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Synopsis: When they were younger, best friends Suzette and Lavinia were a pair of rock groupies nicknamed the Banger Sisters. Twenty years after going their separate ways, an unemployed Suzette travels to Phoenix in an effort to reconnect with Lavinia only to discover her former best friend is now married to an aspiring politician, has two spoiled daughters and, out of fear of people finding out about her past, has no interest in letting Suzette back in her life. Who's in it? The movie stars Goldie Hawn , Susan Sarandon , Geoffrey Rush , Erika Christensen and Eva Amurri Martino . Review: When my wife and I sat down to watch this movie while eating dinner yesterday evening, I was surprised to learn it has been around for 16 years. Her and I watched this film when it first came out on DVD and I could have sworn that was only a couple years ago. Fortunately, as it turns out, the fact it has been more than a decade since we watched this movie was actually a blessing be...

Synopsis: After a botched bank robbery attempt, Captain Jack Sparrow's crew abandons him. When he gives away his compass for a bottle of rum, he inadvertently releases a vengeful ghost captain from captivity and, with his life in danger, teams up with Will Turner's son, Henry, and a female astronomer to find Poseidon's trident, the one thing that will stop the ghost captain and will free Will Turner from his Flying Dutchman curse. Who's in it? The movie stars Johnny Depp , Geoffrey Rush , Javier Bardem , Brenton Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario . Review : To tell you the truth, when I heard they were making a 5th Pirates of the Caribbean movie, I wasn't really sure what to think. Overall, I liked the previous four films (though the first is still the best). But, every franchise starts to run its course after a while and I figured five movies might be at least one too many. However, when my wife discovered this film was on Netflix, we decided to take the time...