employed by Bionyne Corporation in Puerto Rico. Their goal is to transfer the mind of a deceased soldier, known as Subject 345, into an android with exceptional strength. While Foster specializes in synthetic biology and neural mapping, Whittle’s expertise lies in human cloning. Despite successfully transferring ...

The science fiction action film, Bumblebee (2018), is based on the popular character from Hasbro and Takara Tomy’s Transformers toy line. On Cybertron, the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are facing defeat in their battle against the Decepticons and plan to leave the planet. As they attempt to evacuate, the Decepticons, led by Starscream, Soundwave, and Shockwave, attack them. In a last-ditch effort to set up a new base of operations, Optimus sends scout B-127 to Earth in an escape pod while he stays behind to fight off the Decepticons. B-127 crash-lands in California in 1987 and disrupts a training exercise by Sector 7 – a top-secret government ...

The action thriller film, American Assassin (2017), helmed by Michael Cuesta, follows Mitch Rapp and his girlfriend Katrina Harper as they enjoy a vacation in Ibiza, Spain. Tragically, moments after Katrina accepts Mitch’s marriage proposal, a jihadist cell storms the beach and begins attacking civilians with assault rifles. In the midst of chaos, Rapp desperately searches for Katrina but she is killed by the terrorists. Eighteen months later, consumed by his thirst for revenge, Rapp frequents an online message board where the terrorist responsible for his girlfriend’s death quizzes him on Islam and ...

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) is a sci-fi action movie adapted from the popular toy line by Hasbro. In the year 484 AD, after coming across the Knights of Iacon, a group of hidden Transformers on Earth, Merlin seeks their assistance to aid King Arthur and his knights. With their help and armed with a staff, Arthur defeats the Saxons. However, Merlin is cautioned to keep the staff hidden. In present day, five years after the devastation in Hong Kong, Optimus Prime lands on Cybertron’s ruins and crosses paths with Quintessa, a deranged Cybertronian goddess who manipulates him into becoming Nemesis Prime and sends him back to Earth to retrieve Merlin’s ...

The American biographical drama film, Only the Brave (2017), was directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Ken Nolan and Eric Warren Singer. It is based on Sean Flynn’s GQ article No Exit. In 2007, Eric Marsh of the Prescott Fire Department in Arizona faces frustration while battling forest fires. The distant Type 1 or ‘Hotshot’ crews overrule his operational suggestions causing sorrow for his area. To change this dynamic, Marsh gains approval from ...

Deepwater Horizon (2016) is a biographical film about the disastrous explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The incident occurred on April 20, 2010, when an oil drilling rig called Deepwater Horizon, operated by contractor Transocean for BP, was completing drilling off the coast of Louisiana. Surprised by the decision of BP managers Donald Vidrine and Robert Kaluza to sed home workers without conducting a cement bond log (CBL), Chief Electronics Technician Mike Williams and Offshore Installation Manager James Harrell take action. Harrell convinces Vidrine to carry out a negative pressure test, which shows that the cement has not properly sealed the well from ...

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) is an American science fiction action film based on Hasbro’s popular toy line. Sixty-five million years ago, an alien race known as the ‘Creators’ used special tools known as Seeds to cover Earth with a unique metallic substance called ‘Transformium’, resulting in the extinction of the dinosaurs. In the present day, geologist Darcy Tirrel excavates the Transformium for K.S.I. Industries, who then utilize it to create powerful Transformer drones. However, after the disastrous Battle of Chicago, humans now see Transformers as threats and cut off all partnerships with them. Despite claims of providing ...

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) is an American action thriller film based on the character Jack Ryan from author Tom Clancy’s series. As the fifth film in the franchise and second reboot, it stands apart from previous adaptations by featuring an original storyline. Following the events of September 11, Jack Ryan is a Marine serving in Afghanistan and suffers a critical injury while bravely saving his comrades in a helicopter crash. After a long recovery, he meets Cathy Muller, who assists him during his rehabilitation and eventually becomes his fiancée. It isn’t until ten years later that Jack is recruited by CIA veteran Thomas Harper to ...

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) is an American sci-fi action movie inspired by the popular G.I. Joe toys. The film follows Duke, a skilled intel and infantry professional, as he leads the G.I. Joe Team on a rescue mission at the Korean Demilitarized Zone to retrieve a defector from North Korea. Later, they receive orders to carry out another task: stealing nuclear warheads from Pakistan after its President dies during a civil war. But their actions are deemed treacherous and cause an international incident, leading Zartan – still disguised as the U.S. President – to launch a deadly airstrike that takes out Duke and most of the other Joes. Luckily, ...

