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Synopsis: Shortly after their captain is murdered, a team of Miami police officers act on a tip and investigate a suspected drug cartel stash house. Expecting to find a few hundred thousand dollars, they are instead surprised to discover more than $20 million. They soon receive a phone call telling them they have 30 minutes to leave or die. On top of it, their lieutenant, Dane, is acting strange and not following procedure, raising suspicions he may be dirty. Who's in it? The movie stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun , Teyana Taylor and Kyle Chandler. Review: My taste in movies tends to differ from most people and, because of that, I rarely select a film based on other people's recommendations. However, several people have mentioned The Rip  and, when I came across it on Netflix tonight, I figured I'd give it a try. I was not disappointed. The thing I liked best about this movie is the way it has a variety of mysteries that collide at once. There is the mystery of...

Synopsis: A competitive gamer, Max Davis, has everything he could ask for in his equally competitive wife Annie, who makes a perfect partner during their regularly-held game night with friends. But, when he continually fails to get Annie pregnant, she believes it is from the feelings of inadequacy caused by his successful older brother, Brooks. When Brooks comes to visit, he hijacks game night, hires a company to run an interactive murder mystery and, later in the evening, is kidnapped. There's just one problem, the kidnapping is not part of the game. Who's in it? The movie stars Jason Bateman , Rachel McAdams , Kyle Chandler , Kylie Bunbury and Jesse Plemons . Review: I wound up getting this film on DVD through Netflix because, from the description at least, I thought it sounded a lot like the movie Date Night and, since my wife and I both loved that film, I figured it would be worth taking the time to watch. As it turns out, this wound up being an OK film with ...