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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 ...

Smallfoot (2018), an animated musical comedy, is a joint production of Warner Animation Group and Zaftig Films, and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The Yetis reside in a secluded village atop a Himalayan mountain, hidden beyond the clouds. Migo, a yeti who adheres to the ancient law held by their leader, the Stonekeeper, is faced with a dilemma when he becomes distracted by the Stonekeeper’s daughter, Meechee, and misses hitting the gong that ‘wakes up the sun’. During his gong-ringing lessons, Migo spots a plane crash nearby and discovers a human (‘smallfoot’), thought by yetis to be mythical. Despite his efforts to inform the ...

Tomb Raider (2018), the action-adventure film directed by Roar Uthaug, features a screenplay by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons from a story written by Evan Daugherty and Robertson-Dworet. This American and British co-production is based on the 2013 video game of the same name, as well as incorporating aspects from its rebooted sequel by Crystal Dynamics. It is also the third installment in the Tomb Raider ...

Ocean’s 8 (2018) is an American heist comedy film directed and written by Gary Ross and co-written by Olivia Milch. Recently released from prison, master schemer Debbie Ocean, who happens to be the younger sister of Danny Ocean, enlists her former partner in crime Lou to help her pull off a new heist. They assemble a team consisting of once-successful fashion designer Rose Weil, who is now in debt to the IRS; jewelry maker Amita, seeking more independence from her controlling mother; tech expert Nine Ball; street-smart pickpocket Constance; and suburban housewife ...

Based on the novel by Ernest Cline, Ready Player One (2018) is a sci-fi film set in a future where people use the OASIS, a virtual reality universe created by James Halliday and Ogden Morrow of Gregarious Games, to escape their bleak reality. When Halliday passes away, his avatar Anorak leaves a message announcing a contest: whoever finds the golden Easter egg hidden behind a locked gate within the OASIS will gain ownership of the entire game. This attracts many players known as ‘Gunters’ as well as Nolan Sorrento, CEO of Innovative Online Industries (IOI), who wants to take control of the OASIS for himself ...

Aquaman (2018), a superhero movie from Warner Bros. Pictures, is based on the DC character of the same name. In 1985 Maine, Thomas Curry, a lighthouse keeper, rescues Atlanna, queen of Atlantis, during a storm. They fall in love and have a son named Arthur who can communicate with sea creatures. However, when Atlantean soldiers arrive to take Atlanna back to her arranged marriage, she must leave her family for their safety. She promises to return when it’s safe and entrusts her advisor Nuidis Vulko to train Arthur. As Arthur becomes a skilled warrior, he learns that his mother was executed by King Orvax of Atlantis for loving a human and having an illegitimate ...

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), a fantasy film directed by David Yates and written by J. K. Rowling, is the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). Serving as the second part in the Fantastic Beast series and the tenth in the Wizarding World franchise, it follows the events of 1927. During this time, Grindelwald escapes as MACUSA transports him to Europe for trial. Three months later, Newt Scamander meets his former Hogwarts classmate Leta Lestrange in London, where he also requests to have his travel ban ...

The comedy film, Paddington 2 (2017), directed and written by Paul King and Simon Farnaby respectively, is a live-action animated sequel to the 2014 movie Paddington. Produced by Heyday Films and StudioCanal UK, it is based on the beloved stories of Paddington Bear by Michael Bond. The lovable bear, now living with the Browns in Windsor Gardens, offers his support to his neighbors in various ways. In order to purchase a special pop-up book of London for his aunt Lucy’s milestone birthday from Samuel Gruber’s antique shop, Paddington takes on odd jobs ...

Directed, cowritten, and coproduced by Dean Devlin, Geostorm (2017) is an American science-fiction disaster film that centers around a system of climate-controlling satellites called ‘Dutch Boy’. In 2019, an international coalition commissions the satellites following a series of devastating natural disasters. After successfully neutralizing a typhoon in Shanghai, chief architect Jake Lawson is reprimanded by a Senate sub-committee for acting without authorization. He is replaced by his brother Max, who works alongside Secretary of State Leonard Dekkom. Three years later, while stationed in the Registan ...

Going in Style (2017) is an American remake of the 1979 comedy film of the same name. Joe, Willie, and Albert are senior citizens and lifelong friends residing in New York City. During an unpleasant bank visit, Joe witnesses a robbery by three masked individuals. The leader of the group has a Mongol warrior tattoo on his neck, which could potentially be helpful for identifying him to the police. This man shows compassion towards Joe after learning about his financial struggles caused by the bank. The robbers make off with over $1.6 million. Unfortunately, when their company is taken over, their pensions are affected by the restructuring process. Joe is hit the hardest ...

