Spider-man: Brand New Day - Another Marvelous Spider-man Movie that Felt More Mature With a Bit Darker Tone

After returning from our holiday trip two days ago, we decided to take a rest and only went to see this latest superhero movie yesterday. It was playing in both studios of our favorite cinema with large screen and Dolby Atmos system not for from our home. But since I had something to do in the afternoon, we chose the earliest one at 12.15 PM. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

After the events of previous movie, Peter Parker aka Spider-man (Tom Holland - Unchartered, Spies in Disguise etc) had been saving New York city from various villains for several years all by himself while his girlfriend MJ (Zendaya - The Odyssey, Dune 2021 etc) and their best friend Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon - The Wrecking Crew, Novocaine etc) had moved on with their lives as they had completely forgotten about his existence. During an attack aimed at Department of Damage Control led by its director Bill Metzger (Tramell Tillman - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Severance TV series etc), Frank Castle aka Punisher (Jon Bernthal - The Accountant 2, Those Who Wish Me Dead etc) was also trying to help though with completely different method.

(TV SERIES) Spider-Noir Season 1 - Wonderfully Written, Brilliantly Acted & Entertaining Combination of Superhero & Noir Genre

Yesterday I got notification from Prime Video that a new series was released. It was a superhero series that I was aware few days ago which immediately made me interested. Amazingly I was able to complete the full season last night so I can write about it today. OK let's just get to it now.

Brief Story Line

Set in the 1930s New York, Ben Reilly (Nicolas Cage - The Croods: A New Age, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies etc) was working as Private Investigator and assisted by his trusted secretary Janet Ruiz (Karen Rodriguez - The Hunting Wives TV series etc). Secretly Ben was also a superhero called the Spider who fought against crimes in the city. But after something happened 5 years before, Ben stopped becoming the Spider which made mob boss Finn Byrne aka Silvermane (Brendan Gleeson - Paddington 2, The Banshees of Inisherin etc) was able to control the city.

The Punisher: One Last Kill - Would Be Even More Special With Longer Duration

I remember reading somewhere that there was going to be a Punisher TV special on Disney+ but I forgotten it was scheduled for release yesterday. So I ended up only watching it this morning once I had the chance. OK then, I'll just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal - His & Hers mini series, The Amateur etc) who was suffering from PTSD had trouble in dealing with his loss and having no life purpose. But things became really bad for him when Ma Gnucci (Judith Light - The Menu, Who's the Boss? sitcom etc), the head of Gnucci crime family put a bounty on Frank.

With so many people trying to kill him, Frank had no choice but to fight them all.

(Mini Series) Wonder Man - Character Driven Drama Series About a Person with Super Power in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Two days ago, this latest super hero series set in Marvel Cinematic Universe was released on Disney+. To my surprise, all episodes were made available on the same day instead of the weekly one episode release. So I immediately started to watch on that day and finished it last night. Without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, The Matrix Resurrections etc) had been struggling to become successful actor for years with the help from his agent Janelle (X Mayo - Freakier Friday, American Auto TV series etc). When he found out from actor Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley - The Thursday Murder Club, Locked Down etc) who used to be the terrorist Mandarin, that famous director Von Kovak (Zlatko Buric - Superman 2025, Triangle of Sadness etc) was doing a remake of the super hero movie Wonder Man, Simon was really interested in the role. So he tried his best to get into the audition without his agent's knowledge. 

The Fantastic Four: First Steps - An Exciting Addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Once again another movie in Marvel Cinematic Universe was released and available in Indonesia since Wednesday.  As I wanted to see this in the studio with Dolby Atmos system, my wife and I waited for it to be available in our favorite cinema last night. Without further ado, here's more on the movie. 

Brief Story Line

Set in the 1960s, austronauts Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal - The Wild Robot, The Mandalorian TV series etc), his wife Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby - Mission: Impossible - The Dead Reckoning Part One, Napoleon etc) and younger brother Johnny (Joseph Quinn - Gladiator II, Warfare etc) with Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bacrach - No Hard Feelings, The Bear TV series etc) became superheroes known as Fantastic Four after their return from an outer space mission. As they fought plenty of villains for several years such as Mole Man (Paul Walter Hauser - Inside Out 2, Cruella etc) and few others, the four of them became quite well known through out the world.

