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Borderlands

Borderlands is a video game adaptation, directed by Eli Roth. An unpredictable and outrageous, steam-punk action is a unique combination of crazy adventure and chaos.

This sci-fi adventure has influences of Mad Max and the Suicide Squad. Expect sci-fi creatures and brave, misfits whose friendships lead them to explore the unexplored world of Pandora, a weird dangerous dumpster.

“It’s got science-fiction, it’s got creatures, it’s got a bit of Mad Max, it’s got a bit of Barbarella – all these sci-fi influences that I love and I got to throw in one insane blender”.

– Eli Roth –

On this Borderlands adventure you will meet Lilith (Cate Blanchett) who must return to her Pandora her world of origin but her missionleads her to find the Atlas’ missing daughter (Edgar Ramirez), the galaxy’s most powerful arms dealer.

To do this Lilith needs the help of her misfit friends, Roland, a brave mercenary (Kevin Hart), Tiny Tina, a pre-teen demolitionist (Ariana Greenblatt) and Krieg (Florian Munteanu), Tina’ protector. Jamie Lee Curtis is an weird and crazy scientist, Dr Patricia Tannis and Jack Blackis the voice of Claptrap.

“I really wanted to keep the spirit of the movie in the spirit of the games.”

– Eli Roth –

Roth’s directing is extreme but authentically borderlands. Expect the unusual, violent world of Borderlands.

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Kevin Hart

Director: Eli Roth

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Alien Romulus

Alien, (1979) and Aliens (1986), the original sci-fi films directed by Ridley Scott are difficult films to follow with their extraterrestial action and determination of alien predators.

James Cameron’s, Alien: Romulus is a new action-packed sequel with a new crew of space explorers who dare to leave their space station. The cast includes Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), David Jonsson (Rye Lane), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone) and Isabela Merced (Madame Web).

In the sequel you will find the sci-fi special effects by H.R. Giger that made the original Alien so memorable. It’s a horrifying adventure of close encounters and alien creatures scavenging after space explorers.

Its the cast, directing and animatronics that bring Alavarez’s scenes to life.

Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Isabela Merced, Aileen Wu, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn

Director: Fede Alvarez

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Twisters

Twisters is the sequel to the original Twister (1996), Jan de Bont. Twister’s protagonists are storm chasing scientists looking for anomaly tornadoes that cross the Mid-West. It’s a suspense of survival and extreme weather conditions as the main characters are faced with chance and nature.

Twister uses CGI and natural tornado footage to re-create scenes of carnage and destruction. It’s characters must fight the devastation faced by their town. Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton are nature scientists who compete to get more information about the unpredictable raging tornadoes that threaten their town. Add the effects of climate change and unpredictable chaos and you have a story about the dangers of extreme weather and the lives of that it endangers.

Daisy Edgar-Jones is the main character, Kate Cooper, a tornado chaser, Javi her friend (Anthony Ramos), and Tyler Owens, as weather social media persona (Glen Powell),

The cast includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cary Elwes, Alan Black and Tar director, Todd Field.

Director: Lee Issac Cheung

Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glenn Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, Nik Dodani and Maura Tierney

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Maxxine

Maxxine is a sequel to the horror film X (2022)., made in the style of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Maxxine continues the story of Maxine Minx, a wannabe porn star who is attacked by a dangerous and bloodthirsty older woman.

Set in 1985, in LA, after X Maxine is still desperate to find fame. Eventually she is chosen to be an actress in a low-budget horror sequel directed by Elizabeth Debicki (Tenet). Maxine is haunted by the violent attack, and also by the Night Stalker. The Night Stalker is a real 1980s serial killer who attacked Hollywood’s famous.

To help find her attackers, she asks for help from a sleazy private detective, (Kevin Bacon) with his cop friends (Michelle Monaghan and Bobby Cannavale).

Maxxine is a throwback to the 1980s gloss of extragavance and trash. As with most slasher films its subversive and shocking.

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“…Maxine has gone through so much at this point,… she’s a force to be reckoned with and she goes through some pretty wild adventures.”

– Mia Goth –

Starring: Mia Goth. Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon

Director: Ti West

Release: 9 August 2024

Rating: 18

Duration: 164 min

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Kinds of Kindness

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Kinds of Kindness is about faith, power and control. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is a bout three separate stories about three lives. A business and who tries to regain control of his life, a police officer who has to understand his wife’s return after being declared lost at sea and a woman who is trying to find someone who she believes has a gift to become a spiritual leader.