(Mini Series) The Final Problem - Pretty Enjoyable Whodunit Series Based on Spanish Novel of the Same Title

Last Friday there were few new shows and movies available on various streaming platforms. But as I just finished another series yesterday, I only began to search last night and opted to watch this mini series that caught my attention. Since it only had 4 episodes, I managed to finished it on the same day. OK then, I'll get right on with the series now.

Brief Story Line

Set in the 1950s, actor Benjamin Basil (José Coronado - Way Down, No habrá paz para los malvados etc) who was famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes was planning to go to Majorca on a yacht with Producer Fonseca (Gonzalo de Castro - Rivales, The Innocent mini series etc) and his girlfriend small time actress Vicky (Cristina Kovani - Mikaela etc) to discuss on making a movie. Due to the stormy weather, they had to disembark on a small island and stayed in the only hotel there where they met with other guests including novel writer Francisco Foxa (Martiño Rivas - The Blind Soundflowers, Cable Girls TV series etc), two close friends of Adela Figueroa (Maria Valverde - La flaqueza del bolchevique, Fever Dream etc) & Elisa (Paloma Bloyd - Cuéntame TV series etc), Dr. Seruya (Pepón Nieto - Días contados, Smiley TV series etc) and German couple Senor Klemmer (Michael Stobbe - Mordach - Tod in den Bergen mini series etc) & Senora Klemmer (Yaiza Guimaré - Hierro TV series etc).

Runner - Enjoyable Action Comedy Movie with Unexpectedly Violent and Entertaining Action Sequence

After a very busy week where I did not really have the chance to see any movies, yesterday my wife and I finally got time to go to the cinema, albeit just to see 1 film as we had other things to do in the evening. While searching for the movies, we decided to see this one which I had been eyeing ever since it was released more than two weeks ago. Lucky for us it was still playing in several studios and there was one where it was convenient and in line with our plan. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Hank Malone (Alan Ritchson - Motor City, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare etc) was a former US military personnel who was living in Brisbane Australia as a "runner", someone who transport items. When he got a new assignment from his handler Iggy (Gyton Grantley - House Husbands TV series etc) to deliver time sensitive medical package brought by Ben Bishop (Owen Wilson - Haunted Mansion, Bliss etc), Hank was not keen at first but he still decided to do it.

(TV SERIES) The Shards Season 1 - Disappointing Thriller Series with too Much Focus on Coming of Age Stories

I have actually completed this series few days ago but just got the chance to write it today. It was something that I was interested in ever since I found out about it on Disney+ 1.5 month ago. However the final episode was only released on 9 September while I was away on holiday trip with my wife, so I only got the chance to watch the full season after I returned last week. Anyway, let's just get to the series.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the year 1981 about a tight group of popular students in an elite high school in Los Angeles. They consisted of the narrator Bret Easton (Igby Rigney - The Midnight Club TV series, Midnight Mass mini series etc), his girlfriend the very wealthy Debbie Schaffer (Singer Hayes Warner) and their best friends the student body president Susan Reynolds (Kaia Gerber - Shell, Palm Royale TV series etc) with her boyfriend star quarterback Thom (Graham Campbell). However things started to change with the appearance of new mysterious student named Robert Mallory (Homer Gere) who became part of the group and somehow ruined their dynamics.

(2026) Hope - Awesome Sci-fi Action Movie with Plenty of Thrilling Moments & Desperately Needing a Sequel

For our second movie of the day, we opted to see this one that was released during our holiday trip since two weeks ago. As I was worried it would be gone soon from Indonesian cinemas, we arranged going to the cinema where it also played this film along with the one we saw before. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

In a small harbor village called Hope, the local Chief of Police Ko Bum-seok (Hwang Jung-min - I, The Executioner, The Spy Gone North etc) was surprised when being informed by his cousin Ko Sung-ki (Zo In-sung - Humint, Smugglers etc) on the finding of dead cow seemingly attacked by vicious animal. As Sung-ki and his hunter friends tried to look for the thing that killed the cow, Bum-seok somehow found something attacking and killing the villagers.

(2026) Resident Evil - The Well Received Reboot of Highly Popular Video Game Franchise Adaptation

Yesterday I finally got chance to see movies in the cinemas with my wife. There were so many that we have not seen since our holiday trip 2 weeks ago, but as our time was limited, we had no choice but to select two of them. We were tempted to see another one after seeing them, however we felt tired and decided against it. Anyway, let's get on with the first one.

Brief Story Line

On a busy snowy night, Bryan (Austin Abrams - Wolfs, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark etc) who worked a medical courier decided to accept a special assignment to deliver package to Raccoon city hospital for extra fee, even though he was supposed to return home after his latest task.

