Assassin's Creed (2016)

"Assassin's Creed" gamers may be the only ones who truly appreciate the cinematic adaptation of Ubisoft's popular game franchise. No, I've never played "Assassin's Creed," but I've seen the movie and that's enough for me. While critics are being really, really hard on the film, the movie isn't good either.

You couldn't ask for a more prestigious cast. Michael Fassbender continues to defy typecasting, while Jeremy Irons indulges himself as a malevolent villain in a turtleneck. Marion Cotillard finds herself somewhere between Fassbender and Irons, but her character neglects to grasp the realities of her predicament. Her father and she suffer from a rift that neither want to admit until the climax. Charlotte Rampling and Brendan Gleeson lurk ominously on the periphery. Mind you, you won't find a bad performance. Just bad written characters

Rogue One (2016)

Okay, Let's say I went to cinema watching this movie with low expectation. But I am a big fan of Felicity Jones's works ( I was there before she got Oscar nom!), so I have to believe in this movie. This has to be the best space battle ever and every actor exceeded expectations. This is a Film that we should all be able to agree exceeds the expectations of Disney and the actors themselves did far better than many would expect.

The Transporter Refueled (2015)

Is it a reboot or a sequel, who knows, the film never gives you any reason to care either way, what a piece of garbage. I quite liked the earlier Transporter films, I think the main attraction there though was the pure awesome that is Jason Statham, no such presence here. If your going to try replace Jason Statham you better go out and find the biggest badass you can find, not this guy. Ed Skrein is pretty terrible in this, I don't even think he's that bad of an actor, he's just too much of a pretty boy, he does his best to look and act tough and that's exactly how it comes off, as acting. He looks like he's trying for his best Jason Statham impersonation and it's a big fail.

While Jason Statham might not possess incredible acting, he's a great fit for Transporter. He looks suave and confident, more importantly he looks capable in action sequences. Ed Skrein only amounts to carbon copy lookalike with accent.

Night at The Museum : Secret of the Tomb (2015)

The finale which had been in the planning stages is really one that is bittersweet and the final performances of Robin Williams who will be missed along with Mickey Rooney as both died in the year 2014.

Ben Stiller returns as the guard who knows the secrets of the museum coming alive. And how a tablet keeps them that way. But in a black tie affair thing, which went awry due to the fact of the tablet as the animals and people like Teddy Roosevelt that comes to life is about to die down due to the tablet going down.

You don't go into "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" expecting great art. You expect a few laughs and some moments of wonder as you witness museum displays magically come to life. The first "Night at the Museum" disappointed me. The second, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" surprised me with how much better it was than the first. Amy Adams was wonderful as Amelia Earhart in that film.

This new, third installment, "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" was only okay, but it wasn't horrible, either. I really, really wish it had been a bit better. It's one of Robin Williams' and Mickey Rooney's last movies. Both died this year. Robin Williams does look visibly tired and sad.

The Look of Silence -- Indonesia at Venice Film Festival

This year two of Indonesia movies are going to Venice. Short movie by Sidi Saleh and Indie by Joshua Oppenheimer produced by Werner Herzog. I haven't heard about Maryam by Sidi Saleh, but I heard the good news about The Look of Silence. They got standing ovation at Venice. Some of the critics even say it is the top five movie this year. The movie is about Indonesian killing of 1965-1966. It's very sensitive subject for this country, its a documentary movie. I hear it is a sequel Oppenheimer's previews Indonesian movie which got Oscar nom, The Act of Killing. I have watched The Act of Killing and it;'s very good movie. very bad ass and I like it. Not only because its based on my country but because it's good movie. Since it's produced by Werner Herzog he and his team has pushes it into so many festival just like The Act of Killing. I can't wait to watch this movie, they got rave reviews. And hoping many Indonesia film makers will get the Indonesia of doing something like this. I mean we have great film makers. But look at The Raid and The Act of Killing it's Indonesia's sensitive subject. but they made it into everywhere. I read The Look of Silence will have 2015 release, hoping for 2014 US premiere tho so they can push it into Award Season and release it here sooner. Finger cross. I love my country being mentions. And more people want to make people here and about Indonesia. we have amazing history.