Sunday, July 13, 2025

Outlaw King, 2018

Outlaw King is a 2018 historical action drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by David Mackenzie. Chris Pine stars as Scottish king Robert the Bruce during the Scottish Wars of Independence in 1304–07. The ensemble cast also features Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh, Billy Howle, Sam Spruell, Tony Curran, Callan Mulvey, James Cosmo and Stephen Dillane.



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PLOT

In 1304, outside the besieged Stirling Castle, John Comyn, Robert Bruce and their allies surrender to Edward I of England and pay him their homage.  Afterwards, Bruce spars with the king's son, Edward, Prince of Wales, whom he had known as a child (their fathers becoming friends whilst fighting on crusade in the Holy Land). 

A widower, he is betrothed to the king's goddaughter, Elizabeth de Burgh. Lord James Douglas arrives, asking for the restoration of his ancestral lands, but is denied on the grounds that his father Lord Douglas committed treason. The King and Prince depart Scotland, with Bruce and Comyn acting as their vassals under the supervision of the Earl of Pembroke, Aymer de Valence.  

Robert marries Elizabeth but respectfully delays the consummation. Elizabeth is, however, an increasingly important presence in the life of Robert's daughter, Marjorie. Not long after, his father, the Lord of Annandale, dies, fearing his friendship with the King of England may have been an error.  

Soon after, while delivering tax monies to the English, Bruce notes their unpopularity. Rioting ensues when news of the rebel William Wallace's execution reaches Scotland. Bruce decides to organize another rebellion with the support of his family, including Elizabeth. He meets Comyn in a church, trying to persuade him to join the rebellion but as Comyn threatens to inform Edward, Bruce kills him. 

The Scottish clergy offers Bruce absolution for serving the English and supports Bruce's bid for the crown of Scotland if he supports the Catholic Church. King Edward declares Bruce an outlaw and orders the Prince of Wales to suppress his uprising, with instructions that no quarter is to be shown to any Bruce supporter.  

Calling a council of nobles, most refuse to break their oaths to Edward. Despite the lack of support, Bruce heads to Scone to be crowned king of the Scots. On the way, Douglas pledges his allegiance. 

The ambitious de Valence, brother-in-law to Comyn, tries to move against Bruce before the Prince arrives. To avoid bloodshed, he challenges de Valence to single combat, who accepts but delays the duel a day, as it is Sunday. 

That night, Bruce and Elizabeth finally consummate their marriage, but the English launch a surprise attack. Elizabeth and Marjorie Bruce are sent to safety with his brother Nigel, and he fights a losing battle, during which most of the Scottish army is killed. Escaping with fifty men, they flee to Islay. 

On the way, John MacDougall parleys with them, bitter about the murder of his cousin Comyn but allows them to pass. Later, however, he attacks Bruce as his party attempts to cross Loch Ryan. Some get away in boats, but Bruce's brother Alexander dies.  

Prince Edward arrives in Scotland, searching for Bruce at Kildrummy Castle, only to find Bruce's wife, daughter, and brother. The prince has Nigel hanged, drawn, and quartered, and sends Marjorie and Elizabeth into captivity in England. Bruce's band presses on to Islay anyway; there, they learn of the fall of Kildrummy Castle. 

Bruce decides to take back the castle through stealth. The successful operation inspires him to utilize guerilla warfare against the more powerful English. Shortly thereafter, Robert the Bruce is reunited with his only surviving brother, Edward. In England, Elizabeth learns that Marjorie has been sent to a nunnery by King Edward. 

After Edward hears Douglas Castle has been re-taken, he goes after Bruce himself. Edward offers amnesty to Elizabeth if she renounces her marriage, but she refuses and is put in a hanging cage.  King Edward I dies shortly after arriving in Scotland, and his son takes over his forces. Bruce fights the new king in a pitched battle at Loudoun Hill, despite being outnumbered six to one. 

As Edward II's army is composed almost entirely of cavalry, Robert overcomes his army's size disadvantage in the battle with a spear wall hidden by a ditch. 

Attempting to attack the flanks, horsemen become bogged down in the mud, as anticipated. The English knights fall from their horses, many are slain, and the battle becomes an open brawl, where the Scots prevail over the disoriented English soldiers, with James killing the noble to whom King Edward had granted his family's lands. 

Realising the battle is hopeless, de Valence orders a retreat. However, determined to kill his nemesis, Edward II does not join them. Instead, he duels Bruce as the Scots look on. Edward is outmatched, and realising he is about to be slain, he vomits in fear and cries for help. Bruce prevails, allowing Edward II to leave unarmed.  

Rating: 10 Stars

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Ziam, 2025

Ziam is a 2025 Thai action-horror film directed by Kulp Kaljareuk, which premiered on Netflix on July 9, 2025. The film is set in a near-future, post-apocalyptic Thailand facing severe global famine and climate change-related food shortages.




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SUMMARY

The story revolves around Singh (Mark Prin Suparat), a former Muay Thai fighter who works as a security driver in a desperate world. Although the totalitarian government attempts to maintain stability with processed insect food, poverty and hardship are rampant.

