A Walk Among the Tombstones at least has a cool title

5 second plot: Matt is an ex-cop who is now roaming the streets of NY as an unlicensed private dick. He is asked to look into the killing of a drug trafficker's wife. Because apparently this guy can't call the cops. Matt finds out that he is dealing with a couple of lunatics.

5 second review: These rich drug dudes can't call up some big killer dudes to do their dirty work? Being a gangsta isn't what it used to be. There are lots of these curious-things-to-fill-the-plot-holes. This movie feels like a first timer for the director. It's completely unbalanced and just all over the place. Liam Neeson is cool though.

IMDb score: 6,9/10
Our score: 4/10

Tusk is just too nasty

5 second plot: An obnoxious guy who thinks he's really funny goes on a trip to Canada to interview someone (a guy who accidentally chopped off a leg with a samurai sword, haha, not funny) for his Not-See Party podcast. When he gets there he finds out that the poor guy killed himself (indeed, not funny again). Lucky for us he meets another interesting fella.

5 second review: The first part of the movie is boring and annoying. It's an annoying guy interviewing another annoying guy about uninteresting stuff. And then... it gets really nasty. But not in a good way, just over the top nastiness. It was simply too much for me. Yuk.

IMDb score: 6/10
Our score: 0/10

Space Station 76 is a misfire

5 second plot: A new crew member arrives at Space Station 76. The people living there are mostly douchebags. An asteroid is heading towards them, but let me tell you the ending right now to save you the agony of watching this: it misses the Space Station by a whisker.

5 second review: I was willing to give this a chance. It's a 70's version of the future created today. That sounds interesting. And it looks interesting. The idea was (probably) to be amazingly funny. But it's painfully not the case. It's a good effort, really, but it sucks big-time. You could easily be doing something else while watching this movie and not miss one thing.

IMDb score: 4,9/10
Our score: 2/10

The Scribbler focuses on being cool

5 second plot: Suki is a mental patient with a multiple personality disorder. Since her 'Siamese Burn' therapy is going well, she is allowed to live on her own again in Juniper Tower, also called 'Jumper Tower' because a lot of patients throw themselves off the roof. Suki finds out that one of her alter-ego's, The Scribbler, might be superhuman.

5 second review: It's not all that interesting and there isn't very much of a story-line to be found, but as a comic book character origin story it's pretty cool.  But you have to be into this fast flashy video-clip style. If you're not: stay away.

IMDb score: 5,3/10
Our score: 5/10

This Is Where I Leave You is fantastic

5 second plot: To honor their father's dying wish to have a Shiva (that's something like a 7-day mourning sit-down) a family tries to survive one week in each others company. Emotions run wild, family secrets unravel, problems emerge, problems are solved,... all normal family stuff.

5 second review: Oh man, I love this movie. I don't know if it's the spectacular chemistry between the star packed (PACKED) cast or if it's the writing or the fun stuff that's slipped in here and there. Or everything combined. It's an amazing movie. It doesn't miss one single beat.

IMDb score: 6,7/10
Our score: 9,5/10

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