Awesome Movies

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as British scientist Alan Turing, who helped decrypt the German’s Enigma machine in World War II and was one of the pioneers of computer science. Also starring Kiera Knightley and Charles Dance.

Ethan Hawke plays a time traveling law enforcer in Predestination. Adapted from Robert Heinlein’s short story All You Zombies, the film sees the hero hunting down the one criminal that always manages to elude him.

Studio Ghibli’s When Marnie Was There is an adaptation of Joan Robinson’s eponymous novel. Suffering from the death of her parents, a young girl’s spirit is lifted up when she meets Marnie. But all isn’t well with her new friend.

A sci-fi comedy that pokes fun at 70s B-movies and soap operas. The residents – humans and robots alike – of Space Station 76 have their minds blown when their new co-captain turns out to be a woman.

Screen Junkies talks spoilers. Spoiler alert: they remind us that avoiding spoilers is your responsibility as well, and set an oddly specific amount of time for embargo. They didn’t set rules for bookworms though.

CineFix debuts its Film School’d series with a brief history of American filmmaking. From the ancient Romans to Netflix and YouTube, this fascinating tale is propelled by technology, accidents, greed and creativity.

(SPOILERS) HISHE looks at the gaffes of this year’s Godzilla while reminding us that the king of monsters is no mere kaiju. That Superman comparison doesn’t work though. Can you expect Godzilla to care about collateral damage?

The trailer for Master Jiang and the Six Kingdoms, an upcoming Chinese animated feature film. Apparently, the movie’s impressive hand-drawn animation is being made by just two artists. Drops in 2016.

(NSFW) A documentary about 10 friends from Mobile, Alabama and their New Year misadventure. After hiring a limo at 4am to get to a polar bear dip, they ended up experiencing the “greatest bar story ever told.”

Ridley Scott’s insanely loose adaptation of the Israelites’ exodus from Egpyt, Exodus: Gods and Kings looks like a biblical version of Thor. Starring Christian Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton as Ramses. We’re as confused as you are.

Ronan the Accuser speaks, Star-Lord’s teammates keep asking him the same stupid question and the Guardians bicker about percentages in the latest trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy. Damn, Groot.

Desperate to pay off his debt, a college student starts a fake charity. Things get out of hand when he and his friends get greedy, taking their sham across the country. Starring Nick Offerman and Christian Bale’s doppelgänger.

(NSFW: Language) Believe it or not, there is a method to Michael Bay’s madness. The problem is, it takes a sharp mind and inhuman fortitude to watch Bay’s flicks and break them down. Part of Tony Zhou’s soul died to give you this.

Bill Murray stars as the titular St. Vincent, a broke, misanthropic and hedonistic war veteran. His life takes a turn when he befriends his 12-year old neighbor. Also starring Naomi Watts, Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd.

(NSFW: Language) Got an hour to spare? You can do worse than spend your free time looking back at the stellar filmography of Steven Spielberg as a director. YouTuber 0221458715 presents scenes from each of Spielberg’s movies.

A biopic about George Takei, most famous for his role as Lieutenant Sulu in the original Star Trek series. To Be Takei looks at George’s different facets: a husband, a civil rights advocate, an actor and an online comedian. Oh my!

Desperate to protect his citizens and his family, a king makes a deal with a devilish being. The trailer practically gives the whole movie away, but the visual effects and battle scenes have us intrigued.

A young man is incredibly grateful when his dead girlfriend somehow comes back to life. But he soon finds out that she’s less alive and more undead. It’s Warm Bodies in reverse with Life After Beth. Starring Aubrey Plaza.

CineFix imagines what an SNES game based on Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 would look like. The result is a mix of Karateka and Bushido Blade, with a couple of mini games thrown in. We’ve corrected the title based on the graphics.

Brad Pitt plays a battle-hardened sergeant in World War II, leading a five-man crew and their Sherman tank Fury on a suicide mission in Germany. Written & directed by David Ayer (Training Day, End of Watch).

A poor foot soldier is thrown through a moving train, director Jonathan Liebesman really makes Shredder fit his name and Will Arnett has made a huge mistake in the second trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

A Jedi, a princess, a scoundrel, two droids and a fuzzball. What a bunch of a-holes. YouTuber The Unusual Suspect presents Star Wars in the style of the trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy.

(NSFW: Language) Open up your brain tanks cinephiles. Film critic Tony Zhou is back with another lesson. This time he talks about the use of silence, a technique that director Martin Scorsese has mastered.