Brothers Under Fire - B Action Movie with Premise that was not Really Bad but Lacking in Execution

Last week I saw this movie's trailer (under the title Sierra Madre) in the cinemas but it did not really interest me. So even though it was already released in Indonesia since last Friday and still played in some studios, I was not too keen to see it. However, yesterday after finishing other series on streaming services, I was browsing HBO Max to search for something and came across this movie which I thought looked similar to the one in the cinema. Once I find out more, I found out it was indeed the same film. Hence I thought why not give it a try as it's very convenient to watch from my home. All right then, let's get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Experienced and tough US Army Captain Jordan Wright (Kiefer Sutherland - Juror #2, 24 TV series etc) had been fighting in various war zones in many tours. After finishing a mission, his team member Alberto (Tommy Martinez - Disclosure Day, Good Trouble TV series etc) invited Jordan and their very close army buddies of Danny (Solly McLeod - Practical Magic 2, Fear TV series etc), Hino (Laird Akeo - Persona, 7000 Miles etc) and Carson (Ashton Sanders - Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Wu-Tang: An American Saga TV series etc) to celebrate Alberto's wedding with his fiancee Isabella (Laura Osma - Fake Profile TV series, Pimpinero: Blood and Oil etc) in Mexico.

Hungry - A Decent Enough Survival Thriller Movie

For the second of our movie marathon day, we saw this survival thriller that I thought would be interesting. Although it was not something that my wife truly liked, but she was willing to accompany me seeing this. All right then, let's just get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Sistine (Madison Davenport - It's What's Inside, Reprisal TV series etc) and her best friend Hannah (Olivia Bernstone - Fighting With My Family etc) were having a holiday trip in New Orleans. They later joined a tour on the swamp to see alligators using the boat captained by Captain Rodrigo (Michel Curiel). Along with Sistine and Hannah, there were also other people who joined on the tour like the family of Sally (Samantha Coughlan - Arcadian etc) with her father Tim (Jim Meskimen - War of the Worlds 2025 etc) and her teenaged son Mikey (River Codack - Happy Face TV series etc) and businesswoman Dionne (Tracey Bonner - Sweet Magnolias TV series etc).

The Mongoose - A Different Kind of Action for Liam Neeson's Latest Movie

Yesterday there were two new movies released in Indonesian cinemas and I was quite interested with both of them. Since I was free in the afternoon, I convinced my wife to see both of them and had another movie marathon day. This was the first one that we saw.

Brief Story Line

Ryan Flanagan aka Fang (Liam Neeson - Cold Pursuit, A Monster Calls etc) was a war veteran who was forced to go on a run after being accused of committing a crime. Using a very fast car, Fang tried to evade capture from the Arkansas Highway Patrol led by Major Tilton (Maurice Marvel Meredith). As he passed through Texas, Fang was being chased by Major Walter Pope (Michael Chiklis - Hubie Halloween, The Shield TV series etc) who did not hesitate to use deadly force on him.

Clayface - A Very Dark Origin Story of One of Batman's Villains

After playing in Indonesian cinemas for almost a week, my wife and I finally got the chance to see this movie yesterday. We were on holiday last week and just returned on Saturday night, so no time to see the film as we were busy with other things. Yesterday was also the Cinema Day in Indonesia with all cinema chains giving discount to their studios and lots of people seem to take advantage of it. Anyway, I'll just get on with the movie then.

Brief Story Line

Matt Hagen (Tom Rhys Harries - Kandahar, The Return etc) was a famous actor who managed to build successful career from bottom. After gotten into problem with mob boss Marko Szabo (David Dencik - The Chestnut Man TV series, The Snowman etc), Matt's face was disfigured and he lost everything, including all his wealth managed by his manager Frank Fitzpatrick (Eddie Marsan - Prisoner TV series, Wrath of Man etc).

(2026) Masterplan - Very Standard Heist Movie with Nothing that Truly Excelled

I read an article somewhere that there would be new movie released in Prime Video on Friday. Since it was about a heist and the premise looked interesting, I was intrigued to find out. However I came home rather late on Friday after my movie marathon and thought it would be better to watch it on the following day when I was fresher. OK, let us get on with the movie then.

Brief Story Line

Jay (Victor Belmondo - Lie With Me, Fly Me Away etc) and Chiara (Simona Tabasco - Immaculate, The White Lotus season 2 etc) were both professional thieves who had their own specialty. When they were recruited by a mysterious person who later revealed to them as master thief Roger (Stanley Tucci - The Devil Wears Prada 2, Fountain of Youth etc) to steal the famous painting Mona Lisa, Jay and Chiara were skeptical at first. But after Roger informed them that they were his children and believed they could pull the heist as a family, they finally agreed to work on it.

