The Quest (1996) The Quest (1996) is an action-adventure film directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, who also stars in the lead role. The film follows a streetwise American named Chris Dubois, who is kidnapped by a group of mercenaries and taken to a secretive tournament in the mystical land of Tibet. Here, fighters from around […]

Kat Coiro’s And While We Were Here (2012) is a melancholic, visually poetic drama that explores love, longing, and self-discovery against the picturesque backdrop of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. The film follows Jane (Kate Bosworth), a writer struggling with an unfulfilled marriage to her musician husband, Leonard (Iddo Goldberg). While accompanying him on a work trip, […]

Dredd 2012   The film is set in a dystopian future where law and order are enforced by the Judges, who act as judge, jury, and executioner. The story follows Judge Dredd (played by Karl Urban), a no-nonsense law enforcer with a reputation for strict adherence to the law. Dredd is tasked with evaluating a […]

Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel “Jurᴀssic Park” launched a beloved franchise that continues to captivate audiences today. The novel was followed by a sequel, “The Lost World,” in 1995. Both books were later adapted into films, with “The Lost World: Jurᴀssic Park” hitting theaters in 1997. Directed by Steven Spielberg, “The Lost World: Jurᴀssic Park” takes […]

The 1996 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel Jude the Obscure, directed by Michael Winterbottom, is a poignant and devastating tale of love, ambition, and societal constraints. The film stars Christopher Eccleston as Jude Fawley, a stonemason with dreams of becoming a scholar, and Kate Winslet as Sue Bridehead, his free-spirited cousin and love interest. The […]

Anywhere But Here (1999) is a heartfelt mother-daughter drama directed by Wayne Wang and based on Mona Simpson’s novel. Starring Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman, the film explores the complexities of family, dreams, and growing up. The story follows Adele August (Susan Sarandon), a free-spirited, impulsive woman who dreams of a glamorous life far from […]

The Redwood Mᴀssacre is a good low-budget slasher movie that contains all the necessary elements for a classically-inspired slasher: a camping trip, a dark campfire tale, a good amount of gore, and a killer in a mask. The story is very simple, and it involves a group of campers spending a night in the woods […]

American Ninja (1985) is an action-packed martial arts film directed by Sam Firstenberg, starring Michael Dudikoff as Joe Armstrong, a U.S. Army soldier with a mysterious past and extraordinary fighting abilities. The film is set in the Philippines, where Joe is stationed on a military base and becomes embroiled in a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly conflict between a […]

Rango 2 (2026) picks up years after the events of the first film, with Rango (voiced by Johnny Depp) now a seasoned sheriff of the thriving town of Dirt. The story revolves around a new threat to the town’s water supply, as a mysterious villain, known only as “The Viper,” emerges to take control of […]