(TV SERIES) Wednesday - A Really Fun and Enjoyable Fantasy Comedy Series based on the Characters of Addams Family

When this series was released few days ago, I was still catching up with other series and new movies released a week earlier. So I only started watching it during the weekend and finished it just last night. All right then, I will get straight to it.

Brief Story Line

Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega - Scream 2022 etc) was transferred to Nevermore Academy after an incident in her old school. Her parents Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones - Chicago etc) and Gomez Addams (Luis Guzmán - Belleville Cop etc) were also students of Nevermore in the past and were able to convince Principal Weems (Gwendoline Christie - The Sandman TV series etc) to accept Wednesday mid semester. Despite her obvious reluctance, Wednesday had no choice but to accept her parents' decision and was placed in a dormitory together with the werewolf Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) who was her total opposite. 

Sri Asih - Entertaining and Enjoyable Indonesian Superhero Movie with Some Well Crafted Action Sequence and Great Special Effects

At last, my wife and I got the opportunity to see this movie after its premiere more than a week ago as we were on vacation then. We were pretty excited to see this Indonesian superhero film as it got a lot of hype and attention. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Alana (Pevita Pearce - The Guys, Sebelum Iblis Menjemput etc) was a professional fighter who had been adopted since childhood by Sarita (Jenny Zhang - Teka Teki Tika etc), the owner of fight training facility. She had to train hard to control the rage that was inside of her for years. Meanwhile, detective Jatmiko (Reza Rahadian - Benyamin Biang Kerok, Habibie & Ainun trilogy etc) had to adapt with the situation in the police department which was corrupted even from the top, including handling idealist reporters such as Tangguh (Jefri Nichol - Hit & Run etc).

(2022) The Menu - An Entertaining Black Comedy Thriller Movie

When this movie was out last week, I was already going with my wife for holiday vacation and just got the chance to see it yesterday after a busy week at work. Anyway, I was intrigued to find out more as it raised my curiosity after seeing briefly its trailer a week earlier. OK, let's get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Tyler (Nicholas Hoult - The Current War, Tolkien etc) and Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy - The Queen's Gambit mini series, Last Night in Soho etc) were invited to an exclusive dining experience in a restaurant managed by celebrity chef Slowik (Ralph Fiennes - No Time to Die, The Hurt Locker etc) in a secluded island. There were only few other people who were going to the restaurant, including wealthy couple Richard (Reed Birney - Lost Girls etc) and Anne (Judith Light - Ugly Betty TV series etc), actor George Diaz (John Leguizamo - Encanto, Collateral Damage etc) and his assistant Felicity (Aimee Carrero - Young & Hungry TV series etc), famous food critic Lilian (Janet McTeer - Jessica Jones TV series etc) and her editor Ted (Paul Adelstein - Prison Break TV series etc) and finance executives Soren (Arturo Castro), Bryce (Rob Yang) and Dave (Mark St. Cyr).

(TV SERIES) 1899 - Another Mind Bending Series from the Creators of Dark

After being promoted in Netflix as well as circulating in some social medias, I was curious to find out more about this series that I knew nothing about. I started watching the first episode while I was on my holiday vacation trip with my wife last weekend and continued for few days until finished the final episode last night. Well here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1899, the ship Kerberos was heading to America where it was led by Captain Eyk (Andreas Pietschmann - Dark TV series etc) and his first mate Sebastian (Tino Mewes). Kerberos was filled with people from various background and countries and having their own reasons for migrating to the US. They included among others the neurologist Maura Franklin (Emily Beecham - Cruella, Daphne etc), the Spanish wealthy guy Angel (Miguel Bernardeau) who was travelling with Father Ramiro (José Pimentão), the newlywed French couple Lucien (Jonas Bloquet - The Nun etc) and Clemence (Mathilde Ollivier - Overlord etc), the woman dressed in Japanese style Ling Yi (Isabella Wei) and her mother (Gabby Wong), and the British socialite Virginia Wilson (Rosalie Craig).

(TV SERIES) Quantum Leap Season 1 - The Revival/Sequel of the Lovable Cult Classic Series

I was not aware they were planning to revive this sci-fi series which was kind of a favorite of mine back in the 80s and early 90s until I saw it in HBO Go application few weeks ago. But I was a bit skeptical of how this would fare, especially when I noticed somewhere on the internet that it was not that well received. However, I was still intrigued to find out for myself, so I decided to watch it during the weekend after the final episode has been released last week. 

Brief Story Line

Story was set around thirty years after the Quantum Leap project where Dr. Sam Beckett, the person who went into the Quantum Accelerator back then, never returned home and a new team led by Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee - Kevin Can F**k Himself TV series etc) tried to revive this project. One night, despite the machine did not seem to be ready yet, Ben somehow went into the accelerator and leapt into someone else's body just like Sam did in the past.

