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Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is an American cyberpunk action film adapted from Yukito Kishiro’s Gunnm manga series. The story takes place in 2563 on a ravaged Earth, dubbed ‘The Fall’, where Dr. Dyson Ido comes across a brain-attached cyborg while scavenging for parts in Iron City’s scrapyard. After reuniting the body and brain, Ido names the cyborg ‘Alita’ after his late daughter. With no recollection of her past, Alita quickly forms a bond with Hugo, a young man longing to escape to the opulent sky city of Zalem, and Dr. Chiren, Ido’s estranged ex-wife. Upon discovering ...

The American sports drama film, Ford v Ferrari (2019), was directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller. In an effort to increase their car sales, Ford Motor Company Vice President Lee Iacocca suggests purchasing the dominant Ferrari team participating in the 24 Hours of Le Mans to Henry Ford II. However, owner Enzo Ferrari uses this offer to secure a deal with Fiat that allows him to maintain ownership of Scuderia ...

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) is an action comedy film directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan, Drew Pearce, and Morgan himself. It is the first spin-off in the Fast & Furious franchise, taking place after the events of The Fate of the Furious (2017). MI6 agent Hattie Shaw and her team are tasked with retrieving a dangerous virus known as “Snowflake” from terrorist group Eteon in London. However, their ...

Directed by Guy Ritchie and coproduced by Walt Disney Pictures and Rideback, Aladdin (2019) is a musical fantasy film that serves as a live-action adaptation of Disney’s beloved 1992 animated movie. It draws inspiration from Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, a French addition to the Middle Eastern folktales found in One Thousand and One Nights. The story follows Aladdin, an orphaned street urchin living in the fictional city of Agrabah (based on Baghdad), and his trusty sidekick, Abu the monkey. Their paths cross with Princess Jasmine, who longs to take over her father’s role as Sultan but is ...

Andy Muschietti directs the American supernatural horror film, It Chapter Two (2019), with a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. The sequel to the 2017 film, It, is the second part of a two-part adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel, covering the latter half of the book. In 2016, Twenty-seven years since Its defeat, Pennywise returns to Derry, Maine. After brutal attacks from homophobic teens at a carnival result in the death of Adrian Mellon and his boyfriend, Mike Hanlon contacts the remaining members of the ...

Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019) is the highly anticipated American epic space opera film, helmed by renowned director J. J. Abrams who also serves as one of its co-writers and producers. This highly anticipated film marks the third installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following the successful releases of The Force Awakens (2015) and The Last Jedi (2017). It is also the final chapter in the nine-part Skywalker saga. In his quest to gain power, Kylo Ren obtains a Sith wayfinder that leads him to Exegol, where he discovers a resurrected Emperor Palpatine ...

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019), an American neo-Western crime thriller film, is part of the Breaking Bad franchise. Acting as a sequel and epilogue to the television series, it continues the story of Jesse Pinkman, who joins forces with former teacher Walter White to build a crystal meth empire in Albuquerque. In a flashback to their time together in Walter’s meth business, Jesse asks Mike Ehrmantraut where he would start over if given the chance. Mike mentions Alaska as an option, which piques Jesse’s interest. Despite expressing his desire to make things right for his past actions, Mike cautions that starting over would make that ...

Knives Out (2019) is a compelling American mystery penned and helmed by Rian Johnson. The talented Daniel Craig leads an impressive eleven-actor cast as renowned private detective Benoit Blanc, called upon to investigate the tragic death of celebrated writer Harlan Thrombey. The morning after his lavish eighty-fifth birthday party at his Norfolk County estate, Thrombey’s body is found in his attic study with a fatal knife wound. His dysfunctional family, including his mother, children, spouses, and grandchildren, were all present at the party. The previous evening, ...

Directed and produced by Sam Mendes, the British war film 1917 (2019) was co-written by Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Partially inspired by his paternal grandfather Alfred’s experiences in World War I, the film is set after the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line during Operation Alberich. On April 6th, aerial reconnaissance reveals that the Imperial German Army has strategically withdrawn to the new line and is waiting with artillery to attack the British. With field telephone lines cut, General Erinmore orders ...

The American gothic supernatural horror film, The Nun (2018), directed by Corin Hardy and written by Gary Dauberman from a story by Dauberman and James Wan, takes place in 1952 Romania. At Saint Cartha’s monastery, two nuns fall victim to an unseen evil force. Sister Victoria, the sole survivor of the attack, hangs herself in terror. Her body is found by Frenchie, a villager who regularly brings supplies to the nuns. In response to the tragedy, the Vatican sends Father ...

