Detective Chinatown 1900 - Not the Best Installment in The Hugely Successful Comedy Mystery Buddy Film Series

When this movie was released in Indonesia some time back, I did not get the chance to see it due to some reasons. So I was obviously delighted when I found out it was going to be released on Netflix. Even though I was in the middle of another series, I decided to watch the film last night once it was available. All right then, let's get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in San Francisco, USA during the year 1900 where the Chinese population had grown a lot and mostly lived in Chinatown, but still being discriminated by the Americans and other immigrants. The tension escalated when the daughter of US Congressman Grant (John Cusack - Utopia TV series, High Fidelity etc) and a native American were found murdered with Bai Zhenbang (Steven Zhang - My Huckleberry Friends, Skate into Love TV series etc) became the only suspect. Zhenbang's father Bai Xuanling (Chow Yun Fat - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Project Gutenberg etc) believed he was innocent and sought the help from outside party. 

(TV SERIES) Dead Boy Detectives Season 1 - A Fun and Light Detective Story Focusing on Solving Supernatural Related Crimes

As usual, Netflix has provided many new shows that we could choose from, week in week out. And this series was one of those that I was interested in. It was released on 21 April but with so many other options, I only got the chance to start watching earlier this week and finished it two nights ago. All right, I will just get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Edwin Paine (George Rexstrew) and his partner Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri - The Lodge TV series etc) were a couple of ghosts who decided to stay on earth instead of going to the after life. They formed Dead Boy Detectives agency to help solve mysteries involving the supernaturals, while trying to avoid being taken to where they belonged. After freeing Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson - Hollyoaks soap opera series etc) from demonic possession, the boys went to solve another mystery in the small town of Port Townsend in the US based on Crystal's persuasion.

Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine - A Fantastic Detective Conan Movie with Some Strong Emotions Involved

So another Detective Conan movie was released in Indonesian theaters few days ago. Like any other previous films, we definitely want to see this in the cinema even though we knew it would not take long before it is available via online streaming. That is how much we love this series. It's a good thing too that the movie was shown on all cinema chains, so we have more options to choose.  All right, we'll get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

Conan (Minami Takayama), Ai (Megumi Hayashibara) and the Detective Boys went for a trip to see the whales with Sonoko (Naoko Matsui) who owned a hotel on the island. They were also accompanied by Professor Agasa (Kenichi Ogata), Ran (Wakana Yamazaki) and her father Kogoro (Rikiya Koyama).

Enola Holmes 2 - A More Enjoyable Sequel than its Already Interesting Original Film

As I pretty much enjoyed the first movie, this sequel was certainly something that I do not want to miss. Hence when it was released yesterday, I opted to watch this film as soon as I got back home from work. All right, let us get to it then.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first movie, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown - Godzilla vs Kong etc) was trying to start her own detective agency. However, it proved to be challenging to get clients as she was considered too young and people comparing with her brother, the famous Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill - Mission: Impossible - Fall Out, The Witcher TV series etc). 

(TV SERIES) The Files of Young Kindaichi 2022 - The Fifth Live Adaptation of the Popular Manga Series

I noticed about this series few weeks ago while I was looking for new show and movies in Disney+. As I am a sucker for mystery/detective series, plus I was quite familiar with the name, obviously this became my to watch list. I waited till the whole season was released and started watching since few days ago. All right, let's get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Story focused on a 17 year old high school student named Hajime Kindaichi (Shunsuke Michieda - 461 Days of Bento, My Love Mix-Up! TV series etc) who was very intelligent but lazy at school. He was very close to his childhood friend Nanase Miyuki (Moka Kamishiraishi - Soromon no gishô TV series etc) who had a crush on him. Together with another student named Ryuta Saki (Taisho Iwasaki - The High School Heroes TV series etc), they were involved in various murder mysteries that require the brilliance of Kindaichi to solve.

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween - Another Fun Conan Movie

When this movie was promoted by certain cinema chains in Indonesia, my wife and I wanted to see it as we are both fans of the manga and anime series it was based on. This movie was finally released few days ago and to our surprise, it was playing in all major cinemas in Indonesia which gave us more options. So yesterday we went ahead and saw this one in the theater not far from our home. Well, I'll get right to it then.

