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 Tuesday: The Frisco Kid (1979)

         Avram is a young rabbi. He is sent to the U.S. from Poland to be the rabbi at a synagogue in San Fransisco. When he gets to the East Coast he is almost immediately robbed. Still he is determined to make it to San Fransisco. Soon he meets an outlaw named Tommy. Tommy reluctantly helps Avram. He makes several attempts to leave Avram but worries what will happen if he's not there. They face many obstacles on their way west. I thought this movie was alright.

Wednesday: Lured (1947)

        Sandra is an American living in London. She works at a dance hall. One day her coworker goes missing. She is called into the police station to give information on her.  The police tell her about a killer who is putting ads in the paper asking to meet up with women. Later he kills them. They believe this is what happened to her coworker. The police want her to work undercover and help them catch the murderer. She answers any ad looking to meet up. Along the way she meets a club owner and falls in love. This movie was alright. 

Friday: Double Feature- Women Talking (2022) and Bones and All (2022)

          Women Talking is based on a true story. In a small religious community the women are being raped. It is happening to almost all of them. They are drugged in their sleep and wake up bleeding and bruised. Then they catch one of them and he is sent to jail. All the men go to bail him out. The women have to decide whether to stay and forgive the men or leave. A small group of  the women are chosen to make the decision after their attempt at voting doesn't work. They have to decided whether to stay and forgive, stay and fight, or leave. They struggle with what to do. Each sharing their own experiences. I thought this movie was good. It makes me mad. That men of a religious community commit these horrible acts and think they can just get away with it. I have now seen all movies nominated for best pictures. Well all of the ones that I'm willing to see.

        Bones and All is about a young woman named Maren. She has something wrong with her where she craves human flesh. She has had to move from town to town with her dad after incidents. Then one day her dad leaves her and she's on her own. She wants to find her mom to see if she can get answers. So Maren sets out to find her. Along the way she meets others like her. Including a young man named Lee. They fall for each other. Lee goes with her to find her mother. Their lifestyle catches up with them. This movie was alright.

Saturday: Spoiler Alert (2022) 

          Michael is a gay man living in NYC. He is a TV journalist. At a club he meets Kit. They hit it off right away. Kit is a photographer. They get along but are both very different. The two men have a long relationship. Then Kit finds out he has cancer. Michael has to care for him. I thought this movie was good. Sad but good.

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