(Mini Series) The Better Sister - Not Exactly What I Had in Mind, but Likely Would Please Audience Seeking Female Driven Drama with a bit of Mystery

On Thursday, there were 2 new series released on different streaming platforms and both were interesting to me. But as I had to make a choice, I opted to watch this first on Prime Video as it was a limited series that I do not have to worry about having no closure. Anyway I started watching on that night and only finished it this morning. All right, I'll get started then.

Brief Story Line

After coming home from a major social event, Chloe Taylor (Jessica Biel - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, 7th Heaven TV series etc) the successful Chief Editor of a popular magazine found her husband Adam Macintosh (Corey Stoll - First Man, The Strain TV series etc) killed in their living room. The shocking incident rocked Chloe and she had no choice but to have her estranged sister Nicky (Elizabeth Banks - Migration, Brightburn etc) step in to take care of her son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan). 

Fear Street: Prom Queen - Just Another Slasher Movie Based on One of Fear Street Book Series

I said in one of my previous posts that there were more than one movie released on Friday last week on streaming platforms, but I opted to watch the other one first. So I ended up watching this only yesterday on Netflix when I had a bit of free time. All right then, let's get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the year 1988 in Shadyside where the high school was preparing itself for a senior Prom night initiated by Vice Principal Brekenridge (Lili Taylor - Perry Mason TV series etc). Overall there were 6 girls who were competing for the Prom queen with the notable ones, the outcast Lori Granger (India Fowler - Insomnia TV series etc) and the mean girl Tiffany Falconer (Fina Strazza - Paper Girls TV series etc). 

While Lori's best friend Megan Rogers (Suzanna Son - The Idol TV series etc) was not too approving of Lori's intention, she still supported her decision. However things become horrifying for the school when a mysterious person dressed in red rain coat started killing the prom queen candidates and anyone close to them.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Great Finale to This Long-running Film Series as Tom Cruise Delivered More Awesome Action Stunts

As I said in my previous post, my wife and I had another movie marathon on Saturday with this film as our second one. Though there were many studios playing it, we decided to go to the cinema that we were almost 100% sure it would be having the Dolby Atmos effects. Anyway, let's just get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

After the events of previous movie, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise - The Firm, The Mummy etc) was working together with Benji (Simon Pegg - The Boys TV series, Ready Player One etc) and Luther (Ving Rhames - The Wild Robot, Pulp Fiction etc) who created a malware that in theory could capture the AI referred to as the Entity. However Gabriel (Esai Morales - NYPD Blue TV series, Crescent City etc) who needed the cruciform key hold by Ethan tried to disrupt this plan. With the help from Grace (Hayley Atwell - Peter Rabbit 2, Captain America: The First Avenger etc), former Gabriel's assassin Paris (Pom Klementieff - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Killer's Game etc) and later former CIA agent Degas (Greg Tarzan Davis - Grey's Anatomy TV series etc), they must device an impossible mission to save the world.

(2025) Lilo & Stitch - One of the Nicest Remake of Disney's Animated Movie With Plenty of Heartwarming Moments

This movie was available since Wednesday together with the wide release of another action film that I was eager to see. Since we were only available to see both during the weekend, my wife and I had another one of our movie marathon day yesterday with this as the first. OK let's get started then.

Brief Story Line

Dr. Jumba Jookiba (Zach Galifianakis - Ron's Gone Wrong, The Hangover trilogy etc) did an illegal experiment in his home planet Turo where he created a destructive creature called Experiment 626 (voiced by Chris Sanders - The Croods: A New Age etc). After 626 somehow escaped and landed on the island of Hawaii, Jumba and Earth expert Agent Pleakley (Billy Magnussen - Road House 2024 remake, No Time to Die etc) were assigned to capture him. 626 who arrived on earth realized that in order to save himself, he need to be shielded by humans. He managed to be "adopted" by 6 year girl named Lilo (Maia Kealoha) who was living together with her older sister Nani (Sydney Elizebeth Agudong). 

Fountain of Youth - Might not be Satisfying for Critics and Audience, but I still Enjoyed this Light Treasure Hunt Movie

Yesterday was one of those days where more than one new movies were released in different streaming platform. I opted to watch this one cause it's been a while since I saw the genre of treasure. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Luke Purdue (John Krasinski - If, A Quiet Place etc) had been going around the world searching for paintings that would give clue to the biggest treasure, the fountain of youth. He worked together with his team that consisted of Murphy (Laz Alonso - The Boys TV series, Detained etc) and Deb (Carmen Ejogo - The Penguin mini series, Alien: Covenant etc) and supported financially by the wealthy billionaire Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson - Peter Rabbit, White House Plumbers mini series etc).

