Greenland 2: Migration - Sequel to that Well Received Disaster Survival Thriller Movie

Few days ago, this film was released in Indonesian theaters which I was quite intrigued. But due to some reasons, we decided to see it yesterday. Since my wife never watched the first movie, she gave it a try on Thursday night and I joined her mid way through it. All right then, let's get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

For five years after the catastrophic event of Clarke comet hitting earth, John Garrity (Gerard Butler - Den of Thieves 2, Plane etc) with his wife Allison (Morena Baccarin - Fast Charlie, Deadpool 2 etc) and their teenage child Nathan (Roman Griffin Davis - Jojo Rabbit, The Long Walk etc) had to live in the Greenland bunker together with lots of fellow survivors. However, due to various reasons, the Garrity along with several others that included Dr. Amina (Amber Rose Revah - Marvel's The Punisher TV series, From Paris with Love etc) had no choice but to move to another location.

(TV SERIES) Pluribus Season 1 - Understandably Well Received Drama with Sci-fi Element, but Completely Different From What I Expected

When this series was first released on AppleTV+, it garnered so much hype that made me intrigued. However, I still prefer to wait till all episodes available before I started watching. And I did it since two days ago and finished the first season last night. All right then, let's find out more, shall we.

Brief Story Line

Famous romance fiction novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn - Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Whitney TV series etc) was just finishing her book tour when suddenly all the people around her were having seizures and somehow their brains became connected with one another after it was over. Carol later found out the whole thing was due to alien virus and affected the people in the whole world, with only 12 other persons immune to the effect. 

(TV SERIES) The Eternaut Season 1 - Entertaining Sci-fi Argentinian Series Based on Highly Popular Comics

I have been wondering about this series for quite some time ever since I read many headline entertainment news praising it. After finishing up some series that I was eager to complete, finally I decided to give this a try on Sunday night. And since it only had 6 episodes, I was able to finish the whole season yesterday during holiday. So how was the series then? Let's find out more shall we?

Brief Story Line

On a hot summer night in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a group of middle-old best friends Juan Pablo (Ricardo Darin - The Secret in Their Eyes, Nine Queens etc), Alfredo "Tano" Favalli (César Troncoso - A Twelve-year Night, Brazilian Western etc), Lucas (Marcelo Subiotto - La Barbarie, Puan etc) and Ruso (Claudio Martinez Bel) were gathering at Tano's house to have their usual Truco game time. They were also accompanied by Ruso's brother in-law Omar (Ariel Staltari). However, the night turned into nightmare when a sudden snow fall shocked all of them including Tano's wife Ana (Andrea Pietra - Socias TV series, Son de Fierro telenovela etc) who first noticed the death of people exposed from the snow.

(TV SERIES) Fallout Season 1 - An Entertaining Sci-Fi Action Drama Series Based on the Highly Successful Video Game Franchise

I was already planning to watch this on the day it was released on Prime Video few days ago. But once I again I failed to realize that it was actually a series instead of a movie. So I decided to postpone watching it until the weekend when I could better concentrate to finish the whole season. Well I will go ahead with the series then.

Brief Story Line

219 years after nuclear war in 2077, some people were living peacefully in a Fallout shelter called the Vaults. Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell - Army of the Dead, Yellowjackets TV series etc) from Vault 33 decided to go to the surface in search of her father Hank (Kyle MacLachlan - The House with a Clock in its Walls, Tesla etc) and leaving her younger brother Norm (Moisés Arias - Samaritan, Jean-Claude Van Johnson TV series etc) who preferred to stay behind. During her journey, Lucy got mixed up in an altercation with a Ghoul bounty hunter (Walter Goggins - Ant-man and the Wasp, Vice Principals TV series etc) which would hinder her personal objective. 

Leave the World Behind - A Good Adaptation of the Highly Praised Novel

I saw this movie in the "Coming This Week" section in Netflix and was quite interested with the premise and the stars. So I did not hesitate to watch it on its first day of release yesterday. And so how was the movie? Let's find out more shall we?

Brief Story Line

A family that consisted of Amanda (Julia Roberts - Ticket to Paradise, Money Monster etc), her husband Clay (Ethan Hawke - The Black Phone, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets etc), their teenaged children Archie (Charlie Evans) and his younger sister Rose (Farrah Mackenzie - Logan Lucky etc) left New York city to go on a short vacation to the Long Island. They rented an expensive house and were enjoying their time there.

(2022) Bubble - Pretty Sweet Romance Animated Movie with Some Parkour Actions

When I was looking at the new movies released on Netflix, I noticed this anime movie which seemed interesting. It was actually released on Thursday but I did not realize it till last night. Well anyway, why don't I just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

After a strange phenomenon occurred where bubbles falling all over the world, a large explosion destroyed Tokyo and the city was somehow covered by a large bubble with a dangerous vortex inside. As more and more people leaving Tokyo, some younger generation decided to live in it and have parkour tournament for recreation purpose. One of the best was Hibiki (Jun Shison - High&Low The Worst etc) who was part of the Blue Blaze team. They were living in an abandoned ship together with a scientist named Makoto (Alice Hirose - Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets etc) and a veteran parkour athlete, Shin (Mamoru Miyano - Death Note etc)

(TV SERIES) Sweet Tooth Season 1 - A Dark and Sometimes Depressing Fantasy Series that got Better as it Progressed

On Friday, this new series was released on Netflix which I was a bit doubtful to give a try since I was not familiar with the character and it looked weird too. But when I read that it was well received by critics, I decided to give it a try and finished in 1 day. All right, let's dive into it.

