The Accountant 2 - A Long Awaited Sequel to the Entertaining Original 2016 Movie

After we saw the first of our movie marathon day, we had extra time of around 1 hour before the second one started which I used to write a post about another movie I saw the night earlier. Anyway, the film we were about to see was a sequel that I was quite looking forward to as I remembered liking the original many years ago. OK, let's just get started with it then.

Brief Story Line

Eight years after the events of the first movie, Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck - Hypnotic, The Last Duel etc) was still working as the Accountant and providing various advices for the underworld while trying to be as normal as he could be. But when he was approached by Deputy Director of Treasury Department, Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson - The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series, The People We Hate at the Wedding etc) who was investigating the case that her former boss Raymond King (J. K. Simmons - Juror #2, Red One etc) was personally looking into, Chris decided to help her.

Drop - An Intelligently Done & Entertaining Thriller

This week there were few new movies released in Indonesian cinemas that interest me. So yesterday my wife and I had another movie marathon with this being the first one. It was something that I had been eyeing ever since I saw its teaser trailer few times before. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Violet Gates (Meghann Fahy - The Unbreakable Boy, The Perfect Couple mini series etc) was a widow with one child Toby (Jacob Robinson) who just started dating. On her first date with a photographer Henry Campbell (Brandon Sklenar - It Ends With Us, 1923 TV series etc), Violet asked her younger sister Jen (Violett Beane - Death and Other Details TV series, Renner etc) to babysit Toby. 

(2025) Havoc - An OK Enough Movie from Gareth Evans with Some Over the Top Action but Poorly Done CGI

The last few days have been so hectic for me which resulted to bringing home some of my work load and did not have time to watch anything. Hence I was unable to catch up with lots of new shows and movies in various streaming platforms. However last night I decided to watch this new movie released on Netflix yesterday which intrigued me. OK let's just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Patrick Walker (Tom Hardy - Venom: The Last Dance, Dunkirk etc) was a dirty homicide detective who was working with his new partner, rookie police Ellie (Jessi Mei Li - Shadow and Bone TV series etc) on Christmas eve when they were called to investigate a case involving the killing of Triad leader. The suspects Charlie (Justin Cornwell - The InBetween TV series, Jingle Jangle etc) and his girlfriend Mia (Quelin Sepulveda) managed to escape but were caught on camera. 

Streaming - A Thriller with Interesting Idea but Lacking a Bit in Execution

Few days ago, this intriguing South Korean movie was released in only one cinema chain in Indonesia. Fortunately for me and my wife, it played at a convenient time in the studio located not that far from our home. So without hesitation, we went to the cinema yesterday and finished the film around lunch time. OK, why don't I get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Woo-sang (Kang Ha-neul - Love Reset, Squid Game season 2 etc) was the number one streamer in a fictional South Korean streaming service called WAG. His contents was analyzing crimes including the latest series of murders by someone referred to as Hemline serial killer. In order to get even more subscribers, Woo-sang collaborated with newcomer Matilda (Ha Seo-yoon - Family By Choice TV series etc).

However, things gotten bad for him due to some controversy during one of his stream. And in order to reclaim his popularity, Woo-sang tried to capture the Hemline murder while doing live streaming.

Sinners - Well Done Period Horror Film from Ryan Coogler With Amazing Performance by Michael B. Jordan

For the second of our movie marathon day, my wife and I chose to see this horror film that was just released on Wednesday. We were at first a bit doubtful if it was going to be supernatural kind which we normally would avoid, but it was a bit hard to tell cause the synopsis and trailer gave very little info. Nevertheless we still gave it a try. All right then, let us get right on it.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1932, twin brothers of Smoke the more matured one and the playful Stack (Michael B. Jordan - Creed III, Kin etc) just returned to Mississippi after years in Chicago living as gangsters. They planned to open a juke joint where people could enjoy music, drinks and also gambled. In order to do so, they enlisted Preacherboy Sammie (Miles Caton) and Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo - Point Break 2015 version, The Harder They Fall etc) to play music at the joint. The twins also convinced Cornbread (Omar Benson Miller - CSI: MIami TV series, The Sorcerer's Apprentice etc) to be the doorman, Smoke's ex wife Annie (Wunmi Musaku - Loki TV series, His House etc) to cook and local couple Grace Chow (Li Jun Li - Babylon, The Exorcist TV series etc) with her husband Bo (Yao - The Last Bout TV series etc) to provide help.