Whalefall - An Interesting Survival Thriller Movie in Unexpected Location

For our second movie marathon, we saw this one that was released on Wednesday. It was something that interest me due to its premise. It was playing in the cinema very near our home so even though we chose the 5 PM show, it was not inconvenient to return home after it was finished. All right then, let's just get on with it.

Brief Story Line

A year after the death of his father Mitt (Josh Brolin - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Sicario: Day of the Soldado etc), Jay (Austin Abrams - Resident Evil 2026, Do Revenge etc) returned to his home town. He was reunited with his mother Zara (Elisabeth Shue - The Boys TV series, Leaving Las Vegas etc) and his two older sisters Eva (Jane Levy - Castle Rock TV series, Monster Trucks etc) and Nan (Emily Rudd - One Piece live action series, Fear Street Part 2: 1978 etc).

Apparently Jay had a personal mission of searching for his father's remains in the sea. While doing so, he was somehow gotten swallowed by a sperm whale and with less than an hour of oxygen, Jay had to find way to save himself.

(2026) Street Fighter - The Latest Live Adaptation of the Hugely Popular Video Game Series

After playing in the cinemas for two days, I finally got the chance to see this one today. As I was busy in the past few days, I was also playing catch up and decided for movie marathon with this being the first. In fact I began writing this while waiting for the next film though I only finished it afterwards. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Ken Masters (Noah Centineo - The Recruit TV series, To All the Boys movies etc) and Ryu (Andrew Koji - Steal mini series, Bullet Train etc) were two great fighters who were best friends since childhood and both learned martial arts from their master Gouken (Don Lee aka Ma Dong-seok - The Roundup: Punishment, Train to Busan etc). After the world tournament in 1987, Ryu had gone to seclusion while Ken became more known in various advertisements and managed by his friend Dan (Andrew Schulz - Upgraded, Benders TV series etc).

(2026) Animals - A Crime Thriller Drama with Interesting Premise but Lack Strong Performance to Make it Memorable

This movie was released by Netflix last Friday and I actually have seen it on that same day, but I just did not have the time to write about it till today. It was something that I was intrigued after reading its brief synopsis. OK then, I'll just get right on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Matt Kimball (Ben Affleck - The Accountant 2, Deep Water etc) was an independent candidate for Los Angeles Mayor who had spent a lot of money for campaign and all the related expenses. Meanwhile his wife Abigail (Kerry Washington - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Django Unchained etc) was a successful psychologist and supportive of Matt. On Halloween night, Matt and Abigail's only son Denny (Christopher Woodley) went for trick or treating accompanied by the house maid Cecilia (Adriana Paz - El Autor, Coyote TV series etc) together with Hector (Jacob Estrada), the son of her boyfriend Ramos (Luis Gerardo Mendez - Me Time, Narcos: Mexico season 3 etc) who only drove them to the location.

Matchbox: The Movie - Despite not Really a Movie About the Legendary Toys, Still a Very Entertaining Action Comedy with Very Light Standard Story & Spectacular Action

This movie was made available on AppleTV on Friday but I only watch it yesterday. I did not have any knowledge about it except that it sounded fun with the lead star John Cena. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

Sean Walker (John Cena - Little Brother, Bumblebee etc) was a spy working for the CIA together with his handler Helen (Danai Gurira - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Walking Dead TV series etc). After being told to take some time off, Sean returned to his hometown and reunited with his best friends from middle school that consisted of Aimee (Jessica Biel - The Better Sister mini series, Total Recall remake etc), Ted (Arturo Castro - Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, The Menu etc), Crosby (Sam Richardson - Hoppers, The Tomorrow War etc) and Charmaine (Teyonah Parris - The Marvels, No Good Deed TV series etc). Unfortunately their reunion turned catastrophic when Sean was suspected of stealing dangerous weapons with the help from his friends.

(Mini Series) Below - A Pretty Decent Creature Series which was not the Nonstop Thrilling and Suspenseful Kind

Two days ago, this series was just released on Netflix. I actually thought it was a movie which could be easily finished, but turned out it was a series that took longer time, even if it was only 6 episodes. Anyway I immediately began watching and completed it yesterday. All right then, I'll get started with the series.

