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Synopsis: In the year 2030, former child actress Katie Kim returns to Los Angeles after a long hiatus to care for her dying mother in an attempt to reignite her career as an adult. Due to her absence and avoidance of current events she doesn't know the now impoverished city has implemented a lottery until she accidentally gets the winning ticket worth $3.6 billion. There's just one catch, anyone in the city can legally kill her and claim the money as long as they do it by sundown and without using a gun. Her only hope for survival comes from Noel, a freelance lottery protection agent who is willing to keep her alive for 10 percent or get her out of the city (which voids her winnings) for nothing. Noel seems to know what he's doing but can Katie trust him not to try to claim the full $3.6 billion for himself? Who's in it? The movie stars Awkwafina , John Cena , Simu Liu , Marian Green and  Ayden Mayeri . Review: I lost interest in professional wrestling several years...

Synopsis: After decades of serving as Dracula's familiar and committing murders on his master's behalf, Renfield seeks to separate himself from his codependent relationship. However, Dracula isn't ready to let him go and, when he helps a local police officer, Renfield becomes the target of a New Orleans crime family. Who's in it? The movie stars Nicholas Hoult , Nicolas Cage , Awkwafina , Ben Schwartz and  Shohreh Aghdashloo. Review: I was intrigued when I saw trailers for this movie a few months ago but, since not all Nicolas Cage movies are the same, I wasn't interested in seeing it at the theater. It became available on Peacock this week, however, and I wasted no time watching it finally. Overall, it wasn't too bad. I wasn't really sure if I would like this movie at first. The premise was somewhat unique, focusing on an underrated character from the Dracula lore and introducing the main plot with a clever recreation of the 1931 film (substituting Cage...

Synopsis: After finally being caught by the police, a gang of animal criminals tries to avoid prison by pretending to reform their ways. There's just one problem, their leader, Wolf, really does want to change. This leads to a rift between the friends when they are framed for stealing a famous meteorite. Who's in it? The animated movie uses voices from  Sam Rockwell ,  Marc Maron ,  Awkwafina , C raig Robinson and  Zazie Beetz . Review: I came across this film on Netflix a couple days ago and since I knew it was something my daughter wanted to see, saved it for our family movie night last night. Overall, it ended up being an OK movie but not one of my favorite animated films. I thought the premise of the film was decent albeit a little predictable. The idea of certain animals being judged by what they are is something that has been done before (Zootopia comes to mind) but it still worked, especially when you look at this as purely a movie meant for younger k...