Child’s Play

Child’s Play is an American horror slasher film series created by Don Mancini and a remake. The films mainly focus on Chucky, a notorious serial killer who frequently escapes death by performing a voodoo ritual to transfer his soul into a “Good Guys” doll. 

WikipediaTelevision series: Chucky (2021)CharactersChuckyTiffany ValentineGlenAndy BarclayMOREMoviesChild’s PlayChild’s Play 2Child’s Play 3Bride of ChuckySeed of ChuckyCurse of ChuckyCult of ChuckyChild’s PlayDirectorsTom HollandDon ManciniLars KlevbergJack BenderJohn LafiaRonny YuProduction companiesOrion PicturesUniversal PicturesMORE

Brood X

Brood X are a species of rather unsettling cicadas, and their name is one of a few peculiarities they share with the X-Men aliens.

The most prominent villains of the X-Men are typically those who pose both a physical and philosophical threat to the merry mutants’ mission. These include mutant terrorists like Magneto and the Brotherhood of Mutants, tyrannical megalomaniacs like Sinister and Apocalypse and anti-mutant humans such as Senator Kelly. Some of their more unusual foes, however, are the insectoid Brood. These bug-like aliens recall a certain ’80s action movie franchise, and are fittingly disgusting in their own right.

Coincidentally, this year will see the real-world return of a very similar hibernating species of insects. Brood X are a species of rather unsettling cicadas, with their name being one of a few peculiarities shared with the X-Men aliens. Much as the Brood pose a continued threat to the X-Men, Brood X can do a variety of damage to shrubbery. Despite this, the real-life invaders are far more benevolent, as well as a lot more edible.

To All the Boys: Always and Forever

Lara Jean’s other romantic interest, John Ambrose, was noticeably absent in the final To All the Boys movie, Always and Forever. Here’s why.

Netflix’s To All the Boys movies feature pretty much every rom-com trope out there, including the classic love triangle. This specific convention reared its head in 2020’s To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, in which protagonist Lara Jean Covey was reunited with her former crush John Ambrose McClaren at a time when she was beginning to question her relationship with Peter Kavinsky. However, despite his importance in that film, John Ambrose didn’t return for the To All the Boys trilogy finaleAlways and Forever.

John Ambrose was introduced in Jenny Han’s 2015 novel P.S. I Still Love You before Jordan Burtchett portrayed him as a teenager in the post-credits scene for 2018’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before movie adaptation. The character was later recast when the film became a hit, leading Netflix to order a pair of sequels based on P.S. I Still Love You and the final entry in Han’s original book trilogy, 2017’s Always and Forever, Lara Jean. Jordan Fisher subsequently took over the role of the high school-aged John Ambrose in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.

Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.Initial release: 12 February 2021DirectorMichael FimognariAdapted fromAlways and Forever, Lara JeanDistributed byNetflixStory byJenny Han

The Karate Kid

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The Karate Kid screenwriter Mark Robert Kamen discussed how he fought to keep a heartwrenching scene in the final cut of the film.

The Karate Kid‘s most emotional scene almost didn’t make the final cut of the film.

Screenwriter Mark Robert Kamen, who penned the first film, discussed how he fought for the scene involving Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) mourning his late wife. “Columbia wanted to cut it out of the movie. And despite what he said later, Jerry Weintraub was all ready to cut it,” Kamen told Uproxx. “And I said, ‘This is the heart of the movie.’ John Avildsen and I felt that way.”

Ant-Man

Mitchell Carson and his brief role in Ant-Man is quietly one of the most dangerous lingering plot threads in the MCU.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced plenty of major heroes and unique threats who’ve only to be shifted to the side to make way for ever-evolving storylines that take up more prominence. But there’s one particular minor figure from Phase 2 whose one major act in the MCU could endanger heroes all across the world. Let’s look at Ant-Man’s Mitchell Carson and how his minor role in Peyton Reed’s film potentially poses a major threat to the future of the MCU.

Carson was initially introduced as a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., first appearing in the opening flashbacks of Ant-Man after having risen in the ranks to achieve the title of Head of Defense. He took part in an attempt to replicate the shape-shifting Pym Particles, something that can be incredibly dangerous in the wrong hands. Caron only antagonized Pym when confronted over the act, which resulted in Hank Pym resigning from S.H.I.E.L.D. in anger. But in reality, the reason Carson was so attracted by the idea of Pym Particles was for a much more nefarious reason. He was one of the many Hydra agents who had quietly taken command of certain parts of S.H.I.E.L.D., eventually going rogue after the organization was revealed to the public and evading punishment.

Ohana Breaks a Major Treasure

Netflix’s Finding ‘Ohana breaks a major treasure movie trope with its teen hunters, crafting a realistic and inspirational ending.

In many treasure-hunting movies, there’s always that trope where the heroes find the loot and use it in the end. In the Indiana Jones series and National Treasure, the haul was used to enrich the country’s history and for educational purposes respectively, not to mention it garnered the protagonists a great reputation in the public eye.

Then, in films like The Goonies and Romancing the Stone, the heroes used the treasure for personal gain, as seen when Michael Douglas’ Jack returned as a rich man to take Kathleen Turner’s Joan off into the sunset after obtaining an expensive gem. But with Netflix’s Finding ‘Ohana, this cheesy trope is broken, which crafts a perfect ending and gives it a unique position in the genre.

The Vanished

Netflix’s The Vanished is full of shocking twists and turns, but the truth behind Taylor’s disappearance is truly astonishing.

Directed by Peter Facinelli, psychological thriller The Vanished revolves around the mysterious disappearance of ten-year old Taylor Michaelson. Taylor’s parents, Paul and Wendy, take her and their dog to a campground for a family vacation. But upon arrival, things fall apart quickly. While Wendy is at the campground’s office/convenience store and Paul is settling the RV, Taylor seems to disappear into thin air. She is not in the RV, nor anywhere in sight, and nobody can find her or remember seeing her.

Throughout the Netflix film, Paul and Wendy stop at nothing in the search for their daughter. Shocking events take place throughout the course of The Vanished, but nothing is more bizarre than the plot twist ending where viewers finally discover what happened to Taylor.