Wings of Dread - Full Action Martial Arts Movie Set on An Airplane

This movie was released in Indonesian cinemas since last Friday. I was quite interested as the premise sounds promising plus it starred one of the most well known Indonesian action star. Unfortunately it only played in two studios of the biggest cinema chains which were far located. However, it did play in the other cinema chains but also at very limited studios and time. Anyway my wife and I finally got the chance to watch this yesterday afternoon. OK then, I'll get right on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Gu Chao Yang (Ashton Chen - Detective Chen, Heroes TV series etc) was an air marshall who decided to go onboard the plane where his girlfriend, flight attendant Dong Lu (Nita Lei - Mojin: Return to the South China Sea, Here We Met Again TV series etc) was on duty. The flight was almost fully booked with a lot of passengers including criminal Du Jiu Lin (Tao Hai) who was being escorted back to China by the police, mysterious woman wearing cap (Qu Jing Jing - The Whole Truth TV series, The Body Guard etc), a soft spoken psychologist (Iko Uwais - Mile 22, Wu Assassins TV series etc), the influencer Li Jie (Yu Mu Lin), the disability guy with walking stick (Liu Feng Chao - The Butcher's Blade, Black Storm etc) and plenty others.

The Whisper Man - An OK Enough Crime Thriller Drama Novel Adaptation

There were so many new options available on Netflix this week and I chose to watch this crime thriller movie that was released on Friday. It has interesting premise plus it has well known lead cast that I believe would be good. All right then, let's just get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

When the body of a missing child was found by the search team led by Detective Amanda Beck (Michelle Monaghan - Little Brother, Bad Monkey TV series etc), it was a major surprise as it was similar to the cases decades before done by the Whisper Man Francis Carter (Michael Keaton - The Flash, Birdman etc) who was already jailed for life. Beck decided to seek advice from the person who caught Francis last time, retired Detective Inspector Pete Willis (Robert De Niro - Zero Day mini series, Raging Bull etc) but he was not interested in helping. 

Motor City - A Stylish Action Thriller Drama with Minimum Dialogue that might not be for Everyone

This movie was put under Coming Soon section of various Indonesian cinema chains since few months back and I was looking forward to see due to its lead star. I think it was scheduled last month but somehow changed to two weeks ago and finally released mid of this week. As I was having other things, I only got the chance to see it yesterday with my wife. All right then, let's find out more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the 1970s Detroit where ex convict John Miller (Alan Ritchson - War Machine, Reacher TV series etc) was just free from probation and planned to marry his girlfriend Sophia (Shailene Woodley - To Catch a Killer, The Divergent Series: Allegiant Part 1 etc) who used to be in relationship with crime boss Reynolds (Ben Foster - The Contractor, Warcraft: The Beginning etc). 

(Mini Series) Lucky - A Solid Enough Series About the Struggle of Grifter Adapted from Best Selling Novel

I have heard about this mini series released on AppleTV+ since mid of last month which intrigued me. But as it was only made available once a week, as usual I would wait till its completion before started watching. However I did not realize that its final episode was released on 19 August until two days ago while browsing for new series. So I began watching then and just finished last night. Without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga etc) and her husband Cary (Drew Starkey - Outer Banks TV series, Queer etc) had just finished the task given by her father, the con-artist John Armstrong (Timothy Olyphant - Over Your Dead Body, Havoc etc) who was imprisoned for embezzling fund. Unfortunately something went terribly wrong and she became the target of crime boss Priscilla Masterson (Annette Bening - American Beauty, Being Julia etc) & her right hand man Dusty (Clifton Collins Jr. - The Bricklayer, Jockey etc) and the FBI led by Agent Billie Rand (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor - Quantico TV series, King Richard etc) who wanted to capture her.

