Inferno is more of the same

5 second plot: Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital with a head-wound and memory loss. When someone tries to kill him, the ER doctor helps him escape and together they try to figure out what's going on.

5 second review: If you've seen one these Robert Langdon movies, you've seen them all. But if you're a fan, that's probably okay. I always like the clue-solving and the twists and turns. They are very far fetched, I know, but it's still fun. I could have done without the blurry flash-backs and visions of the future though.

IMDb score: 6,3/10
Our score: 6/10

Hacksaw Ridge is an amazing story

5 second plot: Desmond is a young man who wants to serve his country on the battlefield of WWII. But his beliefs prevent him from carrying a weapon. He wants to serve as a medic. He is ridiculed at first but when he starts pulling wounded men out of the battlefield after everyone is long gone, his fellow soldiers learn that they judged him completely wrong.

5 second review: The action sequences are very spectacular. You get sucked right in. But even more spectacular than that is the amazing true story. I would never have thought that (asshole) Mel Gibson would be able to bring this story to the screen as beautiful as he did. It does get a little bit overly patriotic towards the end, but everything else is pitch perfect.

IMDb score: 8,4/10
Our score: 8,5/10

The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 1: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be

5 second plot: Negan gets a proper introduction. Our favorite zombie apocalypse survivors meet his precious Lucille: a barb wired baseball bat. And she's thirsty for blood.

5 second review: Be prepared. This is an extremely brutal episode. I never thought they would dare go this far and this explicit. It's awesome. I feel sorry for the actors though. The emotional shit they have to go through must be devastating. It's a shame that Negan can't swear the way he does in the comics. They can show the goriest gore, but he can't say 'fuck'. Go figure. 

IMDb score: not yet rated on posting date

Our score: 9/10

Goldstone is a quiet one

5 second plot: When a detective comes to town looking for a missing girl, young sheriff Josh slowly begins to realize what's really going on in his quiet little mining town.

5 second review: It's a good story with great performances. It's slow and silent (not a lot of dialogue) and takes its time to get to the conclusion, but that fits perfectly in the whole lot of dusty nothing that is the town of Goldstone.

IMDb score: 6,6/10
Our score: 8/10

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is a little bit predictable

5 second plot: Reacher makes a new friend in the military. When someone tries to kill her, he takes action. Then he finds out he has a daughter. When she also becomes a target, he brings his ass whooping to the next level.

5 second review: I like the Jack Reacher character and I like what Tom Cruise does with it. This movie's a bit more action packed than the first one. You see the twists coming from a mile off but it's still good (light) entertainment.

IMDb score: 6,3/10
Our score: 7/10

Ouija: Origin of Evil is just a tiny bit scary

5 second plot: It's 1967. A widowed mom and her two daughters make their money by holding seances. The whole thing is a scam, but they seem to be helping people so they don't feel too guilty about it. One day, mom buys a Ouija board to help improve their act. But in doing so they invite a very evil spirit into their world.

5 second review: This is not an all out horror movie. It gets a bit scary eventually but it's still only mildly disturbing. It's a very simple story (which is good) with decent characters. The ball is dropped a couple of times (for instance: no-one seems to be shocked when a dead body is suddenly hanging from the ceiling) but overall it's pretty good. But not if you were expecting a big, bloody and scary horror movie.

IMDb score: 6,5/10
Our score: 7/10

Keeping Up with the Joneses is a little bit of fun

5 second plot: Jeff and Karen find out that their neighbors are secret agents. And they unwillingly get sucked into their dangerous secret mission.

5 second review: The story is not very original. Neither are the jokes. But these people are fun to look at. And I did have to laugh a couple of times. If you're just looking for some light entertainment, this will do just fine.

IMDb score: 5,8/10
Our score: 6,5/10

Doctor Strange is quite a trip

5 second plot: It's the origin story of the guy in the title. He's a brilliant surgeon who can't operate anymore after a serious car accident fucks up his hands. While searching for a cure for his shaky hands he ends up being taught in the mystical arts by The Ancient One. It doesn't take long for him to step in and help defend the multiverse.

5 second review: I'm no expert on Doctor Strange but it looks to me like Benedict Cumberbatch is definitely the right choice for the part. The special effects are very spectacular but there are a LOT of them. It's a shame we didn't get to see any of the other super heroes. It's 'just' the origin story of the Doctor, they should have made it a little bit bigger (the story, not the effects, they are big enough).

IMDb score: 8/10
Our score: 7,5/10

Westworld Season 1 Episode 3: The Stray

5 second plot: The hosts (the robots) are starting to remember things, starting to hold grudges, straying, looping,... all sorts of stuff that makes the security team very nervous. But the programmers seem to be on top of things. Until one of them almost gets smashed. The weird behavior seems to be connected to Arnold, one of the original creators, who died in the park.

5 second review:  I like the way the plot slowly thickens and how mystery is taking center stage. I don't understand why the hosts are going through these elaborate story-lines when no-one is watching. It's cool though. It makes good television.

IMDb score: 9,1/10
Our score: 8,5/10

Christine will not make you happy

5 second plot: Christine Chubbuck was a reporter who shot herself on live television in 1974. This is the story of the months leading up to that event.

5 second review: If you're looking for a good time at the movies, this is not the one you want to see. This story will not make you happy. Also, there wasn't enough material to make a full length movie out of. So the story is stretched beyond its limits. As a half hour documentary it might have worked, but not as a two hour long fictionalized movie.

IMDb score: 7,1/10
Our score: 1/10