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Mira and the Flooded Cave

 Tuesday: Mid90s (2018)

      Stevie is a thirteen year old boy living in LA in the 90s. He doesn't have any easy home life. His older brother is abusive and his mom is absent. He notices a group of skateboarders hanging at a skate shop. Stevie wants to be part of their group. He trades his brother for a skateboard and starts hanging with the group. They soon take him under their wing. The group is not a good influence but are loyal to him. I thought this movie was alright.

Wednesday: The Last Wave (1977) 

       Strange weather comes to Sydney and the surrounding area. Like a massive thunder storm with huge hail, while the sky is clear and blue. In the city an indigenous man is killed. A lawyer named David is brought in the on case. A group of indigenous men are suspected of killing the man. But there is some doubt to that. Some say it was a mystical death. David starts to have dreams about the case. He sees one of the suspects before he meets him. David learns that he might have some mystical connection to the case. He has to try and prove their innocence and figure out what is really going on. This movie was alright. It is weird but interesting.

Friday: Love Again (2023)

      Mira's boyfriend dies after a car accident. She takes several years to recover from the grief. To help with her grief she starts texting his number. Rob is a music journalist who was recently left by his fiance. At work he gets a new work phone. He starts to get the texts that Mira is sending. Rob starts to fall for her without even knowing what she looks like. He comes up with a plan to find out who she is and somehow meet her. They hit it off and start to date. Eventually the truth will come out. I thought this movie was good. Predictable but good. Finding a good romantic comedy is rare these days.

Saturday: Thirteen Lives (2022)

      This is based on a true story. It takes place in Thailand in 2018. Twelve members of a soccer team and their coach go to explore some caves. Then a monsoon hits and they are stuck as the caves are flooding. A massive rescue mission commences. People from all over the world come to help. In the end two English divers make the most breakthrough. They have experience doing cave rescue missions. After several attempts they come up with a crazy plan to get them all out. This movie was good. It's an amazing story.

Sunday: Unforgiven (1992)

       Bill is a retired gunslinger. He used to be violent and ruthless. His wife changed him. Now that she has passed away he doesn't have as much reason to stay straight. A young gunslinger comes to him with a job. A prostitute was badly cut up by some cowboys. The other woman in the house put together all their money as a reward for killing the cowboys. The young man wants Bill's help. Bill is in need of the money so he agrees. He brings his old partner Ned. They reach the town and come up against the ruthless sheriff. Still they do their best to kill the cowboys. I thought this movie was alright.

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