(Mini Series) The Apartment Job - A Delightful and Enjoyable Long Con Crime Comedy Series

This series was intriguing for me due to its seemingly interesting and fun premise. However it was not an original Netflix and the episodes were made available once a week. So I waited till its completion before starting to watch. Its last episode was released on 16 August but I only began two days later and finished it on Sunday. OK then, let's just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Park Hae-gang (Ji Sung - The Judge Returns TV series, Watcha Wearing? etc) was a former gangster boss who got into trouble and was forced to look for huge amount of money in very short time. Together with his loyal subordinates  Gyeong-nam (Jeong Soon-won - Dream, The Dream Life of Mr. Kim TV series etc), Je-gi (Hwang Hee - Tale of the Nine Tailed1938 TV series etc) and Big Guy (Kim Kyu-won), they decided to do a long con in the True Value apartment complex as suggested by former apartment Building Manager nicknamed Lizard (Kim Won-hae - Trigger mini series, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call TV series etc). In order to fulfill their mission, Hae-gang enlisted the help from failed law student Kang Ha-ri (Ha Yoon-kyung - Lost, Hospital Playlist TV series etc) who was willing to do role play for money.

Mutiny - A Good Old Fashion & Brutal Action Thriller in Tight Space that Should Entertain Fans of Such Genre

As soon as my wife and I were aware of the upcoming Jason Statham movie, we already had plans to see it. But as it was released on the day we were scheduled to return home, we decided to buy tickets yesterday on its premiere date. Despite feeling tired from our trip, we were still excited to see the movie in the cinema just walking distance from our home. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Cole Reed (Jason Statham - Shelter, Wrath of Man etc) had been working as body guard for years protecting his boss Timu Campallo (Ramon Tikaram - Pennyworth TV series, Endgame etc), the owner of a large shipping company named KGM. After an incident where Cole was framed for a crime, he went on board a cargo ship owned by KGM with its Captain Marko Madsen (Roland Møller - Skyscraper, Citadel TV series etc) to find the truth. 

OK! Madam: Bon Voyage - A Less Entertaining Sequel to the 2020 Hilarious Action Comedy Movie

I was not aware that there was this movie released in Indonesian cinemas since mid of last week. It was not playing in the biggest cinema chain in Indonesia but it was available in the rest of them. Since I already saw and enjoyed the first film few years ago, I wanted to see this sequel with my wife who did not need too much convincing. All right then, I'll just get right with it. 

Brief Story Line

Six years after the events of the original movie, Mi-young (Uhm Jung-hwa - Miss Fortune, Doctor Cha TV series etc) was still selling bread sticks while her husband Suk-hwan (Park Sung-woong - A Man of Reason, Bloodhounds TV series etc) was out of work and trying to be reinstilled as NIS agent and their now teenaged daughter Na-Ri (Jung Soo-bin) was giving the parents a hard time. 

Mystery Arena - A Combination of Game Quiz and Whodunit Mystery that Might be too Weird in General

There were not that many options to watch on streaming services during the past few days as they were mostly ongoing series or movie that I was not that interested in. When I found this one on Prime Video which I was not exactly sure when it was released, I thought the premise sound intriguing. Anyway I actually tried to watch on Friday night but somehow was too sleepy and only continued & finished it last night. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 2036, twenty years after pandemic that ruined the lives of people and newborn babies, a quiz was held annually by its host Kabayama (Karasawa Toshiaki - 24 Japan TV series, 20th Century Boys films etc) where contestants were given murder mystery case to be solved live on TV giving the winner a huge money prize. The contestants of this year's quiz were disgraced researcher Edison (Nomaguchi Toru - AARO TV series, Faking Beethoven etc), orphan girl Ichiko (Ashida Mana - The Greatest Teacher TV series, Under the Stars etc), mystery novelist Ano (Asano Yuko -  Kura, The 8-Tomb Village etc) and three men with nicknames of Gambler (Suzuki Nobuyuki - Song of the Samurai TV series, Tokyo Revengers etc), Legend (Tamayama Tetsuji - Jigen Daisuke, Warau Matroshka TV series etc), and Unlucky Guy (Okuno So - Cosmetic Playlover TV series, The Setting Sun etc).

