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Future World

Future World

“Future World” is a 2018 American film blending post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, action, and western genres. Directed by James Franco and Bruce Thierry Cheung, it is based on a screenplay written by Cheung and Jay Davis. The movie is set in a dystopian world of deserts interspersed with ruined settlements. It follows the journey of a young […]

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The Blue Drum

The Blue Drum

Synopsis The Blue Drum is a supernatural short horror film that deals with family trauma and its unsettling manifestations. The narrative follows Leticia, who comes back home after her father’s death. Her return home is not solely to pay her last respects; rather, it is a journey into memories she has desperately tried to forget.

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Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer is a 2023 biographical drama film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It revolves around the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who was in charge of advanced projects that culminated in the invention of the atomic bomb during the World War II era. The film draws from an epic biography, American

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Trinil

Trinil

Trinil: Kembalikan Tubuhku (“Give Me Back My Body”) is an Indonesian horror film released in 2024 and directed by Hanung Bramantyo. Inspired by a renowned radio drama from the 1980s, the film offers a fresh take on Javanese ghost stories that unfold amidst the haunting backdrop of a tea plantation in Central Java during the

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Nokturno

Nokturno

Nokturno is a chilling folk-horror telling of Filipino supernatural lore poised for release on Amazon Prime Video on October 31, 2024. Directed by Mikhail Red and written by Rae Red, it weaves the narrative of a family haunted by the ‘kumakatok’ ghosts, who knock before death takes someone from the household. Framed within drama and

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Immaculate

Immaculate

Immaculate unfolds as a psychological horror tale set in a lonely Italian convent where holy rites clash with raw dread. Sister Cecilia, a fresh American recruit, arrives at the sheltered cloister, home to elderly nuns and prized relics, her heart full of hope. At first the community greets her as a daughter, yet she soon

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Under Paris

Under Paris

Under Paris (French title: Sous Paris) is a 2024 thriller co-produced by France and Canada and directed by Benoît Jacquot. The story follows Clara Delacroix, a forensic botanist played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, who returns to the city after years abroad when her estranged brother Étienne is sentenced for murdering a young art student near the

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Killer Heat

Killer Heat

Killer Heat is a 2024 neo-noir mystery thriller from director Philippe Lacôte, adapted from Jo Nesbøs short story The Jealousy Man. The story unfolds on sun-soaked Crete and centres on Nick Bali, a weary American private eye, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He is summoned by Penelope Vardakis, portrayed by Shailene Woodley, who urgently fears that

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Borderless Fog

Borderless Fog

Introduction Borderless Fog, originally released in Indonesia as Kabut Berduri, is a crime-thriller set for wide release on Netflix on August 1, 2024. The picture, directed and co-written by Edwin and shot by Gunnar Nimpuno, features a score composed by Abel Huray and Dave Lumenta. The narrative follows an unyielding detective who tracks a spate

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