(Mini Series) Ca$hero - A Fun and Light Series About Ordinary People with Powers Based on Webtoon

I have been looking forward to this series which was released by Netflix last Friday due to its very interesting premise. So I began to watch it immediately on that day and managed to finish it the day after. OK then, let's just get right to the series.

Brief Story Line

Kang Sang-ung (Lee Jun-ho - Homme Fatale, The Red Sleeve TV series etc) was just an ordinary civil servant who had a long time girlfriend Kim Min-suk (Kim Hye-jun - A Shop for Killers TV series, Another Child etc) and had simple dream of gathering enough money to buy their own home. However his life was changed when he somehow gotten an amazing super power. Unfortunately it was directly linked with how much cash he was holding as every time he used the power, all the money would be physically drained. Obviously it was a super power that would complicate his life.

(2025) Anaconda - Hilarious Reboot of the Popular Horror Movie

When my wife and I saw glimpses of the trailer to this movie more than a week ago, obviously we wanted to see it as soon as we could. But since it was released on the day when we were not available, we only saw it two days ago on another movie marathon day. All right then, let's just get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Four childhood friends that consisted of Doug McCallister (Jack Black - A Minecraft Movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie etc) who had been working as wedding videographer, small time actor Ronald Gtiffin (Paul Rudd - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania etc), Claire Simmons (Thandiwe Newton - Mufasa: The Lion King, Reminiscence etc) the lawyer and Kenny Trent (Steve Zahn - Eanie Meanie, The White Lotus TV series season 1 etc) were unhappy with their current lives. So when Griff told them he had acquired the rights for their favorite movie Anaconda, they decided to make an indie reboot of that film.

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants - A Fun Movie But Probably Best Enjoyed by Fans of the Animated Series

This movie was released together with another one that I was looking forward to on Wednesday, no doubt to give families chance to see during Christmas holiday. As I was busy with my wife, we only managed to see the two of them yesterday in our movie marathon day. Without further ado, here's more on the film. 

Brief Story Line

When SpongeBob (Tom Kenny - Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp etc) realized he just grew taller, he wanted to prove that he was a big guy by following the footsteps of his boss Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown - The Penguin TV series, Warcraft: The Beginning etc) and became a swashbuckler. SpongeBob somehow summoned the pirate ghost Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill - The Wild Robot, Star Wars: The Last Jedi etc) who convinced him to go on a dangerous adventure to get the swashbuckler certificate. Together with his best friend Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke - Coach sitcom etc), SpongeBob went on the journey along with the Dutchman and his crew that included his assistant Barb (Regina Hall - Me Time, Think Like a Man etc).

(TV SERIES) Pluribus Season 1 - Understandably Well Received Drama with Sci-fi Element, but Completely Different From What I Expected

When this series was first released on AppleTV+, it garnered so much hype that made me intrigued. However, I still prefer to wait till all episodes available before I started watching. And I did it since two days ago and finished the first season last night. All right then, let's find out more, shall we.

Brief Story Line

Famous romance fiction novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn - Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Whitney TV series etc) was just finishing her book tour when suddenly all the people around her were having seizures and somehow their brains became connected with one another after it was over. Carol later found out the whole thing was due to alien virus and affected the people in the whole world, with only 12 other persons immune to the effect. 

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - Wonderful Story Combined with Great Action Animation that Would Make You Like Denji Even Better

When this movie was released in Indonesian cinemas, I was still having a long overseas holiday trip with my wife and did not have the chance to see it after I returned. So I had to wait till it's available via online streaming. Few days ago, it was finally released in Catchplay+, albeit with a premium special price. Anyway yesterday I decided to watch it. OK here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first season, Denji (Toya Kikonosuke) was assigned by his boss Makima (Kusunoki Tomori) with a new temporary partner, the devil Beam (Hanae Natsuki) while Power (Ai Fairouz) was having her excess blood drained. Meanwhile Aki Hayakawa (Sakata Shogo) was working together with Angel Devil (Uchida Maaya).

(2025) The Great Flood - Might Have Been A More Entertaining Movie If It Stick to its Disaster Premise

Once again I watched a new movie released by Netflix on Friday. It was something that has caught my attention since few weeks ago when it was put under Coming Soon section. OK then, I'll just get started with it.