Brief Synopsis

Conan Edogawa (Minami Takanawa) was involved in the case of a serial bomber who tried to attack the wedding ceremony of Detective Miwako Sato (Atsuko Yuya) and Detective Takagi (Wataru Takagi). As Conan dig deeper, he found out that it was related to the past incident involving Sato and the bomb squad.

(TV Series) The Hardy Boys Season 1 & 2 - A Quite Interesting Adaptation of the Quite Popular Mystery Novels with Various Alterations

I have known about this series for a while now but it was only available in Hulu streaming platform as it their original series. Lucky for us, after the second season was released, both seasons were now available in Disney+. So I finally got the chance to watch it since last week. Well, let's get right at it then.

Brief Story Line Season 1

Set in the 1980s, the story focused on the brothers Frank Hardy (Rohan Campbell) a 16 year old high school student and his 12 year old brother Joe Hardy (Alexander Elliot) who moved to small town Bridgerton and live with their aunt Trudy (Bea Santos). Bridgerton was the home of Frank & Joe's mother Laura (Janet Porter) where their grandmother Gloria Estabrook (Linda Thorson - The Second Time Around etc) belonged to one of the most powerful family. She did not have the best relationship with Laura's husband Fenton Hardy (James Tupper - Big Little Lies TV series etc).

(2022) Death on the Nile - Another Well Adaptation of Agatha Christie's Novel

After missing out on seeing this movie during the 3rd wave of pandemic a couple of months ago, I was glad that it was released on Disney+ yesterday. Once again it proved to be a nice decision to be subscribing this streaming platform as we could get the chance to watch several movies not long after their theatrical run. This time I watched it by myself while my wife was finishing another one of her South Korean TV series. OK, why don't I get to it then?

Brief Story Line

In 1937, Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit etc) was visiting Egypt where he met with his old friend Bouc (Tom Bateman - Cold Pursuit etc) and was introduced to his mother Euphemia (Annette Bening - Captain Marvel etc). He was then asked to join them in a hotel where a group of people were celebrating the marriage of a loving couple.

The Kid Detective - A Delightful Dark Comedy Murder Mystery Movie

There were actually quite a lot of new movies released this week. I have written one or two of them while the rest I was still thinking of whether to write a full post or not. But this movie that I saw last night on Catchplay+ (even though it was already released few weeks ago) was so fascinating that I could not wait to write about it. OK so we'll get on it now.

Brief Story Line

Abe Applebaum (Adam Brody - Ready or Not, Jennifer's Body etc) was working as a private detective in the small town where he lived in, Willowbrook. Since he was a child, young Abe (Jesse Noah Gruman) has been known for his intelligence and ability to solve minor/trivial cases and considered a local celebrity. However, he was unable to solve the missing of his friend Gracie which he never seemed to recover from and made him lose the respect from the town folks.

(TV SERIES) The Irregulars Season 1 - A Unique Series About the Baker Street Irregulars from the Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This series was released on Netflix on Friday but I only watched it during the weekend as I have other movies I needed to complete first. This was one that I have been quite looking forward to ever since the trailer was shown few weeks ago. The premise seemed interesting and also involving one of my favorite detective character Sherlock Holmes. OK, why don't I just go right to it now.

Brief Story Line

In the streets of London during the Victorian period, a group of teenagers that consisted of Beatrice (Thaddea Graham - The Letter for the King TV series etc) with her younger sister Jessie (Darcy Shaw), their childhood friend Billy (Jojo Macari) and Spike (McKell David) were doing whatever they could to survive the harsh living condition. So when Dr. John Watson (Royce Pierreson) enlisted these teenagers' help to find out certain information in the other part of the town with the promise of cash compensation, Bea accepted it with little hesitation.

(TV SERIES) C.B. Strike Seasons 1-4 - Slowly Developed but Interesting British Detective Series based on the Novels by J. K. Rowlings

During the last holiday, somehow I was in the mood for detective series which I remember vaguely there was a new one released on HBO Go few weeks ago. So I search and found it easily & spend the entire weekend to watch the whole 4 seasons. And here's my views of the series.

Brief Story Line

A former military officer named Cormoran B. Strike (Tom Burke - The Musketeers TV series, Mank etc) decided to operate a private investigation firm in London after he was honorary discharged due to losing one of his leg while stationed in Afghanistan. He believed that as former officer in Special Investigation Branch (SIB), he would be suited to solve various cases because of his wide experience. Strike also just came out of a toxic relationship with Charlotte (Natasha O'Keeffe - Peaky Blinders TV series etc).

