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West Side Story (2021) is a an erican musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1957 stage musical of the same name. The story centers around two rival gangs, the Jets and Sharks, who battle for control of San Juan Hill in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. As tensions rise between the groups, NYPD Sergeant Krupke and Lieutenant Schrank intervene and remind them that their conflict is pointless as the neighborhood will soon be demolished for the Lincoln Center. Despite this warning, Jet leader Riff remains determined to settle things with a rumble and enlists his friend ...

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), a superhero film, is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Following Quentin Beck’s deceitful actions, Peter Parker is wrongly accused of murder and his true identity as Spider-Man is exposed. This results in Peter, along with his girlfriend MJ, best friend Ned, and aunt May, being questioned by the Department of Damage Control. Fortunately, lawyer Matt Murdock successfully clears Peter’s name. However, the group must now deal with the consequences of their newfound notoriety. As things become increasingly ...

An American biographical sports drama film, King Richard (2021), is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Zach Baylin. Living in Compton, California, Richard Williams shares a home with his wife Brandy, three step-daughters, and two daughters – Venus and Serena. His dream is to turn his daughters into professional tennis players and he has been planning for their success since before they were born. Together, Richard and Brandy coach the girls every day while also balancing their jobs as a security guard and nurse. However, despite their efforts, they ...

Directed by Ridley Scott, an American film House of Gucci (2021) is a biographical crime drama based on Sara Gay Forden’s book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed. Set in Italy during the year 1978, it follows Patrizia Reggiani as she works as an office manager for her father’s small trucking firm. At a party, she meets Maurizio Gucci, a law student and heir to 50% of the Gucci fashion house through his father Rodolfo. Patrizia aggressively pursues Maurizio and they fall in love. Despite warnings from Rodolfo ...

Last Night in Soho (2021), a psychological horror film directed and co-written by Edgar Wright and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, follows the story of Ellie. She yearns to break into the fashion world during the Swinging Sixties era. However, her dreams are haunted by her mother’s suicide when she was a child. Raised by her grandmother, Ellie’s lingering connection with her mother is through occasional sightings of her ghost in mirrors, which her grandmother is aware of. In pursuit of her fashion design aspirations, Ellie leaves behind her rural home near Redruth, ...

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) is an American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Venom. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it serves as the second installment in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe and a sequel to Venom (2018). In 1996, a young Cletus Kasady witnesses helplessly as his lover, Frances Barrison, is taken from St. Estes Home for Unwanted Children to the Ravencroft Institute. Frances, who possesses sonic scream powers, attacks a police officer during her transfer and is subsequently shot in the eye. The officer, Patrick Mulligan, suffers an ear injury ...

Directed by Edgar Wright, The Sparks Brothers (2021) is a documentary that delves into the story of Ron and Russell Mael, the talented duo behind the pop and rock band Sparks. The film premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30 and was later released in North America on June 18 by Focus Features. Through extensive interviews with Ron and Russell Mael, as well as other notable musicians such as Beck, Flea,

No Time to Die (2021) is the latest installment in the James Bond franchise, marking its twenty-fifth film produced by Eon Productions. Madeleine Swann, as a young girl, witnesses her mother’s murder at the hands of terrorist Lyutsifer Safin. Safin’s family was previously assassinated by Swann’s father, Mr. White, under orders from Ernst Stavro Blofeld. In self-defense, Swann shoots Safin and escapes but falls into a frozen lake where Bond rescues her. Years later, after Blofeld’s arrest, Swann joins Bond on a trip to Matera where she convinces him to visit the grave of his former lover ...

The French Dispatch (2021) is an American comedy drama film. Written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson from a story he co-created with Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness, and Jason Schwartzman, it boasts a sprawling cast and tells three unique tales set within the fictional French foreign bureau of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun newspaper’s concluding edition. In the fictional French town of Ennui-sur-Blasé (translated as “boredom on jaded”), Arthur ...

Eternals (2021), an American superhero film, is based on the Marvel Comics race of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 26th addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In 5000 BC, Arishem, a Celestial, sends ten superpowered beings known as Eternals- Ajak, Sersi, Ikaris, Kingo, Sprite, Phastos, Makkari, Druig, Gilgamesh and Thena- on the starship Domo to Earth. Their mission: exterminate invasive entities called Deviants. The last of these Deviants are believed to be eliminated in 1521. However, differing opinions within the group cause them to question their relationship with humankind. For ...

