Hotel Artemis

Hotel Artemis is an 2018 film. The movie stars Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, and Sofia Boutella. The supporting cast include Jeff Goldblum, Charlie Day, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Dave Bautista, and Zachary Quinto. The movie takes place in a futuristic Los Angeles.

In 2028, the water supply of the world becomes the main form of currency. When the private organizations take advantage of this, the public unrest is at a boiling point, resulting in a massive riot. On that same night, criminals are injured and they call upon a underground nurse who runs a hotel for them. Subscription based, you can enter if you're a member. The movie suggest that there are other hotels like this in other cities. A bank robbery goes wrong and one of the parties is injured leading them to the hotel. One of the major bosses of the underworld is injured and goes to the same hotel. During the earlier robbery, the diamonds are from the boss, which they stole. As the night unfolds at the hotel, the boss wants his diamonds back. Can they all survive?

Interesting post apocalyptic take on an future Los Angeles. The characters were pretty interesting. Zachary Quinto's character was so over the top, I had a hard time with the movie after his appearance. Of course, the convergence of all these parties in LA on the same night was very interesting. Leading to lots of action.

Siberia

Siberia is an 2018 film. The movie stars Keanu Reeves and Ana Ularu. Molly Ringwald makes a couple of brief appearances. The film is set in Russia.



Keanu plays a diamond agent from the US that flies to Russia to close a deal for blue diamonds. Keanu's partner Pyotr was to procure the sample and the diamonds. However, upon arrival in St. Petersburg, Pyotr is MIA. The buyer is a stereotypical Russian mobster that will hurt you if the deal goes bad. Keanu is now in a panic to get the sample and to deliver the shipment. Pyotr is still nowhere in sight, but leaves a location. Keanu thus goes out to Siberia to try to investigate and close the deal. While there, Keanu meets Ana Ularu's character of Katya at the local café. They begin an affair while he's trying to close the deal. Will he find the diamonds and still love Katya?

This movie was really slow. But it was meant to be that way. I was prepared for a slow moving film with convoluted plot twist. So I didn't think it was so bad. It's not a typical Keanu role, but he hasn't really played to type ever.

I watched this film via Amazon Prime.

Skyscraper - 摩天大樓

Skyscraper (摩天大樓) is an 2018 movie. The film stars Dwayne Johnson. The supporting cast include Byron Mann, Hannah Quinlivan, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, and Pablo Schreiber. The film set in Hong Kong.



Dwayne Johnson plays former FBI agent who internally battles a decision he made that killed many on his team. After leaving the FBI, he's become a security expert consultant. Specially for skyscrapers. He's hired to rubber stamp the most sophisticated ever help in Hong Kong. While he's there, a mercenary group tries to take down his employer and the building. His family is also in the building while its falling apart. Can you save his family and survive the Skyscraper?

Fun movie. I was thoroughly entertained throughout. The twist and turns were expected so I went along for the ride. The Rock is building himself into a certain type of persona. Tough but has a soft side. This movie puts all those pieces in play.

Caught this movie via T-Mobile Tuesday Redbox promo. Highly recommend this if you want to have fun and turn your brain off.

2019: Top 10 Movies To Look Forward To

2019 is now upon us. Here's a list of my top 10 movies that I really want to watch. Movies that may get me out to the local AMC.

Glass (異裂)



Captain Marvel (驚奇隊長)



Shazam! (沙贊!)



Avengers: Endgame (復仇者聯盟:終局之戰)



Godzilla: King of the Monsters (哥吉拉II怪獸之王)



John Wick 3: Parabellum (捍衛任務3:全面開戰))



X-Men: Dark Phoenix (X戰警:黑鳳凰)



Spider-Man: Far From Home (蜘蛛人:離家日)



Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (玩命關頭:特別行動)



Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (Star Wars:天行者的崛起)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado - 怒火邊界2:毒刑者

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (怒火邊界2:毒刑者) is an 2018 film. The movie stars Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin. The supporting cast include Jeffrey Donovan, Isabela Moner, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Catherine Keener. This is a sequel to the 2015 film, Sicario. The returning characters are played by del Toro and Brolin.



After a suicide bombing that was linked to a border crossing via Mexico, the government send the hounds to stop these type of things. Enter the Sicario. With the plans in place, they set out to stop coyote groups. Things get messy when he's made and shot. Out to protect the daughter of a drug cartel boss, del Toro's character goes Sicario. Now, he's going against the US gov't too.

This second installment was based mainly in Mexico and felt very different. The main characters of del Toro and Brolin go head to head to see if they win. However, that show down doesn't really happen the way you'd expect. The ending is pretty anticlimactic, but set up for future installments.