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Synopsis: When Scotland Yard learns Anne Verinder's fiancé, Franklin Blake, is returning to England with a priceless and infamous Indian gemstone, Inspector Cuff becomes concerned it will be stolen. His fears are realized when the moonstone goes missing during the night, stolen out from under Anne's pillow while she slept. With no signs of forced entry, Cuff can only assume the thief was one of the people in the house, many with clear motives, His only clue to breaking the case comes from Anne's father, Sir John Verinder, who is bedridden and delirious from pneumonia. Who's in it? The movie stars David Manners , Phyllis Barry , Gustav von Seyffertitz, Charles Irwin and  Elspeth Dudgeon . Review: I've gotten away from my routine of watching a movie every morning before heading into the office and decided to try to fix that today. I didn't have any particular movie in mind this morning, so I picked the first one that looked somewhat interesting, The Moonstone. ...

 Here are my thoughts from today's Green Bay Packers' 45-27 win at the New England Patriots: That was a great quick start by the Packers. They capitalized on the early interception by Xavier McKinney and then made it look easy as they moved downfield on that second drive then eventually went up 17-0. Loved to see that because it set the right tone and gave them a buffer for later in the game, when the Patriots made some big plays of their own. So, what do we think of Matthew Golden now? I remember a lot of "fans" calling him a bust after his rookie year but he's quickly growing into a top receiver. That second scoring drive was all him. We can't forget about Christian Watson either. I thought for sure, with a broken rib, he'd have a limited impact in this game but that wasn't the case, making just as much of an impact as Golden throughout. And Savion Williams makes three. There doesn't seem to be anything Williams can't do, whether it is run...

I am having a bit of a lazy Sunday today. I did some random chores and started some chili in the crockpot but I'm mostly just waiting for the Packers to play later this afternoon. While doing that, I went through my camera roll and pulled a few I haven't bothered to edit before. Here are some of them: _____________________________________________________________________ Here are some of my previous photos: Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/19/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (8/20/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (7/23/2026) Lunchtime Walk Photos (7/6/2026)

Synopsis: Coping with her mother's illness, a pile of doctor bills and a recent job loss, Sistine reluctantly joins her friend, Hannah, on an alligator riverboat tour in Louisiana. Their tour guide, Rodrigo, takes them off the normal route in search of the swamp's largest known gator and the two friends, long with the boat's other passengers are soon stranded after being attacked by something none of them expected to see, a hippopotamus, leaving them fighting for their lives against the creature. Who's in it? The movie stars Madison Davenport , Tracey Bonner, Olivia Bernstone, Samantha Coughlan and River Codack. Review: When I came across Hungr y a few days ago, the description both made me roll my eyes a bit and yet intrigued me just enough to add it to my watch list. I convinced my wife to watch it with me last night and the film more than exceeded expectations. The idea of a hippo occupying the swamp in Louisiana seemed farfetched, but the movie does an OK job maki...

My youngest daughter is beginning to love horror movies and asked us to pick out something scary, so I went with the Final Destination films. This included Final Destination 2.  Here are my thoughts after I re-watched it for the first time in several years. What was the point of the leaking transmission fluid?  I mean, I know this series is known for its fake outs, but that puddle on Kimberly's (A. J. Coleman) driveway had zero impact on the plot. I thought that was a complete waste because the film could have had a clever callback to it by having one of the protagonists, believing they had escaped death, slip on it late in the film. The crash scene in this movie is iconic and lord knows, I move to the other lane whenever I get behind any truck hauling something like that log truck was. However, I suspect it wouldn't have been anywhere near as deadly had the drivers had brakes that worked and weren't (presumably based on the explosions) all choosing to haul dynamite. I can...

Synopsis : After learning she has new neighbors, Margaret Drysdale (Harriet E. MacGibbon) travels back to Beverly Hills to investigate. Meanwhile, the Clampetts discover the telephone. My Thoughts:  I was originally a bit surprised the show didn't introduce Mrs. Drysdale right away. However, after seeing the way, the established her both as a snob and a hypochondriac, I'm glad the series waited until the fourth episode and gave her intro the right amount of time, though it did end in a bit of a cliffhanger after she finally does meet them. For a guy who wanted Elly May ( Donna Douglas ) to dress more like a lady , Jed (Buddy Ebsen ) suddenly got ultra-conservative. That sundress was reasonably modest, even by 1960s standards I think, and she did wear a coverup for her swimsuit when she wasn't in the water. I'm not sure what Jed was expecting, Victorian-style fashion? I do kind of agree about his beauty contest objection though. I know it was part of a ruse to keep them...