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Synopsis: Eight years after a back injury sustained during a failed mission forced him to leave the Special Forces, Mason Pettis is trying to live a quiet life as an attorney, husband and father but is left with an empty feeling that threatens to end his marriage.  Pettis is given a chance to fill that void when a friend, who owns a private security firm, offers him a freelance job protecting journalist Claire Wellington as she interviews a South American dictator, Juan Venegas. There are just two problems - Venegas is the guy Pettis and his team were supposed to kill on their failed mission and, soon after arriving, the country is thrown into chaos by a coup. Who's in it? The movie stars John Cena , Alison Brie , Juan Pablo Raba, Christian Slater and Alice Eve. Review: I decided to checkout what was on Netflix yesterday evening and since I like both John Cena and Alison Brie, decided to give Freelance a try. While not quite as good as I hoped, it was still an entertaining cho...

Synopsis: When cocktail waitress Frida uses the rent money to buy a pair of dresses and crashes a fancy art gala with her friend and roommate Jess, the pair meet tech billionaire Slater King and spend the evening with him and his friends. Slater invites them to continue the party at his private island and the women are quick to accept. However, while Frida is having a good time, Jess suddenly wants to go home and then disappears. After realizing she has almost forgotten her friend even existed, Frida begins to wonder what other memories have been wiped out, how and why. Who's in it? The movie stars Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum , Christian Slater , Alia Shawkat , Adria Arjona and Geena Davis . Review: My wife decided she just wanted to stay home last night rather than go out, so I looked for a movie for us to watch on the couch. I hadn't heard about Blink Twice , but the description seemed interesting and there were a number of recognizable actors, so I decided to give it a ...

Synopsis:  Kidnapped and imprisoned, a paperboy tells three stories of horror in an effort to distract the witch who is planning on serving him up for dinner. Who's In It? The movie stars Debbie Harry , Matthew Lawrence , Christian Slater , Steve Buscemi , Julianne Moore and William Hickey . Review : I came across this film on one of our movie channels a couple nights ago and, since it had been a long time since my wife and I had taken the time to watch it, I ended up recording it for later. We finally finished up the movie last night and, after seeing it again, I have to say it was better than I remembered it. The wraparound story about the kidnapped paperboy (Lawrence) and the child-eating witch (Harry), was a little predictable and, at times, a little dumb. But, the stories the paperboy ends up telling her are what make this movie and are a big reason why the film is enjoyable. My personal favorite was the second one, about the killer cat. That segment en...