2020s
12th Fail (2023) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
12th Fail
6.8 (5 ratings) director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra actor: Vikrant Massey / Medha Shankr
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.
Oct. 22, 2025 watched
Drama about trying to succeed honestly in a system with pervasive corruption and extreme competition

#EuroKino #WatchParty on Mastodon
2020s EuroKino India WatchParty drama
Cloud (2024) IMDb TMDB WikiData
Cloud クラウド
director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa actor: Masaki Suda / Daiken Okudaira
other title: Cloud クラウド
Ryōsuke Yoshii, an ordinary reseller, carelessly earns grudges by people and becomes entangled in a life-threatening struggle.
War of the Ninja Monsters: Jaron vs Goura (2024) NeoDB TMDB IMDb
忍獣大戦記 蛇龍対號羅
director: Shinpei Hayashiya actor: Mizuho Yoshida / Keiki Hayashiya
other title: 忍獣大戦記 蛇龍対號羅
Two men, tired from work, visit the town of Chichibu to enjoy their favorite hobby - exploring caves. But little do they know, the town has been secretly protected by the descendants of the righteous Shinobi ninja since the Sengoku period. The two unlucky friends accidentally break a spell that awakens two colossal beasts, Jaron and Goura. The area’s rival clans manipulate them into a fierce battle, bringing chaos to the area. But a righteous female ninja steps up, wanting to stop the destruction and restore the seal. Can she defeat the evil ninjas that stand in her way before Chichibu is completely destroyed by two kaiju?
Sept. 22, 2025 watched
Not a lot of war, ninjas or monsters. A lot of tone shifts & grating comedy music.

Watched in the #MonsterMiru #WatchParty on miru.miyaku.media and Mastodon, after #Monsterdon's showing of 'The Angry Red Planet' (1959).
2020s Horror Japan Kaiju MonsterMiru
Under Paris (2024) NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Sous la Seine
director: Xavier Gens actor: Bérénice Bejo / Nassim Lyes
other title: Hajer i Paris / Sob as Águas do Sena
In order to save Paris from an international bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.
July 28, 2025 watched
A little bit of silliness, a little bit of Jaws rehashed. Good action above and below ground, through the spooky catacombs under Paris (hey, that's the title!) The CGI sharks are more convincing than in the other movies.

I even thought the film might make it all the way without a shark doing a Free Willy-style leap through the air, but I guess no shark movie director can resist the idea of airborne shark.

Watched for #SharkWeek 2025 in BMovieBonanza https://piefed.social/post/1081894
2020s BMovieBonanza BereniceBejo Shark SharkMovie
Narco Shark (2024) IMDb
Narco Shark
director: Gerardo Preciado actor: Ricky Valente / Tico Suave
In 1989, mexican direct to video superstar Ricky Valente was in line to write and direct NARCO SHARK, a wild and ambitious film about a Detective/Saxophonist who battles the Mexican Yakuza and a cocaine fueled Killer Shark while trying to save his marriage from falling apart and helping his awkwardly shy but sexually depraved brother in law learn some breakdancing moves. Sadly, the film was never made… until now.
July 21, 2025 stopped watching I love the posters for Narco Shark and sequel Narco Sharks and it sounds good on paper. But I hate the actual film. It's like an experimental student film. A bad, dull one. With almost zero shark or narco action! (I'm sure there's some ironic justification for that.) I fell asleep in the middle, and restarted it the next day but just couldn't be arsed to finish it.

My rating for this is 0 stars. Zilch, nothing, nada. Not sure if NeoDB understands that, or just thinks I forgot to rate it.

Watched for #SharkWeek in BMovieBonanza https://piefed.social/post/1059464
2020s BMovieBonanza Mexico SharkWeek monster
Cocaine Shark (2023) TMDB IMDb
Cocaine Shark
director: Mark Polonia actor: Titus Himmelberger / Ken Van Sant
A mafia drug lord has unleashed a new, highly addictive stimulant on the streets called HT25, derived from sharks held captive in a secret lab, and which causes monstrous side effects. After an explosion and leak at the lab, an army of mutated, bloodthirsty sharks and other creatures are set loose on the world.
July 22, 2025 watched
A bunch of friends and family decide "Hey, we can make our own shark movie!" using their lakehouse and motorboat.

But instead of terrible CGI sharks, we get terrible rubber & papier mâché sharks. Sweet!

Unfortunately we get too much of the non-existent acting and not enough of the laughably bad effects. And it's nothing like the poster, of course.

Watched for #SharkWeek 2025 in BMovieBonanza https://piefed.social/post/1062495
2020s BMovieBonanza Shark SharkWeek USA
Meg 2: The Trench (2023) WikiData NeoDB KevGa-NeoDB TMDB IMDb Douban
Meg 2: The Trench
director: Ben Wheatley actor: Jason Statham / Wu Jing
other title: Shark 2 - L'abisso / Meg 2: Dødens dyb
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
July 24, 2025 watched
Is it a serious oeuvre of the seventh art that conveys a deeper message? Is it fuck! Is it braindead schlock that delivers what I needed: thrills, spills and kills? Fuck yeah!

Watched for #SharkWeek in BMovieBonanza https://piefed.social/post/1068347
2020s Action BMovieBonanza CliffCurtis JasonStatham
The Final Piece (2025) IMDb TMDB
盤上の向日葵
director: Naoto Kumazawa actor: Kentaro Sakaguchi / Ken Watanabe
other title: 盤上の向日葵
Keisuke, a 10-year-old boy, living hard despite being abused by his father, finds a ray of light in the midst of his suffering and conflict ---- a shogi world where he fights quietly and passionately in his sharpened senses. Even though he gives up and tries to escape from the light, his passion for shogi continues to guide him thereafter. Eventually, he would learn the true meaning of life.
Red Rain (2025) TMDB WikiData IMDb
Mưa Đỏ
director: Đặng Thái Huyền actor: Đỗ Nhật Hoàng / Steven Nguyễn
other title: Mưa Đỏ
The valorous story of a battalion at the 1972 Second Battle of Quảng Trị, and the high-stakes negotiations leading to the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.