The Guest is too good to be true

5 second plot: A soldier shows up on the doorstep of a family who's son/brother was killed in action not long ago. The stranger was a friend of their son/brother and just came to tell them that his last thoughts were with his family. This stranger seems to be a perfect guy. He's helping everybody without wanting anything in return. But of course, there's a catch.

5 second review: It's not easy to say something about this movie without spoiling your fun. Or maybe it's not such a big surprise. Him being a super-robot and stuff. Oops. Just kidding. He's no robot. Or is he? Well, let's just say it's a pretty decent movie, with good performances and some nice good vs bad moments.

IMDb score: 7,4/10
Our score: 7/10

Extant Season 1 Episode 13: Ascension (season finale)

5 second plot: Molly flies up to the Seraphim to save her colleague and redirect the space station away from it's collision course with earth. John finds the bomb inside Ethan. But it's not easy to remove it. The offspring takes over the space command center and tries to stop Molly.

5 second review: It's pretty cool they did a 2001 reference with Ben. 'I'm afraid I can't do that.' Classic. The whole idea of spores attacking is awesome and the futuristic aspects of the show are great. But there are lots of things in this episode that annoyed me. Like the box that says 'Plan C' when they were just talking about plan A and plan B. Or the fact that they are talking about everyday feelings when they have a killer ET kid walking around, an explosive robot-kid and a spouse that is going on a suicide mission. You would think they'd be a bit more stressed.

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

The Strain Season 1 Episode 10: Loved Ones

5 second plot: Zach locates his mom's cell phone and Eph goes out to find her. The virus gets to her first and The Master seems to have a special plan for her. Vasiliy and hack-girl try to get the internet back up and running. And the others seem to know where to find the big fucker and look for a back entrance.

5 second review: Oh man, I had trouble not to fast forward most of this episode. It's overly dramatic and often ridiculous. And they are taking their sweet time. Jesus. This is a fucking national emergency. Get moving! Also, the nasty stuff is always the same and the shock effect is wearing off.

IMDb score: 7,7/10
Our score: 4/10

Z Nation Season 1 Episode 1: Puppies and Kittens

5 second plot: A zombie outbreak killed almost everyone in the USA. There is a survivor who is carrying an antidote in his blood. The thing is: he's in New York, and the lab that can get the antidote out of his blood is in California. That's a long way to go and a whole bunch of zombies he has to get passed.

5 second review: Wow, this stinks. There's the guy from Lost, so I thought: how bad can it be? Trust me: this is horrible. For a minute I even thought it was a spoof. I figured they must be joking. But it's dead serious. Horrible acting and terrible lines. The things these poor people have to say. And listen to this: there's a zombie baby in this first episode. A. Zombie. Ba-by. Not cool, man.

IMDb score: 5,9/10
Our score: 0/10

The Drop is really good

5 second plot: Bob is a bartender in his uncle's bar. The bar is actually owned by local gangsters. It serves as a drop point for money that can't be taken to the bank. One day Bob finds a puppy in a dumpster. This sets off a chain of events that he doesn't immediately understand but spirals totally out of control.

5 second review: This is one of those crime movies that we don't get to see very often. It's small scaled but big hearted. We only get to see a tiny piece of the puzzle these people are living in. That's all we need to know. That makes it possible to focus on the characters and on things that matter for the story. All of the performances are really good, but Tom Hardy is just perfect.

IMDb score: 7,4/10
Our score: 9/10

The Skeleton Twins is not very uplifting

5 second plot: Just before Maggie tries to kill herself she gets a call from a hospital to inform her that her twin brother (who she hasn't spoken to in 10 years) almost killed himself. They try to figure out how they got where the are and try to make life better for each other.

5 second review: The central characters are solid. The performances are too. The story moves along slowly. We can see some progress and transformation here and there, but not a lot is going on. But it's still good. It's not boring. The only thing is: it's not going anywhere. Not really.

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

Honeymoon is not what I expected

5 second plot: Bea and Paul just got married and are spending their honeymoon in a family cottage in the woods. Everything is perfect but then one night Bea disappears and when she returns she starts acting weird.

5 second review: This is one of those movies that keeps you guessing until the very end. A couple of smart-asses will probably have a clue three quarters in, but you simply can't be sure. This long wait creates an expectation. And it's a big expectation. I was expecting the devil himself to rise from the underworld bringing all sorts of mayhem with him. But that's not quite what happens. So it was a bit of a bummer.

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

Revenge of the Green Dragons is funny looking

5 second plot: Two young Chinese boys arrive in Queens, New York in 1983. It doesn't take long for them to get recruited by the baddest boys in town: the Green Dragons. The sweet kids turn into bad-ass criminals overnight (well, almost).

5 second review: These '80s criminals are funny looking. Why are they beating up little kids? I didn't really get it. This is a cheap ass movie. Don't waste your time with it. And don't be fooled by the 'Martin Scorsese' on the poster.

IMDb score; 5,2/10
Our score; 0/10

Extant Season 1 Episode 12: Before the Blood

5 second plot: Earth has lost contact with the spaceship. Molly is trying to figure out what is going on. In the spaceship everybody (well, there is only one guy) is happy to see Katie again, but we, the viewers, can sense that something's up. Ethan almost blows up the lab. And Molly finally meets her alien boy.

5 second review: Finally! We get the see the little bugger. He looks awesome. Really sweet kid with eyes that glow. It was about time this show started picking up speed. There's only one episode left and a lot of riddles left unsolved. Please oh please don't let this be a cliffhanger ending.

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

The Strain Season 1 Episode 9: The Disappeared

5 second plot: Eph goes looking for his family. He finds his son, but also runs into his ex-wife's boyfriend who turned into a vampire. Hacker-girl informs Setrakian about her involvement in the internet melt-down. And we get some more back-ground info on the master and the origin story of the German super-vamp.

5 second review: They are taking their sweet time to get to it. They even have time for some smoochin'. By now the entire city will have turned into bloodsuckers. I have a question: how much can these bloodsuckers eat? They are hungry all the frikkin' time. We finally get to see the master, which is cool. And about time. But his hands look kinda 'rubbery', don't they?

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