Kong: Skull Island (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Kong: Skull Island (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Written by: Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, Derek Connolly

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, John C. Reilly

Runtime: 118 min

Synopsis: Scientists, soldiers, and adventurers unite to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. Cut off from everything they know, they venture into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery soon becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape from a primal world where humanity does not belong.

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Captive State (2019) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Captive State (2019) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Rupert Wyatt

Written by: Erica Beeney, Rupert Wyatt

Starring: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Machine Gun Kelly, Vera Farmiga

Runtime: 109 min

Synopsis: Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents. It follows a young man who participates in a conspiracy to rebel against the alien race that has invaded Earth, and enforced strict martial law on all humans.

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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) - SPOILER-FREE Review

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg

Written by: Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, Damien Chazelle

Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr.

Runtime: 103 min

Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) suffers a car accident and wakes up in a bunker, discovering that she has been "rescued" by Howard (John Goodman). He keeps her from leaving by emphasizing that the world is no longer habitable following an attack on the planet.

This is the second movie of the Cloverfield franchise and Dan Trachtenberg's big film debut, produced by the great J.J. Abrams.

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