Dark and Stormy Takes On The MoviesShow NotesOn this episode of Dark and Stormy Book Club, we talked about a few of the new movies thatwe have enjoyed over the past few weeks. Each of these movies is currently available onNetflix.Misty reported on The Glass Onion, A Knives Out Mystery by Rian Johnson starring DanielCraig, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, and a host of quirky characters. Benoit Blanc returns topeel back the layers in a new Rian Johnson whodunit. This fresh adventure finds the intrepiddetective at a lavish private estate on a Greek island, but how and why he comes to be there isonly the first of many puzzles. Blanc soon meets a distinctly disparate group of friends gatheringat the invitation of billionaire Miles Bron for their yearly reunion. Among those on the guest listare Miles' former business partner Andi Brand, current Connecticut governor Claire Debella,cutting-edge scientist Lionel Toussaint, fashion designer and former model Birdie Jay and herconscientious assistant Peg, and influencer Duke Cody and his sidekick girlfriend Whiskey. Asin all the best murder mysteries, each character harbors their own secrets, lies and motivations.When someone turns up dead, everyone is a suspect.Tracey reported on A Pale Blue Eye by Scott Cooper starring Christian Bale, Henry Melling,Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Robert Duvall. West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a graywinter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedybecomes savagery when it's discovered that the young man's heart has been skillfully removed.Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a localdetective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets' code ofsilence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with adisdain for the rigors of the military and a penchant for poetry -- a young man named EdgarAllan Poe (Harry Melling). This book is taken from the book of the same name written by LouisBayard.Finally, Ann reported on Enola Holmes II By Harry Bradbeer starring Millie Bobbie Brown,Helena Bonham Carter, and Henry Cavill. Fresh off the triumph of solving her first case, EnolaHolmes (Millie Bobby Brown) follows in the footsteps of her famous brother, Sherlock (HenryCavill), and opens her own agency -- only to find that life as a female detective-for-hire isn't aseasy as it seems. Resigned to accepting the cold realities of adulthood, she is about to closeshop when a penniless matchstick girl offers Enola her first official job: to find her missing sister.But this case proves to be far more puzzling than expected, as Enola is thrown into a dangerousnew world -- from London's sinister factories and colorful music halls, to the highest echelons ofsociety and 221B Baker Street itself. As the sparks of a deadly conspiracy ignite, Enola mustcall upon the help of friends -- and Sherlock himself -- to unravel her mystery. The game, itseems, has found its feet again! Be sure and check out the Enola Holmes book series by NancySpringer.TRIVIALast week's question was:How long did it take Mickey Spillane to write his first mystery novel?a. 3 yearsb. a monthc. 9 dayd. 3 weeksMickey and his wife wanted to buy a country house in the town of Newburgh, New York, 60miles north of New York City, so Spillane decided to boost his bank account by writing a novel.He wrote I, the Jury in just 9 days.This week's question is:In the Sue Grafton Kinsey Milhone mystery series, what California town is the town of SantaTeresa based on?a. Santa Rosab. Malibuc. San Diegod. Santa Barbara