(2024) I, The Executioner - An Entertaining Sequel to a Hugely Successful 2015 Action Comedy Movie

This week there were not a lot of new releases in the cinemas compared to last few months and among those films, my wife and I were only really interested in this South Korean movie. So after few considerations, we finally decided to see this in the theater a bit further in Senayan area since it was not playing in the studios near our home. All right, I'll get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Senior Detective Seo Do-cheol (Hwang Jung-min - The Battleship Island, Mission: Cross etc) from the violent crime division had been working for years along with his team members Detective Bong (Jang Yoon-ju - Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area TV series, Ballerina etc), Detective Wang (Oh Dae-hwan - Mission: Possible, Shadow Detective TV series etc) and Detective Yoon (Kim Si-hoo - Eclipse, Apple of My Eye etc) under the supervision of Captain Oh (Oh Dal-su - The Wild, Big Bad TV series etc). Subsequently they were joined by a police officer named Park Sun-woo (Jung Hae-in - Connect TV series, Tune In For Love etc) who caught the eye of Seo after showing his capabilities.

Wolfs - A Pretty Fun Crime Drama Thriller with Some Strong Dark Humor and Performance by its Two Lead Stars

I noticed this movie in the Coming Soon section of AppleTV+ that was scheduled to be released yesterday. From the glimpse of trailer that I saw plus the lead cast, I was quite intrigued and thought of giving it a try. So I watched this last night after got home from work. OK, let's get on with the movie then.

Brief Story Line

Margaret (Amy Ryan - Only Murders in the Building TV series, Central Intelligence etc) who was a candidate for District Attorney was shocked when the young man she was hooking up, referred to as the Kid (Austin Abrams - Do Revenge, Euphoria TV series etc) accidentally fell on his head in a hotel room she booked. Amy decided to call an unknown number who was apparently a Fixer to help on this, which the man (George Clooney - Ticket to Paradise, Burn After Reading etc) agreed to assist.

(TV SERIES) Anti-Hero - An Interesting Legal Drama with Some Smartly Done Courtroom Scenes & Surprising Twists

I have seen this series few months back on Netflix which intrigued me as it had interesting premise. However, since each episode was released on weekly basis, I decided to wait till finished. Sadly I completely forgotten about it until I browse through the streaming service for Japanese series last week and remembered it again. Anyway, I began watching on Sunday and finished it last night. OK, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Masaki Akizumi (Hiroki Hasegawa - Shin Godzilla, Awaiting Kirin TV series etc) was a defense attorney who was well known for his antics and unusual & sometimes unethical method to win cases. He was supported by the passionate lawyer Asuka Shinomiya (Mayu Hotta - Kaguya-sama Final: Love Is War, The 13 Lords of the Shogun TV series etc), Rin Shiraki (Yuko Oshima - Three Sisters of Tenmasou etc) and Kenji Aoyama (Yasufumi Hayashi - Man Walking On Snow etc) who was very good in technical matters. They were joined by a new idealistic lawyer named Shuto Akamine (Takumi Kitamura - Yu Yu Hakusho Live Version series, I Am What I Am etc) who was uncomfortable with the way things done.

(TV SERIES) The Old Man Season 1 - An Interesting Enough Original Drama Thriller Series with Strong Performance by Two of its Lead Cast

As I browse through series that I could watch over last few days, I came across this one that I did not realize was available on Disney+. It was already having its second season released more than a week before, so probably the first season was only shown around that time. Anyway I was intrigued by the plot, so I gave it a try since Thursday night and finished it on Saturday. All right, I'll get right on it then.

Brief Story Line

Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges - Bad Times at the El Royale, The Contender etc), a former CIA agent had been living alone peacefully in the past few years after his wife passed away due to sickness. But when someone tried to kill him at his home, Dan decided to leave everything behind and tried to escape to unknown location. During his run, Dan met with a woman named Zoe (Amy Brenneman - Sweet Girl, The Leftovers TV series etc) who he convinced to let him stay at her rented house.

