Unicorns are real. They’ve been hiding in folklore and, until recently, they have remained undiscovered in the mountain wilderness of Canada. That’s the idea behind the latest A24 dark-comedy Death of a Unicorn starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, wh...

International intrigue. Secret agencies. Clandestine operations. Who doesn’t love a spy movie? From big action blockbusters like the Mission: Impossible and the Bourne Identity series, to smaller scale arthouse films like The Imitation Game and even ...

It’s hard to write an original action movie. How different can car chases really be? And hasn’t a fight in a restaurant kitchen been done countless times already? Action movies can be a lot of fun, but creating a truly good story with action can be r...

About 30 years ago, something changed in Hollywood. Big blockbuster movies by top-notch filmmakers were no longer the clear-cut favorites to win Academy Awards. Small films were breaking through the surface and gaining appeal among a wide audience. S...

In the first few scenes of Mickey 17, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) through voice over explains the wild and strange reality of the world the audience is about to experience for the next 2+ hours. He shares how he became an “Expendable,” someone w...

When it comes to short stories being turned into movies, there is one master that comes to mind: Stephen King. His short stories have been the source material that created such films as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, 1408, The Mist and Chi...

When Iron Man was released in 2008 there was no Marvel Cinematic Universe. Seventeen years and 34 films later, Captain America: Brave New World hits theaters with a template of how to make a superhero film and the importance of being a part of a larg...

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This year’s winner of the Golden Globe for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Performance by a Male Actor for Adrien Brody (Drama), The Brutalist has become one of the most intriguing films to come out of 2024. Writer/Director Brady Corbet’s mid-century t...