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Synopsis: A year after her sister, Melanie, went missing, Clover and four of her friends visit the last place she knew Melanie was alive to pay their respects. After getting a clue from a local convenience store clerk, the group heads to Glore Valley, a deserted town that was destroyed by a mining disaster with only the visitor center remaining. Soon after arriving, the friends discover they are in a time loop, terrorized by monsters and other deadly traps on a repeating cycle until they can survive until dawn. Who's in it? The movie stars Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino , Odessa A'zion, Ji-Young Yoo, Peter Stormare and Belmont Cameli. Review: I came across Until Dawn while scrolling through movies on Netflix as I waited for my wife to get done at her sewing studio. I had never heard of the video game that inspired this film but thought it looked intriguing. We ended up watching it yesterday evening and it more than exceeded our expectations. I tend to be a bit critical about m...

Synopsis: A bounty hunter, Lilith, has vowed never to return to her anarchistic home world of Pandora. However, when the wealthy Atlas offers her too much money to refuse, she agrees to return to Pandora in search of his kidnapped daughter, Tina. With the help of a robot, Claptrap, that has mysteriously been programmed to help her, Lilith is able to locate the teen. Only, Tina hasn't been kidnapped, she is a clone who is hiding from her creator, Atlas, because of a plan to use her to open a secret vault containing advanced technology created by a now-extinct race. Who's in it? the movie stars Cate Blanchett , Jamie Lee Curtis , Kevin Hart , Ariana Greenblatt and Jack Black. Review: I had planned on watching the film Glass last night. However, I discovered none of the 10 movie apps/channels I subscribe to have the film unless I pay extra. So, since I now need to wait until I have time to go to the library and get a copy on DVD for free, I ended up picking Borderlands inste...

Synopsis: Still traumatized from seeing his brother's abduction as a pre-teen, Mike Schmidt loses his job as a mall security guard after assaulting a man he mistook for a kidnapper. At risk of losing custody of his younger sister, Mike accepts a job guarding the long-abandoned Freddy's Fazbear's Pizza, a once popular pizza restaurant and family entertainment venue that shut down after several kids disappeared. Mike doesn't know the animatronic animals that once entertained the kids are now both haunted and have a connection to his past. Who's in it? The movie stars Josh Hutcherson , Matthew Lillard , Elizabeth Lail , Piper Rubio and Mary Stuart Masterson . Review: Both of our kids are fans of the video game franchise that inspired this movie, and because of that, my wife and I had planned on taking the kids to the theater to see it on opening weekend. Scheduling conflicts prevented that from happening, but we were able to watch it at home on Peacock last night. O...