A married couple learns the hard way that the suburban development they just moved to is attacked once a year by monsters arising from a portal to Hell in Hold the Fort. Lucas (Chris Mayers) and his wife, Jenny (Haley Leary), have just bought their first home in the suburban development of Fort Gruber. Jerry …
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The feud between the sheriff and mayor of a New Mexico town kicks off a powder keg of conflict and protest in Eddington. It is May 2020, and Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) is highly critical of the COVID-19 mask mandates enacted by Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal). This results in Joe spontaneously deciding to …
James Gunn kicks off his new DC Universe with Superman. For the past three years, Superman (David Corenswet) has been protecting Earth as the planet’s most powerful meta-human, while also working as reporter Clark Kent for the Daily Planet and romancing fellow reporter Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan). However, billionaire Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) has developed …
A mercenary is hired by a pharmaceutical company to acquire DNA samples from three species of dinosaur in Jurassic World Rebirth. The Neo-Jurassic Age has, on the modern Earth, has proved to be inhospitable for the de-extinct dinosaurs that escaped into the wilderness. The only exceptions are the dinosaurs that flourish on highly restricted tropical …
At the end of the previous episode of Hell Motel, Crow (Shaun Benson) had a pound of nails hammered in his head. Somehow, he is still, barely, alive and can share the knowledge that the killer is wearing a Baphomet mask. However, Floyd (Gray Powell) takes it upon himself to finish off Crow when he …
The killer doll is brought back to life to stop another murderous android in M3GAN 2.0. In the aftermath of the murderous rampage by M3GAN (physically played by Amie Donald; voiced by Jenna Davis), Gemma (Allison Williams) has spent the last two years campaigning against AI along with her new boyfriend, Christian (Aristotle Athari). This …
The third episode of Hell Motel picks up right where the second left off, with Ruby (Brynn Godenir) finding the mutilated corpse of her partner, Portia (Michelle Nolden), in bed beside her. A shocked Ruby is trying to reinsert Portia’s heart into her body when the rest of the patrons of Coldwater Motel enter the …
A member of an island community of survivors takes his son on a coming-of-age journey to the infected British mainland in 28 Years Later. It has been nearly three decades since the Rage Virus placed the entire United Kingdom under strict quarantine. Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is a member of a village of survivors on the …
A bridesmaid, who happens to be a secret agent, takes matters into her own hands when mercenaries crash her best friend’s wedding in Bride Hard. Sam (Rebel Wilson) is the Maid of Honour for her childhood best friend Betsy (Anna Camp). The two gather in Paris for Betsy’s bachelorette, along with her college roommates Lydia …
In the second episode of Hell Motel‘s premiere, the group of true crime enthusiasts staying at the infamous Coldwater Motel try to figure out what to do after they find the chef Hemingway (Eric McCormack) cooked alive in the sauna. As it is still unsafe to go outside in the torrential rainstorm and with dangerous …
A teenager finds himself tormented by a malevolent spirit in Soul Reaper. Ever since the tragic deaths of his parents, Respati (Devano Danendra) has been tormented by horrific dreams. However, not long after being given Nyai Malam oil by his grandfather, Giman (Budi Ros), Respati finds himself transported to a dream realm, where he witnesses …
The Dreamworks Animation film is adapted for live action with How to Train Your Dragon. For generations, the Vikings of the Isle of Berk have been subjected to regular dragon attacks. Hiccup (Mason Thames), the teenage son of the chief Stoick (Gerard Butler), longs to join in on the fight against the dragons, but he …
The current digital ecosystem is bringing to life predictions made by Marshall McLuhan 60 years ago in Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big AI, Big Brother. Since the earliest news reports about the “Information Super Highway” in the mid-1990s, technology has grown exponentially over the last three decades. It has reached the point where only a …
An American surfer is kidnapped by a shark-loving serial killer in Dangerous Animals. Zephyr (Hassie Harrison) is a loner on a surfing trip in Australia’s Gold Coast. She has a one-night stand with local real estate agent Moses (Josh Heuston), but flees soon afterwards to the ocean. However, on the way, Zephyr is taken by …
