(2026) Moana - The Live Action Adaptation of that Wonderful Disney Animated Movie from 10 Years Ago

This week only 1 major Hollywood movie was released and it was already available for Advance Ticket Sale since last week. My wife and I were not having anything to do so we bought the tickets for yesterday's show in the cinema very near from our home. OK then, I'll just get right on it.

Brief Story Line

Since her childhood, Moana (newcomer Catherine Laga'aia) the daughter of Motunui village chief Tui (John Tui - Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw, Power Rangers S. P. D. TV series etc) and Sina (Frankie Adams - The Wrecking Crew, Shortland Street soap opera etc) had been drawn by the ocean. However, Tui was very strict not to let anyone to go beyond the reef so Moana never got the chance to do it.

Toy Story 5 - Another Win for Disney Pixar with a Relevant Story to the Recent Condition

When I saw there was going to be another Toy Story movie, I was kind of surprised as I thought it's already concluded. But since I love their films, I did not hesitate to see this latest one in the cinema. It was available for advance ticket sale since last week, so my wife and I bought them for yesterday's show. All right then, why don't I just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

After the events of Toy Story 4, Bonnie (Scarlett Spears - General Hospital TV series etc) was still playing with her toys who were now led by newly appointed Sheriff Jessie (Joan Cusack - Working Girl, Nine Months etc) and her Deputy Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen - The Santa Clause, Last Man Standing TV series etc). When Bonnie's parents bought her a new tablet called Lilypad, Jessie was worried that the tablet Lily (Greta Lee - Tron: Ares, The Morning Show TV series etc) would make Bonnie completely ignore the toys. 

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Though Personally I Prefer The Original, This Is Still A Fun Sequel and Should Please Fans of The Games

This movie already had its advance ticket sales in Indonesia since around 2 weeks ago, and my wife and I had bought them for yesterday's show for quite a while. Hence we were able to see this movie on its first day of release which was quite rare for us. Without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

After the events of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario (Chris Pratt -Mercy, Onward etc) and his brother Luigi (Charlie Day - Honey, Don't!, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV series etc) continued their plumbing business where they later met & befriended young dinosaur called Yoshi (Donald Glover - Mufasa: The Lion King, Community TV series etc) during one of their job. Meanwhile Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie - Happy Gilmore 2, The Curse TV series etc) who followed in the footstep of his father Bowser (Jack Black - Anaconda 2025 reboot, Kung Fu Panda 4 etc) was trying to free him and plan to dominate the universe.

Hoppers - Funny & Entertaining With Simple Enough Story But Still Have Plenty of Heart Warming Moments

This week there were a lot of new movies released in Indonesian cinemas. I think since the operators wanted to focus on local films starting from next week as it is nearing the biggest holiday season in Indonesia, they opted to show them now while international movies will be available in 2 weeks time. My wife and I had another movie marathon yesterday and saw this one first. OK I'll just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Mabel Tanaka (Piper Curda - The Wretched, I Didn't Do It TV series etc) had been living in Beaverton since her childhood years and loved all animals especially the ones in the glade. However when mayor Jerry Generazzo (Jon Hamm - Transformers One, Baby Driver etc) decided to build freeway passing through the glade, Mabel was adamant not to allow it happen as the animals had to move out. When Mabel found that her biology professor Dr. Sam Fairfax (Kathy Najimi - Sister Act, Veronica's Closet TV series etc) was conducting science experiment that would allow a person's mind to be transferred to an animal-like robot, she somehow got herself to be part of it and hopped to the body of a beaver. 

(TV SERIES) Young Sherlock Season 1 - Interesting Take on the Famous and Beloved Brilliant Detective During His Younger Days

I found out about this series just recently on the internet and was interested because of the title. So when the whole episodes were released two days ago on Prime Video, I immediately started watching and finished it last night. Without further ado, I'll get right on it. 

Brief Story Line

Set during 19th century London, young & intelligent Sherlock Holmes (Hero Fiennes Tiffin - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, The Loneliest Boy in The World etc) was getting into so much trouble that his older brother Mycroft (Max Irons - Crooked House, Condor TV series etc) decided he should go to Oxford. Meanwhile their mother Cordelia (Natascha McElhone - The Secret of Moonacre, Halo TV series etc) had been in asylum for many years due to incident during Sherlock's childhood years, and their father Silas Holmes (Joseph Fiennes - Shakespeare in Love, The Handmaid's Tale TV series etc) was always away on business trips. 

