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 Friday: The End of Oak Street (2026)        Denise lives with her husband and two kids. She is struggling with her marriage and finding her purpose. Strange things start to happen in her neighborhood. Like a plant showing up in her neighbor's yard that hasn't been around in thousands of years. Then one night there is a big flash of light. In the morning Denise and her family start to notice things are off. Then they see a dinosaur. Somehow their neighborhood has been transported back to the Mesozoic era. Her family has to try and survive. Hopefully finding a way back to their time. I thought this movie was ok. The acting wasn't great. There were these weird shots where there would be a close up of the side of someone's face but you could see the person in the background in focus too. There was a weird blurring around the close up face. It just looked bad. Luckily they didn't do that the whole movie. Some of the plot points where just a little too convenient. Sa...

 Friday: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)         Everyone has forgotten that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. He has to try and move on with his life. Peter devotes all his time to being Spider-Man. He watches his friends go through college. Not long after they graduate things start to change for Peter. His powers are evolving in ways he can't control. He's worried it's too much. So he tries to find a way to control them. Meanwhile something is possessing people. It moves from person to person invisibly. The focus seems to be the Damage Control building and what's being held in it's vaults. While adapting to his new powers, Peter must try and stop this invisible force. I thought this movie was good. I wasn't sure how they would top the third one. They came up with a good story. Although the third one is still better. They introduced a new character. Her addition to the MCU is interesting. We'll see where that goes. Saturday: Like Minds (2006)       ...

 Friday: The Odyssey (2026)        Odysseus went to fight in the Trojan war. Decades later and he still hasn't returned. His wife and son must deal with all the suitors who would marry her and become king. Odysseus is living on a beach with no memory of his past life. His companion helps him to remember. After they won the war he and his men mad their journey home. Odysseus makes decision after decision that puts his men's life at risk. They face cyclops, giants, sirens, and more. Still he is determined to get home. I thought this movie was good for the most part. It is a true epic. It is a long movie, but it keeps you engaged. The sets and the locations are amazing. Most of the acting is good. I just don't think Matt Damon is the best actor. His roles are hit or miss. He's not bad in this, just not that good. Also I'm just not that big a fan of Christopher Nolan films. Except the Batman trilogy. I get drawn in with these great casts, and then end up not liking ...

 Thursday: Enola Holmes 3 (2026)        Enola is getting married in Malta. On the way to her wedding she finds out her brother, Sherlock, is missing. He was working on a secret case. Enola starts to uncover a plot that goes back decades. She also discovers her fiance's family is involved. I thought this movie was alright. These movies are fun, just not always the best acting. Friday: Supergirl (2026)         Kara is traveling around to red sun planets and partying. Accompanied by her dog Krypto. While she is in a bar one night a young girl, Ruthye, comes to ask the patrons for help. Her whole family was killed by Krem and his crew of pirates. Ruthye wants revenge. No one will help her. After a brawl reveals Kara's abilities Ruthye goes to her for help. Kara is unwilling to help. While they are talking Krem and his crew come to steal a ship and decide on Kara's. She tries to fight back. He poisons Krypto and takes off. The only cure is the ant...

 Friday: Young Woman and the Sea (2024)        This is based on a true story. Trudy was born in 1905 and raised in NYC by her parents who were German immigrants. She was tenacious from a young age. She was very ill as a child but pulled through. During that time women weren't taught to swim. But after a major accident on a ferry Trudy's mom was determined that her daughters would swim. Trudy loves to swim. Later after some obstacles she joins a women swim team. Through hard work she becomes a record breaking competitive swimmer. Even competing at the 1924 Olympics and medaling. Still no one took woman athletes seriously. So in an attempt to gain attention for them Trudy decides to swim the English Channel. It is a very difficult swim. Spoiler alert: she becomes the first woman to swim the channel. I thought this movie was alright. A very interesting story. She was an incredible woman. Trudy broke the men's record for crossing the channel by 2 hours. Saturday: Th...

 Saturday: Power Ballad (2026)        Rick is an American living in Ireland. He was in a band when he was young that never took off. Now he is the lead singer in a wedding band. At a big wedding Rick meets Danny Wilson. Danny is an American pop star who was part of a band now trying to go solo. He is friends with the groom. At first Rick is annoyed by Danny's presence at the wedding. But then they get to talking about music and get on well. They spend the night talking and playing each other their songs. After the wedding Rick returns to his life. Danny goes back to the US. He struggles to write songs. He ends up using a song that Rick wrote. It becomes a hit. Rick hears it and knows it's his song. No one believes him. He is determined to prove he wrote it and get some credit. I thought this movie was good. Nick Jonas is Danny. He is acting is alright. It's just hard to know with him. He is reserved. So most of the time he comes off as either not really committi...