The attendees of a youth astronomy convention find themselves quarantined after an encounter with aliens in Asteroid City. Asteroid City is a small desert town known for being the site of the arid plains meteorite. Many Junior Stargazers and their parents descend upon the town for Asteroid Day, including photographer and recent widower Augie Steenbeck …
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A platoon of German soldiers fights to survive in the trenches during the First World War in All Quiet on the Western Front. Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) enlists in the Imperial German Army in 1917, along with his friends Albert Kropp (Aaron Hilmer), Franz Müller (Moritz Klaus) and Ludwig Behm (Adrian Grünewald). The friends are …
People from today are sent to fight an alien threat three decades in the future in The Tomorrow War. In December of 2022, the world is shocked when soldiers from the year 2051 arrive asking for help to fight back an alien threat known as Whitespikes, which have almost completely decimated humanity. For Green Beret turned …
The origin of the young Autobot’s arrival on Earth is told in Bumblebee. As war rages on the planet of Cybertron between the Decepticons and the Autobot resistance lead by Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen). With the Autobots on the verge of losing, Optimus sends young Autobot B-127 (Dylan O’Brien) to Earth. However, upon arrival B …
Iraqi veterans deal with the effects of PTSD in Thank You for Your Service. Sergeant Adam Schumann (Miles Teller) returns home from a tour in Iraq, along with with his comrades Solo Aieti (Beulah Koale) and Will Waller (Joe Cole). Soon after landing, Adam is confronted by Amanda Doster (Amy Schumer), who wants information on how her husband …
Those previously infected by an infectious virus are viewed as outcasts to society in The Cured. Ireland is in the process of recovering from the outbreak of the Maze Virus, which effectively turned the infected into violent zombies. A cure for the virus was found, with 75% of the infected returning to their pre-infected state, …
Thousands of soldiers seek rescue during World War II in Dunkirk. During the Second World War, 400,000 British and French soldiers are surrounded by the enemy on a beach in the town of Dunkirk, located in the north of France. The attempted evacuation of the soldiers are told from three perspectives. On land, told over …
The changing relationship between two U.S./Mexico border towns are explored in Western. The towns of Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico have had a friendship with each other for generations, with Eagle Pass’ mayor Chad Foster being well known on both sides of the border. However, an increase of drug cartel violence in …
It was actually a pretty good month for seeing films for the first time and there are at least three films I could have written about today. I’ve decided to go with the film that is freshest in my mind, which is probably also the most acclaimed the three. That film would be Stanley Kubrick’s …
With the PG-rated vampires of the Twilight films, it’s good to see the return of a dark and violent vampire film. In this film, vampires have become the dominant species on the planet and the remaining humans are being harvested for their blood. Ethan Hawke plays a researching looking for a solution to the upcoming …
When a film has the Disney label, you know that it is meant for families, so even though this film is more action-packed than the original Escape to Witch Mountain, it is still a fun family film. There isn’t really much else that I can say about the film. So, I will just end by …