Kong: Skull Island (2017), directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, is an American monster film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It serves as a reboot of the King Kong franchise and the second installment in the MonsterVers. In 1944, two World War II fighter pilots – American Hank Marlow and Japanese Gunpei Ikari – parachute onto an island in the South Pacific after a dogfight. However, their close combat is interrupted by a giant ape. Almost three decades later, U.S. government agent Bill Randa recruits former British Special Air Service Captain James Conrad ...

Dunkirk (2017) is an epic historical war thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Christopher Nolan, showcasing the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II from multiple perspectives. The small number of primarily-French soldiers guarding the perimeter where the amassed British and French soldiers await evacuation find themselves facing an advancing enemy force, shrinking their territory. Despite being outnumbered, each country takes care of their own as they await rescue on the beach. The wounded are given priority for evacuation, despite taking up more space on the ships. However, a major issue arises with only ...

Based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, Justice League (2017) is an American film. It opens with footage taken by two kids using their camera phone, capturing Clark Kent/Superman after one of his heroic missions. In an interview, one of the kids asks Superman about his favorite thing on Earth, but before he can answer, the footage abruptly ends. Fast forward several months later in Gotham City where a robbery has just taken place. Perched on a gargoyle, Bruce Wayne/Batman confronts the perpetrator and engages him in a fight. Using fear as his ally, Batman dangles the man over the edge of a building and lures out a strange winged creature. After ...

Based on the DC Comics character of the same name, Wonder Woman (2017) is a superhero film. As Diana Prince enters the Louvre in Paris, France, she receives a delivery from Wayne Enterprises containing an old photograph of herself and four men during World War I. The briefcase also includes a message from Bruce Wayne requesting to hear the story behind the picture. In her childhood years on the island of Themyscira, hidden away from the world, Diana grew up among the powerful Amazons – an all-female warrior clan. While observing General Antiope training her fellow warriors on the field, Diana yearns to join them but is forbidden by her mother, Queen Hippolyta. ...

Guy Ritchie directed the epic fantasy action-adventure film, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017). Co-written by Joby Harold and Lionel Wigram from a story by Harold and David Dobkin, the film draws inspiration from Arthurian legends. During the story, Mordred, an iron-fisted warlock, leads his armies in a siege on Camelot with the goal of establishing magic-wielding magicians as dominant over humans. Uther ...

Directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki, Sully (2016) is an American biographical drama film based on the 2009 autobiography Highest Duty by Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger and Jeffrey Skiles. The movie follows the events of January 15, 2009, when Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles took off in US Airways Flight 1549 from LaGuardia Airport. Shortly after takeoff, their Airbus A320 collided with a ...

Live by Night (2016) is a compelling crime drama featuring Ben Affleck as the writer, director, producer and star. Based on Dennis Lehane’s 2012 novel of the same title, it follows the story of Joe Coughlin, an Irish-American World War I veteran and son of Boston police captain Thomas Coughlin. In the year 1926, Joe falls for Emma Gould, the mistress of notorious gangster Albert White who he and his friends have been targeting through a series of robberies. Despite Thomas’ disapproval and warnings against Joe’s criminal activities, the love between Joe ...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) is an American superhero film featuring the iconic DC Comics characters, Batman and Superman. In a flashback to his childhood, Bruce Wayne flees from his parents’ funeral and tumbles into a cave. As he falls, bats lift him back to the surface in a swirling vortex. In the present day, eighteen months after his epic battle with General Zod in Metropolis, Superman has become a controversial figure. Meanwhile, Bruce has been operating as the masked vigilante known as Batman in Gotham City for two decades. Being present for the destructive clash between Superman and Zod only strengthens Bruce’s belief that Superman ...

Suicide Squad (2016) is an American superhero film based on the DC Comics team of supervillains and anti-heroes who share the same name. In response to Superman’s death, US intelligence officer Amanda Waller successfully convinces the government to launch Task Force X. This team consists of criminals and supervillains who will work together to combat any metahuman threats under Waller’s control. To ensure their obedience, each member has a nanite bomb implanted in their neck that can be triggered remotely if they attempt to rebel or escape. As an added incentive, their sentences will be reduced if they are successful in their mission. The role of ...

The fantasy film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), directed by David Yates and written by J. K. Rowling, is the first instalment in the Fantastic Beasts series and the ninth in the Wizarding World franchise. Set in 1926 New York City, it serves as a spin-off and prequel to the Harry Potter films, following British wizard Newt Scamander on his journey. While searching for a Niffler that escaped from his magical creature-filled suitcase, he crosses paths with Jacob Kowalski, an aspiring baker who accidentally swaps suitcases with ...