Stories by @zacharyoxford

The Courier (2000)

The true story of a British businessman unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with a Soviet officer hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Batman (1996)

The Riddler plays a deadly game of cat and mouse with Batman and Commissioner Gordon in Gotham City.

The Monuments Men (1984)

An unlikely World War II platoon is sent to Germany in order to rescue creative masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their legal owners.

The Last Duel (2001)

In 14th-century France, Marguerite de Thibouville claims she's been raped by her husband's best friend. Her husband, knight Jean de Carrouges challenges his friend and squire Jacques Le Gris, to trial by combat. It is the last legally sanctioned duel in France's history.

Kevin Smith’s Justice Society of America (2007)

The original members of the Justice Society of America were Doctor Fate, Hourman, The Spectre, Sandman, Sandy Hawkins, Atom, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Johnny Thunder, Thunderbolt, Wildcat, Star-Spangled Kid, S.T.R.I.P.E., Doctor Mid-Nite, Starman, Mister Terrific, Black Canary, Red Tornado, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Robin and Huntress.

Quentin Tarantino’s Watchmen 2 (2009)

When masked vigilantes are treated as criminals by government agencies, some band together to start a mutiny while others aim to stop it before it yields chaos.

The House Of Gucci (2001)

The turbulent marriage and divorce of Patrizia and Maurizio Gucci, the head of the Gucci fashion house, leads to murder.

The Green Knight (2001)

King Arthur's headstrong nephew embarks on a daring quest to confront the Green Knight, a mysterious giant who appears at Camelot. Risking his head, he sets off on an epic adventure to prove himself before his family and court.

Inglorious Basterds (1994)

A few Jewish soldiers are on an undercover mission to bring down the Nazi government and put an end to the war. Meanwhile, a woman wants to avenge the death of her family from a German officer.

Kevin Smith's X (1996)

Follows a group of mutants, led by Professor Charles Xavier, fighting against Magneto and the Brotherhood.

Tim Burton’s Justice society of America (1999)

They were like-minded people eager to support each other in the cause of justice. Thus, Jay Garrick (Flash), Alan Scott (Green Lantern), Carter Hall (Hawkman), Al Pratt (Atom), Wesley Dodds (Sandman), and Rex Tyler (Hourman) became the Justice Society of America.

Tim Burton’s V for Vendetta (1995)

In a futuristic, totalitarian Britain, a freedom fighter known simply as V, uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. Evey aids him in his mission to bring down the government.

David fincher La Confidential (2012)

Three detectives from LAPD investigate multiple homicides. While unearthing the evidence and the suspects, the trail leads to corruption in their own department.

David fincher The White Jazz (2014)

White Jazz's prologue is told by protagonist David Douglas Klein, years after the events have taken place: All I have is the will to remember. Time revoked/fever dreams-I wake up reaching, afraid I'll forget. Pictures keep the woman young. L.A., fall 1958. Newsprint: link the dots. Names, events-so brutal they beg to be connected. Years down-the story stays dispersed. The names are dead or too guilty to tell. I'm old, afraid I'll forget: I killed innocent men. I betrayed sacred oaths. I reaped profit from horror. Fever-that time burning. I want to go with the music-spin, fall with it.[1]

David Fincher The Big Nowhere (2009)

The plot is about three characters; L.A. Deputy Sheriff Danny Upshaw investigates a brutal sex murder which becomes a string of killings, working outside the law in his efforts to catch the killer. Turner "Buzz" Meeks, a disgraced former cop, now works for millionaire Howard Hughes and gangster Mickey Cohen as a fixer, and begins a dangerous affair with Cohen's mistress Audrey Anders. LAPD lieutenant Malcolm "Mal" Considine, involved in a bitter child custody case, tries, with varying success, to do the right things in an environment of deception, paranoia, and brutality. The three men gradually become part of a task force investigating Communism in Hollywood. The story takes place in the aftermath of the notorious Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the resultant Zoot Suit Riots.

Tim Burton’s Venom (2008)

While trying to take down Carlton, the CEO of Life Foundation, Eddie, a journalist, investigates experiments of human trials. Unwittingly, he gets merged with a symbiotic alien with lethal abilities.

Zack Snyder SWAMP THING (2009)

Alexander "Alex" Olsen was a talented young scientist in Louisiana in the early 1900s married to a woman named Linda. Alex's assistant, Damian Ridge, was secretly in love with Linda and plotted the death of his friend. He tampered with Olsen's chemicals, killing him in the explosion and dumped his body in the nearby swamp. Ridge used Linda's grief to convince her to marry him, only to one day become confronted with Alex Olsen again, now a risen humanoid pile of vegetable matter. Olsen killed Ridge, but Linda did not recognize him and ran away, leaving Olsen to wander the swamps alone as a monster.

Terry Gilliam Justice League Dark (1997)

Batman and other superheroes from the Justice League set out to investigate the violent murders of innocent citizens and fight against the evil powers.

Cloverfield (1998)

After a giant monster attacks New York City, Rob, Hud, Lily and Marlena form a group and desperately try to rescue their friend Beth who is trapped in her apartment.

Apollo 18 (1991)

Three astronauts are sent by the US for lunar explorations. While collecting moon rock samples, the astronauts encounter eerie happenings, which prevents their return journey to Earth.