Thriller

I.S.S.

I.S.S.

I.S.S. is a sci-fi movie that came out in the year of 2023. With Captain Gabriela Cowperthwaite at the helm of the film and Nick Shafir as the scribe of the screenplay, the movie takes the viewer in a voyage on the International Space Station and examines the impact of global issues on the people […]

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Closing Dynasty

Closing Dynasty

The short film ‘Closing Dynasty’ directed by Lloyd Lee Choi takes place within a single day in New York City and centers around a little girl called Queenie. Despite the film  being less than twenty minutes long, it manages to portray a story filled with emotional depth revolving around family, kindness, and the deeper idea

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Unlocked

Unlocked

Introduction “Unlocked” is a South Korean psychological thriller released in 2023 and directed by Kim Tae-Joon. The movie is derived from a Japanese novel and concentrates on a single mistake, which is to lose a smartphone and its consequences. The novel is thoughtful and suspenseful and serves to demonstrate the danger us to which personal

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Veronica

Veronica

Introduction. Paco Plaza, a filmmaker, produced a Spanish-language movie called Verónica, which came out in 2017. The film revolves around an adolescent girl named Verónica, and though there are flashes of the supernatural, the movie centers on her struggle with loss, her new responsibilities, and the emotional turmoil that comes with the territory. The film

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Ride or Die

Ride or Die

Introductie Released in 2021, Ride or Die is a psychological movie drama that was directed by Ryuichi Hiroki and written by Nami Sakkawa. The film is based off of the Gunjo manga by Ching Nakamura. The movie is unique in that it explores the emotionally and psychologically intricate union of two women, Rei and Nanae,

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Foe

Foe

Introduction Foe is a sci-fi drama film released in 2023 and directed by Garth Davis who co-wrote it with Iain Reid. It is based on Reid’s novel with the same title. The movie features a distant yet familiar future and blends domestic tensions with broad philosophical questions. The movie also features Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal,

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The Medium

The Medium

Introduction The 2021 Thai-South Korean film The Medium, directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun and produced by the notable Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin, employs a documentary approach to tell the intricate and psychologically engaging tale of the family’s communion and its ties to the age-old tradition of mediumship the family embodies and the various responsibilities that such

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The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

Introduction A classic American coming-of-age film, The Karate Kid, was released back in 1984. The movie, directed by John G. Avildsen and whose copyright was claimed by Robert Mark Kamen, is particularly known for its theme of perseverance, humility, and mentorship. These reasons make this movie one of the most notable pieces of work in

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Siberia

Siberia

Introduction Siberia (2020) is an example of an intense movie revolving around a single character named Clint who, instead an American citizen, is residing in a remote part of Siberia in utter isolation. There, he owns a single bar in a snowy bleak village, far away from anything he once knew. Clint, in this quiet

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Bird Box

Bird Box

Introduction Directed by Susanne Bier, Bird Box is a drama film that is a psychological thriller made in 2018. It is an adaptation of an equally named novel by Josh Malerman. The suspenseful story and unique but spine-chilling theme of the novel along with other aspects of the story made the film a cultural phenomenon

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