Brief Story Line

Story was set during the time when the world was hit by a deadly virus while at the same time new born babies were somehow became a hybrid of half human and animal. A deer-boy named Gus (Christian Convery) had to be raised by his father Pubba (Will Forte - Scoob!, Keanu etc) in the forest to avoid being captured by people who believed hybrids were the cause of the virus. After 9 peaceful years though, Gus met with a traveler named Jepperd (Nonso Anozie - Artemis Fowl, Zoo TV series etc) and decided to leave the forest with him. During their journey, they met with a young woman who was the leader of resistance movement and called herself Bear (Stefania LaVie Owen - Messiah TV series etc). 

Love and Monsters - A Nicely Done Post Apocalyptic Adventure Comedy Movie

I cannot remember where I saw the news about this movie before, just that it was one that I hope would be available in Indonesia soon due to its quite high critical and audience ratings. And so I was very excited when I found out it was going to be released through Netflix. Last night I immediately watch this movie as soon as I have the chance. Well now let's dive into it. 

Brief Story Line

After an incident that wiped most of the human population while at the same time creating monsters on earth, the remaining survivors were hiding in various bunkers and created small colony. Joel Dawson (Dylan O'Brien - Bumblebee, Teen Wolf TV series etc) who has been living with one colony for 7 years was separated from his girlfriend Aimee (Jessica Henwick - Underwater, Game of Thrones TV series etc) and decided to go on a journey to find her, despite his lack of survival skills.

(TV SERIES) Tribes of Europa Season 1 - Not Your Average Sci-Fi Post Apocalyptic Series

This weekend there were a bunch of new movies and series on various streaming platforms and cable TV, but after browsing through them, I opted to watch this one which was released more than a week ago. The premise was interesting for me and I was intrigued by the trailer as well. OK without further ado, I'll get right on it.

Brief Story Line

After a catastrophic event in 2029, European countries fell apart and the people created their own tribes to survive. One of those were the Origines who were living by themselves, separated from the rest of the world. However their peaceful lives were disturbed when Liv (Henriette Confurius - Beloved Sisters etc) with her brothers Kiano (Emilio Sakraya) and the youngest Ejia (David Ali Rashed) came across a mysterious cube said to have the best technology and also the subject of various tribes pursue.

(TV SERIES) Snowpiercer Season 1 - Interesting Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Series with More Complexities than the Movie Version

I have been meaning to watch this series for some time but I could not seem to get my mind set on it until last weekend. As I like the 2013 movie, it was not hard for me to give this a try. So let us go into more details now.

Brief Story Line

Due to global warming in 2014, the earth had been transformed into frozen land and was inhabitable for humans. Wilford Industries who foresaw this, built Snowpiercer, a train consisted of 1001 cars that could circle the globe and sustain people's life who were willing to pay handsomely. Inside the train, there were people living in First class with all the best perks, Second class with less comfort, Third class for working people who had to ensure the train operating properly and compensated by living in Snowpiercer for free. However, there were also illegal passengers who filled up the tail sections, obviously without having any benefits at all and had to survive with the bare minimum.

Mortal Engines - An Entertaining Highly Imaginative Full of Visually Stunning Special Effects Movie

This was 1 of the movies that probably did not appear in my radar, until the past couple of weeks when its trailer was shown few times in theaters. The thing that intrigued me was the name Peter Jackson. When it was promoted for advance ticket sales since last weekend, my wife and I decided to buy them for its first day. So let's find out more on the movie.

Brief Story Line (Warning Spoiler Alert!)

Set in the post-apocalyptic time, the cities of the world now were added with engines that enable them to move around and gather scarce resources & old technologies. London was one of those cities referred to as Traction which could capture smaller cities and collect their resources. Thaddeus Valentine (Hugo Weaving - Hacksaw Ridge, V for Vendetta etc) was one of London's respected leader and he had a loving daughter Katherine (Leila George). In London, there was a young historian named Tom (Robert Sheehan - Bad Samaritan etc) who knew a lot about old technology and loved to scavenge through stuff collected when London captured other cities.

(TV SERIES) Van Helsing Season 1 - A Unique Vampire Series But Might not be the One You Are Looking For

It's been a while since I tried a new series as these past few weeks, I concentrated on watching other series. I was looking for a science fiction series and thought that usually SyFy had some of the best ones, such as 12 Monkeys that I saw some time ago. So I decided to watch this one which was into their 3rd season this year and with only 13 episodes each season, it should not be too difficult to catch up. My views below would be only on the first season that I just completed last night.

Brief Story Line

In the year 2019, the world was in a post-apocalyptic state where the sun was blocked by some cloud that enabled vampires to roam the streets and did not have to hide in the dark anymore. This phenomenon was referenced as The Rising. A mysterious woman named Vanessa (Kelly Overton - Tekken, Legend TV series etc) had been in a coma for the past 3 years and guarded by a marine named Axel (Jonathan Scarfe) and Doc (Rukiya Bernard) in an abandoned building. It would later on be revealed what Vanessa could do and her importance in the war between humans and Vampires.

Future World - A Failed Attempt of Creating Mad Max Type Movie

As I was taking holiday with my wife the past few days, I was not able to keep up with the latest movies playing in Indonesian theaters since last Wednesday. When we finally returned home, there was little time to see the movies and my wife was not feeling enthusiastic either. So I decided to see this one without my wife's company. What was the movie all about? Let us find out.

Brief Story Line

Story was set after the war between humans and robots that destroyed the world. The remaining humans were trying their best to survive in the post-apocalyptic world which was mostly desert. Some of the more savages people who called themselves Raiders were led by a Warlord (James Franco - Why Him?, The Disaster Artist etc) and running around in their motorcycles looking for people they can rob & kill (and women to rape). These raiders managed to find a female android that was revived by Warlord. He gave her the name Ash (Suki Waterhouse - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Assassination Nation etc) and made her his own personal slave, despite Ash' unique perspective of her "life".