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.

(2025) Ballerina - An Enjoyable Addition to the John Wick Expanding Universe

After the announcement of this spin off to the John Wick universe, I was really excited to see what would be in store. So when it was finally released few days ago, I already set plan to watch the movie yesterday as it happened to be public holiday in Indonesia. Without further ado, let's get right on it.

Brief Story Line

Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas - Ghosted, No Time to Die etc) had been training to become a ballerina assassin with Ruska Roma led by its Director (Anjelica Huston - Prizzi's Honor, The Addams Family etc) for many years as she wanted to get revenge to the killing of her father. In one of the nights living in the head quarter, she encountered for the first time John Wick (Keanu Reeves - Sonic the Hedgehog 3, The Matrix movies etc) and was given brief advice on this dangerous life. 

Exterritorial - Decent Enough Netflix Original Action Thriller

I have seen the poster to this movie some time back in the coming soon section of Netflix with a brief synopsis that intrigued me. Three days ago it was finally released but I already had my heart set on seeing different movie and continuing another series, so I only watched it last night. All right, I'll just get on it now.

Brief Story Line

Sara Wulf (Jeanne Goursaud - Barbarians TV series, The Chemistry of Death TV series etc) was a former Germany special forces who was suffering from PTSD after a failed mission. When she was recruited for a security job in the US, Sara decided to apply for her work visa in the US Consulate in Frankfurt together with her 7 year old son Josh (Rickson Guy Da Silva). 

(2025) Cleaner - Straight Forward Action Thriller Movie that Should Please Fans of Such Genre

There were few movies released in Indonesian cinemas this week wIth one or two that interest me. This was one of them that my wife was willing to accompany me see. So we went to a cinema not far from our home after my wife's event in the morning. All right, let's get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Joey Locke (Daisy Ridley - Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker, Chaos Walking etc) was a former military officer who was discharged and had to work as window cleaner in a high rise building together with another cleaner Noah (Taz Skylar - One Piece live action series etc). One day Joey's autistic older brother Michael (Matthew Tuck) was waiting for her in that building when a group of environment activist led by Marcus (Clive Owen - Gemini Man, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets etc) attacked and kept everyone inside.

The Shadow Strays - An Ultra Violent Martial Arts Movie from Indonesia's Experienced Action Filmmaker

When I saw this movie in the coming soon section on Netflix, I was immediately intrigued especially since it was directed by one of the Indonesian prominent film maker. So I have put a reminder to watch it as soon as it's available, which was yesterday. All right, let's get on to the movie now, shall we?

Brief Story Line

A group of assassins known as Shadows of Death existed in the crime world and could be hired for the right price. One of the newest recruit with code name 13 (Aurora Ribero - Susah Sinyal, Like & Share etc) who had been personally trained by senior instructor Umbra (Hana Malasan - Ben & Jody, Kereta Berdarah etc), was told to lay low and wait for next assignment in Jakarta by their Handler (Chew Kin Wah - Cek Toko Sebelah 2, My Stupid Boss 2 etc).

Interceptor - A Mediocre Action Thriller Movie

After a hard day's work, I was looking for some fun time from watching new movie on Netflix. And this one seemed to fit the category. So without further ado, here's more on the film.

Brief Story Line

JJ Collins (Elsa Pataky - Fast & Furious 6 - 8, Snakes on a Plane etc) was a captain of the US army who was just re-assigned in the interceptor station on a rig in the middle of the sea. The station was the last defense system for the US against nuclear attack. 

When a group of mercenaries led by a man named Alexander (Luke Bracey - Holidate, Hacksaw Ridge etc) wanted to take over the station, JJ had no choice but to fight against them as they threaten to attack the US using 16 nuclear missiles.