Overview Staten Island Summer is a 2015 coming-of-age comedy penned by Colin Jost, longtime writer and Weekend Update co-anchor of Saturday Night Live. Directed by Rhys Thomas, also of SNL pedigree, the film’s premise is neatly encapsulated in its title: a Staten Island snapshot chronicling the last summer a pair of inseparable friends enjoy before […]
The American Society of Magical Negroes, a 2024 satirical fantasy-comedy, marks Kobi Libii’s feature directorial debut, a role he also fulfills as screenwriter. The film undertakes a candid, ironic examination of the storied “Magical Negro” motif in American film, depicting marginally elaborated Black figures whose esoteric, frequently supernatural gifts exist only to furnish the wishes
Synopsis The Layover, helmed by William H. Macy and released in 2017, is a light romantic comedy whose ribald yet breezy plot intertwines themes of camaraderie, competition, and unexpected love. It chronicles Kate and Meg, inseparable childhood friends, who impulsively book a getaway in an attempt to break free from the tedium of strained careers
Introduction Mark Waters directed the now-classic teen comedy Mean Girls in 2004, written by Tina Fey. It drew inspiration from Wiseman’s Queen Bees and Wannabes, which dives into the formation of high school female social cliques and the impact they have on the self-esteem of adolescent girls. Elevating the classic teen comedy, Mean Girls is
Synopsis The Package is an engaging political action-thriller from 1989, directed by Andrew Davis. The story is set in the later part of the Cold War, peering into the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. The central conflict of the film is the peace treaty that aims towards the complete dismantling of
Synopsis Freelance tells the story of Mason Pettits, a former Special Forces soldier who now leads a dull life as a corporate attorney. Years before, Mason was a Special Forces soldier who suffered a medical discharge due to a botched black-ops mission in the fictional South American nation of Paldonia, where his unit was attempting
Overview Here is a historical drama film created by Robert Zemeckis, alongside Eric Roth, based on a graphic novel by Richard McGuire. Zemeckis is set to release the film in 2024, and it will star Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery, and David Fynn. What sets this film apart from standard
Synopsis The political backdrop of Boston is the setting of Doug Liman’s The Instigators, a rapidly changing, gritty heist comedy. The film follows a former Marine, Rory, played by Matt Damon. Rory’s partner in crime is an alcoholic ex-con called Cobby, played by Casey Affleck. Both men are in dire need of money. Rory is
Synopsis Ghosted is a 2023 American romantic action-adventure comedy that happily stirs swoonworthy romance into a spy-action blender. Directed by Dexter Fletcher, the movie features Chris Evans and Ana de Armas trading witty banter and punchy fight scenes while the stakes rise from a meet-cute to international intrigue. The movie opens in a sunny Washington,
In the movie Pee Mak (2013), directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun, Kang Mak is the main character played by Mario Maurer. Though the film revolves comedy, romance, horror, intricacies of folklore and deep-rooted Thai culture, making it a richly textured piece of cinema, Mak’s character also provides emotional depth and showcases raw vulnerability. His internal conflict