(2026) Mayday - A Delightful Action Comedy with Great Humor and Nice Enough Action

Yesterday due to unforeseen circumstances, my wife and I were unable to see any movies in the cinema. Hence I decided to search for something on streaming service. Then I remembered about this movie that was released on Apple TV on the first day of our holiday trip 2 weeks ago that sounded interesting. So I immediately gave it a try. All right then, why don't I get on with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Set in 1987 during the cold war between the US and Soviet Union, Troy Kelly aka Assassin (Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool & Wolverine, Free Guy etc) was an experienced US Navy pilot who was assigned to do a recon mission over Russia. Unfortunately the mission went wrong and his plane crasehd on Russian soil. Fortunately he was rescued by a Russian man named Nikolai "Nick" Ustinov (Kenneth Branagh - A Haunting in Venice, Henry V etc) who was living by himself.

(TV SERIES) Neagley Season 1 - A Wonderful Spin Off Series from the World of Reacher

After our holiday trip, my wife and I were busy with other things and were not able to see any of the latest movies in the cinema. However, I did have the chance to watch the whole episodes of this new series just released in Prime Video two days ago. OK then, let's just get right with the series now.

Brief Story Line

Frances Neagley (Maria Sten - Channel Zero: The Dream Door TV series etc) who worked as Private Investigator in Philadelphia got news that her childhood best friend had committed suicide. As she was suspicious of the death, Neagley decided to look into the matter and found that he had been member of a community called Echo Canyon Farm that was similar to a cult led by Lawrence Cole (Damon Herriman - Mortal Kombat II, The Bondsman TV series etc). Neagley sought information from Philadelphia PD where Detective Hudson Riley (Greyston Holt - Lou, Durham County TV series etc) was assigned to help her.

(2026) Vanishing Point - A Pretty Well Written Crime Thriller Mystery Drama Movie Based on Popular Novel

While my wife and I were on overseas holiday trip, we were unable to see any movies in the cinemas and my options were limited to watching on streaming services. This movie that was released on Netflix few days ago was something that interest me, though I only got the chance to put in writing today after our return. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

The movie focus on three group of people with their own experience that were somehow intertwined. Yan Wu (Roy Chiu - Dear Ex, Detective Chinatown TV series etc) was an addicted gambler living only with his elderly father and having financial trouble to pay his debts. They rented an apartment unit from a young woman named Lin Yutong (Liu Haocun - Ride On, The Seven Relics of Ill Omen TV series etc) who suffered from traumatic experience few months before and heavily protected by her older brother Doctor Lin Wenzhao (Li Chen - The Battle of Lake Chiangjin, Beijing Love Story TV series etc).

(Mini Series) Mousetrap - A Thriller Series Full of Surprising Twists and Turns with a Personally Rather Unsatisfactory Ending

When this series was released last Friday on Netflix, there were plenty of things that I wanted to watch. After finishing all of them, I finally started watching this on Wednesday and completed it yesterday. So how was the series then? I'll just dive into it now.

Brief Story Line

Reclusive writer Je Moon-jae (Ryu Jun-yeol - The 8 Show TV series, The Night Owl etc) had been living in an apartment for 3 years and never went out, with all personal matters handled by his friend & accountant Son Su-hyeon (Moo Jin-sung - Perhaps Love, The Tyrant TV series etc). His life suddenly turned upside down when he lost everything in one day due to identity theft. In order to find out the truth and proving himself, Moon-jae had no choice but to work together with Noja (Sul Kyung-gu - The Moon, Yakhsa: Ruthless Operations etc) a gangster enforcer who was originally trying to capture him.

(2026) The Runner - Lacking Punch for a Supposedly Thrilling Premise

I saw this movie in the Coming Soon section of Prime Video and was looking forward to watch due to its interesting premise. So when it was made available yesterday, I immediately gave it a try once I was able to do it. Let's get to the movie now, shall we?

Brief Story Line

Maia Marten (Gal Gadot - Heart of Stone, Wonder Woman etc) was a famous attorney based in London who raised her young child Noah (Rory Wilmot) by herself. During one of her usual morning run after dropping Noah to school, she got a mysterious call from a man claiming he had kidnapped her son. The caller (Damian Lewis - Our Kind of Traitor, Billions TV series etc) demanded Maia to do a specific thing within one hour before he release Noah.

(TV SERIES) Furious Season 1 - A Dark and Heavy Crime Drama Series Loosely Inspired by 1987 Movie Black Widow

Few weeks ago while I was checking on Disney+, I found this series and another one which were both intriguing for me. However just like the usual Hulu original series, it was having one episode per week release (except for the first three that were released at the same time). Two days ago I noticed the last episode would be released on Monday, so I decided to start watching the day before and finished it last night. OK then, I'll get on with the series now.

Brief Story Line

Rookie FBI agent Alice Black (Emmy Rossum - Cold Pursuit, Shameless TV series etc) who was formerly from NYPD, was asked by her old partner Detective Danny Kelly (Scoot McNairy - Man on Fire TV series, Luckiest Girl Alive etc) to look into the death of a wealthy billionaire's son. Though it looked like a simple overdoze, Alice was suspicious with similar case that occurred 14 years before and tried to bring it to the attention of Nora Washington (Quincy Tyler Bernstine - Power TV series etc), the FBI's head of sex crime units.