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Synopsis: Several years after running away from the Raccoon City orphanage, Claire Redfield returns to her former hometown to warn her brother, Chris, a police officer, of the Umbrella Corporation's experiments. He doesn't believe her until the city becomes overrun with blood-thirsty zombies. Who's in it? The movie stars Kaya Scodelario , Robbie Amell , Donal Logue , Neal McDonough and Hannah John-Kamen . Review: My wife wanted to see this movie so, since it wasn't available on any of our streaming services yet (unless we wanted to pay extra for it), I ended up going to our local library and checking it out there. We then sat down to watch it last night. To be honest, I wasn't really expecting to like this movie all that much. I like the Resident Evil franchise but am always a bit skeptical of reboots. Overall, however, I thought this ended up being a halfway decent movie. I thought the storyline was fairly solid, introducing both the characters and the main plo...

Synopsis: When a dangerous hurricane hits her Florida hometown and she can't reach her father, Haley decides to search for him instead of ignoring various warnings not to. When she finds him unconscious in the basement, she attempts to rescue him but learns their escape is blocked by a pair of large alligators. With no help on the way and the basement flooding with rainwater, they realize they either need to get past the creatures or drown. Who's in it? The movie stars Kaya Scodelario , Barry Pepper , Morfydd Clark , Ross Anderson and Jose Palma. Review: I am always a little skeptical about horror movies that feature killer animals because, while there are admittedly some good films, most tend to be a bit predictable and dull. As a result, I was a little hesistant to watch this movie last night and mostly only picked it because it had a shorter run time than my other choices. Was this the best horror movie I have ever seen? No. However, it did turn out to be better than I t...

Synopsis : Shortly after escaping the maze, Thomas and the other surviving Gladers are rescued by a man calling himself Mr. Janson. They are promised a safe haven. However, a suspicious Thomas discovers Mr. Janson actually works for WCKD and he, the other Gladers and everyone else "rescued" by Mr. Janson will be sacrificed in an attempt to find a cure for the disease that has destroyed the planet. He and his friends escape but, in addition to avoiding WCKD forces, must find a way to survive the harsh elements outside. Who's in it? The movie stars Dylan O'Brien , Kaya Scodelario , Ki Hong Lee , Aidan Gillen and Rosa Salazar. Review: I liked the first Maze Runner movie but, for some reason, just never found the time to watch this sequel. My wife and I finally found a couple hours to do just that last night and, while I didn't hate it, I also found I didn't like it nearly as much as the first one. As I mentioned, I didn't hate this film. In fact,...

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...