Insidious: The Last Key (2018), an American supernatural horror film directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell, follows a story that progresses through the events of the Insidious franchise. This fourth installment takes place in Five Keys, New Mexico in 1953. Elise Rainier lives there with her parents Audrey and Gerald, as well as her younger brother Christian. When they encounter a ghost in their bedroom, Christian searches for help but is unable to find the whistle their mother gave him. In response, Gerald locks Elise up after caning her for not ...

The American dystopian science fiction film, Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), was directed by Wes Ball and written by T.S. Nowlin, based on James Dashner’s 2011 novel of the same name. The remaining free ‘Gladers’ – Thomas, Newt, and Frypan – team up with the Right Arm resistance in an attempt to rescue other Immunes from WCKD’s train. Their mission takes a dangerous turn when they realize their friend Minho, who was captured by WCKD, is on a separate carriage headed to the ...

Skyscraper (2018) is an American action thriller movie from 2018, written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. The film follows the journey of Will Sawyer, a former Marine turned FBI Hostage Rescue Team commander. While on a mission with colleague Ben Gillespie, Sawyer suffers the loss of his left leg below the knee during an encounter with a suicidal hostage taker. Ten years later, Sawyer is now a private security consultant and is recommended by Gillespie to assess the security measures for Hong Kong’s tallest skyscraper, ‘The Pearl’. With its impressive height of 3,500 feet (1,060 meters) and ...

Shane Black directs The Predator (2018), an American sci-fi action flick that he co-wrote with Fred Dekker. The fourth installment in the franchise and sixth overall, it is chronologically placed between Predator 2 (1990) and Predators (2010). An alien ship crashes on Earth during U.S. Army Ranger sniper Quinn McKenna’s hostage retrieval mission. He takes down the Predator and mails off pieces of its armor as proof of life beyond our planet. Government agent Will Traeger captures Quinn to examine him while also taking the Predator to a lab for ...

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) is an adventure drama film, directed by Andy Serkis. The screenplay, written by Callie Kloves, is based on tales from All the Mowgli Stories by Rudyard Kipling. In the Indian jungle, the wise Indian python seer Kaa witnesses Shere Khan, a cruel Bengal tiger, breaking ‘jungle law’ by attacking a human family. After finding a surviving infant, Bagheera takes him to an Indian wolf family led by Nisha and Vihaan. However, their presence is noticed by Tabaqui, Shere ...

The American fantasy comedy film, The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018), directed by Eli Roth, is based on John Bellairs’ novel of the same name from 1973. After losing his parents in a car accident in 1955, ten-year-old Lewis Barnavelt moves to New Zebedee, Michigan to live with his Uncle Jonathan. His possessions now consist only of a Magic 8-Ball and family photo. Shortly after arriving at his new home, he meets Florence Zimmerman, Jonathan’s neighbor and closest friend. In the night, Lewis hears a ticking noise inside the walls and begins exploring ...

Gringo (2018), an action comedy crime film directed by Nash Edgerton and written by Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone, follows the story of Richard Rusk and Elaine Markinson, co-presidents of Promethium Pharmaceuticals. While in their Chicago office, the two receive a call from Harold Soyinka, a company employee who has allegedly been kidnapped in Mexico. He claims that his abductors are asking for a ransom of five million US dollars. In an attempt to save him, Richard and Elaine fly to Mexico where they meet with Sanchez, ...

Overboard (2018) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Rob Greenberg, with a screenplay written by Bob Fisher and Leslie Dixon. Kate Sullivan, a widowed mother of three studying to be a nurse, works two jobs. While cleaning carpets on spoiled playboy Leo Montenegro’s yacht, he makes offensive remarks and fires her for refusing to fetch him food. When she confronts him about his behavior, he shoves her off the boat with her cleaning equipment. Meanwhile, in Mexico, Leo’s sisters Magdalena and Sofia care ...

The film known as The Equalizer 2 (2018) is an American vigilante action-thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua. Robert McCall resides in Boston, where he drives for Lyft and helps the less fortunate with his close friend Susan Plummer, his former colleague at DIA. During a trip to Istanbul, Robert aids bookstore owner Grace Braelick in retrieving her kidnapped daughter. Together with Susan, he assists Holocaust survivor Sam Rubinstein in retrieving a painting of his late sister. Upon returning home to find his apartment’s courtyard vandalized, Robert accepts teenager Miles Whittaker’s offer to paint a mural. ...

The Spanish biographical drama film, The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018), directed by Mar Targarona, is set in 1943 during the height of World War II. Life in the Mauthausen camp is a merciless and cruel existence for its inmates, including soldiers who fought and lost in the Spanish Civil War. These men were exiled from Spain by General Franco after his victory, considered ‘no man’s land’ and gifted to the Third Reich as free labor. Against this backdrop of eternal horror and brutality inflicted by Nazis and Kapos (violent inmate guards), a young man named Francesc Boix struggles to survive as a ...