Brief Story Line

Gu An-na (Kim Da-mi - Nine Puzzles TV series, The Witch: Part 1 and 2 etc) was awaken in the morning by his young son Ja-in (Kwon Eun-song - Citizen of a Kind, Blind TV series etc) who kept on asking her to play. To her surprise, An-na realized that the heavy rain had resulted to some water beginning to flood her apartment unit on the 3rd floor. Lucky for her, a security guy named Son Hee-jo (Park Hae-soo - Butterfly TV series, Phantom etc) contacted An-na and tried to take her to safety.

Avatar: Fire and Ash - Still Very Entertaining and Visually Stunning as the Previous Films in the Series

Last week, this movie had its advance ticket sale in Indonesia. Unfortunately it was not available in the theater that we always went to for such blockbuster film. Hence we only bought the tickets in that studio yesterday noon when it was released. Lucky for us we still got nice enough seats, though not our most favorite ones. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

After the events of Avatar: The Way of Water, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington - Lift, The Titan etc) and his wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldana - Elio, Vampires vs. the Bronx etc) with their children Lo'ak (Britain Dalton - Dark Harvest etc), Tuk (Trinity Bliss - The Life of Chuck etc), adoptive daughter Kiri (Sigourney Weaver - Marvel's The Defenders mini series, The Gorge etc) and Spider (Jack Champion - Retribution etc) were still mourning the death of Netayam. While the whole family were going over to drop Spider to another location with the Wind Traders, they encountered another Na'vi clan called Mangkwan led by the vicious Varang (Oona Chaplin - Treason mini series, Anchor and Hope etc) who were trying to rob them. Things gotten complicated when Colonel Quaritch (Stephen lang - Don't Breathe 2, Sisu: Road to Revenge etc) who was hell bent on capturing Jake Sully somehow gotten info on his whereabouts.

(TV SERIES) IT: Welcome to Derry Season 1 - A Brilliantly Done Prequel to Stephen King's Hit Novel

When I found out about this series some time ago, I was really excited and eagerly wait till the full season was completed. The season finale was made available on 14 December but I only realized it the day after and immediately started watching. I managed to finish all episodes last night and could not help to write about it. All right then, let's just get started.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1962 in the small town of Derry, Maine, Major Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo - Babylon, 3 Body Problem TV series etc) was assigned to the US airbase there to work on special assignment under General Shaw (James Remar - Black Lightning TV series, Megalopolis etc) and also cooperate with Airman Dick Hallorann (Chris Chalk - Perry Mason TV series, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt etc). Leroy arranged for his wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige - The Toxic Aventer 2023 version, Hit the Floor TV series etc) & their young son Will (Blake Cameron James) to move to the town as well.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - The Sequel to the Hit Movie Adapted from Popular Video Game Series

When this movie was released in early December, my wife and I were not in Indonesia. After we returned, the film only played in several studios of the biggest cinema chain but sadly they were all a bit challenging to go to. Yesterday we just realized that it actually was playing in a studio of different cinema chain located quite near our home, so we decided to go there while it's still available. OK then, I'll get right with it.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first movie, Mike (Josh Hutcherson - The Beekeeper, Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008 version etc) and his younger sister Abby (Piper Rubio) were living a normal life while Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail - Countdown, Ordinary Joe TV series etc) was still traumatized and having a bit difficulty getting back to work as police. However their peaceful life was disrupted when Abby started getting messages from the animatronics whom she referred to as friends, while Mike read some announcements posted on Freddy Fazbear's Pizza by Henry (Skeet Ulrich - Riverdale TV series, Supercell etc), the father of a murder victim happened 20 years before.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - Detective Benoit Blanc Did it Again!

Being a fan of whodunit and the lead character, obviously I wanted to watch this movie as early as possible. So when it was finally made available in Netflix on Friday, I immediately start watching it. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

Famous detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig - Casino Royale, Layer Cake etc) was called up by Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis - Luckiest Girl Alive, The Spy Who Dumped Me etc) the police chief of a small town where a murder happened in a Catholic Church. The Church itself was led by Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin - The Running Man 2025 remake, Deadpool 2 etc) and Father Jud (Josh O'Connor - Challengers, The Crown TV series etc), the new Assistant Pastor. They were assisted by Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close - Back in Action, Fatal Attraction etc) who had been very devoted to the Church since childhood and also the groundskeeper Samson (Thomas Haden Church - Spider-man 3, Twisted Metal TV series etc).