Hellboy: The Crooked Man - A Second Reboot that Sadly Felt Unnecessary and Unentertaining

This week, there were only few new movies released in Indonesian cinemas with only this one that caught my attention. As my wife and I got some things to do during the weekend and although it was a familiar title, I was not that persistent in seeing the film. However since we managed to clear our schedule, we still get to see it in the theater very near our home yesterday. OK, let's just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Set in the 1950s, Hellboy (Jack Kesy - The Outpost, The Strain TV series etc) along with his partner Bobbie Jo (Adeline Rudolph - Resident Evil TV series etc) from Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defence (BPRD) had just finished an assignment, when they somehow ended in the Appalachia mountains where strange things were occurring and seemed to be related to witches. They later met with Tom Ferrel (Jefferson White - Yellowstone TV series etc) who had some knowledge on the witches. 

(TV SERIES) Dark Matter - A Mind Bending and Thought Provoking Sci-fi Series

This series which was released on AppleTV+ few months back was something that intrigued me. But I only got the chance to watch it during last weekend. All right then, I will just get into the series now.

Brief Story Line

Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton - Red Sparrow, Thirteen Lives etc) was a physics professor who was living a modest but happy life with his wife Daniela (Jennifer Connelly - Top Gun: Maverick, A Beautiful Mind etc) and their teenage son Charlie (Oakes Fegley - Pete's Dragon, The War with Grandpa etc). One night after celebrating with his best friend Ryan Holder (Jimmi Simpson - Westworld TV series, Unhinged etc) for winning the Pavia awards, Jason was kidnapped by a mysterious person.

(2024) Speak No Evil - A Slow Burn Psychological Thrller Drama Movie with Pretty Satisfying Conclusion

After watching an animated movie earlier, our second film of the day was this new psychological thriller that intrigued me, especially when I saw the name James McAvoy. I only read the brief premise once and never saw its trailer, so I did not really know what to expect. Well without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Ben Dalton (Scoot McNairy -  Luckiest Girl Alive, Aftermath etc) together with his wife Louise (MacKenzie Davis - Terminator: Dark Fate, Station Eleven mini series etc) and their young daughter Agnes (Alix West Lefler) were having a vacation in Italy where they met with a British family of Paddy (James McAvoy - My Son, Atomic Blonde etc), Ciara (Aisling Franciosi - The Last Voyage of the Demeter, Legends TV series etc) and their son Ant (Dan Hough) and became quite close.

Transformers One - A Highly Entertaining Prequel of the Transformers Series

I was already quite excited when I saw the trailer to this movie, despite it's an animated as opposed to the live version of these beloved robots that could transform. I was already planning to see this together with my wife on Friday night in the cinema near our home but we cancelled it due to various reasons. So we finally saw it yesterday in another one of our movie marathon. All right, I'll just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

In the planet Cybertron after huge war with their enemy Quintessons, the robots who were unable to transform were tasked as miners to harvest energy source. Among them were two best friends Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 12 Strong etc) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry - Class of '09 TV series, The Woman in the Window etc) who had been working in the mines for a long time and were also friends with high ranked officer Elita-1 (Scarlett Johansson - Avengers: End Game, Ghost in the Shell etc). 

Uglies - Another Supposed Start of New Franchise which Most Probably would not Have Proper Conclusion

After few Fridays of no exciting new movies on Netflix, finally something that intrigued me was released last night. It had an interesting premise which made me eager to watch, so I immediately gave it a try once I had the chance. OK, will get straight with the movie then. 

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the future where to avoid conflicts resulting from the fossil fuel war and distinct appearance of people, the government impose regulation to perform procedures on teenagers who reached the age of 16 to become perfect called "Pretties". Tally Youngblood aka Squint (Joey King - Despicable Me 4, The Act TV series etc) was one of the Uglies, term used for people who had not been operated yet. She was best friend with Peris aka Nose (Chase Stokes - Outer Banks TV series etc) who was few months older than her.

(MINI SERIES) The Perfect Couple - A Quite Fun Series that Might Satisfy Those Looking for Casual Murder Mystery Solving

I was intrigued about this new Netflix series that was released while I was on holiday last week. As it was a murder mystery drama, a genre that I like, I was interested to give it a try. And so how was it then? Let's find out more, shall we?