The End of Oak Street - An Amazing and Intense Sci-fi Survival Thriller Movie

As I said in my earlier post, my wife and I decided at the last minute to buy tickets for Wednesday's show despite having advance ticket sale last week. It was due to the schedule in the same cinema we were going for another movie was only available on that day. The timing was just nice as it played half hour after the first film finished. OK then, I'll just get right on with this movie.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1982, the Platt family that consisted of Denise (Anne Hathaway - The Odyssey,  The Hustle etc), her husband Greg (Ewan McGregor - Birds of Prey, Moulin Rouge! etc) who was working part time delivering pizzas and their two children the teenager Audrey (Maisy Stella - My Old Ass, Nashville TV series etc) and her younger brother Brian (Christian Convery - Sweet Tooth TV series, Playing With Fire etc) were just one of the regular families living in Oak Street.

Kung Fu Soccer - Spiritual Sequel to the Stephen Chow's 2001 Cult Classic Shaolin Soccer

I have been eyeing for this movie for quite some time ever since I found out about its existence. So when it had advance ticket sale last week, I did not hesitate to buy for the first show on its premiere date yesterday. Originally my wife and I planned to buy tickets for another movie on the same day at the same cinema but unfortunately it was not available. However when we checked on the cinema apps yesterday morning, we found the other film was also playing in the same theater, so we bought the tickets and had ourselves another movie marathon day. All right then, I'll just get right on this film now. 

Brief Story Line

Story began with the introduction of various teams competing for the Asian women's soccer tournament which included the 7 times champion Taiga and other experienced team like Jinlong, Ehwa plus newcomer Emei. As a team that consisted of practically nobody, Emei were obviously looked down. However their captain Shuang (Zhang Xiaofei - YOLO, Hi,Mom etc) and her best friend Jade (Dilraba Dilmurat - Mr. Pride Vs. Ms. Prejudice, The Long Ballad TV series etc) who played as striker were very confident of themselves and adamant to prove they could go on to win the championship.

The Last House - A Good Combination of Sci-fi Action Thriller with Survival Drama

After several weeks, Netflix finally released a new movie that interest me. It was said to be science fiction genre and from the very brief teaser looked intriguing. So I decided to immediately give a try once it was available on Friday. All right then, I'll just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

On an unusually heavy rain day, Jason (Wagner Moura - Civil War, Dope Thief mini series etc) with his wife Ann (Greta Lee - Toy Story 5, Past Lives etc) and their two children the 12 year old Graham (Noah Alexander Sosnowski) & 8 year old Ruth (Riley Chung) were planning to go out and buy Christmas tree when they realized they were unable to open the doors and windows. They found out other neighbors were all having same problem. As it was unclear on the reason and how long they would be trapped, the family had to survive on limited food and tried their best to live on. 

(2026) The Invisible Guest - The Indonesian Remake of Well Received Full of Twist Psychological Drama Movie from Spain

When I got notification email from HBO Max several days ago, I was surprised as it promoted a new Indonesian movie that I never heard or known before. Anyway once I saw its premise and the lead star I was obviously intrigued. So when it was finally released yesterday at 2 PM like advertised, I immediately watched it. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

Movie started with the appearance of Reza (Reza Rahadian - Keadilan, Berbalas Kejam etc), a very experienced lawyer in the apartment where Mawar (Mawar de Jongh - Virgo and the Sparklings, The Shadow Strays etc) was staying. She was under house arrest as main suspect in the murder of Yoshi (Arifin Putra - Foxtrot 6, Sang Pengadil etc). As someone who never lost a case, Reza demanded Mawar to tell her every little detail including things related to the missing person case sometime back.

