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Directed by David Gordon Green, Halloween Ends (2022) is a slasher film with Green serving as co-writer alongside Danny McBride, Paul Brad Logan, and Chris Bernier. The movie serves as a sequel to Halloween Kills (2021), the thirteenth installment in the long-running Halloween franchise. It also marks the conclusion of a trilogy that began with the 2018 film following directly after the events of the original 1978 film. On Halloween night in 2019, Corey ...

Halloween Kills (2021), a slasher film from director David Gordon Green and writers Danny McBride and Scott Teems, follows the aftermath of a tragic incident on October 31st, 1978. Deputy Frank Hawkins accidentally kills his partner while trying to save him from Michael Myers, and also stops Dr. Samuel Loomis from executing the killer. Forty years later, on another Halloween night (October 31st, 2018), Hawkins is stabbed by Dr. Ranbir Sartain and left for dead. He is found by Cameron Elam, who calls for help and regrets not ...

Directed by Guy Ritchie and co-written by Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies, Wrath of Man (2021) is a heist action thriller film loosely based on the 2004 French film Cash Truck. Five months after the initial robbery, Patrick Hill joins Fortico Security as an armored truck guard. Terry, his manager, praises his references and the company trainer, known as ‘Bullet’, gives him the nickname ‘H’. Though Hill struggles during firearm training, he eventually starts working alongside his colleagues ...

Uncle Frank (2020), an American comedy-drama film, is a creation of writer and director Alan Ball and co-producer Paul Bettany. The story follows the journey of 18-year-old Beth Bledsoe, who leaves her home in Creekville, South Carolina to pursue her studies in New York City. Beth’s closest relative is her uncle Frank Bledsoe, a refined and thoughtful college professor. While attending a party at Frank’s apartment with her boyfriend Bruce, Beth uncovers his secret: he has been living with his partner Walid (‘Wally’) for over ten years. After ...

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), a buddy stoner comedy film written, directed, edited by, and starring Kevin Smith, is set in Leonardo, New Jersey. The duo (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith), known for growing marijuana in their old RST Video Store disguised as a chicken sandwich restaurant called ‘Cock Smoker’, are unexpectedly raided by a SWAT team. This leads them to court where they are assigned a lawyer who makes them sign a document prior to the trial. Successfully convincing the judge that their business was ...

The Gentlemen (2019) is an action comedy film written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie, who also co-developed the story with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. The editor of the Daily Print tabloid, Big Dave, feeling slighted by cannabis baron Mickey Pearson at a party, hires private detective Fletcher to look into Pearson’s connections with Lord Pressfield. Laura, Pressfield’s daughter and a heroin addict, becomes a focus of Fletcher’s investigation. In an attempt to profit from his findings (which he ...

The crime thriller film City of Lies (2018) follows the Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation into the killings of rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. In 2015, investigative reporter Darius ‘Jack’ Jackson from the Los Angeles Times is assigned to cover the Notorious B.I.G.’s murder. Jackson seeks out retired and disgraced LAPD detective Russell Poole for information. Through a series of flashbacks, Poole shares his belief that Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight bribed corrupt officers to carry out Wallace’s murder and conceal it. In 1997, Poole is tasked with looking into the shooting of off-duty black officer Kevin ...

Halloween (2018), a slasher film from director David Gordon Green, was co-written by Green, Jeff Fradley, and Danny McBride. On October 29th of that year, notorious killer Michael Myers, who had previously gone on a deadly rampage in Haddonfield and had been confined to Smith’s Grove Psychiatric Hospital for four decades, was scheduled to be transferred to a maximum-security prison. While at the hospital, true crime podcasters Aaron Korey and Dana Haines displayed ...

Smart People (2008), a American comedy-drama film, tells the story of Lawrence Wetherhold, an English professor at Carnegie Mellon University. As a single parent to his college-aged son James and high school daughter Vanessa, as well as the sibling of his adopted brother Chuck, Lawrence’s life is complicated. He often clashes with Chuck, who he sees as a ne’er-do-well, and is generally bitter, arrogant, and self-absorbed. These traits also affect his relationship with his students; he has little interest in teaching them and even parks illegally on campus. However, when his car gets impounded and he can’t retrieve it due to a former student working ...

Gone Baby Gone (2007), an American neo-noir thriller, marks the directorial debut of Ben Affleck. Adapted from Dennis Lehane’s 1998 novel by Affleck and Aaron Stockard, the film is set in Dorchester, Boston. Private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro are drawn into a search for four-year-old Amanda, whose mother Helene McCready pleads for her safe return on television. When Helene’s sister and brother-in-law hire the detectives to find Amanda, they ...