Satria Dewa: Gatotkaca - An Unimpressive Start of the Satria Dewa Universe

When this movie was released in Indonesia few months ago, I did not get to see it since it played in not so many theaters around my home and I was a bit hesitant to go a bit further especially since my wife was not interested. Anyway, lucky for me the film was just released in Netflix 2 days ago. So I was able to watch it from the comfort of my home last night. All right, let's get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Yuda (Rizky Nazar - London Love Story 2, Till Death Do Us Part etc) was a dropped out college student who had to work to make ends meet as his father Pande (Cecep Arif Rahman - Gundala, The Raid 2: Berandal etc) had gone away since he was a child, and his mother Arimbi (Sigi Wimala - Hi5teria etc) was having mental health problem.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - A Nice Tribute to the Late Chadwick Boseman, Though as Superhero Movie, it Felt More Like a Drama

So here's another movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which as usual my wife and I would be going for it as soon as we can to avoid any possible spoilers. We managed to get the tickets on its first day of release last night at our favorite cinema. Well here we go.

Brief Story Line

After the death of king T'Challa aka Black Panther, Ramonda (Angela Basset - Gunpowder Milkshake, Mission: Impossible - Fall Out etc) was instated as queen of Wakanda, while princess Shuri (Letitia Wright - Death on the Nile etc) drowned herself in experimentations and Okoye (Danai Gurira - All Eyez on Me etc) remained as the general of the special forces. 

(2022) Confession - An Intricate and Captivating Mystery Thriller Movie

As soon as I read the synopsis of this movie that was just released few days ago in certain cinema chains, I was immediately intrigued by the premise. So once my wife and I were available during the weekend, we went to the nearest theater that showed this movie. OK, let's get started then.

Brief Story Line

When Yoo Min-ho  (So Ji-sub - The Battleship Island, Doctor Lawyer TV series etc), a CEO of successful IT company was named as the primary suspect of murder in a close room, he was trying to engage the lawyer who never lose a case, Yang Shin-ae (Kim Yun-jin - Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area TV series, Ode to My Father etc).

Enola Holmes 2 - A More Enjoyable Sequel than its Already Interesting Original Film

As I pretty much enjoyed the first movie, this sequel was certainly something that I do not want to miss. Hence when it was released yesterday, I opted to watch this film as soon as I got back home from work. All right, let us get to it then.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first movie, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown - Godzilla vs Kong etc) was trying to start her own detective agency. However, it proved to be challenging to get clients as she was considered too young and people comparing with her brother, the famous Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill - Mission: Impossible - Fall Out, The Witcher TV series etc). 

See How They Run - A Pretty Fun Comedy Mystery Movie Set in 1950s

Last night, I came across this movie that was just released on Disney+. As a sucker for whodunit plot, I was immediately interested in giving it a try, especially since it also looked like comedy. So I decided to watch this ahead of other series that I was going to watch last night. 

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1953 London, the play titled The Mousetrap written by Agatha Christie had been quite a success. A party was held to celebrate where some people that included the play's producer Petula (Ruth Wilson - His Dark Materials TV series, A Streetcar Named Desire etc), the main stars Richard Attenborough (Harris Dickinson - Where the Crawdads Sing, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil etc) and his wife Sheila (Pearl Chanda - War of the Worlds TV series etc) attended. During this party, other people also came such as producer John Woolf (Reece Shearsmith - In the Earth etc) who wanted to adapt the play into a movie, along with the director Leo (Adrien Brody - Blonde, The Pianist etc), the screenwriter Mervyn (David Oyelowo - Chaos Walking, Selma etc) and Woolf's wife Edana (Sian Clifford - Fleabag TV series etc).

(TV SERIES) House of the Dragon - An Interesting Prequel to One of the Most Beloved and Critically Acclaimed Fantasy Series

As a major fan of Game of Thrones series and had watched the whole seasons, obviously this prequel series made me excited. I waited patiently till the whole first season was released a little over a week ago and finished it in 2 days time. All right then, why don't I get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Set 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen, Viserys from house of Targaryen (Paddy Considine - The Outsider mini series, The Girl with All the Gifts etc) had just been chosen as the new king of Seven Kingdoms despite being younger than his cousin and firstborn Rhaenys (Eve Best - Fate: The Winx Saga TV series, The King's Speech etc). 

King Viserys was supported by the Hand, Ser Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans - The King's Man, Berlin Station TV series etc) whose young daughter Alicent (Emily Carey - Anastasia: Once Upon a Time etc) was very close with young princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock - Upright TV series etc). Otto and the members of the council that also included Rhaenys' husband Lord Corlys (Steve Toussaint - The Knock TV series etc) were worried of Viserys younger brother, the rogue Prince Daemon (Matt Smith - Morbius, Last Night in Soho etc) who always seemed to create trouble.