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 Friday: Michael (2026)        This is based on a true story. Michael Jackson is a young boy living in Indiana. His father, Joesph, forces him and four of his brothers to be in a band. From a young age it is clear Michael has talent. Joesph is controlling and abusive. All that matters is that they are perfect and become famous. They become the Jackson 5 and are soon picked up by Motown. Once Michael reached his 20s he was ready to do his own thing. He wanted to go solo. But his father wouldn't let him. He could record an album he just also had to still perform with his brothers. Michael's first album was a hit and he started on his second. He needed to try and separate himself from family, especially his father. Even as his fame rose he struggled get out of the control of his dad. I thought this movie was good. It's definitely a sugar coated version of events. There is a lot they leave out. It does look like they are thinking of doing a second movie. So it will ...

 Friday: You. Me & Tuscany (2026)        Anna is a young woman who lost her passion for cooking after her mother passed. She's been housesitting, but it's not enough. One night she meets and Italian man, Matteo. They hit it off and he tells her about his empty villa in Italy that he never uses. Anna takes this as an invitation to use her pre-paid plane ticket and fly to Italy and stay at his empty villa. She gets caught by his family. They assume she is his fiancee and she goes along with it. Anna is introduced to the rest of the family, including Matteo's adopted brother Michael. Michael and Anna immediately hit it off, but can't do anything because she is engaged to his brother. When Matteo shows up things get even more complicated. I thought this movie was alright. It's cute and nice to have a new romantic comedy come out in theaters . It's just a little cheesy and over the top for me. Almost like a Hallmark movie or the like.  Saturday: The Bad Guys...

 Saturday: Is This Thing On? (2025)        Alex and his wife Tess are separating. Alex struggles with it. Not fully understanding what was wrong. One day he signs up for a open mic night at a comedy club as a way to avoid paying the cover charge. He discovers he likes it. It is a way for him to work through what is happening in his life. Meanwhile Tess is looking back at what she gave up to be a mom and a wife. They both try to rediscover their identities. I thought this movie was alright. Awkward at times. Sunday: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)           This is wrap up film for the TV show. This movie takes place during WWII. Tommy is living in self imposed exile after many believed he had died. His son Duke is now the leader of the Peaky Blinders. Duke is approached by a man who wants him to move fake money to help the Germans. By doing so ending the war in Germany's favor. Tommy's sister as well as others tell him he ne...

 Saturday: Wildhood (2021)        This is a Canadian film. Link learns that his father has been lying to him. His mom, who is First Nations, didn't die. Link runs away with his little brother Travis to look for his mom. Along the way he meets Pasmay, who is also First Nations. Pasmay agrees to give them a ride on his way to a powwow. They search for Link's mom. Along the way Link and Pasmay realize they have feelings for each other. I thought this movie was alright.  Sunday: Tron: Ares (2025)           Two companies are competing to bring AI beings to the real world from the grid. Julian's company has had success in building strong fighters, like Ares. But they only last for a short time in the real world. Julian is trying to find the permanence code. Eve continues her late sister's work to find the code. They are from the other company started by Kevin Flynn. Julian wants the code by any means. He uses Ares to track down Eve. Ares ...

 Friday: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)         A man claiming to be from the future holds a crowded diner hostage. He is there to recruit people to help him on his mission. In the future AI has taken over and destroyed everything. It is starting at the time he goes back to. If they can plug in safe guards at the beginning then it will save the future. The people who end up going with him have started to see troubling signs. A teacher couple are run out of their school by teens under the control of their phones. A mother who lost her son in a school shooting discovers a horrible new program for parents like her. Along with the others they have to work together to stop the future events from happening. I though this movie was good. I was not expecting to like it as much as I did. It is very weird. It is like different episodes of the show  Black Mirror that end up all coming together. It comments a lot on the current state of the world, and technology...

 Saturday: Sorry, Baby (2025)         Agnes is a young woman living in small college town. A traumatic event took place while she was in grad school. She struggles to move on. Everyone else has moved on like nothing happened. As time goes by she gets a job at the college and starts to see someone. Still it takes time for her to move on. I thought this movie was alright. It has a lot of awkward moments. The writing is unusual.  Sunday: Double Feature- Sentimental Value (2025) and Bonus Track (2023)           Sentimental Value is a Norwegian film. Nora is an actress. Her father, Gustav, is a well known film director. When she was little her parents got a divorce. She didn't see much of her dad after that. Later when she is an adult her mom passes away. Gustav comes back into their lives. He still owns the family home and wants to shoot a movie there. He wants Nora to star in it. She refuses. Gustav ends up running into an American act...