(Mini Series) Ironheart - A Surprisingly Heavier than Expected Marvel Series

This mini series was first released mid of last week and I thought it would continue for next few weeks till its completion. But then I read all episodes were already available on 1st of July. Apparently Disney+ decided to release 3 episodes twice which was pretty unusual. Since I do not like to watch ongoing series, I was quite pleased that I could start watching this so soon. Without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne - Freaky Tales etc) decided to return to her hometown in Chicago, bringing back the ironsuit she created in MIT. Though surprised, Riri's mother Ronnie (Anji White - season 4 Fargo TV series etc) still welcomed her with open arms. With her desire to enhance the iron suit, Riri had no choice but to join a group of criminals led by Parker Robbins aka The Hood (Anthony Ramos - Twisters, A Star is Born etc) to acquire some much needed cash. After their first job, Riri felt uneasy and started to doubt if working for Parker was a good decision. However she was worried of his power and tried to find out more on it, which was obviously a dangerous thing.

Thunderbolts* - Finally An Entertaining, Fun and Lighthearted Movie on Marvel Cinematic Universe Group of Antiheroes

My wife and I originally intended to see this movie during the weekend. However on a last minute change of plan, we decided to see it yesterday noon on the public holiday. So we went to one of our favorite cinema with Dolby Atmos sound system that I like when seeing a blockbuster movie and saw this in a two third fully booked studio. Without further ado, here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh - Dune: Part Two, Don't Worry Darling etc) had been doing various special operations for Director of CIA Valentina de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Onward, Veep TV series etc) but feeling unhappy with her life and dirty job. During her supposed last assignment, Yelena met with others like her who also handled same kind of ops, such as John Walker aka U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters TV series, The Woman in the Window etc), Ava Starr aka Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen - Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Killjoys TV series etc) and Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko - Sentinelle, Treason mini series etc). When they realized something was wrong, together with the mysterious Bob (Lewis Pullman - Top Gun: Maverick, Salem's Lot 2024 version etc), all hesitantly had to work together to escape.

Captain America: Brave New World - Entertaining in Term of Action but not So Great on Other Aspects

Last night my wife and I went to see this new movie that was just released in Indonesian cinemas. It was not because we were so excited that we could not wait, but merely due to us having a planned out of town trip during the weekend. Since it was having Advance Ticket Sales from a week before, we were able to buy the tickets easier and good thing we did cause the studio was quite full. All right then, I'll just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

After taking the mantle of Captain America, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie - We Have a Ghost, The Adjustment Bureau etc) was working to keep peace and doing various missions together with his sidekick Joaquin Torres (Danny Ramirez - Top Gun: Maverick, Chestnut etc). When the two of them together with Sam's friend and former super soldier Isaiah Bradley (Carl Lumbly -Obliterated TV series, The Life of Chuck etc) were invited to an international event held by elected US President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Fugitive etc), they were somehow caught in an incident.

Kraven the Hunter - Probably the Final Movie in the Sony's Spider-man Universe which could Diminish All Hopes of Possible Major Cross-over

As fans of superhero movies, my wife and I certainly do not want to miss out on this, even if we are not familiar with the character. Originally we wanted to see this in the cinema with Dolby Atmos system near our home but it did not play the film. So we ended up seeing it in another studio with standard sound system not far from there yesterday. OK, I'll get straight to it now.

Brief Story Line

Sergei (Aaron Taylor-Johnson - The Fall Guy Bullet Train etc) and his half brother Dmitri (Fred Hechinger - Gladiator II, The White Lotus season 1 TV series etc) were the sons of Nikolai Kravinoff (Russell Crowe - Thor: Love and Thunder, Noah etc), a Russian crime lord who had been grooming them, especially Sergei to become his heir. However, Sergei decided to become vigilante hunting criminals and got the nickname of Kraven the Hunter. Kraven was able to become a hunter with amazing powers after an incident he experienced during a hunting trip years before.

Venom: The Last Dance - A Pretty Conclusive Movie to Wrap the Venom Trilogy

My wife and I were looking forward to see this movie during the weekend, but it was quite challenging as we had to attend a wedding ceremony on that day. So after the event, we went to a cinema not far from our home where luckily our favorite seats were still available. All right then, I'll dive into the movie.

Brief Story Line

Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy - The Bikeriders, Capone etc) who had become fugitive was trying to avoid capture and decided to escape to New York city. While on the run, Eddie met with a family of Alien enthusiasts Martin (Rhys Ifans - House of the Dragon TV series, Official Secrets etc), his wife Nova (Alanna Ubach - Coco, Legally Blonde etc) and their two children and hitch a hike to Las Vegas.