(MINI SERIES) Elite Force - A Series Focusing on French Elite Tactical Unit with Some Interesting Drama & Few Shocking Twists

This series was released while I was away on holiday trip with my wife. Though it was interesting, I chose to wait till I was back and could watch it on my TV as it was an action series. So I started watching yesterday which was exactly 2 weeks after it was released on Netflix and finished it on the same day. All right then, let's just get on with the series.

Brief Story Line

Story focused on the French elite tactical unit referred to as GIGN with its main mission that included counter terrorism, hostage rescue, protection of officials and others. After going through various challenges, few people were finally accepted as new recruits in GIGN which included the strong-willed Max (Tristan Zanchi - Dangerous Liaisons 2022 French version, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon TV series etc) and the intelligent Rapha (Nelly Lawson - In Tandem TV series etc). 

The Devil's Mouth - Shark Survival Thriller that would not Win the Hearts of Critics but Still Pretty Intense

When I returned home from my 2 weeks holiday, I did not browse through anything new on streaming platforms as I already set my eyes on watching certain shows. I only started searching for it yesterday and noticed there was a new movie released on Prime Video since last Wednesday. It seemed to have interesting premise which made me intrigued to give a try. OK then, I'll just get into it.

Brief Story Line

Five friends that consisted of Sara (Kathryn Newton - Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come, Freaky etc) and her dominant best friend Max (Lana Condor - Pretty Lethal, Deadly Class TV series etc) with her boyfriend James (Nico Hiraga - Moxie, The Power TV series etc) together with Adrienne (Tommi Rose - Sweet Magnolias TV series etc) & her boyfriend Greg (Gavin Casalegno - The Summer I Turned Pretty TV series, Queen of the Ring etc) wanted to experience one last adventure before they went with life after college. They decided to go to Thailand and went on an under water tour in the remote caves called the Devil's Mouth with local tour guide named Wat (Tayme Thapthimthong - The White Lotus season 3 etc).

(MINI SERIES) Agent Kim Reactivated - Entertaining Action Thriller Series With Plenty of Heart & Humor Based on Popular Webtoon

This series had garnered a lot of attention when it was first released more than a month ago. I was obviously interested in watching it but I wanted to wait till its full season completed. My wife on the other hand started watching around 1 week ago while we were on holiday and she kept on telling me to see. After our return three days ago, I immediately complied and started watching and finished it last night. All right then, why don't I just get right on with the series.

Brief Story Line

Mr. Kim (So Ji-sub - Mercy For None mini series, Confession etc) was a single father who had to take care of his only daughter Kim Min-ji (Seo Su-min) all by himself. He worked at a small bank with one of his colleague Ms. Jung (Son Na-eun - The Wrath, The Tale of Lady Ok TV series etc) who seemed to know his characteristics. Mr. Kim loved to hang out with his two old friends Han-soo (Choi Dae-hoon - The Wonderfools mini series, Lucid Dream etc) the former Taekwondo champion and Jin-cheol (Yoon Kyung-ho - My Daughter is a Zombie, Vigilante TV series etc) the school zone traffic volunteer. 

Spider-man: Brand New Day - Another Marvelous Spider-man Movie that Felt More Mature With a Bit Darker Tone

After returning from our holiday trip two days ago, we decided to take a rest and only went to see this latest superhero movie yesterday. It was playing in both studios of our favorite cinema with large screen and Dolby Atmos system not for from our home. But since I had something to do in the afternoon, we chose the earliest one at 12.15 PM. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

After the events of previous movie, Peter Parker aka Spider-man (Tom Holland - Unchartered, Spies in Disguise etc) had been saving New York city from various villains for several years all by himself while his girlfriend MJ (Zendaya - The Odyssey, Dune 2021 etc) and their best friend Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon - The Wrecking Crew, Novocaine etc) had moved on with their lives as they had completely forgotten about his existence. During an attack aimed at Department of Damage Control led by its director Bill Metzger (Tramell Tillman - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Severance TV series etc), Frank Castle aka Punisher (Jon Bernthal - The Accountant 2, Those Who Wish Me Dead etc) was also trying to help though with completely different method.