Brief Story Line

The Winbury family was well known in Nantucket as a traditionally wealthy family, with Tag Winbury (Liev Schreiber - Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, The Manchurian Candidate etc) and his wife Greer (Nicole Kidman - A Family Affair, Aquaman etc) dubbed as the perfect couple due to their great marriage life for 29 years. When their middle son Benji (Billy Howle - Infinite Storm, Under The Banner of Heaven mini series etc) was getting married with Amelia Sacks (Eve Hewson - Robin Hood 2018 version, Tesla etc), it was set to be a huge celebration with some people invited to join the wedding ceremony. They included the maid of honor Merritt Monaco (Meghann Fahy - The Bold Type TV series etc), best man Shooter Dival (Ishaan Khatter - Dhadak etc), Benji's older brother Thomas (Jack Reynor - The Peripheral TV series etc), his pregnant wife Abby (Dakota Fanning - The Watchers, Charlotte's Web etc), the youngest Winbury son Will (Sam Nivola - White Noise etc) and several other guests.

(2024) The Killer - An Inferior Remake of One of John Woo's Classic Action Movie

After few days of vacation with my wife and did not really have the time to watch anything, I returned home and started to browse all the new release I might have missed out. To my surprise this film that I was curious about was already available on HBO Go. So I immediately chose to watch it last night. OK, let's get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Zee (Nathalie Emmanuel - Fast X, Arthur the King etc) was one of the assassins working for Finn (Sam Worthington - Avatar: The Way of Water, The Titan etc) who was usually hired by various clients, including French crime boss Jules Gobert (Eric Cantona - AKA etc). During Zee's latest assignment, an amateur singer named Jenn (Diana Silvers - Space Force TV series etc) was caught in the cross fire which resulted to her losing sight. Unexpectedly, Zee decided to let Jenn alive which made Finn furious.

(2024) Revolver - A Very Slow Paced Movie for Such a Simple Premise

Last weekend was a bit unexpected for me and my wife as we had limited options of films to see in the cinemas. I mentioned in my post before this that the films released in previous week were either gone or left with only few cinemas playing. Hence we decided to see this new movie that was available since mid of the week and played in several cinemas not far from our home. OK then, I will get on it.

Brief Story Line

Former police Ha Soo-young (Jeon Do-yeon - Kill Boksoon, The Good Wife TV series etc) was just released from prison after serving two years for taking the fall for high ranked officials. In return for prison time, she would be compensated with a certain amount of money promised by Andy (Ji Chang-Wook - Fabricated City, Welcome to Samdal-ri TV series etc) who worked for a large wealthy group called Easter Promise.

However, instead of meeting the people supposedly paying her, Soo-young was met by Madam Jung (Lim Ji-yeon - Spiritwalker. The Killing Vote TV series etc) whom she never saw before and was having trouble to acquire the money. Soo-young had no choice but to find ways to get the fund promised to her, despite all the danger she had to face.

(TV SERIES) Chastity High - A Teen Drama with Interesting Premise Albeit Sensitive Subjects

This Saturday I was thinking of seeing movies that I was unable to do last week as I was on holiday with my wife. To my surprise though, they were only playing in very few cinemas that we decided to just skip them. Since there was no new film on streaming service that interest me, I opted to watch this newest series on Netflix which has an intriguing premise. OK, let's get on with it then. 

Brief Story Line

In Asura private high school for students from wealthy family, a new strict rule was implemented by principal Ms. Ikushima (Shinobu Terajima - The Demon Over There etc) where boys and girls were prohibited from romance, and having sexual intercourse would get them expelled. To enforce the rules, student council led by Sawa (Shiori Akita - 17.3 About a Sex etc) was assigned to patrol around and outside school to catch students in the act. Ichika (Ai Mikami - Yu Yu Hakusho live version series etc) who came from poor family and struggling financially was one of the council members, together with Kanda (Rintaro Mizusawa - The Way Back Home etc) and several others.