(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.

(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.

(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). 

(TV SERIES) Ride or Die Season 1 - An Entertaining Action Adventure Series with Solid Performance from the Cast and Interesting Story

While I was away on two weeks holiday with my wife, I only used my time sparringly watching series on various streaming services. This Prime Video original caught my attention and I decided to give a try in the middle of our trip & finished it in few days time. All right then, I'll just get started with the series.

Brief Story Line

Debbie (Octavia Spencer - The Witches 2020 adaptation, The Shape of Water etc), the wife of British Member of Parliament David (Jamie Parker - Valkyrie, The Crown TV series etc) had been best friends with forensic accountant Judith (Hannah Waddingham - The Woman in Cabin 10, Lilo & Stitch live action adaptation etc) and went through a lot of things together. Unbeknownst to Debbie, Judith was actually a professional assassin working for organization led by The Director (Bill Nighy - Shelter, The Wild Robot etc) with her handler Sam (Calam Lynch - Benecition, Sweetpea TV series etc). 

(2026) The Odyssey - Another Brilliant Work from Christopher Nolan

I have read so many news headlines, social media posts and a lot of things about this movie which made me intrigued to give it a try. Last week the tickets were already sold online but they were not available in my favorite cinema with large screen and great sound system. Since my wife and I will be going for two weeks holiday trip starting tomorrow and I did not want to miss out while waiting for it to be available in that cinema, I decided to just buy tickets for today's show in the studio nearest from my home. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

After their vitory in the Trojan War that took many years, brilliant Greek strategist Odysseus (Matt Damon - The Last Duel, Jason Bourne etc) was trying to return to his home in Itacha. However the journey was far from easy as Odysseus and his crew had to go through various ordeals and faced a lot of dangerous mythical creatures and other enemies.

The Furious - A Brilliantly Done Full Action Movie With Truly Well Executed Fight Choreography that Should Satisfy Fans of Such Genre

I was hoping to see this movie in my favorite studio with large screen and great sound system. Unfortunately when it premiered yesterday, the film did not play there at all. I was thinking of seeing it on following days, however after discussing with my wife, we decided to just see it immediately after another movie earlier. It was very very rush but somehow we were able to make it just in time for the next show at a different location. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

Story was set somewhere in South East Asia where a group of young children had been missing for quite some time. A journalist named Matia (Jeeja Yanin - Triple Threat, Tom Yum Goong 2 etc) was trying to uncover the truth but somehow ended up missing herself. While investigating her disappearance, Matia's husband Navin (Joe Taslim - Mortal Kombat II, The Night Comes for Us etc) found access to some child traffickers who he believed to be responsible.

Jack Ryan: Ghost War - A Fast Paced Action Packed Movie with Character from Popular Novels

I was aware that there was going to be a Jack Ryan movie this year in continuation with the Prime Video series which I was obviously interested in. So once it was finally available yesterday, I immediately watch it. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the series finale, Jack Ryan (John Krasinski -Fountain of Youth, DC League of Super Pets etc) had stopped working for the CIA and working in Wall Street. But when his former boss Deputy Director Jim Greer (Wendell Pierce - Superman 2025, The Wire TV series etc) asked for his help to retrieve some package in Dubai, Jack could not resist. Accompanied by Mike November (Michael Kelly - The Penguin mini series, Viral etc), Jack finally met with the person. 

Timur - Directorial Debut of Iko Uwais Which Sadly Underperformed

This week, Netflix got plenty of new movies and series released, including several older shows from other networks that made me pretty busy playing catch up. But this film that was made available yesterday caught my attention so I decided to immediately watch it last night. All right then, why don't I get right to it.

Brief Story Line

A group of researchers that included few Indonesians and foreigners together with local guide Apollo (Aufa Assagaf) and Yoseph (Adhin Abdul Hakim) who went to East Indonesia were captured and taken hostage by terrorist group led by Tobias (Arnold Kobogau) and his right hand man Frans (Macho Hungan).

With negotiations going nowhere, the Indonesian government decided to do a military operation by the Special Forces Corps (Kopassus). Timur (Iko Uwais - Ash, Triple Threat etc) and his best friend Sila (Jimmy Kobogau) were among these elite soldiers who were assigned on this highly dangerous mission. 

