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.

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.

(MINI SERIES) Agatha All Along - Might be Interesting for Certain Viewers but not so Much to My Personal Taste

After playing for few weeks, the finale of this series from Marvel Cinematic Universe was released two days ago. I started watching on Wednesday and finished it last night. Without further ado, here's more on the series.

Brief Story Line

Three years after the events in WandaVision, Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, A Bad Moms Christmas etc) who was trapped under a spell in Westview, was able to free herself after meeting with a witch called Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza - Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, The White Lotus season 2 etc). Agatha who lost her magic later agreed to cooperate with a teenager referred to as Teen (Joe Locke - Heartstopper TV series etc) to go to the Witches' road where they could get their wish after completing certain trials.

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.

(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).

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. 

(TV SERIES) She-Hulk: Attorney At Law - A Truly Unconventional but Quite Fun Addition to the MCU Series

When I found out that this series was already finished last Friday, I set the target to watch it immediately after completing another series. So two nights ago I started watching it and managed to finish by last night. OK, lets get into the details now.

Brief Story Line

After an incident, Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany - Perry Mason TV series etc) who was working as Assistant DA had gotten the same powers as the Hulk. Although she tried to hide her powers, Jen did not have a choice when danger threatening the life of the people around her. 

While she juggle with her new identity as She-Hulk, Jen started the career as an attorney at a large law firm, accompanied by her paralegal Nikki (Ginger Gonzaga) and supported by another lawyer in her team Augustus Pug (Josh Segarra - AJ and the Queen TV series etc). 

Werewolf by Night - A Surprisingly Violent but Really Stylish & Entertaining TV Special in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

During the weekend staycation with my wife, I watched this TV special after finding out it was already released on Disney+. However, as I began rather late, I was unable to finish it then and only managed to do so this morning. Usually I would be writing it the next day, but I could not wait to do it immediately. All right, I'll get to it now.

Brief Story Line

When the monster hunter leader Uysses Bloodstone died, his wife Verussa (Harriet Sansom Harris - Desperate Housewives TV series etc) called other hunters including Jack Russel (Gael Garcia Bernal - Old, Mozart in the Jungle TV series etc) to join in a deadly hunt to find the next leader. The winner of this monster hunt would be given the powerful bloodstone weapon previously held by Uysses.

(Mini Series) Ms. Marvel - The Origin Story of First Muslim Superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

After playing for few weeks, I started to watch this series 3 days ago and completed it last night when the finale was released on Disney+. As usual, I would not be missing out on Marvel's superhero series even if I was not familiar with the hero at all. Well OK, why don't I just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) was a New Jersey high school girl and really big fan of Avengers, in particular Captain Marvel. She was living with her parents Yusuf Khan (Mohan Kapur - Hostages TV series etc) & Muneeba (Zenobia Shroff - The Big Sick etc) and her older brother Aamir (Saagar Shaikh). In school, Kamala was best friends with the genius Bruno (Matt Lintz - Pixels etc) and the progressive Nakia (Yasmeen Fletcher - Upside-Down Magic etc). Later she also got close to a new boy named Kamran (Rish Shah).  

Thor: Love and Thunder - A Hilarious Comedy Superhero Movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

After playing few days in the theaters, my wife and I finally saw this one yesterday as the timing to see it in our favorite Dolby Atmos theater during weekdays was not suitable for us. I insisted on going to the cinema with such sound system as it is quite rare nowadays to have movies released in Indonesia having that sound effect. OK, why don't I go straight to the movie then.

Brief Story Line

After the events of Avengers: End Game, Thor (Chris Hemsworth - Spiderhead, Bad Times at El Royale etc) who joined Guardians of the Galaxy for some time, decided to go on separate ways when he heard about some imminent danger threatening the Gods. Together with his friend Krogg (Taika Waititi - Free Guy etc) they found out that it was Gorr (Christian Bale - Ford v Ferrari, Vice etc) who had been on a personal vendetta on the Gods and killing them.