Junpei Nishino, a new company employee and longtime fan of PowerPro, enters the corporate world weighed down by regrets from a failed baseball game in high school. On his first day, he discovers a strange game console titled Powerful Company Worker (パワフル社会人). When he activates it during lunch break, he finds the stats and abilities of his coworkers quantified as if in a game, including his own performance laid bare. As his ordinary work life becomes intertwined with this mysterious gamified world, Junpei must navigate office politics, rivalry, and self‑growth in a blend of baseball game logic and drama.
Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion is a fan-favorite, as are some of the more science fiction angled movies like 28 Days Later or World War Z. I recently watched the 1995 Wolfgang Peterson-directed movie, Outbreak for the first time, which is currently available on Netflix.
Desi’s “straight man” to Lucy’s playful exuberance subverted people’s expectations of what a Latino man could be and added respect and nuance to the way onscreen marriages between men and women were portrayed.
For those tranquil houses with white fences, what is happening behind every closed door?
What happens to an inseparable bond when love for competing morphs into competing for love?
When you don’t factor in the plethora of inferior sequels that have been produced, Luca is one of Pixar’s simplest and most unassuming films in years — and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The film thrives on being a visual feast with a warm message for all ages, so much so that its unoriginal storyline doesn’t feel that big of a problem.
Viola Davis is an EGOT pioneer and trailblazer advocating for diversity and opportunity in Hollywood. See the legendary actresses' rise to critical acclaim.