Mortal Kombat II - An Even Bigger Adaptation of Popular Violent Martial Arts Game

As fans of martial arts movie, I would definitely not want to miss this one. But somehow on the day of its release, the film did not play in my favorite cinema to go to if I want to see blockbuster movies. So I ended up only seeing this yesterday with my wife. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first film, the remaining fighters from Earthrealm Cole Young (Lewis Tan - Wildcat, Wu Assassins TV series etc), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin - Aquaman, Kung Fu TV series etc), Jax (Mehcad Brooks -  A Fall From Grace, Law & Order TV series etc) and Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee - CHiPs 2017 movie, Sirens TV series etc) were missing another person to compete with the Outworld. Together with Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano -  Kate, The Outsider etc),  Sonya tried to recruit washed up action actor Johnny Cage (Karl Urban - The Bluff, Thor: Ragnarok etc) which proved to be difficult as he did not want to risk his life even if he might not be able to avoid the tournament.

(2025) Red Sonja - A Very Mediocre Sword And Sorcery Movie Remake

I remember seeing poster to this movie long time ago in the biggest cinema chain in Indonesia, but it seemed the film was never released (or even if it was, it probably was so fast gone that I missed it). Anyway when I opened HBO Max two nights ago, I noticed this film was available there. But as it was rather late night, I decided to watch it following day. All right then, let us dive into the movie.

Brief Story Line

The red haired Sonja (Matilda Lutz - Reptile, Magpie etc) was a Hyrkanian who was separated from her tribe since childhood when the Barbarians invaded her homeland. All the years, Sonja had been trying to find the people from Hyrkania in the forest. One day she encountered some soldiers capturing wild animals and decided to free them but ended up getting into confrontation with Emperor Dragan (Robert Sheehan - The Umbrella Academy TV series, Bad Samaritan etc) who was accompanied by his protectors Annisia (Wallis Day - Krypton TV series, Sheroes etc) and General Karlak (Martyn Ford - House of David TV series, Final Score etc).

They Will Kill You - Bloody Violent Action Horror Comedy Movie

Yesterday this movie was released in Indonesia after playing in the US for a week. It was something that I was interested in since it sounded and looked good. I managed to convince my wife to accompany me despite having no knowledge what it was all about except its genre. Anyway, I'll just get right on it now.

Brief Story Line

Asia Reaves (Zazie Beetz - Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, Deadpool 2 etc) who had been separated from her younger sister Maria (Myha'la - Leave the World Behind, Dead Man's Wire etc) for many years, took on a job as housemaid for an old building in New York managed by Lily (Patricia Arquette - Boyhood, Medium TV series etc). Asia met with few occupants including the wealthy business woman Sharon (Heather Graham - Boogie Nights, The Hangover etc) and also Kevin (Tom Felton - A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, Origin TV series etc). She would also later met with the mysterious Ray Woodhouse (Paterson Joseph - Timeless TV series, Wonka etc). 

(2026) War Machine - A Highly Entertaining Full Action Sci-Fi Movie

I was aware about this movie since few weeks ago which totally interest me with its premise and lead star. Being major fan of action combined with some kind of science fiction element, made me very excited to watch it. That's why when it was released by Netflix on last Friday, I immediately gave it a try despite feeling a bit tired after seeing 2 films in a row in the cinema. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

During the latest Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) a lot of candidates were trying their best to become part of the elite team,  including the experienced Staff Sergeant & war survivor who was referred to as 81 (Alan Ritchson - Playdate, Titans TV series etc). After a very intense 8 weeks program, many of the candidates were not selected, leaving only few who succeeded. For their final simulated exercise, 81 was appointed as team leader along with another Staff Sergeant referred to as 7 (Stephan James - 21 Bridges, Homecoming TV series etc), the loud mouth 15 (Blake Richardson - He Ain't Heavy etc), 44 (Alex King - The Longest Weekend etc), 57 (Daniel Webber - The Punisher TV series etc) and some others in a remote location.

The Bluff - A Pretty Entertaining Swashbuckler Action Movie

I was not aware that this movie was released on Wednesday in Prime Video till the following day when I was looking at new release on streaming platforms. Without hesitation, I immediately watched it last night as it was the kind of film that interest me. OK, let's just get on with it then.

Brief Story Line

Set in the 19th century where some pirates were still roaming the Carribbean sea, a merchant ship with its Captain T. H. Bodden (Ismael Cruz Cordova - The Pickup, Berlin Station TV series etc) were attacked by pirate ship led by notorious Captain Connor (Karl Urban - The Boys TV series, Star Trek: Beyond etc) along with Quartermaster Lee (Temuera Morrison - The Wrecking Crew, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom etc). Connor decided to find Bodden's home after finding something that he had been searching for years.

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).

