A Simple Favor

A Simple Favor, directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay by Jessica Sharzer, based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Darcey Bell. The movie received 8.3/10 on IMDB, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The film stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini, Rupert Friend, and Jean Smart, and follows a small town vlogger who tries to solve the disappearance of her mysterious and rich best friend. Stephanie (the vlogger) is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate - Steven Yuan.

The Nun

The Nun directed by Corin Hardy, a talented film director that has directed other horror films such as ‘The Conjuring 2’ and ‘The Hallow’, has clearly got the knack for scaring the audience off their seats. The movie received 5.7/10 on IMDb and 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Set in the same universe as the conjuring, two catholic nuns reside within the Cârța Monastery, are attacked by an intense paranormal being, to retrieve an ancient roman relic, hence killing one of the nuns and the other forced to hang herself. Now Father Burke and Sister Irene a nun is set to investigate this unusual and horrifying event of the deaths of the two nuns and resolve the paranormal activities. This begins a paranormal sensation that will shock and scar them both. - Paul Tran

the usual suspects

The Usual Suspects, directed by Bryan singer is a crime, mystery and thriller movie. The movie follows many plot twists which constantly leaves the audience on edge until literally the final minutes of the film. The movie received 8.6/10 on IMDB, 89% on rotten tomatoes and 77% on Metacritic. The Usual Suspects begins with five men coincidentally meeting in a holding cell. These men begin to commit some crimes together until approached by the antagonist of the film, one Keyser Söze. He approaches them yet never directly, as he is known to be somewhat of a myth. The entire film the audience and the characters within the film are both in line in predicting who Keyser Söze is. In the final moments of the movie after one has changed their thoughts on the persona of Keyser Söze, it is found he is the cripple amongst the original five usual suspects. - Kareem Badawy

8 mile movie review

8 mile, directed by Curtis Hanson is a drama film that is loosely based on Eminem’s  (B-rabbit)  life before he became the star he is known to be today. The movie received 7/10 on IMDB, 76% rotten tomatoes and 77% on Metacritic.  8 mile is focused on the protagonist B-Rabbit  trying to become a rapper so he can leave the so called “hood” and support his mother and little sister. However he B-Rabbit was struggling with stage confidence issues alongside financial and trust issues.  Over the duration of the movie everything was getting worse for B-Rabbit until it reached a point where he needed to lift himself and get the confidence to rap or else his rap career potential would die.  This film has recently become more popular due to Eminem recently becoming more relevant again. –Kareem Badawy

Blackkklansman

Blackkklansman, directed by Spike Lee is a Drama and Crime movie that comes with an incredible true story of an American hero. The movie received 8.3/10 on IMDB, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

It's the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver), into the undercover investigation  of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organisation aims to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream - Steven Yuan

Ant-Man the wasp, directed Peyton Reed is a fantasy/ science fiction movie. The movie received 7.4/10, 88% on rotten tomatoes and 70% Metacritic. Ant-Man the wasp is a movie continued from the movie Captain America: Civil. As the protagonist Scott is grasping his consequence that he made in Civil War. Hank and Hope find that Janet (the wife of Hank) is still alive in the quantum realm. This movie gives the audience a sense of hope not just for Janet but for enemy as well by healing the ghost. Additionally, good humour is used for entertainment throughout the entire film- David Lee 

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

The Teen Titans movie is an animated superhero comedy movie. The movie received 6.8/10 on IMDB and 90% on rotten tomatoes. The title of the movie is primarily the plot of the movie, the titans go to Hollywood to produce their own film, however they were rejected by the director (Jade Wilson) because of their lack of seriousness. The added humour and rap songs by the teen titans enhanced the chemistry of the team for their adventure throughout the film. Which highlighted for what truly matters

the most, perpetuated throughout the film and what being a “superhero” really means- David Lee