Brief Story Line

In the small town of Newfoundland, fisherman Calvin Penney (Josh Hartnett - Verity, Wrath of Man etc) who had been living there for the last forty years lately was having difficulty in finding fish. When he found a large iceberg which was rather unusual, Calvin asked biologist Dr. Fonda (Mackenzie Davis - Speak No Evil, Halt and Catch Fire TV series etc) to look into it. Meanwhile the local people had been asked to relocate to another location, which made Calvin and his older sister Ruth (Willow Kean) upset as they did not want to go through the whole process again. 

(Mini Series) Carrie - The Latest Reimagining of the First Stephen King's Novel with Awesome Performance of the Lead Cast

Yesterday after finishing a lot of things, I was ready to watch something new. While browsing Prime Video, I noticed this new mini series that I knew would be released this week but I was pleasantly surprised to see all episodes were already available. So I immediately began watching and managed to finish it this morning. Well I'll just get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

Carrie White (Summer H. Howell - Night of the Reaper, Time Cut etc) had been living in seclusion with her overly protective and religious mother Margaret (Samantha Sloyan - The Midnight Club TV series, The Life of Chuck etc) and was home schooled since childhood. But after something unexpected occurred, the County instructed Margaret to get job and Carrie to go to normal school. For the first time in her life, Carrie had to face the outside world dealing with everyone who viewed her differently, especially the mean girl Chris Hargensen (Alison Thornton - Dare Me TV series etc) with her group of Tina (Josie Totah - Saved by the Bell reboot series etc) and Sue Snell (Siena Agudong - Resident Evil TV series, Alex & Me etc). The Gym teacher Ms. Rita Desjardin (Amber Midthunder - Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series, The Ice Road etc) was the one who tried to protect Carrie, though it also put her in difficult spot in the eyes of principal Henry Grayle (Matthew Lilard - Five Nights at Freddy's 2, Scream movies etc).

(TV SERIES) Lanterns - A Much Grounded Series of Green Lantern with Emphasis on Two of Its Members and Their Personal Struggle

After weeks of reading the positive feedback on this series, I finally started watching two days ago and finished it last night. If you have read my previous posts, you would know that I only wanted to start watching when the finale is already or would be available and this one had its final episode released on Monday night. OK then, I'll just get on with it.

Brief Story Line

In the year 2016, Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern (Kyle Chandler - Back in Action, Godzilla II: King of the Monsters etc) had been training John Stewart (Aaron Pierre - Mufasa: The Lion King, The Underground Railroad mini series etc) as future Lantern, although Hal never properly teach John anything and mostly gave him instructions. When Hal found out about a mass shooting in small town of Rushville, he immediately rushed there convinced it involved extra terrestrial element. The Sheriff Kerry (Kelly Macdonald - Dept. Q TV series, Trainspotting etc) was adamant that Hal and John not to be involved, though it went on deaf ears.

Verity - An Erotic Psychological Thriller Adapted from Best Selling Novel

After seeing the first of our movie marathon day, we walked to another mall where the next one was playing. We got just enough time to arrive there few minutes before the movie start. It was a newly released psychological thriller which interest me due to the cast involved. All right then, I'll get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson - Madame Web, Fifty Shades trilogy etc) was an author who had published just one mystery novel and struggling to be successful. When her agent Corey (Ismael Cruz Córdova - The Bluff, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series etc) got the word of a gig to ghost write for best selling novelist Verity (Anne Hathaway - The End of Oak Street, The Devil Wears Prada 2 etc) who was unable to finish her novels due to car accident, Lowen was not comfortable at first. However she was finally convinced by Verity's husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett - Trap, Black Hawk Down etc) and agreed to move in their secluded house to go through the materials.

Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub - An Interesting Revenge Story and The Fourth Installment of Tazza Series

The past few days have been busy time for me due to several reasons which made my time limited to see new movies in the cinemas, including catching up the past week's releases. So when I finally got the chance yesterday, together with my wife we decided to have a movie marathon. This South Korean film was the first that we saw. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Jang Tae-young (Byun Yo-han - Following, Mr. Sunshine TV series etc) and his best friend from high school Park Tae-young (Roh Jae-won - Ditto, Squid Game season 2 etc) had built a very successful online casino business. When they got info on possible business venture in Vietnam, Jang was assigned to handle the lobbying. Unfortunately he got into trouble and was fortunate to get away and become apprentice of former professional gambler Kwak Dong-wook (Jo Woo-jin - Mantis, Hard Hit etc). Jang who realized what had happened was hell bent to return to South Korea for vengeance.