No Country for Old Men (2007), an American neo-Western crime thriller film directed and written by Joel and Ethan Coen, is based on Cormac McCarthy’s novel with the same name. In 1980, Anton Chigurh, a hitman, is arrested in Texas but manages to escape by strangling a sheriff’s deputy. He then steals a car using a captive bolt pistol to kill the driver. Meanwhile, Llewelyn Moss is hunting pronghorns in the desert when he stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong. Among the scene are several dead men, a wounded ...

The American crime film, The Lookout (2007), marks the directorial debut of Scott Frank. While driving with his lights off at night, high school sports star Chris Pratt crashes into a stalled combine on the road. Tragically, two of his passengers do not survive while he and his girlfriend Kelly are able to live through the accident. However, Chris is left with lasting mental impairments, including anterograde amnesia and anger management issues. In an effort to cope with these challenges, Chris attends classes to learn new skills and keeps a small notebook as a tool for remembering daily tasks. Despite having only ...

Hollywoodland (2006), a mystery drama film directed by Allen Coulter and written by Paul Bernbaum, follows the story of Louis Simo, a Los Angeles private investigator more focused on financial gain than client satisfaction. In June 1959, Simo takes on a case to spy on Chester Sinclair’s wife to catch her in an act of infidelity. While visiting his ex-wife Laurie, he discovers that his son is mourning the death of George Reeves, the actor best known for playing Superman on television. The police ruled Reeves’ death as a suicide after finding him with a gunshot ...

Jersey Girl (2004), a American comedy-drama film written, co-edited and directed by Kevin Smith, follows the story of Oliver ‘Ollie’ Trinké. Ollie is a successful media publicist who falls in love with Gertrude Steiney, a young Latina woman. The two quickly get married and are overjoyed with their relationship. However, after six or seven months of marriage, Gertrude discovers she is pregnant. Despite this exciting news, Ollie becomes consumed with his work and neglects Gertrude in favor of his job. He ignores any signs of her struggling and continues to pile on more responsibilities for himself. Eventually, ...

Finding Neverland (2004) is a biographical fantasy directed by Marc Forster and written by David Magee. The film is based on Allan Knee’s 1998 play, The Man Who Was Peter Pan. In the early 1900s, acclaimed playwright Sir James Matthew Barrie encounters Sylvia, a widowed mother of four (George, Jack, Peter and Michael), during a chance meeting in Kensington Gardens. As they grow closer, Barrie becomes not only a playmate but also a father figure to the boys. Their playful adventures become fodder for ...

The Aviator (2004), a biographical drama directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan, tells the story of young Howard Hughes. In 1913, his mother teaches him to spell ‘quarantine’ while giving him a bath in Houston, warning about a cholera outbreak. Fourteen years later, he begins directing Hell’s Angels and hires Noah Dietrich to manage his business affairs. However, after seeing the success of The Jazz Singer, Hughes becomes determined to make his film as realistic as possible and converts it to a talking movie. While the film is ...

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) is a martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It continues the story of its predecessor, Kill Bill, and features Uma Thurman as the Bride seeking vengeance against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad and their leader Bill. The Bride, who is pregnant, and her partner practice for their upcoming wedding when Bill suddenly appears. As the former lover of the Bride, father of her child, and leader of the Deadly Vipers, he orders his team to eliminate everyone at the rehearsal. Despite being shot in the head by Bill, the Bride survives and vows to get even. Four years later, she ...

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) is a film, filled with action and drama, written, produced, and directed by Peter Weir. It takes place during the Napoleonic Wars. In this film, Captain Jack Aubrey of HMS Surprise receives orders to intercept the French privateer Acheron. The enemy unexpectedly attacks Surprise near the coast of Brazil, causing severe damage. Despite returning fire, Acheron proves to be a formidable opponent. To escape, Aubrey orders the use of jolly boats to tow Surprise into a fog bank. Afterward, his officers suggest abandoning the chase since they are no match for Acheron. ...

Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the American martial arts film, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). The leading role of the Bride is played by Uma Thurman, seeking vengeance against Bill and his squad of assassins who attempted to end her life and that of her unborn child. In 1999, the former Deadly Vipers member was preparing for her wedding at a chapel in El Paso, Texas when she was unexpectedly attacked by Bill and his team. Despite being shot and left wounded, she musters the strength to reveal that Bill is the father of her unborn child before losing consciousness. While ...

Starring Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi, Heaven (2002) is a romantic thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer. Co-screenwriter Krzysztof Kieślowski intended it to be the first part of a trilogy, but unfortunately passed away before its completion. This Italian-set film begins with a prologue showing Filippo, a young Carabinieri clerk, learning to fly a helicopter using a simulator. After crashing due to his overly ambitious ascents, his instructor warns him against excessive ...