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) Last Samurai Standing Season 1 - A Wonderfully Created Martial Arts Series with Some Visually Striking Sword Fight Scenes & Engaging Story

I gave this series a try on the day it was released by Netflix last Thursday and finished it the day after. However I only got the chance to write about it today as I focused more on the new films that I saw during the last weekend. All right then, I'll get right on it.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in 19th Century Japan during the Meiji restoration period where Samurai were no longer allowed to hold sword and were forced to change profession. Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada - Hell Dogs: In The House of Bamboo, SP TV series etc) former great Samurai had been living normal life and married with two children. However when cholera hit their village and his family were all sick, Shujiro decided to join a mysterious contest held in Kyoto where the winner would receive large prize that should help for their medication.

Predator: BadlandsBadlands - Very Entertaining Fresh Look of The Long Running Predator Films

For the second of our movie marathon day, we had to wait for several hours cause it only played at night in the cinema we went to. It was already released since last week while we were on vacation, so we thought it was better to do it fast before it was no longer available in our favorite theaters. OK then, let's just get started.

Brief story line

Story focused on a Yautja warrior named Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi - Red, White & Brass) who after being seen as weakness to his clan, somehow arrived at the dangerous planet Genna where he aimed to kill a wild beast called Kalisk to prove his worth.

(TV SERIES) Twelve - A Rather Disappointing Developed Series for Such an Interesting Premise

When I heard about this series from my wife who saw it mentioned in various social media, I was quite interested to give it a try due to its interesting premise, plus the lead cast of Don Lee aka Ma Dong-seok. However, as usual I wanted to wait till the whole season/series is completed before I started to watch. It just so happen that the final episode was released while both of us were on long holiday. So after watching other series and films, I finally decided to watch three nights ago and finished it last night. All right then, I'll get right with it.

Brief Story Line (warning possible spoiler)

Story was set in the world where twelve Angels were created by God to protect humans. They were given exceptional powers as they had to fight against evil. After the last war centuries ago, the evil was defeated and were sealed in the hellmouth along with the Angels' power making them just like ordinary people. The angels led by their Chief Taesan (Ma Dong-seok - Holy Night: Demon Hunters, Ashfall etc) now worked as money lenders to criminals, along with his siblings that consisted of the rather hot-headed Won-seung (Seo In-guk - Death's Game TV series, Pipeline etc), the one who loved to eat Doni (Ko Kyu-pil - Tarot, The Fiery Priest 2 TV series etc) who worked together with Bangwool (Regina Lei - The Sadness, Port of Lies TV series etc) in oriental medicine shop, tech expert Jwidol (Sung Yoo-bin - Count, No Way Out: The Roulette TV series etc), the athletic Malsook (Ahn Ji-hye - Badland Hunters, Mine TV series etc) and the one who symphatize human Kangji (Kang Mi-na - Love Untangled, Welcome to Samdal-ri TV series etc).

Tron: Ares - An Entertaining Sci-fi Action Movie in Tron Universe

I saw the trailer to this movie last week and noticed it to be a bit different with what I expected. It was actually what made me interested in giving it a try (I'll get more into it later). Anyway yesterday my wife and I planned to see this with another film that we were interested in, so we had another movie marathon day. OK, why don't I just get right to it now.

Brief Story Line

Fifteen years after the events of Tron: Legacy, ENCOM was now led by its CEO Eve Kim (Greta Lee - Russian Doll TV series, Past Lives etc) and competing against Dillinger Systems headed by their CEO Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters - Mare of Easttown mini series, American Animals etc). They had been in competition to seek for codes that would revolutionize the tech industry. While Eve sought them through the old data from Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges - The Old Man TV series, True Grit etc), Julian had created a sophisticated Master Control program that could be constructed into real world which he called Ares (portrayed by Jared Leto - Haunted Mansion 2023 reboot, House of Gucci etc). In the digital world referred to as Grid, Ares was assisted by another program named by Julian as Athena (portrayed by Jodie Turner-Smith - Bad Monkey TV series, White Noise etc).

(2025) Play Dirty - A Not too Sophisticated Heist Movie with Pretty Entertaining Action Based on Character from Best Selling Novels

Last Wednesday, this movie was released on Prime Video but as I just came back from holiday and busy with other activities (including catching up ongoing series), I only got the chance to watch it last night. It was something that intrigued me due to its premise. OK without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Parker (Mark Wahlberg - Flight Risk, The Family Plan etc) was a professional robber who had gain fame for doing many successful heist jobs. After finishing the latest job, Parker somehow was drawn by his former getaway driver Zen (Rosa Salazar - Brand New Cherry Flavor TV series, Birdbox etc) into an even larger score involving major New York crime syndicate called The Outfit led by Lozini (Tony Shalhoub - Monk TV series, Cars trilogy etc) and his right hand man Kincaid (Nat Wolff - Body Cam, The Stand mini series etc).