Thursday, December 19, 2024

Tag: Fantasy

Mortal (2020)

Title: Mortal
Rating: R
Directed by: André Øvredal
Written by: André Øvredal, Norman Lesperance, and Geoff Bussetil
Starring: Nat Wolff, Priyanka Bose, and Iben Akerlie
Release Date: 11/6/2020
Running Time: 104 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Fantasy adventure origin story about a young man discovering he has God-like powers based on ancient Norwegian mythology.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Over the Moon (2020)

Title: Over the Moon
Rating: PG
Directed by: Glen Keane and John Kahrs
Written by: Jennifer Yee McDevitt, Alice Wu, and Audrey Wells
Starring: Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, Robert G. Chiu, John Cho, Sandra Oh, Ruthie Ann Miles, Margaret Cho, Kimiko Glenn, Artt Butler, Irene Tsu, Clem Cheung, and Conrad Ricamora
Release Date: 10/23/2020
Running Time: 95 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In Loving Memory of Audrey Wells

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Spontaneous (2020)

Title: Spontaneous
Rating: R
Directed by: Brian Duffield
Written by: Brian Duffield
Based on the novel by: Aaron Starmer
Starring: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji, Hayley Law, Rob Huebel, and Piper Perabo
Release Date: 10/2/2020
Running Time: 107 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally…), seniors Mara (Katherine Langford) and Dylan (Charlie Plummer) struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, Mara and Dylan discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today!


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


Shortcut (2020)

Title: Shortcut
Rating: R
Directed by: Alessio Liguori
Written by: Daniele Cosci
Starring: Andrei Claude, Zak Sutcliffe, Sophie Jane Oliver, Terence Anderson, David Keyes, Jack Kane, Molly Dew, Zander Emlano, and Emma Giua
Release Date: 9/25/2020
Running Time: 80 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A group of five teenagers is trapped inside their school bus after the invasion on the road of a mysterious creature. It is night. They are alone in the middle of a desert road. Time runs and every passing minute decreases their survival chances against the constant threats of that unknown entity.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No


One and Only Ivan, The (2020)*

Title: The One and Only Ivan
Rating: PG
Directed by: Thea Sharrock
Written by: Mike White
Based on the book by: Katherine Applegate
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Brooklynn Prince, Ramon Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Chaka Khan, Ron Funches, Phillipa Soo, Mike White, and Bryan Cranston
Release Date: 8/21/2020
Running Time: 95 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

An unforgettable tale about the beauty of friendship, the power of visualization and the significance of the place one calls home. Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Ivan is visited by Bob, Julia, George, and Mack at Zoo Atlanta.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits
Two baby gorillas chase a fly.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Memoriam: In Memory of Allison Shearmur

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)*

Title: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
Rating: PG
Directed by: Peter Hewitt
Written by: Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler, Joss Ackland, and George Carlin
Release Date: 7/19/1991
Running Time: 93 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?

A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
The beginning of the credits play over a montage of newspapers and magazines documenting how Bill & Ted saves the world.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Note: There is a note at the end of the credits saying:
“Be Excellent to Each Other and Party On.”

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission


Secret Garden, The (2020)

Title: The Secret Garden
Rating: PG
Directed by: Marc Munden
Written by: Jack Thorne
Based on the novel by: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Starring: Colin Firth, Julie Walters, and Dixie Egerickx
Release Date: 8/7/2020
Running Time: 99 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Set in England during a new time period in 1947, the film follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

 

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Black Is King (2020)*

Title: Black Is King
Rating: TV-14
Directed by: Emmanuel Adjei, Blitz Bazawule, and Beyoncé
Written by: Beyoncé, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Clover Hope, and Andrew Morrow
Starring: Beyoncé, Folajomi ‘FJ’ Akinmurele, Aweng Ade-Chuol, and Adut Akech
Release Date: 7/31/2020
Running Time: 85 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of “The Lion King” for today’s young kings and queens in search of their own crowns. The voyages of Black families, throughout time, are honored in a tale about a young king’s transcendent journey through betrayal, love and self-identity.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
Home videos of Beyonce with her son Sir Carter are shown.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Dedication: Dedicated to my son, Sir Carter.
And to all our sons and daughters.
The sun and moon sow for you.
You are the keys to the kingdom

Special thanks to Gabe for this submission


Trolls World Tour (2020)*

Title: Trolls World Tour
Rating: PG
Directed by: Walt Dohrn and David P. Smith
Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Maya Forbes, Wally Wolodarsky, and Elizabeth Tippet
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, J Balvin, Rachel Bloom, Flula Borg, Kelly Clarkson, James Corden, Ester Dean, Jamie Dornan, Gustavo Dudamel, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Kunal Nayyar, Ozzy Osbourne, Anderson .Paak, Anthony Ramos, Sam Rockwell, Betsy Sodaro, Karan Soni, Kenan Thompson, Charlyne Yi, George Clinton, and Mary J. Blige
Release Date: 4/10/2020
Running Time: 90 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

In an adventure that will take them well beyond what they’ve known before, Poppy (Kendrick) and Branch (Timberlake) discover that they are but one of six different Trolls tribes scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Their world is about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder.

A member of hard-rock royalty, Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom), aided by her father King Thrash (Ozzy Osbourne), wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let rock reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch, along with their friends — Biggie (James Corden), Chenille (Caroline Hjelt), Satin (Aino Jawo), Cooper (Ron Funches) and Guy Diamond (Kunal Nayyar) — set out to visit all the other lands to unify the Trolls in harmony against Barb, who’s looking to upstage them all.


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

during the credits
A musical number is performed during the first part of the credits. The song ends and King Gristle and Bridget are shown worried that they’ll be late to the party, and Gristle worries that no one will eat his cheeseballs.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Frank for this submission


Extra Ordinary (2019)*

Title: Extra Ordinary
Rating: R
Directed by: Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman
Written by: Mike Ahern, Demian Fox, Maeve Higgins, and Enda Loughman
Starring: Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte, and Claudia O’Doherty
Release Date: 3/6/2020
Running Time: 94 minutes

Official Site
IMDb

What did you think of this film?

Rose, a sweet, lonely driving instructor in rural Ireland, is gifted with supernatural abilities. Rose has a love/hate relationship with her ‘talents’ & tries to ignore the constant spirit related requests from locals – to exorcise possessed rubbish bins or haunted gravel. But! Christian Winter, a washed up, one-hit-wonder rock star, has made a pact with the devil for a return to greatness! He puts a spell on a local teenager- making her levitate. Her terrified father, Martin Martin, asks Rose to help save his daughter. Rose has to overcome the fear of her supernatural gift & work with Martin to save the girl, get the guy and be home in time for a light snack…maybe a yogurt or something…


Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits
A cutscreen from Vincent Dooley’s VHS series is shown. On screen text says “See you next Time” and then you hear Vincent say “That’s all from us, see you next time”.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? NoYes (No Ratings Yet)
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Special thanks to Tony for this submission