(TV SERIES) Bet Season 1 - A Series Inspired by Popular Manga/Anime and Live Action Series "Kakegurui"

This series went unnoticed for me till I saw it in the Coming This Week section on Netflix. When I read that it was adapted from Japanese series Kakegurui I thought it might be interesting. So I gave it a try last Thursday and finished it the day after. Without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

After continuously making troubles at various schools with her gambling addiction, Yumeko (Miku Martineau - Kate, Star Trek: Section 31 etc) got transferred to St. Dominic's private school which was having a hierarchy system based on gambling winnings. It was run by the student council president Kira (Clara Alexandrova - Danger in the Dorm etc) along with her group that consisted of her sister Riri (Anwen O'Driscoll - Burden of Truth TV series etc), social media queen Suki (Ryan Sutherland), the psychotic Dori (Aviva Mongillo - Backstage TV series etc) and Mary (Eve Edwards).

Final Destination: Bloodlines - A Wonderful Sequel to this Long Running Franchise With Intelligent Twist

When this movie had its early screening last week, I was quite disappointed that it only had night shows which was troublesome for me and my wife who are early sleepers. Anyway it was finally released on Wednesday and we saw this yesterday noon in my favorite studio with almost definitely Dolby Atmos system. OK then, I'll get right with it.

Brief Story Line

College student Stefani (Kaitlyn Santa Juana - The Friendship Game etc) was having nightmares involving her grandmother Iris (Gabrielle Rose - A Dog's Purpose, Excited etc) during her younger days. She decided to go back to her hometown and find out more about her dreams from Iris. There Stefani met with her younger brother Charlie (Teo Briones - Chucky TV series etc) and their cousins Erik (Richard Harmon - I Still See You, The Killing TV series etc), Julia (Anna Lore - Gotham Knights TV series etc) and Bobby (Owen Patrik Joyner - Knight Squad TV series etc). 

Home Sweet Home: Rebirth - Not As Bad As I Thought Would be

When this movie's poster was placed in the biggest Indonesian cinema chains, I was quite intrigued but did not give too much thought about it until I saw the trailer. To be honest, it did not look too promising then. However when the film was finally released yesterday and it played in the cinema very near my home, I felt it was very convenient and decided to give a try by myself as my wife was not keen on the movie. All right, let's just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Jake (William Moseley - The Chronicles of Narnia movies, The Royals TV series etc) who worked as police in the US was having a vacation in Bangkok with his wife Prang (Urassaya Sperbund - Love You to Debt, Thai Cave Rescue mini series etc) and their young daughter Loo (Akeira Hadden). Their supposedly wonderful trip was disrupted at first when they met with a mysterious monk named Chan (Alexander Lee - 3 Peas in a Pod, Moorim School: Saga of the Brave TV series etc) who seemed to know a lot about Jake.

(TV SERIES) The Eternaut Season 1 - Entertaining Sci-fi Argentinian Series Based on Highly Popular Comics

I have been wondering about this series for quite some time ever since I read many headline entertainment news praising it. After finishing up some series that I was eager to complete, finally I decided to give this a try on Sunday night. And since it only had 6 episodes, I was able to finish the whole season yesterday during holiday. So how was the series then? Let's find out more shall we?

Brief Story Line

On a hot summer night in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a group of middle-old best friends Juan Pablo (Ricardo Darin - The Secret in Their Eyes, Nine Queens etc), Alfredo "Tano" Favalli (César Troncoso - A Twelve-year Night, Brazilian Western etc), Lucas (Marcelo Subiotto - La Barbarie, Puan etc) and Ruso (Claudio Martinez Bel) were gathering at Tano's house to have their usual Truco game time. They were also accompanied by Ruso's brother in-law Omar (Ariel Staltari). However, the night turned into nightmare when a sudden snow fall shocked all of them including Tano's wife Ana (Andrea Pietra - Socias TV series, Son de Fierro telenovela etc) who first noticed the death of people exposed from the snow.