Enola Holmes - A Delightful Performance from Millie Bobby Brown as the Younger Sister of The Iconic Detective

There was a new movie that premiered on Netflix this week and after spending almost 3 weeks watching a total of 121 episodes of a famous TV series, I was happy to watch this one as it was from a totally different genre. Anyway let's get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Set in England during the Victorian time, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things, Godzilla II: King of the Monsters etc) was the younger sister of the famous detective Sherlock (Henry Cavill - Mission: Impossible - Fall Out, The Witcher series etc) and their oldest brother Mycroft (Sam Claflin - Charlie's Angels 2019 version, Me Before You etc). Enola was raised only by their mother Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter - Ocean's 8, The Lone Ranger etc) with unconventional teachings such as science, martial arts etc which made her did not really fit in the society at that time.

(TV SERIES) Young Wallander Season 1 - Another Re-Imagining Prequel of Popular Character

Few days ago, a new series was released on Netflix and I was intrigued by the brief synopsis. Obviously a very short 6 episodes for the first season was also main attraction, especially since I wanted to watch other series/movies during the weekend. Now I'll just get into it then.

Brief Story Line

Set in the city of Malmo, Sweden, a young rookie police officer Kurt Wallander (Adam Pålsson) was drawn into a case which happened near his home in the area filled with immigrants. The detectives who were assigned to the case were Superintendent Hemberg (Richard Dillane) and his partner Frida Rask (Leanne Best - The Woman in Black: Angel of Death etc). Due to his unique perspective, Kurt was asked by Hemberg to join in the investigation while leaving his unit and partner Reza (Yasen Atur).

(TV SERIES) Perry Mason Season 1 - A Wonderful Start of the Iconic Character's Latest Adaptation

I have seen this series for the past few weeks in HBO Go application and was interested to watch it, but I had to patiently wait till the first season is completed as I want to watch a complete season rather than waiting weekly for another episode. Anyway, I decided to watch it during this long weekend holiday and just finished it last night. So here goes.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1932 Los Angeles, Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys - The Post, The Americans TV series etc) was a war veteran who now worked as a Private Investigator with his friend/partner Pete Strickland (Shea Whigham - Kong: Skull Island, Boardwalk Empire TV series etc). Usually they would work on cases that involved non subtle approach but this time Perry was hired by his old friend, the lawyer EB Jonathan (John Lithgow - Pet Sematary 2019 version, Terms of Endearment etc) to investigate on a high profile kidnapping case.

(TV SERIES) Magnum P.I. (2018) Season 1 - A Not so Bad Reboot, Just Probably More Appealing to New Audience

When I first read that they were going to make a reboot of this series from the early 1980s, I was thinking that it might be interesting. I watched the original when it aired on one of the TV station back in the days. Though I might not have seen it regularly, but I remembered the characters quite well and I was fond of them. And I finally got the chance to watch the complete first season which I just finished yesterday. Below are more details of the series.

Brief Intro

An ex Navy Seal Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez - Bad Moms, Hostel etc) has gotten the best deal of lifetime when he was hired as security consultant for a successful novel writer Robin Master and could occupy Robin's guesthouse in Hawaii where he could also use other facilities, like the Ferrari. However, he was sometimes interrupted by the Majordomo (caretaker) of Robin's estate named Juliet Higgins (Perdita Weeks - The Tudors TV series, As Above, So Below etc) with two vicious dogs called Zeus and Apollo.

(TV SERIES) Elementary Season 1 - Another Adaptation of Sherlock Holmes

As I was browsing through the TV series that might interest me, I noticed that I had not seen this one at all despite it has been running for the fifth season now. Which would translate to a good series and attracted a lot of viewers (US TV producers tend to be very vicious when deciding which series to continue or stop, which would depend entirely on the viewership. The lesser it is, the quicker it would be cancelled). So anyway, another series about Sherlock Holmes should be interesting, right? Ok, now let's move on to the story.

Brief Story Line

Series started with the introduction of Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu - Charlie's Angels, Kungfu Panda trilogy etc) who had stopped from her medical practice and instead opted to become a sober companion. Her scope of work as a sober companion would be to accompany a former addict and ensure smooth transition from rehab to everyday life, and also ensure the person did not relapse into addiction, be it drug or alcohol addiction.