The film Free Guy (2021), directed and produced by Shawn Levy, follows the story of a group of players in a popular MMORPG called Free City. The NPCs within the game are easily identified by their signature sunglasses and often find themselves engaged in chaotic battles with the players. One NPC, named Guy, works as a bank teller alongside his best friend Buddy, a security guard. However, the NPCs are unaware that they are living in a video game and remain oblivious to the chaos caused by the players. Meanwhile, Millie Rusk, an unemployed software developer, is playing Free City to uncover proof that Soonami Studios ...

A historical action drama, The Last Duel (2021), directed by Ridley Scott and written by Nicole Holofcener, tells the story of French squires Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris during the Caroline War. Divided into three chapters, each chapter presents the same story from a different perspective. In summary, after serving in the war, Jean and Jacques pledge loyalty to Count Pierre d’Alençon, who has been appointed as Jean’s overlord by King Charles VI. Seeking financial gain, Jean marries Marguerite de Thibouville under the assumption that her father, ...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) is an American superhero film that tells the story of Shang-Chi, a character from Marvel Comics. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 25th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Many years ago, Xu Wenwu discovers the mystical ten rings which grant immortality and godly powers. He then forms the Ten Rings organization and uses its power to conquer kingdoms and overthrow governments throughout history. In 1996, Wenwu sets out to find Ta Lo, a village rumored to be home to mythical creatures. He journeys through a magical forest until he reaches the ...

Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021), an American action thriller directed by Taylor Sheridan, follows the story of Hannah Faber, a smokejumper who is struggling after being unable to prevent the deaths of three campers and a fellow smokejumper in a forest fire. She now finds herself stationed at a lookout tower in Park County, Montana. Meanwhile, Owen Casserly, a forensic accountant, discovers that his boss and family were actually murdered by assassins Jack and Patrick disguised as a gas explosion. Fearing for his own safety, Owen takes his son Connor and goes on the run to seek refuge with his brother-in-law and Deputy ...

Stillwater (2021), an American film directed by Tom McCarthy, follows the story of Bill Baker, a Stillwater, Oklahoma oil worker who travels to Marseille to visit his daughter Allison. Allison is five years into serving a nine-year prison sentence for the murder of her roommate and unfaithful lover, Lina. While in Marseille, Bill meets with Allison’s defense lawyer, Mrs. Leparq, to pass along a letter from Allison. The letter contains information about a potential new suspect in Lina’s murder heard from Allison’s former professor. Despite Bill’s efforts to convince her otherwise, Leparq dismisses ...

The Protégé (2021), an American action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell with a screenplay by Richard Wenk, follows the story of Anna, an assassin who was taken in and trained by Moody after he rescued her from a violent ordeal in Da Nang. Together, they traveled the world and completed high-profile contracts before settling down in England. While Anna runs a rare-book store, Moody resides in a grand manor house. On one fateful day, Rembrandt walks into Anna’s shop under the guise of buying a gift. In present times, Anna and Moody collaborate to take down a ...

Dune (2021), an American epic science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve and co-written by Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth, takes place in the distant future. Duke Leto Atreides of the planet Caladan is chosen by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV to replace Baron Vladimir Harkonnen as fiefholder of Arrakis, a harsh desert planet that contains the sole source of “spice,” a valuable substance with psychotropic properties. This spice is crucial for interstellar travel, enabling the Spacing Guild Navigators to safely ...

The Suicide Squad (2021), an American superhero film based on the DC Comics team of the same name, is produced by DC Films in collaboration with Atlas Entertainment and the Safran Company. Distributed by Warner Bros., it follows intelligence officer Amanda Waller as she sends two Task Force X teams to Corto Maltese after its government is overthrown by an anti-American regime. The squads, made up mostly of Belle Reve penitentiary inmates who have been promised reduced sentences, are given the mission to destroy “Project Starfish,” a secretive experiment being held at Jötunheim, a Nazi-era laboratory. While Colonel Rick Flag’s team is ambushed by the ...

Jungle Cruise (2021) is an American fantasy adventure film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, and Michael Green. The inspiration for the film comes from Walt Disney’s popular theme park attraction. In 1556, Spanish conquistadors led by Don Aguirre embark on a journey to South America in search of the legendary Lágrimas de Cristal Tree. This tree is believed to cure illness, heal injuries, break curses, and possibly heal ...

The film Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021) is an American action comedy directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Tom O’Connor and Brandon and Phillip Murphy. The main character, Michael Bryce, takes a break from his bodyguarding career to vacation in Capri while he awaits the reinstatement of his license. However, his peace is interrupted when Sonia Kincaid finds him and convinces him to help rescue her hitman husband Darius, who has been kidnapped by ...