Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King (2022) Movie Review

Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King (2022) IMDB

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This is a Netflix documentary about Gerry Cotten, and his mysterious death while he was the CEO and founder of a Canadian crypto firm called Quadriga. He died at the young age of 30 from complications due to Crohn’s disease while on vacation in India. The documentary delves into apparent fraud and the difficulty investors had on getting their money out after his death. The story is interesting with a few twists along the way. I wish the story led to a different outcome, but this is still an interesting story to follow along with. What do you do when the person with the codes to the crypto wallet dies unexpectedly ? I would not be surprised if there were updates on this story in the future.

Early in the movie we see some amateur video footage of Gerry in a large red maze. I thought nothing of it, but we get a callback at the end with additional footage in the maze and it really does fit the theme of the movie. This is a complex story that can be confusing and you are not sure where it is leading you - just like a maze.

I give this a 6.8/10. Get rich slow is the better way to go.

The Wrong Paris (2025) Movie Review

The Wrong Paris (2025) IMDB

Sometimes when I watch movies I need a palate cleanser. This was that movie for me. I had been watching about 40 Bollywood movies in a row and I was tired of reading subtitles during 2.5 hour movies. I was playing this movie on a second screen as I did some maze work, when suddenly I see a maze on the screen !

The movie is a typical Hallmark type romantic comedy where nothing in the plot is a surprise. This particular one is about a girl who needs money to study in Paris so she goes on a dating reality tv show like the Bachelor to get the appearance fee. She meets a cowboy, blah blah blah, love happens. Well, along the way, like any good reality tv show there is a competition that involves a maze made of stacked hay bales as part of an obstacle course. It was a fun surprise. Plot-wise we get a typical dating show as women get eliminated as the fight for the affections of the cowboy bachelor.

This is exactly what you think it is. I give it a 5.8/10. You know if you like this type of movie.

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Zootopia 2 (2025) Movie Review

Zootopia 2 (2025) IMDB

I was on the long flight back from my Winter trip and I had 8.5 hours to deal with on the first leg of my flights. That meant catching up on recent movies that I had no yet seen to pass the time. I was happy to see Zootopia 2 as one of the selections. I was a big fan of the first movie and was glad that it got a sequel. Our buddy animal cops are at it again, trying to solve a mystery about their city. Along the way we are introduced to a new character Gary De’ Snake that the story revolves around. Snakes, Lynxes and how the animal city came to be. That’s what the movie is about.

Well right towards the end of the movie we get an action sequence that includes a chase scene in a hedge maze. Our furry cops decide the easiest way to navigate a hedge maze is with a construction vehicle (I do not support the destruction of mazes). The sequence pays homage to Kubrick and the scenes in The Shining. It is very well done. You also get some Godfather and Silence of the Lambs references that the kids won’t get but work well.

The movie is fun and you will enjoy it, just not as much as the first one.

I give it a 6.5/10.

Mr. K (2024) Movie Review

Mr. K (2024) IMDB

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This is one of those weird movies that most people either love or hate. Our main character is a traveling magician who needs a one night stay in a motel. He finds a motel and checks in but has trouble checking out the next morning. It seems that once you check in, you are unable to reach reception or the front door to exit. No matter what hallway you go down it lead to another hallway with more rooms. There is not exit. There are many odd sounds and hundreds of people staying there. Basically the motel feels like an unescapable maze.

The guests in the hotel call of main character the liberator, thinking he will lead them out of the motel. They all act oddly and despite what they say they don’t seem to want to really leave. Some have jobs they are given. Things are weird but interesting. The motel is changing. The ending is odd. Not what you will expect. I would have preferred a different ending. I thought Crispin Glover was excellent in his role.

I give it a 6.3/10.

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