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Written and directed by Ari Aster, Midsommar follows a group of friends – Dani (Florence Pugh), Christian (Jack Reynor), Mark (Will Poulter), Josh (William Jackson Harper) and Pelle (Vilhelm Blomgren) – who travel to Sweden for a festival that occurs once every 90 years, only to find themselves in the clutches of a Scandinavian neopagan cult.
This year’s biggest Oscar contender, The Revenant, is based in part on Michael Punke‘s The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge, which is inspired by the experiences of the legendary explorer, frontiersman and fur trapper, Hugh Glass, set in the 1820s. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, the film follows Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) on expedition with his son, Hawk (Forrest Goodluck), and his hunting team – including Captain Andrew Henry (Domhnall Gleeson), John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy), and Jim Bridger (Will Poulter) – when Hugh is brutally attacked by a bear. Left for dead, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption, in a quest to survive and seek revenge on the man to blame.
“Are they changed because they want to go back to their old life, or is it because they’re so depressed at realising their old life was no better than what we have now?”
Based on James Dashner‘s 2009 book, The Maze Runner is the first in a trilogy of novels, directed by Wes Ball, that begins in a post-apocalyptic setting known as the Glade. When Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) wakes up with no memory apart from his name, he soon realises that he has been trapped in a gigantic maze with a group of other boys. By piecing together fragments of his past with clues that come back to him in his sleep, Thomas begins to uncover his true purpose, as well as the possibility of an escape. But is there an exit to be found? And is the world outside even one worth returning to?
Based on James Dashner‘s 2009 book, The Maze Runner is the first in a trilogy of novels, directed by Wes Ball, that begins in a post-apocalyptic setting known as the Glade. When Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) wakes up with no memory apart from his name, he soon realises that he has been trapped in a gigantic maze with a group of other boys. By piecing together fragments of his past with clues that come back to him in his sleep, Thomas begins to uncover his true purpose, as well as the possibility of an escape. But is there an exit to be found? And is the world outside even one worth returning to?
Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, We’re The Millers follows a small-time pot dealer, David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) who, left in major debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms), must now become a big-time drug smuggler in order to wipe the slate clean. Forced to bring Brad’s latest shipment in from Mexico, David devises a foolproof plan to get him across the border, involving cynical stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and the streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts). As he and his new family – the “Millers” – drive their shiny RV south for a family trip, their Fourth of July weekend is sure to end with a bang.
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