Red 2 (2013), an American action comedy film, is the sequel to the 2010 film Red. Based on the limited comic book series of the same name by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner, published under DC Comics imprint Homage, it picks up three years after its predecessor. Ex-CIA operative Frank Moses attempts to lead a peaceful life with his girlfriend Sarah Ross but is interrupted when Marvin Boggs asserts that their past enemies are still in pursuit. After Marvin’s tragic death, Frank is questioned at an FBI facility by government agents led by corrupt agent Jack ...

Man on a Ledge (2012) is an American action thriller directed by Asger Leth. After checking into the Roosevelt Hotel, a man named Joe Walker makes his way to the 21st floor and steps out onto the ledge, seemingly prepared to end his life. Concerned bystanders alert the police, who send in Dante Marcus and Jack Dougherty to handle the situation. However, it is revealed that Walker is actually ex-policeman Nick Cassidy, who recently escaped from prison after being sentenced for stealing a diamond from businessman David Englander. Negotiator Lydia Mercer, still reeling from her failure to save a suicidal policeman, is ...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) is an American science fiction action film inspired by Hasbro’s popular toy line. Decades earlier, a Cybertronian spaceship known as the Ark crashes on the dark side of the Moon and is discovered by NASA. In order to investigate, President John F. Kennedy approves a mission to land on the Moon, which takes place in 1969 with Apollo 11. Unbeknownst to the public, the astronauts also explore the crashed spaceship before returning to Earth. In present day, the Autobots work alongside humans to prevent major conflicts. During a mission to investigate possible alien technology at Chernobyl, they are attacked by Decepticon ...

The American action comedy film, Red (2010), draws inspiration from the limited series of the same name in DC Comics. Frank Moses, a retired CIA black ops agent living in the suburbs, seizes every opportunity to chat with Sarah Ross, a pension call center employee. When an assassination squad targets Frank at his home, he takes them out and rushes to Sarah’s house for her safety. Despite his efforts to convince her to leave with him, Sarah stubbornly refuses and so Frank resorts to taking her hostage. In the meantime, CIA agent William Cooper receives orders from Cynthia Wilkes to eliminate Frank. Seeking assistance from his former mentor Joe, Frank discovers ...

Salt (2010) is an American action thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and written by Kurt Wimmer. The story follows Evelyn Salt, who finds herself imprisoned in North Korea on suspicion of being a U.S. spy. In an effort to quiet the attention her boyfriend, arachnologist Mike Krause, has drawn to her case, the CIA arranges for a prisoner exchange. Despite Evelyn’s confession of her true identity as a CIA operative, Mike still proposes marriage. Two years later, Evelyn is involved in an interrogation of Russian defector Oleg Vasilyevich Orlov with fellow CIA ...

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) is a military science fiction action film based on the popular G.I. Joe toy line. Weapons expert James McCullen has developed a highly advanced weapon using nanotechnology called nanomites, designed to destroy metal and other materials, including tanks and entire cities. These destructive bots can only be stopped by activating the kill switch. McCullen’s company, M.A.R.S., sells four of these warheads to NATO forces, which are being delivered by American soldiers Duke and Ripcord. However, their mission is compromised when they are ambushed by the Baroness, who Duke recognizes as his former fiancée Ana Lewis. ...

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) is an American science fiction action film, inspired by Hasbro’s popular Transformers toys. In ancient times, the Primes, highly regarded leaders of Cybertronians, obtained their energy known as Energon through star harvesters. However, there was a rule among the Primes to never deplete stars that support life. One Prime broke this rule by constructing a star harvester on Earth and thus became known as ‘the Fallen’, the first Decepticon. Fast forward to 2009, two years after the battle in Mission City, the Autobots and humans have joined forces to form NEST (Non-biological Extraterrestrial Species ...

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 ...

Transformers (2007), an American sci-fi action film based on Hasbro’s toy line, follows the epic story of two factions of sentient robots – the Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons led by Megatron. A brutal civil war on their home planet Cybertron has left it devastated and in ruins, as both sides fight for control of the AllSpark – a powerful cube that holds the key to their existence. The Autobots seek to use it for healing and peace, while the Decepticons aim to use its power for destruction and domination. But fate brings them to Earth when Megatron crash-lands in the Arctic Circle, where he remains frozen until discovered by Captain ...

Stardust (2007) is a romantic fantasy adventure co-written and directed by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman. The film is based on Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same title and takes place in the English village of Wall, near a stone wall that marks the border of the magical kingdom of Stormhold. Despite being forbidden to cross, Dunstan Thorne manages to deceive the guard and sets foot in the marketplace beyond. There, he meets Una, a princess enslaved by a witch who offers him a glass snowdrop in exchange for a kiss. ...