We’re having fun in the sun, exploring some cinematic beach reads and notable summer-themed movies! We inadvertently veer off into a couple of true crime tangents: from an unreleased Black-Dahlia-adjacent Alfre Woodard project to the real-life creep that inspired the Laura Dern vehicle “Smooth Talk.” Our original movie pitch contends that nothing good can come from a mansion in the woods. And we’ll leave you with a melange of items on our radar.