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Synopsis: To celebrate their success, business partners Charlie and Mina decide to rent a remote coastal house for the weekend and have a romantic couple's getaway with Charlie's wife, Michelle, and Mina's boyfriend/Charlie's brother, Josh. After some tension between Mina and the seemingly racist caretaker, Taylor, the couples finally have a good time. However, an ecstasy-fueled bender results in Charlie and Mina having sex in the shower while their partners sleep and, the next morning, Mina discovers their infidelity was caught on one of the video cameras that are hidden throughout the house. Things begin to spiral downward from there. Who's in it? The movie stars Dan Stevens , Alison Brie , Sheila Vand , Jeremy Allen White and Toby Huss. Review: My wife and I had time to watch a movie last night and, since I knew she was tired from work (she's a teacher assistant and they had a field trip that day), I picked this one out mostly because it was relatively sh

Now that the cat is officially out of the bag and Aaron Rodgers has confirmed the poorly kept secret about him wanting to play for the New York Jets in 2023, the ball is in the Green Bay Packers court to get that deal done. However, there are some reports that claim the Packers are asking for more compensation than the Jets are willing to pay. If that's true, then the Packers should do the former face of their franchise justice by lowering that asking price. I'm not saying the Packers don't have a lot of leverage with this. They have Rodgers under contract through 2024 and the Jets lack of secrecy about their desire to have him as their QB1 this fall, combined with the possible free agent alternatives already being signed by other teams puts Green Bay in the catbird seat, especially since they have until the start of the season to trade him and avoid paying him a significant bonus. What I am saying is, even though the Packers do have that leverage, they should just agree to

Synopsis: When he learns the fracking company he works for is behind a series of mini quakes in the Los Angeles area, an engineer hurries to rescue his estranged wife and daughter before trying to stop his boss from starting up a new fracking location, one that will cause a massive earthquake that will destroy the city. Who's in it?  The movie stars Henry Ian Cusick , Chasty Ballesteros , Cameron Richardson , Jeffrey Jones and Kristen Dalton. You can read my review here:  Movie Review: 10.0 Earthquake (2014) (wizzley.com)

Synopsis: In 1978, 12-year-old Florida resident David Freeman is sent to escort his 8-year-old brother, Jeff, home from a friend's house and ends up falling into a ravine. He climbs out a few hours later and discovers, while he hasn't aged, it is now 1986. He has no memory of the last 8 years, but a team of NASA scientists believe his mystery is somehow connected to an alien spacecraft that crashed at the same time he reappeared and convince David to let them study him. Only he doesn't stay on the base, he instead reconnects with the alien that abducted him for study 8 years earlier and is now looking for star chart information implanted in David's brain. Who's in it? The movie stars Joey Craemer , Paul Reubens (under the alias Paul Mall) , Cliff De Young , Veronica Cartwright and Sarah Jessica Parker. Review: My wife picked out some movie options for our family movie night and, since my daughter had some homework, and this film had a reasonable runtime, it ended

Synopsis:   Three friends formed a mystery-solving team when they were kids and, now 18, are still together and still solving child-like cases. Eager to prove they are capable of doing more, they allow a young girl to hire them and begin investigating a double homicide involving her parents. However, because of their cluelessness, they may be in over their heads. Who's in it?   The movie stars Donald Glover , D. C. Pierson , Dominic Dierkes , Aubrey Plaza and Glenn Kalison . You can read the review here:  Movie Review: Mystery Team (2009) (wizzley.com)

Synopsis: A 19-year-old woman from Sweden assumes the alias Bella Cherry and tries to break into the Los Angeles porn industry. Determined to be a big star, she pushes the limits of what she is willing to do, including sexual acts that are both painful and terrifying. Who's in it? The movie stars  Sofia Kappel ,  Zelda Morrison ,  Evelyn Claire ,  Chris Cock and  Jason Toler. Review: I came across this movie on Paramount Plus this past weekend and, after reading the description, was curious if this was a serious drama or just a soft-core porn film. Since I had some free time, I decided to check it out and, as it turns out, it was a surprisingly thought-provoking film. If you decide to watch this movie solely for the sex, you are going to be disappointed. Yes, there is sex and it's quite graphic (especially in the uncut version). However, it's edited in a way that makes it less erotic and much more uncomfortable because it's being told from Bella's (Kappel) perspe