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Synopsis: Two years after the AI doll she created, M3GAN, went on a killing spree, Gemma is a published author and vocal advocate for artificial intelligence regulation even as her business is failing and she continues to struggle to bond with her niece, Cady. When a military-grade AI, Amelia, goes rogue, Gemma, who comes under investigation from the FBI, learns the weapon was built with M3GAN's tech. Soon after, she learns M3GAN's consciousness is still alive and, desperate, reluctantly seeks her creation's help. Who's in it? The movie stars Allison Williams , Violet McGraw , Ivanna Sakhno, Amie Donald and Jenna Davis . Review: With windchills reaching as low as negative 30, it was too cold to go out last night, so my wife and I stayed in and finally watched M3GAN 2.0 with our teenage daughter. Even though we all enjoyed M3GAN when we watched it, I had some doubts about the sequel. As it turned out, the doubts were justified but the movie was still better than ex...

Synopsis: When her sister is killed in a car accident a robotics expert, Gemma, takes custody of her niece, Cady. Gemma is unprepared to be a guardian but makes a connection with her niece when she invents a life-like doll with artificial intelligence. However, M3GAN takes her instructions to protect Cady a little too literally. Who's in it? The movie stars Allison Williams , Violet McGraw , Ronny Chieng , Amie Donald and Jenna Davis . Review: When I first heard about this movie, my first thought was "oh look, another movie about a killer doll." However, the trailers made it seem somewhat intriguing so, when it became available on Peacock, I decided to give it a try. As it turns out, it isn't just another movie about a killer doll. I think the thing I found both intriguing and unexpected about this film is there really isn't a character I would consider the bad guy. Sure, M3GAN (Donald and Davis) does some bad things, but only because she truly cares about Ca...

Synopsis: Once a promising cellist, Charlotte Wilmore has spent the past decade caring for a terminally-ill mother. When her mother finally passes away, she rejoins her former mentor in Shanghai and is introduced to his new protégé, Lizzie. After hitting it off and having a sexual encounter with the new cellist, Charlotte agrees to join her on a bus trip across China. However, when Lizzie becomes progressively ill, Charlotte reveals an ulterior motive. Who's in it? The movie stars Allison Williams , Logan Browning , Steven Weber , Alaina Huffman and Mark Kandborg . Review: My wife picked out this movie last night and, in all honesty, I wasn't really sure if I would enjoy it. Netflix tends to be a bit too vague with its movie descriptions/previews lately and, based on what I saw, I had some doubts. However, as it turns out, this movie ended up being surprisingly good. I'm not going to go as far as to say it was the best film I've ever seen. And, there were so...

Synopsis: When a black man visits his white girlfriend's family, he discovers her parents and other family members are much more accepting of him than he expected. However, when every other black person he encounters behaves strangely, he begins to suspect he may be in danger. Who's in it? The movie stars Daniel Kaluuya , Allison Williams , Catherine Keener , Bradley Whitford and Betty Gabriel . Review: Even though I had heard of this movie, I honestly didn't fully understand what it was. As a result, when I got the DVD through Netflix, I wasn't sure if it was a horror film, comedy or something else. After watching it last night, I have to say it fell into that "something else" category and it was a much better movie than I was expecting. The film actually reminded me a lot of the film The Stepford Wives . Only, instead of wives acting strangely, it was anyone of a certain skin color. And, I have to admit, the film was intriguing as a result. On...