Synopsis Released in 2013, action fantasy film “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” transforms the traditional Brothers Grimm fairy tale into a dark, violent, stylized supernatural thriller. Evolving from the original story into a revenge-driven narrative is the directorial work of Tommy Wirkola, who portrays Hansel and Gretel’s infamous childhood encounter with a cunning witch living […]
“Secret Headquarters” is an action-adventure thriller directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. The film is an American production and a part of the 2022 releases. It stars Owen Wilson alongside Walker Scobell, Michael Peña, Jesse Williams, Momona Tamada, Keith L. Williams, and Abby James Witherspoon. The film is designed with a combination of humor,
The American war drama “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” is directed by Michael Bay and is based on the book “13 Hours” authored by Mitchell Zuckoff. The book recounts the events surrounding the Benghazi attack, which happened in Libya in 2012. January 15, 2016 marked the release of the film which featured actors
Synopsis Seth Gordon is the director of the action-comedy Baywatch (2017) which is an adaptation of the television series of the same name which aired from 1989 to 2001. This film adaptation tries to recast the original series’ dramatized scenes depicting the story through a contemporary lens while infusing copious amounts of irreverent humor, raucous
Synopsis The Revenant is a breathtaking survival drama which is directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and it is based on actual occurrences and in part draw from Michael Punke’s 2002 novel of the same name. Revolving around the 1820s American frontier, the film features Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, a legendary frontiersman and fur trapper,
The 2021 film Escape from Mogadishu, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, is an action-drama flick based on real events that took place during the Somali Civil War in the 1990s. The film depicts the tragic yet ultimately hopeful tale of Koran ambassadors who attempt to work together to traverse the rampant violence in the capital city.
Introduction & Context The Bad Guys: Reign of Chaos is a South Korean crime-action thriller that hit theaters in 2019. Directed and co-written by Son Yong-ho, it brings to the big screen the story first popularized on the OCN television show Bad Guys. Returning cast members Ma Dong-seok and Kim Sang-joong share the frame with
Everest, the 2015 epic survival drama directed by Baltasar Kormákur, draws on real events recounted in Jon Krakauers Into Thin Air and Beck Weathers Left for Dead. The film retells the tragic narrative of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, when an unexpected storm trapped several expedition teams above the death zone and led to severe
Introduction Pompeii is a historical-romance film released in 2014 starring Kit Harington and Emily Browning. The film depicts one of the most tragic natural disasters in history, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which devastated the city Pompiee situated in Italy during the Roman era in 79 A.D. Pompeii attempts to fuse romance with gladiatorial action
Overview Gods of Egypt is a film from 2016 released in the timeless fantasy action genre. The film was directed by Alex Proyas with a screenplay by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama. It has an ensemble cast featuring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Boseman, Geoffrey Rush, and Gerald Buter. Filmed primarily in Australia with a