The central conflict begins when a wealthy industrialist's imported shipment of contaminated fish unleashes a rapidly spreading zombie pathogen within a local hospital. 

Singh's girlfriend, Rin (Nuttanicha Dungwattanawanich), a doctor, is trapped inside the facility when the outbreak occurs.
The film follows Singh as he attempts a rescue mission. 

Utilizing his exceptional Muay Thai skills, Singh must fight his way through the hospital's levels, navigating hordes of fast-moving, terrifying zombies to reach Rin. The narrative explores Singh's fight for survival and his efforts to save his girlfriend amidst the escalating chaos and a military lockdown.


Rating: 7 Stars

Yellowjackets, 2021-2026

 Yellowjackets is a psychological horror drama TV series that blends survival thriller with coming-of-age and supernatural mystery. The series flips between two timelines: one in the 1990s, where a high school girls’ soccer team crashes in the wilderness, and another 25 years later, showing the long-term effects on the survivors.


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Premise

In 1996, the New Jersey Yellowjackets, a high school girls’ soccer team, qualify for nationals. While flying to the tournament, their plane crashes deep in the remote Canadian wilderness. Stranded, cold, and with no rescue in sight, the girls must survive. Weeks stretch into months, and then over a year, as things spiral into desperation and madness.



They splinter into factions. Food runs low. Tensions rise. Strange symbols and unexplained events suggest something supernatural might be lurking. Eventually, some of the survivors turn to ritualistic cannibalism. The group’s descent into feral cult-like behavior is shown in chilling flashes.



In the present (2021-2022), the adult survivors — Shauna, Taissa, Natalie, and Misty — are haunted by their past. They’ve buried what really happened in the woods, even from their families and each other.

But secrets don’t stay buried forever.

When a mysterious blackmailer threatens to expose them, the women reunite. One is running for office, another is a recovering addict, one’s stuck in a loveless marriage, and another is… just low-key a psycho nurse with a parrot.



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As they try to keep their past hidden, eerie signs begin to reappear: the symbol from the woods, cult-like followers, and more disappearances. Taissa even sleepwalks and builds creepy altars in her basement.


Don’t worry, Yellowjackets is not over yet — they’re making Season 4”


Yellowjackets is still ongoing.It just wrapped up Season 3 in April 2025, and a fourth season has officially been greenlit by Paramount+ with Showtime on May 20, 2025.

Season 3 smashed records: it had the highest viewership yet—over 2 million in its debut weekend, up ~39% from Season 2

While there’s no premiere date yet, previous seasons premiered in early 2023 and early 2025—so expect Season 4 maybe in late 2026


Rating: 10 Stars


Brick, 2025

Brick is a 2025 German science fiction thriller film directed by Philip Koch and released globally by Netflix on July 10, 2025. The film stars Matthias Schweighöfer and Ruby O. Fee as a couple trapped in their apartment building when a mysterious wall of high-tech bricks suddenly encloses the entire structure, cutting them off from the outside world.


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PLOT

Tim and Olivia, a grieving couple struggling to recover from a recent trauma, wake up one morning to find their apartment sealed off by a solid black wall made of bricks. As they attempt to escape, they discover the entire building is surrounded, with no internet, power, or cellular signal. Initially suspecting a terrorist attack or government experiment, panic begins to rise.



They join forces with other tenants in the building, including Ana, Marvin, the elderly Oswalt and his granddaughter, and a paranoid conspiracy theorist named Yuri. The group ventures into the building’s basement and uncovers an old bomb shelter. There, they find the mutilated corpse of the building's landlord, Friedman, who appears to have had both hands severed. The shelter contains advanced equipment, camera feeds, and a control system seemingly connected to the wall’s technology.

They learn that Anton, a former resident and software engineer, had been working on an experimental app designed to interact with the wall’s nano-tech interface. Unfortunately, he died before completing his escape plan. The group begins to fracture as resources run low and paranoia sets in. Yuri believes the wall is a divine or governmental protection against a catastrophe outside, while others believe it to be a containment system gone wrong.

Attempts to escape prove deadly. Marvin is gruesomely killed by the wall when trying to break through it. Tensions escalate, resulting in more deaths, including Yuri. Tim and Olivia eventually manage to decipher Anton’s code, giving them limited control over the nanotech bricks. Using the app, they create an exit path and escape the building.

Once outside, they are shocked to see the entire city—and possibly the world—encased in similar walls. A radio broadcast reveals that the walls were a product of malfunctioning nanotechnology, triggered accidentally by a fire at the tech company’s facility. There was never any real danger outside; the walls were not to protect people, but a technological error meant to contain nothing.

The film ends with Tim and Olivia walking into the open world, uncertain of what awaits them, but finally free.


CAST

Matthias Schweighöfer as Tim - The Big Star from the Army of the Dead and Army of Thieves

Ruby O. Fee as Olivia

Nina Kunzendorf as Ana

David Kross as Marvin

Frederick Lau as Yuri

Peter Kurth as Oswalt


Rating: 10 Stars 

(You can't miss this one, it's Impressive!!!)


Outlaw King, 2018

Outlaw King is a 2018 historical action drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by David Mackenzie. Chris Pine stars as Scottish kin...