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Cassandro and the Ambitious Student

Tuesday: Speed (1936)

      Terry is a test driver for a car company. Jane is the new publicist for the company. She is immediately attracted to Terry. He's a great driver and is very knowledgable about cars. Terry is developing a new carburetor. He struggles to get it to work. Jane convinces him to work with an engineer. Unfortunately that engineer, Frank, is also attracted to Jane. Terry can't trust Frank. He doesn't know if Frank really wants to make the best car or just please Jane. Eventually they test the carburetor by entering in the Indy 500 and speed trials at Muroc Dry Lake. I thought this movie was alright. I mostly watched it because it's a James Stewart movie I haven't seen.

Friday: Cassandro (2023)
      
       This is based on a true story. Saul is a gay man who is an amateur wrestler.  He started out as a luchador with a mask. But then his new trainer convinces him to be an exotico character when he wrestles. Exoticos don't have masks and are usually dressed in drag. Saul works hard to be a good wrestler and to put on a show. He rises to international fame. This movie was good.  It is mostly in spanish with some english mixed in.

Saturday: Honor Society (2022)

         Honor is a very ambitious student who is determined to go to Harvard. Her best chance is to get an interview set up with the friend of her pervy guidance counselor. She thinks she's on the right track to convincing him to set up the interview. Then she finds out she is one of four students he is considering. So Honor comes up with a plan to create distractions for the other three so they will get bad grades and she will be at the top. Part of the plan includes seducing on of the three, Michael. But she finds herself really falling for him. Her plan takes some unexpected turns. I thought this movie was good. It has sort of a twist ending. You would guess that the three would find out, hate her for a bit, and then forgive her and it all ends well. It doesn't end like that (although still a good ending), which is refreshing. It's nice for it to not be so predictable. 

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