(TV SERIES) Tribes of Europa Season 1 - Not Your Average Sci-Fi Post Apocalyptic Series

This weekend there were a bunch of new movies and series on various streaming platforms and cable TV, but after browsing through them, I opted to watch this one which was released more than a week ago. The premise was interesting for me and I was intrigued by the trailer as well. OK without further ado, I'll get right on it.

Brief Story Line

After a catastrophic event in 2029, European countries fell apart and the people created their own tribes to survive. One of those were the Origines who were living by themselves, separated from the rest of the world. However their peaceful lives were disturbed when Liv (Henriette Confurius - Beloved Sisters etc) with her brothers Kiano (Emilio Sakraya) and the youngest Ejia (David Ali Rashed) came across a mysterious cube said to have the best technology and also the subject of various tribes pursue.

Flora & Ulysses - Fun Family Movie of Super Powered Squirrel with Delightful Performance of the Young Lead Cast

Weekend has always been a favorite time of the week for me, especially now when there are so many new movies/series released in various streaming platforms. Yesterday I checked on Disney+ and saw this family movie which I thought would brighten up my day. The premise looked to be a lot of fun, so I decided to give this a try. OK, I'll just go straight to it now.

Brief Story Line

A 10 year old girl named Flora (Matilda Lawler) loved to read superhero comic books especially the ones created by her father George (Ben Schwartz - voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, Space Force TV series etc) who sadly was unsuccessful in publishing them. Meanwhile Flora's mother Phyllis (Alyson Hannigan - How I Met Your Mother, Buffy The Vampire Slayer TV series etc) was a successful romance novelist who was in a bit of a slump recently and struggling to write a new good novel.

I Care a Lot - Quite Original Story with Amazing Performance from Rosamund Pike

This was a new movie that was just released on Netflix which earlier I thought was intriguing. But not till I read that it got a Golden Globe nomination that made me decided to watch immediately rather than skip for later. Well let's see what this movie was all about, shall we?

Brief Story Line

Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike - The Informer, Jack Reacher etc) was a con artist whose scheme was to convince the government of elderly persons' inability to take care of themselves and thus were put under her care as legal guardian and placed in a facility. With her partner Fran (Eiza González - Bloodshot, Baby Driver etc), they would later took over these elders' assets and sold them for their own benefit.

(TV SERIES) C.B. Strike Seasons 1-4 - Slowly Developed but Interesting British Detective Series based on the Novels by J. K. Rowlings

During the last holiday, somehow I was in the mood for detective series which I remember vaguely there was a new one released on HBO Go few weeks ago. So I search and found it easily & spend the entire weekend to watch the whole 4 seasons. And here's my views of the series.

Brief Story Line

A former military officer named Cormoran B. Strike (Tom Burke - The Musketeers TV series, Mank etc) decided to operate a private investigation firm in London after he was honorary discharged due to losing one of his leg while stationed in Afghanistan. He believed that as former officer in Special Investigation Branch (SIB), he would be suited to solve various cases because of his wide experience. Strike also just came out of a toxic relationship with Charlotte (Natasha O'Keeffe - Peaky Blinders TV series etc).

Animal World - An Interesting Chinese Adaptation of the Popular Manga Kaiji

In the spirit of Chinese New Year, I spent my whole day watching several Chinese movies on different platforms (due to pandemic, we were not able to visit relatives and stayed at home) and I opted to write about this while the rest I'll decide in near future whether to post them or just write brief opinion in the movie database website. All right, I will go right ahead with this.

Brief Story Line

Zheng Kaisi (Li Yifeng - Sword of Legends TV series, Mr. Six etc) was a young man who could not seem to get a break. Since eight years old, he started to develop some kind of hyperactive imagination where he believed himself to be a character of a killer clown in cartoon show. His mother was in a coma and treated in hospital where she was taken care by Kaisi's long time love interest nurse Liu Qing (Zhou Dongyu - Under the Hawthorn Tree, Better Days etc).

News of the World - A Western Drama with Unique Premise

As I was looking for something interesting to watch last night & browsing through Netflix, I stumble across this movie in the Recently Added section. I was intrigued as it starred Tom Hanks which usually translates to good quality movie. Plus I read a bit and saw that it was highly praised. Well let's get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1870 after the civil war of US, Captain Jefferson Kidd (Tom Hanks - Sully, The Circle etc) was working as news reader who went from town to town and earning little money from whoever willing to give him a dime. After finishing a reading, Captain met with a young girl named Johanna (Helena Zengel) who was the only survivor of an attack on her wagon driver.

(TV SERIES) Motherland: Fort Salem - Entertaining Series About Young Witches in an Alternate World

During last weekend, there was finally a new series that I have not watched and looked interesting released on Disney+. It was not one of their originals but was from Freeform (where its ultimate parent company was Walt Disney). Well whatever the relationship is, I am just glad I got the chance to watch this show. 

Brief Story Line

Story was set in alternate world where witches exist and became part of the US army for more than 300 years after the Salem's witch trial. Three young witches who came from completely different background Raelle Collar (Taylor Hickson - Ghostland etc), Abigail Bellweather (Ashley Nicole Williams - Shepard etc) and Tally Craven (Jessica Sutton - The Kissing Booth etc) answered the call when they were drafted in the army. 

(2021) Bliss - Supposedly a Great Sci-Fi Drama but Sadly did not Deliver

I noticed this movie was quite buzzing on the internet even before it premiered on Prime Video. So I was quite intrigued to watch it when it was finally released few days ago. I got the chance to see the movie during the weekend, and I will go straight to it now.

Brief Story Line

Greg Wittle (Owen Wilson - Cars 3 and its predecessors, The Internship etc) was a regular guy who seemed to be on a personal crisis after being divorced and having active imagination of places he has never been. His daughter Emily (Nesta Cooper - The Travelers TV series etc) was the only who still cared for Greg.

Space Sweepers - Amazing First Attempt of Korean Space Blockbuster Movie

I originally wanted to watch this movie on the day it was premiered, but due to some unknown reasons another movie that was supposed to be released earlier was only available on the same day. So I opted to watch that one first. Anyway, this was interesting to me because it was said to be the first Korean space blockbuster movie. Well we should start with it now.

Brief Story Line

Set in the future when the earth was nearly uninhabitable, an organization called UTS led by scientist/entrepreneur James Sullivan (Richard Armitage - Ocean's 8, The Lodge etc) managed to build a place to live out of space called Home. UTS also had the ambition to turn Mars into new earth, however only few people who happened to be the rich could move there.

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity - Heavily Reliant on CGI Fantasy Film with Beautiful but Sad Love Story

It has been really long time since I watched a new Chinese movie as somehow either I was not interested with the ones shown on a cable TV channel or the new one was released in cinema where I was not comfortable going yet. So when this one was released on Netflix (supposedly on 4th February but not until morning the day after that I saw it was available), I was surely not going to miss it. OK so let's get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Set in the fantasy world where demons exist, a Yin-yang master named Qing Ming (Mark Chao - The Warriors Gate, Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings etc) was given the task by his master to make sure the serpent demon who would be awaken soon, was kept in its prison. As he went to the capital, Qing Ming met with a warrior named Bo Ya (Allen Deng - Ashes of Love TV series etc) who despised demons and both of them were at each others throats at first.