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Dog’s Movie House: “Day Shift” A Fun, Urban Spin On The Vampire Genre!

Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the Netflix Original film “Day Shift” featuring Jamie Fox as Bud, a vampire hunter in Los Angeles who is looking for a big kill (the fangs sell for big money!) He needs the big score to keep his ex-wife (Meagan Good) and precious daughter (Zion Broadnax) from moving to Florida. The problem is that he’s a little too good at his job and he’s been kicked out of the Hunter’s Union (really?) and now needs to get back in to rake in the big bucks. With a little help from legendary hunter Big John (Snoop Dogg, doing his Snoop Dogg thing) he gets a shot, but it’s a probationary one. He’s accompanies by Seth (the scene stealing Dave Franco), a desk jockey whose job is to make sure Bud doesn’t break the rules (Spoiler alert: he does!). It’ll take all of Bud’s abilities along with a little help from his friends to keep a powerful Uber-Vamp named Audrey (Karla Souza) from taking over Southern California and then (cue dramatic music). . .THE WORLD!

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Dog’s Movie House: “Project Power” Entertaining Pseudo Superhero Film!

Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at Netflix’s latest original movie, “Project Power!” With a top-flight cast and an interesting hook, this film, although no classic, is more than interesting and entertaining enough to recommend for this weekend’s viewing. A socially provocative take on the superhero genre (with shades of Bradley Cooper’s “Limitless) there’s enough originality in “Project Power” despite the fact that the film borrows from several different films.

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