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Murder Mystery

 This 2019 movie was actually a delight to watch. My husband and I were looking for something on this rainy night to watch and stumbled across it on Netflix, I believe. Comedy all over the place with death in its wake! Adam Sandler plays a cop trying to make detective named Nick. Nick is married to Audrey, played by Jennifer Aniston. Audrey is a hair stylist and one day that information will help save her life. She and Nick are about to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary and she's always wanted to go to Italy. After a small fight, Nick promises her a trip to Italy. On their flight they meet Charles Cavendish played by Luke Evans. Charles invites them on a yacht to meet his family. The couple is witness to an old man about to sign over his fortune to his new wife, and a murder. Then another murder. Then another murder. And then they are about to be murdered themselves. They they are set up as the killers. And then they are working with the French police on the case. It's f...
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Sinners

  Finally saw "Sinners." All the people I knew at work were talking about this movie. The news and the awards shows talked about it. So I watched it. It's not really my kind of movie. I was afraid that that it was a horror movie, and really, no, it isn't. I was hoping more about the history of the black people and the history of dance and the history of music and I did see some of that but not enough. I get that Remmick, played by Jack O'Connell, wants everyone to be a family. Black, white, Asian (Chinese back in that time) - didn't matter. He was right: Jim Crow South, yeah the white man would try and succeed in taking that Jut Joint away from them eventually. Not to see the black man, or black brothers, succeed and make money like they did in Chicago. The brothers are Smoke and Stack, both played by Michael B. Jordan, come on the scene from Chicago and this town in the South knows them. They are wary of them. But they give them a chance. The town comes out t...
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

 First time I've ever seen this movie. It's cute. The female dinosaur was pretty scary at first, but she did warm on me. Sid is just as stupid as ever, and common sense is not in his DNA. But he loves those kids. He really wants to be a mother/parent. He wants to be the caretaker, even in the first movie. So it's kinda sweet. But everything really revolves around the baby coming. Manny and Ellie are going to have a baby. Manny is freaking out and Ellie perfectly fine. But they encounter dinosaur eggs. And a mother dinosaur. And a new adventure to find Sid who has been taken by the Mother Dinosaur. And there's a bigger dinosaur out there...and lava. Lots of lava. And very small, very fast predators. The small group band together and meet up with a survivor named Buck. Buck has one good eye and a lot of survivor skills. He and Diego get on pretty well, as Diego is also a single male trying to make it in the world. But can they? If they go off on their own, will they survi...
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

 Just on a whim, I decided to put this movie on as we ate dinner. Within 10 minutes my husband and I were laughing. The music was good, reminiscent of the 80s "Beverly Hills Cop" soundtrack, the cameos were fantastic, everyone a little older now, and there was a lot of excitement and adventure. The beginning of the movie shows Axel in Chicago, being himself and getting into trouble. But he always comes through for the boys in blue. But over in California, someone gets into trouble, someone is threatened, and his friend, Billy, calls Axel to let him know. Usually, Axel will just give advice or listen or both, but when it's his daughter, Axel heads out west again. But who is threatening his daughter? And why? And will the trio get back together again to solve a new mystery? And can they all stay alive? It was a great trip down memory lane and a wonderful introduction to new characters as well. Those who enjoyed the first movies will love seeing Eddie Murphy, John Ashton, Ju...
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Holidate

 hehehhe ok, I honestly just put this movie on to have something in the background while I was cooking dinner. Lo and behold, my husband sat down on the futon and started watching it and laughing uncontrollably. This girl has a mom trying to get her into a relationship, any relationship. And she's got an Aunt who loves any male at all. The leading lady, Emma Roberts, who plays Sloane, runs into Luke Bracey, who plays Jackson Pieretti, with one of the sexiest Aussie accents ever. These two agree to be each other's dates every holiday. And I mean EVERY holiday in the U.S. But Jackson states he's not interested in her, not seriously, and so Sloane goes along with it. But what happens when some else is interested in Sloane? And what happens when Jackson sleeps with someone else? Does it matter? They aren't in a relationship. They're in an agreement. There is so much fun profanity in this movie and so many fun little scenes, I was pleasantly surprised. Aunt Susan, played...
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The Knight Before Christmas

 Every once in a while, my husband and I find little movies about Christmas that are not main stream. This was one of them. "The Knight Before Christmas" was a cute tale of magic, being in one time, being sent into another time, and finding love when and where you didn't expect it. Brooke, played by Vanessa Hudgens, is a working girl in our time. She is living her life and loving her sister and her niece. Sir Cole, played by Josh Whitehouse, is in another time with his brother and another life. He meets an old crone who sends him off on a magical quest that must be fulfilled before Midnight on Christmas Eve or he will never be a true knight. Sir Cole finds himself in Brooke's time. He is a Knight out of time, with flying steel boxes and magical small boxes that have pictures and sound. He ends up helping the whole family and falling for Brooke. But will he stay in her time to love her? Or will he go back to his time and fulfill his original destiny? It's a special...
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Wake Up, Dead Man, A Knives Out Mystery

 Wow! Wow and wow! This was my 2nd favorite next to the original "Knives Out". A priest is re-assigned to a place he never could have been prepared for: the devil is alive and well in the church, on the grounds, in the people and in the plans. Josh Brolin plays Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, the local head priest and "God" to most folks. They don't jump unless he says "how high." There are only a select number of parishioners that stick with his word, as the rest of the congregation is slowly run out by his sermons. But there's a deeper mystery here and Josh O'Connor, who plays Jud Duplenticy, wasn't supposed to be there. A sermon happens, the Monsignor falls, and there is a murder in the church in front of witnesses. So who did it? Or was it more than one person? Or did one person make it look like it was more than one person? So much is going on in this story and then...cops show up. Geraldine Scott, played by Mila Kunis, calls up a professio...
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