Pengepungan Di Bukit Duri - Highly Intense Action Thriller with Strong Social Theme

On Thursday, there was this Indonesian movie released in the cinemas which intrigued me due to its genre and director's name. Since yesterday was public holiday, my wife and I decided to see this together with another new film on our movie marathon day. OK, let's just get on with it then.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 2027, 18 years after a racial riot in Indonesia, the racism towards Chinese minority was at all time high as they became object of racially motivated violence. Edwin (Morgan Oey - My Stupid Boss 2, Assalamualaikum Beijing etc) was a substitute teacher who had just transferred to Bukit Duri High School with many troubled students. 

A Minecraft Movie - A Fun Adaptation of Hugely Popular Best Selling Game

This movie had its special screening during the previous weekend in Indonesia and only had its wide release last Wednesday. But amazingly, even on Saturday the cinemas were still full of audience which made it very hard for us to get tickets. After hesitating a while, my wife and I finally decided to buy tickets in the cinema that we frequently went even though they were not our favorite seats. Without further ado, here's more on the movie. 

Brief Story Line

Steve (Jack Black - Kungfu Panda 4, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween etc) was a doorknob salesman who felt he had been wasting his life and decided to go to the mysterious mine that made him curious since childhood. Inside he found a unique world called the Overworld where he felt happy and decided to stay there. However, Steve later uncovered the Nether world with its ruler Malgosha (voiced by Rachel House - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Heartbreak High TV series etc) who was trying to take over the Overworld and turn it into a dark place like the Nether. 

(2025) The Amateur - Story of Unconventional Kind of Spy on Personal Mission

This film was just released in Indonesian theaters on Friday and I decided to see this with my wife yesterday. It was the first of our movie marathon day while the other one was something we had been eyeing from last week. All right then, I'll start with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Charlie Heller (Rami Malek - Amsterdam, Bohemian Rhapsody etc) was a brilliant decoder for the CIA and was living happily with his wife Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan - Spies in Disguise, House of Cards TV series etc). But when he received devastating news from his boss Deputy Director Moore (Holt McCallany - Nightmare Alley, Mindhunter TV series etc), Charlie insisted the CIA to help him resolve it. Despite his repeated requests, the CIA did not really assist Charlie which made him took matter into his own hands.

G20 - An Action Thriller with Familiar Plot

I did not realize this movie was released on Thursday on Prime Video and only realized the day after. Its premise sounded interesting for me and seemed to promise lots of action. So without hesitation, I immediately watch it last night once I was available. All right then, I'll dive into it. 

Brief Story Line

US President Danielle Sutton (Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder TV series, The Woman King etc) was planning to implement a new program that would help the poor farmers in Sahara desert. She wanted to bring this program to be approved by other leaders during the G20 convention in South Africa. Together with her husband Derek (Anthony Anderson - Ferdinand, The Departed etc), their two children, the rebellious Serena (Marsai Martin - Black-ish TV series etc) & her younger brother Demetrius (Christopher Farrar), they all went to the convention in a fortress-like hotel in Cape Town. 

(Mini Series) Karma - Great Series With Story that Suit the Title Perfectly

This new limited series that was released by Netflix on 4 April had a very brief, yet intriguing synopsis. But since I was finishing other series, I only got the chance to watch it yesterday and managed to complete in one day. OK, let's just get right to the series now, shall we.