Holy Night: Demon Hunters - A Combination of Action and Occult Horror Movie

This movie caught our attention when it was promoted in various cinemas' social media due to its famous lead cast. After released on Wednesday, my wife and I decided to see the film yesterday which apparently was a bit of a challenge since there were only two studios of our favorite cinema chain that played it. Luckily one of them was near our home which made it convenient for us. All right then, I'll get straight with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Story focused on a trio of demon hunters consisted of the leader Baw (Ma Dong-seok - The Roundup: Punishment, Badland Hunters etc), the exorcist Sharon (Seohyun - Love and Leashes, Jinxed at First TV series etc) and the cameraman Kim Gun (Lee David - Svaha: The Sixth Finger, Squid Game season 2 etc) who roamed the city saving people from evil worshippers and demons. 

After completing their latest assignment, Baw was visited by neurophysicist Jung-won (Kyung Soo-jin - The Noisy Mansion, Mouse TV series etc) who sought his help to cure her younger sister Eun-so (Jung Ji-so - The Cursed: Dead Man's Prey, Curtain Call TV series etc) suffering from what seemed to be possession by evil spirit. Despite his reluctance and the clear danger, Baw finally decided to help Jung-won.

Another Simple Favor - Not a Better Sequel of that Wonderful 2018 Mystery Thriller Movie, but Still Pretty Enjoyable

I got notification from Prime Video about this movie that was just released on the Labor Day Holiday which I was interested in. So once I got the chance yesterday, I immediately watched this to see if it was as good as I hoped for. OK, let's just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Story was set five years after the events of the first movie, where Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick - Trolls World Tour, Woman of the Hour etc) had been a pretty succesful mystery vlogger and book writer of her experience with Emily Nelson (Blake Lively - The Rhythm Section, It Ends With Us etc). Unexpectedly Emily was able to get an appeal on her case and was released from prison. She even planned to get married with an Italian wealthy guy named Dante (Michele Morrone - 365 Days trilogy etc) in Capri island and insisted Stephanie to be her maid of honor.

Exterritorial - Decent Enough Netflix Original Action Thriller

I have seen the poster to this movie some time back in the coming soon section of Netflix with a brief synopsis that intrigued me. Three days ago it was finally released but I already had my heart set on seeing different movie and continuing another series, so I only watched it last night. All right, I'll just get on it now.

Brief Story Line

Sara Wulf (Jeanne Goursaud - Barbarians TV series, The Chemistry of Death TV series etc) was a former Germany special forces who was suffering from PTSD after a failed mission. When she was recruited for a security job in the US, Sara decided to apply for her work visa in the US Consulate in Frankfurt together with her 7 year old son Josh (Rickson Guy Da Silva). 

Thunderbolts* - Finally An Entertaining, Fun and Lighthearted Movie on Marvel Cinematic Universe Group of Antiheroes

My wife and I originally intended to see this movie during the weekend. However on a last minute change of plan, we decided to see it yesterday noon on the public holiday. So we went to one of our favorite cinema with Dolby Atmos sound system that I like when seeing a blockbuster movie and saw this in a two third fully booked studio. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh - Dune: Part Two, Don't Worry Darling etc) had been doing various special operations for Director of CIA Valentina de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Onward, Veep TV series etc) but feeling unhappy with her life and dirty job. During her supposed last assignment, Yelena met with others like her who also handled same kind of ops, such as John Walker aka U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters TV series, The Woman in the Window etc), Ava Starr aka Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen - Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Killjoys TV series etc) and Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko - Sentinelle, Treason mini series etc). When they realized something was wrong, together with the mysterious Bob (Lewis Pullman - Top Gun: Maverick, Salem's Lot 2024 version etc), all hesitantly had to work together to escape.

Ash - An Uninteresting Space Sci-Fi Horror Movie

This movie was released on Prime Video last week but as I was busy with work and finishing other series, I only got the chance to watch it last night. I was interested as its trailer and premise looked good. All right then, I'll get straight to it.

Brief Story Line

Riya (Eiza González - 3 Body Problem TV series, I Care A Lot etc) was an astronaut who woke up in a distant planet with no memory of herself and what happened to her. As she moved around the place she was stranded, Riya had glimpses of horrific images in her head and started to remember other crew members like Kevin (Beulah Koale - Next Goal Wins, Hawaii Five-O TV series etc), Clarke (Kate Elliott -  The Cult TV series etc), Adhi (Iko Uwais - Expend4bles, Stuber etc) and Davis (rapper/DJ Flying Lotus).