Saturday, May 18, 2024

(2024) Cash Out - Definitely not the Best Heist Movie Out There

Last night there was no new movie that interest me on the streaming services, except for series that would take longer to complete. So I decided to give this film a try. It did not play in many studios but it did play in one near our home. Like usual, for movies that are not really convincing, I would see it by myself while my wife would continue watching other things. OK, let's get started then.

Brief Story Line

Mason (John Travolta - The Poison Rose, Hairspray etc) was an infamous criminal who was trying to do a bank heist with his crew that consisted of his younger brother Shawn (Lukas Haas - War of the Worlds TV series, The Violent Heart etc), Anton (rapper Quavo), Hector (Noel G - The Fast and the Furious etc) and Link (Natali Yura - The Row etc). However all the plans fell apart and what started as a simple robbery would develop into a hostage situation.

Friday, May 17, 2024

(TV SERIES) Regeneration - A Psychological Thriller Drama with Some Intelligent Story Telling and Few Surprising Twists

Last week there were plenty of new Asian shows released on Netflix that all looked promising. But after checking them out, I found only this one that would be completed soon, while the rest would continue till next month. So I decided to start watching this Chinese series on Monday and finished yesterday. All right then, let's get on it.

Brief Story Line

He Shan (Zhou Yi Ran - Flaming Cloud, Go East TV series etc) was working as a journalist and invited to the memorial service of her old friend Fei Ke (Jing Bo Ran - Monster Hunt 2, A League of Nobleman TV series etc) held in a remote island. There she met with other people who were also invited including the businessman Chen Su Fa (Wang Yan Hui - Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Nobody Knows TV series etc), the hedge fund VP Cheng Hao (Huang Jue - Dr. Tang TV series etc), the mysterious Su Qian (Peng Yang - The Longest Promise TV series etc) and the cheerful Xuan er (Zhang Yi Fan - Cute Wulin TV series etc). 

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

(TV SERIES) Bodkin - A Pretty Interesting Irish Dark Comedy Series with a not so Complicated Cold Case Mystery

With so many new shows in various streaming platforms, I was getting a bit overwhelmed and having difficulty in choosing which to watch first. But this series that was released few days ago looked interesting for me. So I decided to give it a try during the weekend and finished it last night. All right then, I'll get on it.

Brief Story Line

Dove Maloney (Siobhán Cullen - Obituary TV series etc) was an Irish journalist working in London, but was forced by her boss to lay low due to some problem on the latest news she wrote. Dove was assigned to assist a True Crime American podcaster Gilbert Power (Will Forte - Sweet Tooth TV series, Good Boys etc) who was working on a new show about the mysterious disappearance of 3 people in a small Irish village, Bodkin. Gilbert was accompanied by his assistant Emmy Sizergh (Robyn Cara - Dr. Jeckyll etc).