Predator: Killer of Killers — Movie Review

Predator: Killer of Killers is an anthology film told in different chapters.

The first story follows Ursa (Lindsay LaVanchy), a fierce Viking warrioress leading her son Anders (Damien Haas) and their clan to destroy the Krivichs. Ursa harbors a personal vendetta against the Krivich leader, Zoran, who was responsible for her father's death.

After a brutal battle between Ursa and Zoran, a Yautja suddenly appears and slaughters what remains of both clans.

The next chapter centers on two samurai brothers, Kenji and Kiyoshi (both voiced by Louis Ozawa), sons of a powerful warlord in feudal Japan. One day, their father demands a duel between the two to determine his successor. But Kenji, unwilling to fight his own brother, runs away. Kiyoshi, bound by honor, stays behind and accepts his father's title.

Years later, the brothers reunite, and a fateful duel begins.

Unbeknownst to them, a Yautja has been watching from the shadows, studying their combat. When one brother emerges as the clear victor, the Predator steps in to face the superior warrior in a deadly one-on-one battle.

The next part is set around 1941 to 1942, during the Battle of the Atlantic. This chapter follows fighter pilot John Torres (Rick Gonzalez).

While on a mission, John realizes the enemy aircraft they are fighting isn’t from Earth. It is actually a Yautja starship. Despite orders to stay grounded, John takes to the skies to warn his squadron.

But, it’s too late.

Outgunned and outmatched, John pushes his skills to the limit in a desperate dogfight to bring the alien vessel down.

In the final segment, all surviving “fighters” find themselves captured and taken to a distant planet ruled by the Yautja.

There, they are pitted against each other in a gladiator-style deathmatch. The goal? Prove themselves worthy to face the ultimate Predator warlord. Only the strongest will survive.

No One Will Save You: Movie Review

Brian Duffield’s minimalistic, elevated horror feature is about finding self-forgiveness amidst an intense fight for survival.

Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) lives in a big house just outside their small village. All alone, with nothing really to do besides sew and build a miniature model of their town, she spends her time at the grave of her mother. She tries to drive around town and greet the townsfolk with a smile and a wave, but for some reason they avoid making any interactions with her.

One night, she wakes up to the sound of something breaking into her home. Curious about the clattering and the chirping, Brynn tries to take a good look at her intruder. She then discovered something shocking: her housebreaker isn’t human at all. It’s an alien.

Rye Lane: Movie Review

Romantic relationships are tricky. You have needs, but you also have to consider the needs of your partner. You have to strike and maintain a perfect balance in the relationship to keep the fire alive. But bumps are often inevitable. Yes, communicating with your loved ones is the answer to all problems, but some people would rather jump ship than drown.

Take it from Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah).

Dom’s long-time girlfriend (Karene Peter) cheated on him with his best friend, Eric (Benjamin Sarpong-Broni). Oh, it hurts to get replaced by your pal, but the really painful part about all this mess is that Eric has no job and is a little slow. Whereas Dom is nice and considerate and a successful accountant.

Yas is also fresh from a breakup. But unlike Dom, she dumped her boyfriend (Malcolm Atobrah) for simply refusing to wave at people on boats. She believes that her man hates joy. He also treats her like she’s insignificant. He has a new girlfriend now.

The two meet inside an all-inclusive restroom. Yas heard Dom’s helpless whimpers as he watched her ex’s videos. She is naturally curious about him, so she strikes up a conversation outside. As they uncover each other’s sob stories, they discover that there are things they can learn from each other and that there’s more to life than their ungrateful exes.

The Princess: Movie Review

A princess, a wedding, and a castle — the perfect formula for a sweet fairy tale. But nothing is sweet in this story.

The princess (Joey King) of our story is chained up on her bed, and before she can process what is happening, two soldiers barge into her chambers. It is clear that they want to molest her, but she will not go down easily. With a few clever tricks, she manages to dispatch her foes. As it turns out, this princess is unlike any other. She’s strong and smart, and she will fight.

The whole castle is under the control of her cruel betrothed, Julius (Dominic Cooper). And he has one order for his men: capture the princess so he can force her to marry him. In that way, he will be king. Of course, his plans come with assurance. Julius holds the royal family hostage, and if the princess disagrees, their lives will be the consequence.

But the princess will not surrender quickly. Her trainer, Linh (Veronica Ngô), didn't teach her martial arts just to yield so easily to her adversaries.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: Movie Review

King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is dead.

Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) is now in charge, while Shuri (Letitia Wright) works hard to make a synthetic version of the heart-shaped herb to keep her mind off the death of her brother.

Without a protector and a king, Wakanda is under pressure from other nations over its rare metallic vibranium. Much to the dismay of powerful countries, Wakanda stopped sharing its precious metal out of fear of misuse. Queen Ramonda knows the power of the ore, and potentially using it for mass destruction is dangerous.

Meanwhile, in the Atlantic Ocean, the CIA and U.S. Navy SEALs used a vibranium-detecting machine to locate a potential vibranium deposit underwater. The expedition captured the attention of the superhuman, Namor (Tenoch Huerta Meja). Namor comes from Talokan, an underwater nation built on vibranium, and he’s pissed off that humans are mining in his kingdom. So he attacked and killed them all, inadvertently putting Wakanda in hot water.

Namor then meets with Queen Ramonda and Shuri. He explained that Wakanda's decision to reveal itself to the world has put his kingdom in great peril. As a way to help him and the Talokan continue their existence in secret, he asks the Queen to bring the scientist who created the vibranium-detecting device to him with the intent of killing her. If they fail to do so, he will wage war against them.

Queen Ramonda thinks over Namor’s request and threat. But after learning that the scientist is a young teenage girl named Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), she decided to protect her.

Namor is displeased. So with his extraordinary army of submariners, he leads his nation to war against a country that’s still recovering from the loss of their sole protector, the Black Panther.

Enchanted — Movie Review

Disney spiced up their fairy tale game through this wonderful rom-com drama about a princess lost in New York City.

The film follows Giselle (Amy Adams), a young woman living in the fictional world of Andalasia, who is bound to marry Prince Edward (James Marsden) after sharing a romantic duet about true love's kiss.

Afraid that she would lose her right to the throne, Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon), an evil witch, pushed Giselle into a well to a place where, as they explained, "no happily ever after."  

Lost and confused, Giselle accidentally met the cynical divorce attorney, Robert Philips (Patrick Dempsey), who agreed to help her until Prince Edward came to her rescue. 

As the two spend some time together, Queen Narissa is becoming more determined to kill Giselle, Prince Edward gets lost in New York, and Robert and Giselle's feelings are becoming deeper.

Lilo & Stitch — Movie Review

This 2002 animated movie saw the resurgence of Disney as one of the top animation studios in the world.

"Lilo & Stitch" is about a troubled girl named Lilo (Daveigh Chase). She lives in Hawaii with her sister, Nani (Tia Carrere), and finds it difficult to make friends at school. Until she met Stitch (Chris Sanders), a blue alien space dog.

Stitch is an experiment, an abomination with a propensity for chaos. He is also a fugitive who happens to fall to Earth accidentally. Despite all of these, the young girl still adopted him, as she believes that there is something good inside him.

Meanwhile, the Grand Councilwoman (Zoe Caldwell) employs the mad scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba (David Ogden Stiers) and Earth specialist Agt. Wendell Pleakley (Kevin McDonald) to re-capture Stitch. And hence, a cat and mouse chase begins.