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  For the most part, this is a worthy sequel that retains the great visuals and the compelling mystery of Searching (2018). I do have a couple of gripes that make me enjoy it less than Searching (2018). 1. I find it hard to believe that the police wouldn’t have access to the emails needed for the investigation. 2. Once the reveal happens, I question a lot of the overly complicated plan and the believability of it. 3. I also can’t believe Javier has a 2.8 star out of 5 for his service. That guy is an MVP! Just like Searching (2018), the mystery keeps you gripped with every twist and turn. It’s a great mystery worth watching!

  Searching is an enthralling thriller that uses the gimmick of having the story be told through the character’s laptop screen. Unlike others movies that have used the gimmick, Searching actually uses it effectively for visual and storytelling purposes. The movie treats the internet as a proper entity in the story that is involved in solving the mystery. On that note, this story involving the Dad, David Kim (John Cho), searching for his missing daughter is incredibly compelling. I was constantly on the edge of my seat trying to solve it with the Dad but also being shocked at all the twists and turns. Within the story is also a heartfelt story about grief and love. On that note, John Cho does an amazing job! I also loved Debra Messing as the Detective who aids David in the search for his daughter. This is one of the best mystery thrillers and is a must-watch!

  I can’t bear-lieve that this movie was greenlit by a studio and actually got made! It’s a bearable dark comedy that bearly has any depth to it. It has fun kills and some jokes that can make you chuckle. It does the bear amount to be an entertaining movie.

  John Wick is one of the best action franchises in modern cinema. When John Wick first came out in 2014, it was one of the most surprising yet most enjoyable experiences I had. What is even more amazing is that the 2 sequels it got were also amazing! We are now on the 4th entry and the question is if it continues to maintain the quality it has so far. Let’s get the obvious out of the way, the action scenes are still absolutely amazing! One thing each entry in this franchise continues to do is to make the action bigger and crazier than the last. There are so many incredible actions set pieces with a roughly 30-minute action scene in Osaka with bows and swords, a stunning sequence in Paris with cars and traffic, a Hotline Miami style action sequence with overhead shots, and one of the best action sequences ever involving stairs. I give every single praise to the stunt people who worked on this as they take some very painful falls in this film. This entry is also the be...

  I remember playing The Last of Us game long ago and massively enjoyed it. So I wasn’t remotely surprised when a TV show adaptation was announced. I was worried as video game adaptions tend to be fairly poor for the most part. Does The Last of Us HBO show fall into the video game adaption curse or does it survive by being a good adaption? One of the most important elements of adapting a video game is retaining all the core elements that made the game great. In terms of this, the HBO show is successful. The main core of the plot, the characters, the relationship, and the tone are all in this adaptation. The show does make changes from the game but I find the changes to be mostly good. For example, deeper meaning for Joel leaving QZ, exploration of Bill and Frank’s backstory, Sam and Henry’s plot, and Tommy and Joel’s relationship. A lot of the changes give more depth to the characters and the worldbuilding. The set design is terrific and captures the exact feeling of...

  Knock at the Cabin is the next film from director M. Night Shyamalan. I was worried about this movie as his previous movie Old (2021) wasted a good premise. Like his previous movie, this has an interesting premise as well. The premise is “a family vacationing at a remote cabin are suddenly held hostage by four strangers, who demand something unimaginable”. Does he deliver this time or is this another flop to add to the director’s career? Firstly, Dave Bautista is terrific as Leonard, the leader of the four strangers. His performance was nuanced, and his character was humane, and intimidating with a gentle sadness. The rest of the strangers played by Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint and Abby Quinn also do a good job. Nikki and Abby illustrate the reluctance and desperation of their characters. Rupert delivers on being the scummy one compared to the others. Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge play the gay couple and I think they have good chemistry with one another. There ...

  I can completely understand having devotion to Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell. Those two are great in a straightforward war movie that is a bit lacking in actual action and bonding moments.