Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is a film directed by Soi Cheang that portrays a dense action epic set in the Kowloon Walled City. It draws inspiration from the graphic novel City of Darkness authored by Yuyi and illustrated by Andy Seto. The movie defines an era of Hong Kong martial arts films while […]
Introduction Santa’s Chimney of Secrets is a 2024 holiday fantasy film directed by Isaac Rodriguez and produced by Silent Raven Films. This Christmas adventure targets young audiences and families, intertwining magic with a sense of companionship during the festive season. The film has slightly over an hour runtime, thus serving as a brisk charming form
Overview Geostorm is an American disaster-sci-fi thriller of 2017 directed by Dean Devlin, who co-wrote it with Paul Guyot. The plot depicts a story set in the not-too-distant future where the effects of climate change have become more severe than ever. Governments from all over the world come together to build a satellite system that
Overview Poseidon is a 2006 American action–disaster film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen. It is a remake of the classic survival story originally based on Paul Gallico’s novel The Poseidon Adventure (1969), which had its first major film adaptation in 1972. Set aboard the RMS Poseidon, an opulent ocean liner which was celebrating New
Jungle is an intense survival adventure film which premiered in 2017. Directed by Greg McLean and with a screenplay penned by Justin Monjo, it draws from the memoir The Lost City of Zombie by Yossi Ghinsberg. It tells the chilling real-life story of Ghinsberg’s expedition into the Bolivian Amazon in 1981 with friends Kevin Gale
In the Heart of the Sea is a historical adventure-drama film directed by Ron Howard and released in December 2015. The movie features an ensemble cast and tells the American tale of a sperm whale attack on the whaleship Essex in 1819. This powerful, traumatic sea event later inspired Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. Starring Chris Hemsworth,
San Andreas is a 2015 American disaster film with Brad Peyton as the director and Carlton Cuse as the writer. The movie features an ensemble cast consisting of Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, and Archie Panjabi. It showcases the California San Andreas Fault and is centered on an earthquake of
Family Pack, known previously as Loups-Garous, is a 2024 French fantasy comedy film that offers a whimsical time-travel adventure about a contemporary family catapulted into the medieval ages. Directed by François Uzan, this Netflix original film seeks to blend relatable family stories with mythical plots while paying homage to tabletop gaming culture and through The
Subdivision and Historical Context Satoru Noda, the author of Golden Kamuy, created an engaging historical drama that has now transformed from an award-winning manga into a lively anime series and, equally exciting, is slated for a live-action film in 2024. The riveting and intricate tale set in early 20th century Japan encompasses survival drama, treasure
Spaceman is a quiet, introspective science-fiction drama centered on Jakub Procházka, a Czech astronaut dispatched alone to study the strange, glowing cloud near Jupiter that mission control has labeled the Chopra Cloud. Adam Sandler plays Jakub as a man who climbs into his capsule carrying years of unspoken grief and self-doubt, so even though his
