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Banglasia! Banglasia! Banglasia! Thats the only theme song that kinda stick with me in an otherwise kinda satire? Directed by and starring Namewee, the movie covers several political references that is so in your face that sometimes you find it hard kinda to laugh at it (Maybe it wasn't meant to be funny, I dunno). In the beginning you kinda wondered whether Syarikat Timbang (The name of the company) is an agency or what? No doubt the narration in the beginning was saying this and that, I only figured it out in the middle of the movie that it is a metaphor for BN (Or maybe I was kinda slow due to my sleepy head). Saiful Apek's portrayal while funny and comedic was an indirect portrayal of Mahathir and it was only towards the end of the movie where I realised that (It is confirmed during a post-credits scene at the end which is a reshoot). I guess is kinda good that Mahathir is portrayed indirectly as a funny man as oppose to a more serious or how you have seen him in real life and casting Saiful is a genius move (At least to me anyway). While not everybody will get the joke like Saiful's style of humour which I find funny or other jokes being delivered by other characters, like a policeman named Wira which I find so over the top and funny as hell, the "love triangle" between Dirty Harris, Namewee's grandma and Rina at first is a bit funny but after a while it gets a bit tiring (So goes for Saiful's constant singing and ad narration), some racial jokes this and there and of course a Hindustani dream-like sequence which is quite a fun nod to those montages you see in every Indian movies and shows that Namewee indeed does his homework. Overall maybe this is not a satire and it is a dumb comedy (Despite what Namewee says that this movie promotes the values of Malaysians and I say it does that with a song in the end and a cast of 1Malaysia) that so happens to feature a Bangla hero nicknamed Dirty Harris and a cast of 1 Malaysia that carries the movie really well that I was kinda invested. In the end, it is a slightly dated movie that still feels kinda relevant and fresh in our people's mind, that would have benefited more if BN have not been so triggered by its reference of them. Fyi there are only two kinda censored scenes which I find awkward (Maybe Mahathir is triggered by those) and several scenes of gun firing which they cut (Come on! It is cg flour not real blood. That bad is it?).

What can I say about this decent or so-so Marvel movie? A surprisingly (I wouldn't say a good performance but kinda energetic) okay performance from Brie Larson, where if you have seen the trailers, she looks kinda dull and you are instantly worried that she wouldn't be able to carry the movie. While her performance is allrite, both Sam Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn, gave a great supporting performance with both Nick Fury and Talos, supporting Captain Marvel in her journey. Her frequent interaction with Fury and their instant chemistry, makes this movie come alive for me and for once a Ben Mendelsohn performance that is not the same as you have seen him before, ever since he broke into Hollywood and playing the same bad guy again and again. His performance as Talos, the kinda leader of Skrulls, an alien race who is involved in a war with the Krees, which Captain Marvel herself is a part of its Starforce, was surprisingly touching and for a moment there I was kinda sorry for their race and wanted him and his race to live. Not to mention Lashana Lynch's performance as Maria Rombeau, Captain Marvel's best friend, who is also good with her constant energy, almost on the same level as Brie, is of course entertaining and her daughter Monica, played by Akira Akbar is also a worthy mention. Speaking about Fury again, the CGI that was utilised to de-age him and Clark Gregg, who portrays the fan-favourite Coulson is flawless as hell, where their first appearances does make you feel a bit unbelievable but as the movie progresses you get absorb into their performance (There's not enough Coulson btw and it is more of a small appearance but they still did good on his face except for that one I think intentional error) and you don't mind the CGI after awhile. Positives aside, there are several flaws with this movie. Firstly, the action sequences. Despite the good CGI used in most of its set pieces, the fight sequences in the movie are bad. Speaking about making cheap fight sequences, this movie had plenty. No doubt Brie Larson and other actors trained so hard for their role, the way the filmmakes shot and edited the fight sequences are terrible. Secondly, the musical score. The first MCU movie composed by a female should be a good thing rite? Well I find the score pretty much underwhelming with several themes barely move you at all as an audience. Compared to other musical scores in the MCU, whereby they are not memorable but at least when you watch the movie you wanna shake your head or at least the music moves you. Here waiting for the Post-credits sequence feels so dull and uneventful. Lastly, the direction. Directed by both Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the filmmaking duo behind critically acclaimed Half Nelson and Mississippi Grind, should be making a great Marvel movie just like Taika Waititi and James Gunn did, where they moved from an Indie background to making blockbusters. But instead this movie feels very dull and the 90's period feels very off, in this case it doesn't feel like the 90's at all. A constant reminder that this movie is set in the 90's with songs and nostalgia is constantly throughout the movie but if not for that, this movie should or definitely set in the present. Some of the shots are unmemorable and speaking about the action, clearly the duo have no experience in shooting action and as opposed to the aforementioned duo of Gunn and Waititi, despite having no background in action whatsoever, they did good there. Overall, depsite some negativities and positivities, Captain Marvel is an allrite movie and knowing Marvel's track record, this is a step down from what they used to do and here's hoping that the Russo Brothers will improve Captain Marvel's image or character in Endgame.

What happens when you combine the premise of people committing suicide from The Happening and an entity attacking us based on our senses a la A Quiet Place? Bird Box? Yeah this movie combines both concepts and it is not a ripoff but rather a unique baby that isn't perfect but quite intense with zero jumps scares and less corniness. The scene where our society breaks out of order in the beginning is intense as hell and the part where the entity possesses these individuals is scary and lacks the corniness of The Happening, where the individuals there commits suicide in quite a funny or cornier way. Even the part where the survivors have to survive on their own during the flashback scenes is intense as hell. The only part where the movie feels less intense and gives me a mixed feeling is during the current scenes in the first-second acts in the movie. Whenever the movie does that it felt less intense and no doubt the slow and suspense is there, it felt a bit off and when the third act comes in, it creates an uneven tone but nevertheless I was still invested in the story. Overall, I highly recommend this movie if you are into this post-apocalyptic kind of movies as I find it a worthy entry in the genre and if you liked A Quiet Place or dislike it for its jump scares or lack of gore, you might enjoy this more. For sure it is way more serious than The Happening (Thats unintentionally funny. I wanna see that again for sure).