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　　PG-13　　An endless army of shadow demons bent on the destruction of all reality swarms over our world and all parallel Earths. The only thing opposing them is the mightiest team of metahumans ever assembled. But not even the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and all their fellow superheroes can slow down the onslaught of this invincible horde. What mysterious force is driving them? And how do the long-buried secrets of the Monitor and Supergirl threaten to crush our last defense?

Discoverthemagicthatconnectsus.Disney’sLaunchpaddebutswithsixoriginalshortfilmsfromuniqueperspectivesMay28onDisney+.Theshortfilmsandfilmmakersinthisfirstseasonoftheseriesare:“AMERICANEID,”WrittenandDirectedbyAqsaAltaf.ProducersareLeslieOwenandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinow,MaryColeman,NicoleGrindleandVanessaMorrison.Ameena,aMuslimPakistaniimmigrant,wakesuponEidtofindoutthatshehastogotoschool.Homesickandheartbroken,shegoesonamissiontomakeEidapublic-schoolholiday,andintheprocess,reconnectswithheroldersister,andembraceshernewhome,whilehernewhomeembracesher.“DINNERISSERVED,”DirectedbyHaoZheng,WrittenbyG.Wilson&HaoZheng.ProducersareShincyLuandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinow,JessicaVirtueandRachelYeung.AChinesestudentataneliteU.S.boardingschoolrealizesexcellenceisnotenoughwhenhetriesoutforaleadershippositionnointernationalstudenthaseverappliedfor.“GROWINGFANGS,”WrittenandDirectedbyAnnMariePace.ProducersareGenevieveFaye,MelodySandovalandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinow,OsnatShurerandHalimaHudson.ValGarcia,aMexican-Americanteenwhoishalfhuman/halfvampire,hashadtokeepheridentityasecretfrombothworlds.Butwhenherhumanbestfriendshowsupathermonster-infestedschool,shehastoconfronthertruth,heridentity,andherself.“THELASTOFTHECHUPACABRAS,”WrittenandDirectedbyJessicaMendezSiqueiros.ProducersareNicoleCrespoandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrezandAdamNusinow.Inaworldwhereculturehasnearlyceasedtoexist,oneloneMexican-Americanstrugglingtocarryonhertraditionsunknowinglysummonsadarkandancientcreaturetoprotecther.“LET’SBETIGERS,”WrittenandDirectedbyStefanieAbelHorowitz.ProducersareSydneyFleischmannandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinowandGrantCurtis.Avalon’snotreadytoprocessthelossofhermother,butwhenshe’sputinchargeofa4-year-oldforonenight,shefindsmorecomfortthansheevercouldhaveexpected.“THELITTLEPRINCE(SS),”WrittenandDirectedbyMoxiePeng.ProducersareCarverDiserensandSteakHouse;ExecutiveProducersareJulieAnnCrommett,MahinIbrahim,AlyssaNavarro,ChrisCaraballo,JasonAlvidrez,AdamNusinow,SarahShepardandKarenChau.WhenGabriel,a7-year-oldChinesekidwholovesballet,becomesfriendswithRob,anotherChinesekidfromschool,Rob’sdadgetssuspiciousaboutGabriel’sfemininebehavioranddecidestointervene.

Dictator’sPlaybookTheywereruthlessmenwithuncheckedpower,controllingtheirpeoplewithanironfist.Suppressingalldissent,theydemandedabsoluteloyalty,jailing,orkillingthosewhoopposedthem.Theyruledbyforceofpersonality,butwereplaguedbysecretfearsandprivatedemons.Theyweredictators-tyrantswhoshapedthetwentiethcenturyandlefttheirmarkonourown.FromMussolinitoSaddamHussein,dictatorshaveshapedtheworldwelivein.Whatdrovetheirthirstfordominationandcontrol?Howdidtheyseizeandwieldpower?Whatforcesroseupagainstthemorresistedtheminsecret?Howdidtheyfinallycometothebitterend?Today,withauthoritarianleadersontherisefromthePhilippinestoVenezuela,thesequestionsaremorerelevantthanever.We’llanswertheminsiximmersivehours,eacharevealingportraitofbrutalityandpower.Aswemeetthemostruthlessrulersofrecenthistory,we’lltracetheirriseandfall-anddiscoverthattheytraveledawell-wornpath.Asdifferentasthesemenwerefromeachother,allofthemfollowedaseriesofessentialsteps,fromseizingpowertoeliminatingenemies-anunwrittenDictator’sPlaybook.