Deadpool & Wolverine - The Highly Entertaining and Still Very Hilarious Sequel to the Merc with the Mouth

After many weeks of seeing this movie heavily promoted on social media and internet, finally it was set for release on last Wednesday in Indonesia. Since I wanted to ensure seeing this in a studio with great sound system, we decided to wait till the weekend so we can buy the tickets for our favorite seats without fighting over with other people. And so we made it yesterday in the studio not far from our home. All right, let's get on with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Six years after the events of Deadpool 2, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds - IF, The Croods: A New Age etc) was already retired as Deadpool and working as used car sales together with Peter (Rob Delaney - Ron's Gone Wrong, The School for Good and Evil etc) and still friends with his ex girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin - Fast Charlie, Homeland TV series etc). When he was approached by the Time Variance Authority (TVA) high ranked officer Mr. Paradox (Matthew MacFayden - Succession TV series, Anna Karenina etc) to become one of their agents, Wade was very excited and decided to come out of retirement.

Madame Web - Might be Better Off as TV Pilot but Despite its Shortcomings Still Quite Enjoyable

It had been few months since my wife and I saw a superhero movie in the theater. So when the film was released this week, both of us decided to see it in the weekend when we have the opportunity. All right then, I'll dive into it.

Brief Story Line

Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson - Bad Times at the El Royale, How to be Single etc) was a paramedic in Manhattan working with her partner Ben (Adam Scott - Little Evil, Severance TV series etc).  After an incident during her work, Cassie started to have visions of future which totally confused her. When she saw glimpses of a mysterious person later revealed to be Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim - The Mauritanian, The Serpent etc) trying to kill three teenagers, Cassie decided to save them.

(Mini Series) Echo - An OK Enough Series with Few Violent Fight Scenes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Once again there was a new series from the Marvel Cinematic Universe released on Disney+. Unlike previous series, this time all episodes were made available in one day, which made it possible to complete the whole season immediately. OK, let's get to it then.

Brief Story Line

After the events in the Hawkeye series, Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) decided to return to her home town in Tamaha, Oklahoma. There she met with her kind hearted cousin Biscuits (Cody Lightning - Four Sheets to the Wind etc) and her uncle Henry (Chaske Spencer - The Twilight Saga movies etc) who was still working for Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio - Death Wish, Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV series etc).

The Marvels - A Fun and Enjoyable Superhero Movie with Nice Chemistry of the Lead Characters

Few days ago this latest movie from Marvel Studios had its wide release including in Indonesia. As fans of Marvel movies, my wife and I would not want to miss the chance to see it in the cinema. So we went ahead to one of our favorite cinemas with Dolby Atmos system for better experience yesterday. All right, I shall dive into it now.

Brief Story Line

Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jakson - Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Incredibles 2 etc) with his team that also included Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris - They Cloned Tyrone etc) who were onboard SABER station, experienced an energy disturbance later revealed to be a jump point anomaly. Nick asked the help from Carol Denvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson - Fast X, Trainwreck etc) to investigate the occurence as it was near her location. She found out that it was due to the action by Krees new supreme leader Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton - Fresh Meat TV series etc) which threaten the peace talks with the Skrulls and potentially lead to war. 

(MINI SERIES) Secret Invasion - Just Another Check-List Series to Cross to Have Knowledge of Complete Story Line in MCU

Once again, a new series from Marvel Cinematic Universe was released on Disney+ few weeks ago. Since I am one of those people who do not want to miss out on anything related to MCU continuation story, I had to watch this series as well. So when its final episode was shown mid of last week, I began to watch it during the weekend and finished immediately. OK, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson - The Protege, Spiral etc) who had been in space developing space defense system was called back to earth when a group of Skrull rebels led by Gravik (Kingsley Ben-Adir - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, One Night in Miami etc) were trying to take over earth by impersonating high ranking officials. Fury worked together with Talos (Ben Mendelsohn - The Outsider TV series, Robin Hood 2018 version etc) whom he first met during the events in Captain Marvel in pacifying the rebels. Gravik himself was supported by plenty of Skrulls who had the same view of his, such as Pagon (Kylian Scott - The Commuter etc), G'iah (Emilia Clarke - Last Christmas, Above Suspicion etc) and new recruit Beto (Samuel Adewunmi - You Don't Know Me TV series etc).

Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse - A Greatly Done and Even Grander Sequel to the Already Wonderful Original Spider-man Animated Movie

As this film was the sequel to a highly rated animated movie back in 2018, I was obviously interested in seeing this, especially when it involved Spider-man. It actually had advance ticket sales since last week but I thought there were not too many audience who would be fearing on missing out, so not that hard to get the tickets during the weekend. Which was why we could still get them yesterday, though not our most favorite seats. OK, I will get on with it now.

Brief Story Line

Almost 1.5 years since the event of the first movie, Miles  Morales (Shameik Moore - Wu-Tang: An American Saga TV series, Cut Throat City etc) was doing fine as the new Spider-man in Brooklyn. However, his parents the police Liutenant Jefferson (Brian Tyree Henry - Bullet Train, Hotel Artemis etc) and  Rio (Luna Lauren Velez - Shaft, Dexter TV series etc) were worried about Miles sometimes missing out classes and planning to leave for university soon. Miles had been fighting many villains during that time, but the latest one who called himself The Spot (Jason Schwartzman - Fantastic Mr. Fox, Saving Mr. Banks etc) proved to be a more difficult enemy than he anticipated.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - A Lovely and Emotional Conclusion to the Hilarious Team of Superhero

Once again we were given a new movie from Marvel and this time it was the third of this ragtag team who have been quite a favorite for me and my wife. So we did not hesitate to see this movie as soon as we could. Since I was busy with work in the past few days, we only got the chance to do it during the weekend. All right then, let's get on with it.

Brief Story Line

Peter Quill (Chris Pratt - The Terminal List TV series, The Super Mario Bros. Movie etc) and his fellow guardians Rocket (Bradley Cooper - Nightmare Alley, The Hangover trilogy etc), Drax (Dave Bautista - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Final Score etc), Mantis (Pom Klementieff - Sleepless Night, Uncut Gems etc), Nebula (Karen Gillan - The Bubble, Stuber etc) and Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel - Bloodshot, The Fate of the Furious etc) were living in the Knowhere together with lot of other people. Peter was still feeling down from the demise of Gamora (Zoe Saldana - Avatar: The Way of Water,  The Adam Project etc) and despite the appearance of younger version of Gamora, she did not have any recollection and closeness with him. 

Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania - Still Fun and Light but Seemed to Focus on Highlighting the Future Major Villain, Kang the Conqueror

Like other previous movies from Marvel Studios, my wife and I were highly anticipating this one and decided to buy the tickets when they were already sold in advance last weekend. As our favorite theater did not have any evening show on its first day, we bought the tickets for its third day last night. So let's head down to the movie now.

Brief Story Line

After the events in Avengers: End Game, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd - Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Clueless etc) was enjoying his peaceful life with his girlfriend Hope (Evangeline Lilly - The Hobbit films, The Hurt Locker etc), though he was having a bit difficulty with his now teenaged daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton - Freaky, Blockers etc). And it was not really helped by the fact that Cassie's grandparents Hank Pym (Michael Douglas - Basic Instinct, Wall Street etc) and Janet (Michelle Pfeiffer - Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Murder on the Orient Express etc) who were quite supportive of her actions.

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special - An Indeed Special and Fun Christmas TV Movie

I watched this holiday special almost 2 weeks ago but only gotten the time to write about it now. As fans of the rag tag team of these superheroes plus the appeal from its trailer that promised lots of fun moments, I was certainly not going to miss out on this special. Well let's get to it then.

Brief Synopsis

After hearing Kraglin (Sean Gunn - Gilmore Girls TV series etc) told the story of how Yondu (Michael Rooker - Love and Monsters etc) ruined Christmas for Peter (Chris Pratt - Jurassic World: Dominion, Onward etc), Mantis (Pom Klementieff - Thunder Force, Ingrid Goes West etc) and Drax (Dave Bautista - My Spy, Stuber etc) were discussing on how to give Peter the perfect gift. They later decided to go to earth to "bring" Peter's childhood hero Kevin Bacon as Christmas present.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - A Nice Tribute to the Late Chadwick Boseman, Though as Superhero Movie, it Felt More Like a Drama

So here's another movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which as usual my wife and I would be going for it as soon as we can to avoid any possible spoilers. We managed to get the tickets on its first day of release last night at our favorite cinema. Well here we go.

Brief Story Line

After the death of king T'Challa aka Black Panther, Ramonda (Angela Basset - Gunpowder Milkshake, Mission: Impossible - Fall Out etc) was instated as queen of Wakanda, while princess Shuri (Letitia Wright - Death on the Nile etc) drowned herself in experimentations and Okoye (Danai Gurira - All Eyez on Me etc) remained as the general of the special forces.