(2025) Nobody - The Fun Adventure of Kind Hearted Demons that Became the Highest Grossing 2D Chinese Animated Movie

I never knew about this film until it was promoted in two cinema chains in Indonesia last week. It sounded like something that I would like so I convinced my wife to accompany me seeing the movie yesterday when it was released. It was not playing in that many theaters but it did play in one of the studio not that far from our home. So we decided to see it there after lunch. All right then, let's get more into this.

Brief Story Line

Story focused on a Yaoguai (demon) in the form of pig (Chen Ziping) who worked together with his friend the toad demon (Lu Yang) as cleaner for the Cave King. When Pig heard he could become a Budha by getting scriptures like the Tang Monk who was travelling together with his group in their journey to the West, he decided to do the same thing.

Oh. What. Fun. - Unfortunately not A Fun Christmas Comedy Film

I saw the notification of this new movie several days ago on Prime Video and after reading the brief synopsis plus looking at the lead cast, I was quite intrigued to give it a try. However I only got the chance to watch it two nights ago after completing other series. OK let's just get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer - Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Mother! etc) had been planning for the perfect Christmas holiday gathering with her family that consisted of her husband Nick (Denis Leary - Ice Age: Collision Course, The Moodys TV series etc), the children i.e. Channing the oldest (Felicity Jones - The Midnight Sky, True Story etc), middle child Taylor (Chloë Grace Moretz - Nimona, Tom & Jerry 2021 version etc) and the youngest Sammy (Dominc Sessa - Now You See Me Now You Don't etc) together with Channing's husband Doug (Jason Schwartzman - Bored to Death TV series, The Darjeeling Limited etc) & their young twins.

(TV SERIES) The Manipulated - Action Heavy, Revenge Driven Series with Interesting Premise

This series was already released on Disney+ since early November 2025, but as usual, I would only start watching when it was completed. My wife on the other hand, decided to watch it several days before the final episode was available on 3rd of December cause she is a major fan of the lead cast. And after finishing it few days ago, she strongly recommended that I watch the series, which I obliged by starting yesterday and finished it today. Without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line (warning possible spoiler!)

Park Tae-joong (Ji Chang-wook - Revolver, Gangnam B-Side TV series etc) was just an ordinary man who worked hard as delivery guy. Unfortunately his life was destroyed when he was caught for a crime he did not commit. Due to irrefutable evidence, Tae-joong was found guilty and sentenced to prison. Life in jail was unbearable for him until he met with the kind-hearted Noh Yong-sik (Kim Jong-soo -Smugglers, Start-Up etc). But when Tae-joong somehow found out that the evidence against him was fabricated, he immediately devised a plan for revenge with the help from Yong-sik and later his daughter Eun-bi (Jo Yoon-su - The Tyrant mini series, The Interest of Love TV series etc).

(2025) Troll 2 - An Entertaining Sequel to the Norwegian Hit Monster Movie

When I saw the poster of this film in the Coming Soon section of Netflix, I was immediately excited as it seemed to promise something epic. But when it was released, I was away for holiday and did not want to watch it on small screen of my tablet. So I decided to wait till last night when I was already at home to see it on my TV. OK I'll get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

Three years after the events of the first movie, Nora Tidemann (Ine Maria Wilmann) had quit her previous job and lived in seclusion till her old friend Andreas Isaksen (Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen) sought her advice on something related with her expertise. Nora later met with a group of scientists that included Andreas' wife Sigrid (Karoline Viktoria Sletteng Garvang) and few others led by Marion Rhadani (Sara Khorami). 

Agak Laen: Menyala Pantiku! - A Standalone Sequel That Was Still As Enjoyable As The First Movie

After more than a week of release, my wife and I decided to see this movie in the cinema very near to our home at noon today where we can still easily get our favorite seats. Amazingly the film was playing in 3 studios which meant that we could opt to see it every half hour to forty five minutes. All right then, why don't I just get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Four police detectives that consisted of Bene (Bene Dion - The Underdogs, Susah Sinyal etc), Boris (Boris Bokir - Ngeri Ngeri Sedap, Guru Guru Gokil etc), Jegel (Indra Jegel - The Guys, Miracle in Cell No. 7 etc) and Oki (Oki Rengga - Keluarga Super Irit, Cinta Tak Seindah Drama Korea etc) have been under a lot scrutiny due to their repeated failures in the past. They were given final chance to redeem themselves by their superior, Commander Ario (Ariyo Wahab - Ganjil Genap, Sayap Sayap Patah etc) to find the murder suspect from 2 years ago who have fled to a nursing home.