A wealthy industrialist avoids repeated assassination attempts while trying to close a gap in the funding of his many projects in The Phoenician Scheme. Anatole “Zsa-Zsa” Korda (Benicio Del Toro) is an industrialist and arms dealer in 1950s Phoenicia. Zsa-Zsa has miraculously survived the latest of many assassination attempts and attempts to improve his relationship …
The World of John Wick introduces a female assassin on her own mission of vengeance in Ballerina. For the past 12 years, Eve (Ana de Armas) has trained with the Ruska Roma, a group of ballerina assassins led by The Director (Anjelica Huston). Eve’s ultimate goal is to kill The Chancellor (Gabriel Byrne), a cult …
Natural historian David Attenborough provides the argument that the key to our survival is the conservation of the sea in Ocean with David Attenborough. There is still very little humanity knows about the world’s oceans. The information we do know is gleaned from the more shallow coastlines than the mysteries of the open ocean. Recent …
A clairvoyant therapist tackles a demonic entity that slowly feeds off its victims in It Feeds. Cynthia Winstone (Ashley Greene) is a therapist with psychic abilities that enable her to enter the minds of her patients. One evening, a young girl named Riley Harris (Shayelin Martin) barges into Cynthia’s house and begs the therapist’s teenage …
Two siblings discover their new foster mother has sinister ulterior motives in Bring Her Back. After the death of their father Phil (Stephen Phillips), Andy (Billy Barratt) and his blind half-sister Piper (Sora Wong) are left orphans. The siblings are sent by their social worker, Wendy (Sally-Anne Upton), into the foster care of Laura (Sally …
The candidates for Prom Queen at Shadyside High School are targeted by a killer in Fear Street: Prom Queen. In 1988, Lori Granger (India Fowler) is the underdog in the competition to be the Shadyside High School Prom Queen. The heavy favourite is Queen Bee Tiffany Falconer (Fina Strazza), the leader of the Wolfpack clique …
Young female gamers try to do something about the online games that populate the online video game Roblox in Dangerous Games: Roblox and the Metaverse Exposed. Alex is a Toronto-based gamer and content creator who is a dedicated user of Roblox, a social gaming platform created in 2004. However, Alex is bothered by the toxic mindset of male …
After a premonition from the past, a college student learns that her family is targeted by Death in Final Destination: Bloodlines. For the past two months, Stefani Reyes (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) has been haunted by visions from 1969 showing a woman named Iris Campbell (Brec Bassinger) being killed during the collapse of the Skyview Restaurant …
The IMF team goes on one last mission to save the world in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Two months after the events of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his team of Grace (Hayley Atwell), Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), and Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) are on the trail of …
Musician The Weeknd is pulled into an odyssey by a stranger in Hurry Up Tomorrow. In the aftermath of a break-up, The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) is beginning to have vocal problems and insomnia. His manager Lee (Barry Keoghan) is insistent that Abel’s problems are psychological and encourages him to go on stage, where he has …
A deadbeat suburban dad tries to befriend his cool new neighbour in Friendship. Craig Waterman (Tim Robinson) is a marketing executive living in the suburbs with his wife Tami (Kate Mara) and son Steven (Jack Dylan Grazer). Tami has just recovered from cancer treatment, and the family is preparing to move from their home in …
A teenage boy convicted of murder goes on the run with his outlaw grandfather in Rust. In 1882, in Wyoming Territory, Lucas Hollister (Patrick Scott McDermott) is an orphaned 13-year-old struggling to survive on his family farm with his younger brother Jacob (Easton Malcolm). One morning, while chasing a wolf, Lucas accidentally kills the father …
An ACLU lawyer prepares to testify to the US Supreme Court against an anti-trans ruling in Heightened Scrutiny. In December 2024, Chase Strangio, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, became the first openly trans person to argue in front of the Supreme Court. Strangio is followed in the weeks prior to this testimony …
A new space race begins in a small Texan town in Shifting Baselines. At Spacebase, just outside of the Texan town of Boca Chica, located on the Mexican border, companies such as Space X and Starlink are developing the next generation of rockets and satellites. The rocket tests attract casual observers and independent scientists, who …
