In all the same ground and lore - different medium, the live action #HowToTrainYourDragon still delivers an awe-inspiring, adrenaline-inducing, ultimate dragon ride on one the most beloved children's book adaptations with full hearts & John Powell's even more grandeur score.

Beyond the efficient, gut-punching & ace-level impact in totally slick n suave masculinity attractions we rarely seen in SEA actioners, #BloodBrothersBaraNaga pulled off the precise balance in the local formula - in drama & cinema culture, making it their own and one of a kind.
Tampilannya global, tapi semua elemen dan perintilannya bisa terasa sangat believable untuk rasa lokal. Use the action in the right manners, seru, emosional bahkan ke ramuan drama & selipan-selipan komikal tanpa dialog-dialog kaku tipikal ataupun mengumbar cipratan darah.
Ensemble-nya juga luar biasa keren dan berganti-ganti mencuri perhatian dari Sharnaaz Ahmad dan Syafiq Kyle di lead duo, Shukri Yahaya, Irfan Zaini, sejumlah aktor senior hingga Syazwan Zulkifly di porsi comic relief jempolan yang membuat kita begitu peduli dengan nasib akhirnya.

Took the madcap franchise to Glass Onion's heavily inspired whodunit murder mystery but mostly all the oldskool, mindless spoof formula, some comedic punches & all-star ensemble - one that dare to unapologetically mocked Nana Patekar in #Housefull5 may still put you on a jolly good laugh.

Stamp the strong marks on Australian horror-ploitations after Talk To Me, The Philippous crafts #BringHerBack as an intensely frightening and disturbing chiller, a great sophomore triumph with Sally Hawkins & its young ensemble - Barratt, Wong & Wren Philips' stellar performance.

With all the right vibes peeling its love-layered twist of unconditional romance, a remake as good as the original, #TakInginUsaiDiSini adds an extra charm in Vanesha Prescilla - Bryan Domani to the moon and back chemistry and bundles of @dudutna's score & nice soundtrack tunes.

Shout out to the pitch-perfect cast of Alika Jantinia to Raihaanun in their character transformation and the elegant, big screen return of Lola Amaria, some technical values too...

Tapi kalau saja turnover-nya tak jadi all over the places dengan revealing-after-revealing, soapy twist-after-twist-after-twist yang mungkin tarikan benangnya sampai memerlukan flowchart, lantas berakhir dengan konklusi keterkaitan politis yang terasa kurang relevan, juga andai konsistensi bahasa dalam dialognya bisa lebih dijaga, #Gowok, sebenernya bisa jadi #KamasutraJawa yang jauh lebih baik.

Kan memang setelah rentang jauh Budak Nafsu ke Sang Penari - kita sudah cukup lama tak punya film ero..., sensually or steamy romantic drama, maksudnya, dengan sentuhan kultur dan bagian sejarah bangsa yang layak diceritakan kembali.

But instead, this is once again - by beats, having many similarities with Tuhan, Izinkan Aku Berdosa. That sudden final blows that comes insignificantly out of nowhere.