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Synopsis: While trying to earn her doctorate in meteorology, Kate conducts an experiment she believes will cause a tornado to break up, minimizing the damage it causes. She misjudges the size of the tornado in the experiment, resulting in the death of three of her friends, and takes a desk job in New York instead of chasing tornados. Five years later, her friend, Javi, asks her to help him with a tornado mapping experiment and she reluctantly agrees to do it. However, when she learns the real purpose for Javi's experiment, she soon teams up with a rival, Tyler, to try to revive her original idea. Who's in it? The movie stars Daisy Edgar-Jones , Glen Powell , Anthony Ramos , Brandon Perea and Maura Tierney . Review: If there's anything I doubt more than an unnecessary movie sequel, it's a movie reboot. That's why when I learned about Twisters , I wasn't sure if it was a movie I would want to see. However, my youngest daughter saw it with a friend and enjoyed...

Synopsis: Professional wrestler and promoter Fritz Von Erich seeks to build a wrestling dynasty with his four sons, Kevin, Kerry, David and Michael. However, every time the patriarch's dream seems to be coming true, tragedy strikes, adding credibility to a rumored family curse. Who's in it? The movie stars Zach Efron , Lily James , Jeremy Allen White , Maura Tierney and Holt McCallany. Review: I've been interested in seeing this movie since it first came out, mostly because I am familiar with the Von Erich family and the so-called curse that plagued them. However, since I knew it was the kind of movie my wife probably wouldn't like, I held off until I had some alone time to watch it. That finally happened this afternoon and, after seeing it, my overall opinion is mixed. The movie does a fairly decent job telling the family story, though probably with some dramatic liberties along the way. After seeing it, I was left with an understanding about why the family's su...