The aftermath of a police shooting is commented on through street art and spoken word in Night Watches Us. On August 17, 2018, Nicolas Gibbs, a 24-year-old black Montreal man, was gunned down by police while having a mental breakdown. Through a mix of music, dance, and spoken word, the memory of Nicholas is paid …
Seven climate scientists are invited to group therapy in Climate in Therapy. There are more than 20,000 climate scientists worldwide, and the approach to science often sees emotion as irrational. Psychotherapist Richard Beck invites seven of these scientists to join a sharing circle and share their feelings about climate change. Climate in Therapy Synopsis Climate …
A group of small-town teens are targeted by a killer clown in Clown in a Cornfield. Quinn Maybrook (Katie Douglas) has moved with her father, Glenn (Aaron Abrams), to the small town of Kettle Springs. Glenn plans to start a new life by opening a clinic in town, though Quinn is not happy about the …
Queer artist Rashaad Newsome creates a decolonization installation in New York’s Park Avenue Armoury in Assembly. Rashaad Newsome is a proudly queer artist, who plans to use his next work “Assembly” to reclaim the Park Avenue Armoury’s past association with imperialism. The show is a mix of exhibition, decolonization lessons taught by an A.I. named …
Students from around the world participate in a gruelling Microsoft Excel competition in Spreadsheet Champions. Every year, the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championships bring together the brightest minds to determine the best users of Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. The latter of the most difficult category and Mason from USA, Carmina from Guatemala, Alkmini from Greece, …
The Secretary General of NATO faces a challenging final year in Facing War. Jens Stoltenberg has been the head of NATO and is read to stand down and return home to his wife in Norway. However, U.S. President Joe Biden convinces Stoltenberg to stay on for another year, as NATO has the challenge of how …
The tragically short career of the “Queen of Tejano Music” is recollected in Selena y Los Dinos. Selena Quintanilla was the youngest daughter of Mexican-American musician Abraham Quintanilla. Beginning at the age of 6, Selena began singing in the band Los Dinos, which also included her older siblings A.B. and Suzette. Initially, the house band …
A Russian schoolteacher secretly begins filming the propaganda added to the curriculum in Mr. Nobody Against Putin. Pavel “Pasha” Talankin is the event coordinator and media faculty at an elementary school in Karabash, Russia. Following the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the curriculum at the school changed to spread propaganda and militarize the students. …
The All Native Basketball Tournament and its importance to the Haida people are looked at in Saints and Warriors. The All Native Basketball Tournament in Prince Rupert has for six decades been one of the most popular events for the First Nations of Haida Gwaii, off the coast of British Columbia. For many years, the …
The lead journalist for Bellingcat goes on the run after being targeted for assassination by Russia in Antidote. Christo Grozev is the lead journalist of the open-source news organization Bellingcat, who is assisting a whistleblower of Russia’s poison program to flee the country. However, Grozev himself begins to fear for his life, forcing him to …
Israeli comedian and activist Noam Shuster Eliassi uses the Israel-Palestine conflict as the basis for her one woman show in Coexistence, My Ass. Noam Shuster Eliassi is a Jewish woman of Romanian and Persian descent who grew up in the Israeli village of Neve Shalom, or the Oasis of Peace, where Jews and Arabs live …
The career of trailblazing deaf actor Marlee Matlin is revisited in Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore. In 1985, a 19-year-old Marlee Matlin was cast in Randa Haines’s film adaptation of Mark Medoff’s play Children of a Lesser God. This role made Marlee Matlin the youngest Oscar winner for Best Actress and an icon for the …
Spoken-word poet Andrea Gibson reflects on their life after being diagnosed with incurable ovarian cancer in Come See Me in the Good Light. Andrea Gibson is the Poet Laureate of Colorado and a rock star in the world of spoken word poetry. In 2021, Gibson put their career on hold after being diagnosed with ovarian …
The final years of an elderly couple in China are documented in The Gardener and the Dictator. Filmmaker Hui Wang returns home to Wuhan, China to film her elderly grandparents, Kuai Xianzhuang and Wang Zhongxian, both of whom are in their late-80s. Kuai has decreased mobility and Wang has become her primary caregiver. Hui Wang …