Elio - Another Wonderful Work from Disney Pixar Studio with An Unconventional Setting but Still Provide Meaningful Story

As my wife and I would not be able to see any movies this weekend since we would be going out of town, we decided to watch this new film yesterday on its first day of release. It was very convenient for us as it played in the cinema walking distance from our home, so we could make it just nicely after I came back from work. OK, let's just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Elio (Yonas Kibreab - Sweet Tooth TV series etc) was a young kid who had difficulty in fitting in and always felt lonely. Despite her effort, Elio's aunt Olga (Zoe Saldana - Avatar: The Way of Water, The Adam Project etc) was unable to keep him really happy. After finding out about an expedition space ship to find life outside earth, Elio had been trying to make himself abducted by aliens so he could live with them. And somehow his dream came true and he was really taken by various aliens who lived in one location called Communiverse.

Fountain of Youth - Might not be Satisfying for Critics and Audience, but I still Enjoyed this Light Treasure Hunt Movie

Yesterday was one of those days where more than one new movies were released in different streaming platform. I opted to watch this one cause it's been a while since I saw the genre of treasure. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Luke Purdue (John Krasinski - If, A Quiet Place etc) had been going around the world searching for paintings that would give clue to the biggest treasure, the fountain of youth. He worked together with his team that consisted of Murphy (Laz Alonso - The Boys TV series, Detained etc) and Deb (Carmen Ejogo - The Penguin mini series, Alien: Covenant etc) and supported financially by the wealthy billionaire Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson - Peter Rabbit, White House Plumbers mini series etc).

A Minecraft Movie - A Fun Adaptation of Hugely Popular Best Selling Game

This movie had its special screening during the previous weekend in Indonesia and only had its wide release last Wednesday. But amazingly, even on Saturday the cinemas were still full of audience which made it very hard for us to get tickets. After hesitating a while, my wife and I finally decided to buy tickets in the cinema that we frequently went even though they were not our favorite seats. Without further ado, here's more on the movie. 

Brief Story Line

Steve (Jack Black - Kungfu Panda 4, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween etc) was a doorknob salesman who felt he had been wasting his life and decided to go to the mysterious mine that made him curious since childhood. Inside he found a unique world called the Overworld where he felt happy and decided to stay there. However, Steve later uncovered the Nether world with its ruler Malgosha (voiced by Rachel House - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Heartbreak High TV series etc) who was trying to take over the Overworld and turn it into a dark place like the Nether. 

Paddington in Peru - A Wonderful Ending to Complete the Trilogy of this Beloved Character

This week there were few new films released in Indonesian theaters that intrigued us. So my wife and I had another one of our movie marathon day with this being the first that we saw. Without further ado, here's more on it.

Brief Story Line

After spending years with the Brown family that consisted of Henry (Hugh Bonneville - Downtown Abbey TV series etc), Mary (Emily Mortimer - Mary Poppins Returns, The Newsroom TV series etc), their children Judy (Madeleine Harris) & Jonathan (Samuel Joslin) and the housekeeper Mrs. Bird (Julie Walters - The Secret Garden, Educating Rita etc), Paddington (Ben Whishaw - Black Doves TV series, The Personal History of David Copperfield etc) was having the best time of his life. But when he received information from Reverend Mother (Olivia Colman - Secret Invasion mini series, Ron's Gone Wrong etc) about his aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton -  Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggest, The Crown TV series etc) whose health was decreasing, Paddington decided to visit her.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Still as Entertaining as its Predecessors and Should be Pleasing for Fans of the Games

This movie had its early screening in Indonesia last weekend but my wife and I did not have the time to see it then. And so we decided to do it yesterday afternoon where apparently many families also went to the cinema we saw it. OK, I'll just get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

After the events of second movie, Sonic (Ben Schwartz - The Afterparty TV series, Space Force TV series etc), Tails (Colleen O'Shaughnessey - Naruto anime series etc) and Knuckles (Idris Elba - Extraction 2, H/Jack TV series etc) were now living happily together with their adoptive parents Tom (James Marsden - X-men movies, Hairspray etc) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter - A Madea Christmas etc). One day as they were spending a good time, team Sonic were approached by G.U.N agents led by Director Rockwell (Krysten Ritter - Nightbooks, Love and Death mini series etc) to help diffuse a major situation in Japan caused by another super hedgehog called Shadow (Keanu Reeves - Toy Story 4, John Wick movies etc). 

