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Showing posts with label Mystery. Show all posts

Enola Holmes 2: Movie Review

Milly Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes in Enola Holmes 2 Movie Poster
After helping the young Viscount Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge) inherit his father's land and titles and become a progressive reformer, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) opens her own agency to be a detective in her own right. However, she still does not have the kind of respect that her brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) has. People still belittle her skills and capabilities, until a penniless little matchstick girl finally enlists her help. Her name is Bessie (Serrana Su-Ling Bliss), and she’s looking for Sarah (Hannah Dodd), her sister, who seems to have disappeared without a trace.

The game is afoot.

Enola starts her investigation in a match factory run by business moguls Henry Lyon (David Westhead) and Charles McIntyre (Tim McMullan). She found out that Sarah had discovered something in the workshop, forcing her to hide from the authorities headed by Superintendent Grail (David Thewlis). Whatever it is, it’s huge.

Soon enough, Enola begins to uncover more vexing mysteries behind Sarah’s disappearance. Her snooping around and finding clues got the attention of Sarah’s friend and co-worker, Mae (Abbie Hern). Much to her displeasure for her determination and taking the job, Mae threatened Enola to let go of the case. But the young detective can smell that something is already burning and that it’s getting bigger. She must figure it all out before they capture Sarah and before it’s too late. To do that though, she will need some help from the great Sherlock Holmes.

Midsommar: Movie Review

Florence Pugh as Dani and Jack Reynor as Christian walking on a field of flower to a wooden cross in Midsommar Movie Poster
A supposedly friendly retreat ends in heartbreak... And death.

Dani Ardor (Florence Pugh) goes to Sweden with her long-distance boyfriend Christian Hughes (Jack Reynor) and his friends to see a midsummer celebration that only happens once every 90 years. 

However, as they spend more time with the commune, they realize that everything is not as it seems.

The Witch: Movie Review

Anya Taylor-Joy in silhouette in The Witch Movie Poster
There's a witch in the family.

When William (Ralph Ineson) and his family got banished from the Puritan Plymouth Colony because of disputes over beliefs, they were forced to settle on a farm near the woods. Little do they know that they'll encounter forces of evil in that place that will tear their family apart.

It all started when baby Samuel abruptly disappeared while playing peekaboo with his sister, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy). They all think that it was a witch that abducted him, but they don't really know for sure. The problems didn't stop there. Winter is coming, and they don't have enough food to survive the harsh weather. William and Katherine's (Kate Dickie) other son, Caleb (Harvey Scrimshaw), also got lost in the wood, and their prized Silver Cup disappeared.

Are these God's punishments for them? Or is there something malevolent in the woods that's haunting them?

Us — Movie Review

Us Movie Poster
In 1986, young Adelaide (Madison Curry) encountered an exact clone of herself while wandering Santa Cruz Beach. That encounter has scarred her for life, leaving her unable to speak until adulthood. 

Now a grown woman, Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) and her family are revisiting her their old lake house for a vacation when exact copies of themselves, called the Tethered, mysteriously appear, seeking to replace her and her family. 

This confrontation triggers Adelaide's repressed childhood memories in Santa Cruz Beach. Things immediately went haywire when Gabe (Winston Duke), Adelaide's husband, was hurt by his mirror image. The Tethered are not simply looking to replace them, they want to kill them.

Adelaide must keep her family safe from their mirror image while she finds out the truth about her past and who she is.

Circle — Movie Review

Circle Movie Poster
Imagine having the power to cast a vote for someone to die. Will you do it?

"Circle" opens with 50 strangers waking up while standing in front of an alien-like contraption.

The machine doesn't allow any of the strangers to move beyond the circle they're standing on, and they weren't allowed to touch the person next to them either. It will kill someone every two minutes, randomly, unless at least one of the 50 strangers votes for someone to die using their hand.

As the movie progresses, revelations come out and pacts are made as all of the participants fight for their survival.