Showing posts with label Fantasy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantasy. Show all posts

Friday, May 27, 2022

UNDINE (2020)

 


Written & Directed By: Christian Petzold Cinematography: Hans Fromm  Editor: Bettina Bohler


Cast: Paula Beer, Franz Rogowski, Maryam Zaree, Jacob Matschenz, Anne Ratte-Polle, Gloria Andres De Oliveira 

Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the ancient myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water.

Friday, February 18, 2022

DON'T LET GO (2019)

 


Written & Directed By: Jacob Estes  Story By: Drew Daywalt  Cinematography: Sharone Meir  Editor: Billy Fox & Scott D. Hanson

Cast: David Oyelowo, Storm Reid, Alfred Molina, Mykelti Williamson, Brian Tyree Henry, April Grace, Shinelle Azoroh

After a man's family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He's not sure if she's a ghost or if he's going mad, but as it turns out, he's not.

Friday, October 29, 2021

NIGHTBOOKS (2021)

 


Directed By: David Yarovesky  Written By: Mikki Daughtry & Thomas Iaconis  Based on the Book by: J.A. White  Cinematography: Robert McLachlan  Editor: Peter Gvozdas


Cast: Krysten Ritter, Winslow Fegley, Lydia Jewett 

A young boy named Alex becomes the prisoner of a witch to avoid certain death, he convinces her to let him tell her a scary story every night. Upon meeting the witch's servant, Yazmin, the two must use their wits to escape her apartment, a magical labyrinth filled with various dangers, before the witch kills them both.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

THE CRAFT: LEGACY (2020)




Written & Directed By: Zoe Lister Jones  Based On Characters created by: Peter Filardi  Cinematography: Hillary Spera Editor: Libby Cuenin 


Cast: Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, Zoey Luna, David Duchovny, Michelle Monaghan, Nicholas Galitzine, Julian Gray, Hannah Gordon 

An update to the original movie. A group of high school students form a coven of witches.

Thursday, May 6, 2021

WEIRD SCIENCE (1985)

 



Written & Directed by: John Hughes  Cinematography: Matthew F. leonetti Editor: Chris Lebenzon, Scott Wallace & Mark Warner 

Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly Lebrock, Bill Paxton, Robert Downey Jr. Robert Rusler, Suzanne Snyder, Judie Aronson, Vernon wells, Michael Berryman, Britt Leach, Wallace Langham

Two high school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, but she turns their lives upside down.

Saturday, March 13, 2021

SHADOW IN THE CLOUD (2021)



Directed By: Roseanne Liang Written By: Max Landis & Roseanne Liang  Cinematography: Kit Fraser Editor: Tom Eagles 


Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, Taylor John Smith, Callum Mulvey, Benedict Wall

On a stormy night during World War II, a female pilot with top-secret cargo talks her way on board a bomber plane about to take-off. The crass all-male crew reluctantly agrees, but their suspicions about her identity and the mysterious cargo quickly grow. Just then a shadow appears in the clouds - was it the incoming Japanese fleet? Or caused by some other sinister stowaway?

Thursday, January 28, 2021

QUEEN OF THE DAMNED (2002)

 


Directed By: Michael Rymer Written By: Scott Abbott & Michael Petroni Based on the Novels “THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES” Written By: Anne Rice  Cinematography: Ian Baker  Editor: Dany Cooper 


Cast: Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moureau, Vincent Perez, Lena Olin, Paul McCann, Claudia Black, Bruce Spence, Matthew Newton, Christian Norton 


In this loose sequel to Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), the vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the equally beautiful and monstrous queen of all vampires.

Saturday, January 23, 2021

FANTASY ISLAND (2020)




Directed By: Jeff Wadlow Written By Jeff Wadlow, Chris Roach & Jillian Jacobs  Based on the television series “FANTASY ISLAND” Created By: Gene Levitt  Cinematography: Toby Oliver  Editor: Sean Albertson


Cast: Michael Pena, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Portia Doubleday, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Hansen, Mike Vogel, Austin Stowell, Kim Coates, Michael Rooker, Robbie Jones, Parisa Fitz-Hanley, Ian Roberts

The enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island's mystery in order to escape with their lives.

Sunday, January 3, 2021

GODZILLA: KING OF MONSTERS (2019)



Directed By: Michael Dougherty  Written By: Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields Story By: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields & Max Borenstein Cinematography: Lawrence Sher Editor: Roger Barton, Bob Duscay & Richard Pearson 

Cast: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Charles Dance, Ken Wantanabe, Ziyi Zhang, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Aisha Hinds, Thomas Middleditch, O’Shea Jackson Jr., David Straitharn, CCH Pounder, Joe Morton, Anthony Ramos

The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.

X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX (2019)



Written & Directed By: Simon Kinberg Cinematography: Mauro Fiore  Editor: Lee Smith 

Cast: James McAvoy, Nicholas Hault, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Michael Fassbender, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jessica Chastain, Halton Sage, Brian D’Arcy James, Lamar Johnson, Scott Shepherd, Ari Rassendoh 

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.

