Exploring Food and Movies

 Friday: Forgotten Island (2026)          Jo and Raissa are best friends living the Philipines. Jo is wild and obsessed with the fantasy world of Nakali. Raissa is incredibly smart, but also can be just as wild. They have a strong friendship. Raissa is going to college in the US. Jo struggles with this. She doesn't want to be apart from her best friend. The night before Raissa is going to leave they end up at the beach. A portal opens and they are sucked inside. They wake up on a island with strange creatures. They are in Nakali. The two friends have no idea how they got there. A whole day is missing from their memories. With the help of a dog man, Raww, they retrace their steps. The longer they are there the worse it will be for them. I thought this movie was really good. The story line and animation were good. Very unique and original. Really funny. It was cool to see them use anime styles in some scenes. I can't wait to watch it again. Saturday: Uncle Bu...

 Friday: All Good Things (2010)         This movie is based on true events. David is the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon. He wants nothing to do with the business. He dreams of opening a natural foods grocery store. One day he meets Katie while repairing her sink. She is a tenant in one of his dad's buildings. They hit it off. They have a whirlwind romance and are soon married. David starts to change. His becomes controlling. Clearly he has mental health issues that he's not addressing properly. After he finally goes to work for his dad, things get worse. Then Katie disappears. David is a suspect. I thought this movie was alright. It's based on the case of Robert Durst. Saturday: Practical Magic 2 (2026)          Sally has done her best to keep herself and her daughters away from magic. It's not easy. Her aunt Jet discovers a magic book that talks about ending the curse on their family. Anyone the Owens woman fall in love with dies. ...

 Friday: Finding Emily (2026)        Owen is a young man who works at a university in Manchester. Among other things he works at the night club. One night he meets a beautiful young woman named Emily. They really get on. She gives him her number. The next day he tries to call but realizes the phone number is missing a digit. He's desperate to find her. All he knows is her first name and that she goes to the university. Owen thinks he's finds her, but it's another Emily. This Emily is working on a psychology paper about how love can makes you crazy. Owen would be the perfect subject. So she offers her help in finding his Emily. Together they go on a wild adventure to find Emily. I thought this movie was good. A good romantic comedy. Finally. Of course it gets bonus points for being British. I will admit that Owen's accent is hard to understand sometimes. But I watch enough British TV and movies that I could understand pretty well. Sunday: 10 Dance (2025)   ...

 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 ...