Moana 2 - An Enjoyable Sequel to the Lovely 2016 Animated Adventure Movie

After playing in the cinemas for few days, my wife and I finally went and see this movie in the theater very near to our home today. It's a good thing we were still able to get seats that we preferred as the studio was quite full till the next two shows. OK without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

After the events in the first movie, Moana (Auliʻi Cravalho - Mean Girls 2024 version, The Power TV series etc) had been searching for people from other islands, but without success.  So when she got a vision about the lost island of Motufetu which would help connect the ocean, Moana decided to search for it. As advised by her family, Moana went to the ocean together with a crew that consisted of the "inventor" Loto (Rose Matafeo - Starstruck comedy series etc), the old farmer Kele (David Fane - Next Goal Wins etc) and Moni (Hualālai Chung) who was a major fan of Demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson - Red One, Rampage etc).

Gladiator II - Despite its Anticlimactic Ending, Still an Entertaining Epic Action Movie

This movie was released more than a week ago in Indonesia but as my wife and I were on short vacation out of town during the weekend, we only got the chance to see it yesterday evening. A bit of a challenge to look for cinema that we preferred, due to not as many studios showing the film. Lucky for us it did play in one of the large studio with Dolby Atmos effect not far from our home. All right then, let's get to the film.

Brief Story Line

Sixteen years after the events of the first movie, Rome was now ruled by the twins Emperor Geta (Joseph Quinn - A Quiet Place: Day One, Stranger Things Season 4 etc) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger - The Woman in the Window, Fear Street Part Three: 1666 and its predecessors etc) who desired to conquer the world through their Roman army led by General Acacius (Pedro Pascal - The Wild Robot, The Mandalorian TV series etc). After their latest conquest in Numidia, Acacius returned home to meet his wife, Lucilla (Connie Nielsen - Role Play, One Hour Photo etc). To celebrate his victory, the Emperors decided to celebrate with various fights in the Colosseum.

Red One - An Enjoyable Christmas Themed Action Comedy Adventure Movie

I noticed this film in the coming soon section of all major Indonesian cinema chains and thought it would be interesting with the lead cast and Christmas theme. So despite never seen its trailer, my wife and I decided to see this yesterday in a studio with Dolby Atmos sound system. OK, so how was the movie then? Let's find out more, shall we?

Brief Story Line

Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson - Red Notice, DC League of Super-Pets etc) was the head of security in North Pole responsible for protecting St. Nicholas/Santa Claus (J. K. Simmons - The Union, 21 Bridges etc) aka Red One for many years. However two nights before Christmas, he was kidnapped by some unknown people.

Transformers One - A Highly Entertaining Prequel of the Transformers Series

I was already quite excited when I saw the trailer to this movie, despite it's an animated as opposed to the live version of these beloved robots that could transform. I was already planning to see this together with my wife on Friday night in the cinema near our home but we cancelled it due to various reasons. So we finally saw it yesterday in another one of our movie marathon. All right, I'll just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

In the planet Cybertron after huge war with their enemy Quintessons, the robots who were unable to transform were tasked as miners to harvest energy source. Among them were two best friends Orion Pax (Chris Hemsworth - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 12 Strong etc) and D-16 (Brian Tyree Henry - Class of '09 TV series, The Woman in the Window etc) who had been working in the mines for a long time and were also friends with high ranked officer Elita-1 (Scarlett Johansson - Avengers: End Game, Ghost in the Shell etc). 

Borderlands - Another Video Games Adaptation that Would not Please Critics but Enjoyable Enough for Audience Looking for Simple Plot, Loud Action and Sarcastic Jokes

Once again a new movie based on video games was released in the theaters. As a fan of action comedy that looked like fun, I was obviously interested to see this in a cinema with good sound system. But since I was not really convinced it would have Dolby Atmos effect, I chose to see this in a studio with standard system, together with another film yesterday. OK, let's just get started then. 

Brief Story Line

Lilith (Cate Blanchett - Nightmare Alley, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World etc) was a well known bounty hunter who was hired by the powerful boss Atlas (Edgar Ramírez - The 355, The Undoing mini series etc) to locate his daughter Tina (Ariana Greenblatt - 65 etc) in Pandora planet. Tina was kidnapped by a rogue soldier named Roland (Kevin Hart - Lift, The Man from Toronto etc) who escaped to Pandora together with the psychotic Krieg (Florian Munteanu - Creed III, The Contractor etc).

