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Shakespeare and the Nazi Hunter

Tuesday: Sweet Charity (1969)
        Charity works as a hostess at a dance hall. She is unlucky in love. Her current boyfriend pushes her off a bridge and steals her purse. The purse contained all the money she had. Charity encounters a famous Italian film star. They spend the night getting to know each other. Nothing comes of it other than a fun night. No one believes that it happened. She is desperate to find another job and start a new life. After a failed interview she gets stuck in an elevator with a nerdy insurance man named Oscar. Despite being so different they fall in love. The plan to get married, but her past life threatens to change that. I liked this movie ok. It was a little cheesy for my taste. It is a musical directed by Bob Fosse. I did like that she became her own happy ending. She didn't need a man to have a happy ending.

Wednesday: Marathon Man (1976)
     Thomas is a grad student studying in New York. He thinks is brother is just a business man. But Doc, the brother, is actually a spy who is hunting down former Nazis. Doc's primary target is a man named Christian Szell. Szell was known for sneaking Jews out of Germany in exchange for diamonds and gold fillings. He has been in hiding. When his brother dies he has to come out of hiding to make sure his diamonds are safe. Doc intervenes and ends up dead. Before he dies he goes to Thomas. Szell believes Thomas knows where his diamonds are and tortures him. Szell uses his dentist skills to try and get the information. I liked this movie. I don't know that I would watch it again but it was entertaining.

Thursday: All is True (2018)
    This movie is about William Shakespeare in his later life. After the Globe burns down he returns to his wife and adult children in Stratford. He spent most of the past 10 or so years in London. He finds is hard to transition into his home life. His is disconnected from his family. He still grieves for the loss of his son Hamnet. His family had already grieved and don't like him making them do it all over again. His family faces two scandals with each of his daughters. Shakespeare does his best to help his family. I liked this movie. Despite the scandal events it was still a little slow.

Friday: The Sun is Also a Star (2019)
     Natasha has lived in New York City most of her life. She loves it. Natasha also loves to learn about space. Her family is being deported to Jamaica. She tries to do all she can to stop it. Daniel is on his way to a college interview when he saves Natasha from being hit by a car. He is taken by her. He believes it is destiny. She is unconvinced. Daniel says he can make her love him in one day. They spend the rest of the day getting to know each other. Natasha's possible deportation threatens to put a stop to a relationship that could be great. I liked this movie ok. It was cheesy, as expected. I did like that it was an interracial couple.

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