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Matilda and the Glass Onion

 Tuesday: Lady Jane (1986)

        This is based on a true story. Lady Jane is cousin to the young protestant King Edward VI. He falls severely ill. His council is desperate to keep England protestant. So they have Edward name Jane his heir before he dies. Jane is married off to the son of a minister high up in the king's court. They hate each other at first. But soon grow to love each other. Jane is unaware of the part she will play. When Edward dies she is made queen. She does her best to make some real changes. But the catholics come for the throne and she pays the price. Jane only ruled for 9 days. I thought this movie was alright.

Wednesday: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

       The summer before college Julie and her friends are out celebrating. They are driving along on a cliff side road. Her friend is distracted and doesn't see a man in the road. They hit him. Thinking he's dead they panic. The group of friends make a pact to say nothing about it and get rid of the body. As they are dumping it the man comes to. They push him into the ocean essentially killing him. A year later Julie comes back home from college and receives a threatening note. She and her friends are in danger. They have to find out who is threatening them. This movie was ok.

Friday: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

        A rich billionaire invites his friends to his private island for a murder mystery weekend. Also invited it famed detective Benoit Blanc. Benoit believes Miles, the billionaire, is in real danger of being killed. Everyone invited has a motive to kill him, including his ex business partner. Benoit does his best to solve the mystery but more and more layers come to light making it more complicated. I thought this was a good movie. There are some good twists. I like it better than the first one, mostly because there was less throwing up.

Sunday: Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)

       The basic story is the same. Although in this version there is no brother. Instead of going to the library Matilda goes to a library bus. She is friends with the librarian. Matilda also has come extra magic powers. This is a really good movie. Everything about it is amazing. From the sets to the songs. The kids are great. The girl who plays Matilda is really good. I enjoyed it a lot. I will probably watch it again soon.

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