Brief Story Line

Story focused on people whose lives were entangled by ill-fated relationships. The first one was a man whose investment using money borrowed from loan shark was unsuccessful, resulted to him being debt-ridden and referred to as the Debtor (Lee Hee-joon - Badland Hunters, A Killer Paradox TV series etc). Second was Jang Gil-ryong (Kim Sung-kyun - Moving TV series, Officer Black Belt etc), a Korean-Chinese immigrant who was fired from his work and accepted offer to do a job that promised huge pay. Third was a surgeon Lee Ju-yeon (Shin Min-a - No Gain No Love TV series, My Love, My Bride etc) who was caught with the trauma from her past.

(TV SERIES) The Bondsman Season 1 - Interesting Horror Action Series About Undead Bounty Hunter

When I watched another movie on Prime Video the other day, I also noticed a new series with very interesting premise. Originally I thought it would be similar to their other original series and released one or two episodes per week, but apparently all were made available on the same day. So obviously I decided to watch immediately. OK, I'll just get started then.

Brief Story LIne

Hub Halloran (Kevin Bacon - Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special etc) was a bounty hunter who got into an altercation with one of his targets and got killed. However, he was later resurrected by the devil and "recruited" to work for him to catch demons that escaped from hell. Hub's mother Kitty (Beth Grant - The Mindy Project TV series, Speed etc) was shocked when she found out but decided to assist him in his missions. 

Holland - Rather Disappointing for a Supposedly Psychological Thriller

I have seen this new movie released on Prime Video last week but did not have the chance to watch as I was in the middle of finishing other series. Last night while looking for something new to see, I remembered about the film and decided to watch it. OK, let's get it going then.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the year 2000, in Holland, Michigan where school teacher Nancy (Nicole Kidman - The Perfect Couple mini series, Paddington etc) was living happily with her husband Fred Vandergroot (Matthew Macfayden - Deadpool & Wolverine, Ripper Street TV series etc) and their 13 year old boy Harry (Jude Hill - A Haunting in Venice etc). But when Nancy started noticing that Fred had been frequently going on conferences, she suspected of him having an affair.

(TV SERIES) Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? - Despite Its Sometimes Melodramatic Moments and Slow Burn Process, but the Series was Pretty Worth the Watch with Its Multiple Shocking Twists

During 2 weeks vacation with my wife, I did not have chance to see anything in the cinemas but I did complete few series on Netflix. As they were released some time back, I decided to write about this Japanese series instead, since its finale was made available only recently and I finished it last night. All right then, I'll get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Komugi (Hirose Suzu - The Third Murder, Chiyafuru trilogy etc) was a college student living only with her ex-cop father Haruo Yamashita (Lily Franky - Tokyo Swindlers TV series, Shoplifters etc) for years. On the Christmas eve, Komugi's father was found murdered on their burnt house. Haruo's old partner from the police, Detective Akazawa (Fujimoto Takahiro - Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning, Golden Kamuy 2 TV series etc) caught the culprit Endo Tomoya (Narita Ryo - Modern Love Tokyo anthology series etc) who was the son of convicted murderer of the whole Hayashikawa family that occurred 22 years before.

Invincible Swordsman - Another Adaptation of Jin Yong's Popular Martial Arts Novel

Few days ago, I watched this Chinese movie that I have also been eyeing when it was released during vacation with my wife. It was very challenging since very few cinemas left showing the film. In fact it was no longer available in Indonesia from yesterday. Anyway, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Ling Huchong (Tim Huang - The Forbidden Depths, Captain Han TV series etc) was the Huashan sect disciple who always had mind of his own and dislike following rules of martial arts world. Due to some reasons, he was expelled by his teacher Yue Buqun (Zhang Lu - Undercover TV series etc) but later become the direct student of Grand Master Feng (Sammo Hung - Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, Mr. Nice Guy etc) and learnt even greater skills.