This1992Japanesefilmtellsthestoryofascientistwhosetsouttocreatethenew"superAdamandEve",humanswhocannotbecontrolledbytheiremotions.Ofcourse,theendresultitnotexactlywhatthegooddoctorexpects.commentsfromimdb:Thismoderntaleofanattempttobuildacreatureisoneofthebest"horror"filmsevermade,evenifitsnotahorrorfilmbutsomethingelseentirely.Certainlyitsonmyshortlistofalltimegreatfilms.Thisfilmwasintroducedtomebysomeonewhotoldme"Ihavethisfilmthatprobablyoneofthebestfilmsyou’lleversee.Itwillmoveyouandtouchyouandmakeyouthink,butifItoldyouwhatitisandtoldyouhowitsdoneyouwillthinkitsthestupidestthingonthefaceofitandyouwon’twatchit."IntriguedIaskedwhatdidhemean,andhesaid,"WellitsaFrankensteinstory,withaverygoofysortofedge,butwhichusesittoitsadvantage."Myearsperkedup,andIbeingatrustingsoultookthetapeandwatchedit.Iwasblownaway.TheplotconcernsamadscientistattemptingtomakeanewAdamandEveinthewakeofasuicidalplaguethatisravagingtheworld.Lockedupinhislabhisexperimentsgodifferentlytheneitherheorweexpect.Someofitissilly(Theboltsintheneck,thewrestlingmoves...),allofitistouchingandthoughtprovoking.Icannotrecommendthismovieenough.IfyouarewillingtotakethefilmonitstermsandallowittotellitsstorythenIurgeyoutoseekthisfilmoutandseeit.Thisisanundiscoveredgemthatwillstaywithyouforever.15outof10andthensome.10/10Alsoknownas"TheLastFrankenstein",thisisanextraordinary,impeccablyproducedhorrorfilm.DirectorTakeshiKawamurausesMaryShelley’snovelasamerelaunchingpadforanexplorationofsubjectsasdiverseandfascinatingasthenatureoflove,desire,suicide,masshypnosis,sex,alienationandjealousy.Andthoughthefilmisdensewithsubtext,itisalsostunninglyphotographedandrichinatmosphereanddetail.TheperformancesareallamazingandKawamura’ssensitivehandlingofthestrange,delicaterelationshipsbetweenthecharactersresultsinanemotionallycharged,angst-riddentragedy.Thescenesoftheconfused,troubledmonsterhurtlingthroughafog-shroudedforestatnightarememorableandstriking,asisabrillianthomemovie-stylemontageofthefilm’smorecuriouscharactersenjoyingapreciousafternoonatthebeach.KawamuracreatesresonatingvisualpoetryofhorrorandsadnessbarelysightedsinceToddBrowning’sclassic"Freaks".Intelligent,emotional,tragicandreal,thisisanabsolutegem.9/10

A psychological thriller set in the world of underground dubstep, Snap is the story of Jim Whitman, a brilliant but painfully introverted musician who develops a crush on a young social worker. While the social worker is initially drawn in by Jim's musical genius, his inner demons spiral out of control when the romance fizzles, with shocking and tragic results.

A lonely tow-truck driver gets caught in a deadly struggle between a pair of bank robbers with a beautiful hostage, local cops, and a monster that has come down from the Arizona mountains to eat human flesh.  Written by Sci-Fi Channel                                                                    A group of thieves heist the bank of a small town and shoot a deputy. While escaping from the police chase, their van crashes another car on the road. They make the driver hostage and they run to a forest, followed by the "men-of-law". Meanwhile a "big-foot" chases both groups, and they join forces against the "thing". Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Agroupoftiredcommutershavecaughtthelasttrainhome,readytohopintotheirbedsforthenight.However,theirtrainsoonveersoff-courseandcrashesintoanabandonedtunnel.Thethreesurvivingcommuters;withdrawnmotherYiLing,hersonLucas,andstudentJanice,areforcedtobandtogetherandsurvivethenight,aswellasavoidthemysteriousmonsterhuntingthem...

Attheriskofhergroupssafety,ayoungwomantravelsintoaNationalForestwherehersisterhasbecometrappedinamulti-dimensionalworldofmonsters.

"TheOneHundred"tellsthestoryofayoungwomanwhohasjustreturnedfromaforeigncountry.Shehastostayatahoteltoquarantine,butthensuddenlycomesacrossamonsterthatcanchangeitsshapeinavarietyofways,accordingtotheindividualthatthismonsterpossesses.TheconceptofthestorywasinspiredbythestoryofBattambangwhichwastoldduringthereignofKingRamaV.

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