Saturday, October 3, 2020

HELLBOY (2019)




Directed By: Neil Marshall Written by: Andrew Cosby  Based on the dark horse comic book “HELLBOY” created by: Mike Mignola Cinematography: Lorenzo Senatore Editor: Martin Bernfield

Cast: David Harbour, Sasha Lane, Milla Jovovich, Daniel Dae Kim, Ian McShane, Sophie Okonedo, Kristina Klebe, Thomas Haden Church

Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.

Saturday, December 21, 2019

SHAZAM! (2019)



Directed By: Daryl F. Sandberg 
Written By: Henry Gayden 
Story By: Darren Lemke & Henry Gayden 
Based On Characters Created By: Bill Parker & C.C. Beck 
Cinematography: Maxime Alexandre 
Editor: Michel Aller 


Cast: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, John Glover, Djimon Hounsou, Jack Dylan Grazer, Faithe Herman, Grace Fulton, Michelle Borth, Megan Good, Adam Brody, D.J. Cotrona, Ross Butler, Cooper Andrews, Marta Milans 


In Philadelphia, Billy Batson is an abandoned child who is proving a nuisance to Child Services and the authorities with his stubborn search for his lost mother. However, in his latest foster home, Billy makes a new friend, Freddy, and finds himself selected by the Wizard Shazam to be his new champion. Now endowed with the ability to instantly become an adult superhero by speaking the wizard's name, Billy gleefully explores his new powers with Freddy. However, Billy soon learns that he has a deadly enemy, Dr. Thaddeus Sivana, who was previously rejected by the wizard and has accepted the power of the Seven Deadly Sins instead. Now pursued by this mad scientist for his own power as well, Billy must face up to the responsibilities of his calling while learning the power of a special magic with his true family that Sivana can never understand.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (2006)



Directed By: Shawn Levy 
Story & Written By: Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant 
Based On The Book By: Milan Trenc 
Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro 
Editor: Don Zimmerman 


Cast: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Jake Cherry, Ricky Gervais, Rami Malek, Kim Raver, Paul Rudd, Anne Meara, Steve Coogan 


A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Saturday, November 9, 2019

BRIGHTBURN (2019)



Directed By: David Yarovesky 
Written By: James Gunn & Brian Gunn 
Cinematography: Michael Dellatorre 
Editor: Andrew S. Eisen & Peter Gvozdas 


Cast: Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Meredith Hagner, Matt Jones, Becky Wahlstrom Steve Agee, Emmie Hunter 


What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? This film seems to be more about the origin of a supevillian by a kind of reverse morals of Superman. That entices the audience and could have been really strong and powerful, but instead goes more as a fantasy horror film.

THELMA (2017)



Directed By: Joachim Trier 
Written By: Eskil Vogt & Joachim Trier 
Cinematography: Jakob Ihre 
Editor: Oliver Bugge Coutte 


Cast: Elili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Doritt Petersen, Anders Mossling 


A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.


LIMITLESS (2011)



Directed By: Neil Burger 
Written By: Leslie Dixon 
Based on the Novel By: Alan Glynn 
Cinematography: Jo Willems 
Editor: Tracy Adams & Naomi Geraghty 

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel, Johnny Whitworth, Ned Eisenberg, Robert John Burke, T.V. Capiro 


With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access one hundred percent of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers.

Friday, October 18, 2019

THE CLEANSE (2016)



Written & Directed By: Bobby Miller 
Cinematography: Michael Fimognari 
Editor: Josh Crockett 


Cast: Johnny Gaelecki, Anna Friel, Angelica Huston, Oliver Platt, Kyle Gallner, Diana Bang, Kevin J O’Connor, Loretta Walsh 


A heartbroken man attends a spiritual retreat to cleanse himself and fix his broken life. There he meets a fellow lost soul, and together they discover that "the cleanse" releases more than everyday toxins...a lot more.

Thursday, September 26, 2019

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)



Directed By: Jon Watts 
Written By: Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers 
Based On Characters Created By: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko 
Cinematography: Matthew J. Lloyd 
Editor: Leigh Folsom Boyd & Dan Lebental 


Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gylenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Favreau, Cobie Smulders, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalan, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Peter Billingsly, Angourie Rice 


Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter's plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent.

THE AVENGERS (2012)



Written & Directed By: Joss Whedon 
Story By: Zak Penn & Joss Whedon 
Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey 
Editor: Jeffrey Ford & Lisa Lassek 


Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johanssen, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alexis Denisof, Jerzy Skolimowski, Jenny Agutter, James Eckhouse, Harry Dean Stanton, Stan Lee 

Nick Fury is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., an international peace-keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster which is formed by Loki and his team

THOR (2011)



Directed By: Kenneth Branagh 
Written By: Ashley Edward Miller, Zack Stentz, & Don Payne 
Story By: J. Michael Strazynski & Mark Protosevich 
Based on the Comic Book By: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby 
Cinematography: Haris Zambarloukos 
Editor: Paul Pubell 

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgard, Clark Gregg, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Jaime Alexander, Adriana Barraza 

The reckless Thor, son of Odin, challenges his brother Loki's claim to the throne of Asgard. To teach him humility, Odin casts the young warrior down to Earth to live amongst humans. Robbed of his powers, Thor falls in love with scientist Jane Foster. While Loki usurps the throne of Asgard for evil gain and plans revenge, Thor's love for Jane and his lessons of humility turn him into the true hero and legendary and immortal warrior-defender of the people of the Earth, saving them from destruction.