A Legend - Disregarding All the Minus Points, Still a Pretty Enjoyable Action Comedy Film

Once again a new Jackie Chan movie was released in Indonesia. And being huge fans of him, my wife and I would not want to miss seeing this in the cinema. So after it was released on Wednesday, we decided to catch it yesterday together with another film. OK, why don't I just get right to it then?

Brief Story Line

Famous archaelogist Professor Fang (Jackie Chan - Hidden Strike,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem etc) and his assistants Wang Jing (Lay Zhang - No More Bets, The Mystic Nine TV series etc) and Xin Ran (Peng Xiaoran - Romance of a Twin Flower TV series, Good Bye My Princess TV series etc) found an artifact which looked a lot like the one Fang saw in his dreams. 

Twisters - An Entertaining Standalone Sequel to the Amazing 1996 Movie

This is one of the movie that I highly anticipated ever since I saw its poster few months ago. My wife and I are big fan of the original 1996 film (boy that was so long ago). So when it was informed that this movie would be released on Wednesday, we decided to not wait till the weekend and bought the tickets through its advance sale option. OK, let's get on with the movie then.

Brief Story Line

Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones - Where the Crawdads Sing, Under the Banner of Heaven mini series etc) had been working as an expert weather analyst in New York until she was approached by her old friend Javi (Anthony Ramos - Transformers: Rise of the Beast, She's Gotta Have It TV series etc) to work on finding data of tornado. Despite her reluctance due to her past experience, Kate decided to accompany Javi to Oklahoma where a series of tornadoes were hitting the state. She would later meet with Javi's team members including the rather skeptical and snobbish Scott (David Corenswet - Look Both Ways etc).

The Garfield Movie - A Fun Animated Movie Based on Hugely Popular Comic Character

When this movie had special screenings in the past few days at certain cinemas, I was busy with a lot of things and only managed to see it yesterday with my wife. It was in the studio that we seldom go to, but it was quite convenient for us. Anyway I'll just get on with the film then.

Brief Story Line

Garfield (Chris Pratt - The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Terminal List TV series etc) was a large and lazy orange cat who had been living with his owner Jon (Nicholas Hoult - The Menu, Those Who Wish Me Dead etc) and Odie the beagle dog (Harvey Guillén - What We Do in the Shadows TV series etc) for years. However his perfect life was turned upside down when Garfield's father Vic (Samuel L. Jackson - Secret Invasion mini series, Argylle etc) who had abandoned him for years suddenly appeared. Turned out Vic had been in an altercation with the Persian cat Jinx (Hannah Waddingham - The Fall Guy etc) and she forced Vic, Garfield and Odie to perform a crime.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - An Entertaining Movie with Wonderful New Story of The Franchise

When I found out about this movie, I was quite excited and was eager to see it. Since my wife and I already got other plans during the mid week holiday, we decided to watch it during the weekend, few days after its release in Indonesian theater. As usual, we went to our favorite cinema that had plenty of favorite seats. All right then, I will dive into the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Many years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, the apes have became more intelligent and formed different clans & living in various locations, but the humans were becoming like wild animals. A young chimpanzee named Noa (Owen Teague - I See You, The Stand mini series etc) was living peacefully with his family in the Eagle clan. While on a personal mission, Noa unexpectedly encountered a group of vicious and violent apes, later on revealed to be serving their king called Proximus (Kevin Durand - Abigail, Swamp Thing TV series etc).

(TV SERIES) Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 - A Nice Adaptation of the Percy Jackson Book Series

As a fan of fantasy & adventure stories, I was quite interested in finding out this series that was released on Disney+ since few weeks ago. I started watching it on Monday as I knew the finale would be available on Wednesday. So I managed to finish the first season two nights ago. OK, I'll get right to it now.

Brief Story Line

Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell - The Adam Project etc) was a twelve year old boy who was suffering from dyslexia and seemed to have vivid imagination. As such he had difficulties in fitting in school and only had one best friend Grover (Aryan Simhadri - Cheaper by the Dozen 2022 version etc). It was found out later that he was actually a half blood, the child of a Greek God and a human. When he was being chased by some monsters, Percy's mother Sally (Virginia Kull - NOS4A2 TV series etc) decided to bring him to the Camp so he would be safe and could train together with other Half-bloods including Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries - Beast etc).