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Klaus and the Boarding School Christmas

 Tuesday: Rustin (2023)     This is based on a true story. Bayard Rustin was a civil rights activist who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. He was an important figure in the movement until he was outed as being gay. He spent a while working a job he hated. Bayard starts to notice how disconnected all the civil rights groups are. And how there are still many ways in which people of color are discriminated against in the U.S. He comes up with a plan to unite all the groups together in one large march, the March on Washington. Bayard and many others work hard to get ready for the march and get the groups involved. He is successful. I thought this movie was good. I had never heard of him before. I didn't know he was the one who orchestrated the march. Wednesday: On Borrowed Time (1939)      Julian and his wife become the guardians of their grandson, Pud, when his parents die in a car crash. Julian is a grumpy old man, but he loves his grandson and would...

The Boy and the Feast of the Seven Fishes

 Tuesday: Beautiful Disaster (2023)      Abby gets into college and is ready to start a new life. She wants to get far away from her dark past. One night she goes with her friend, America, and America's boyfriend, Shepley, to a fighting match. There she meets Travis, a bad boy and amateur fighter. Abby wants nothing to do with Travis. Yet can't help feeling attracted to him. Turns out he is Shepley's roommate so she sees him more than she thought she would. Despite her best efforts she falls for him. I thought this movie was ok. The acting wasn't very good, especially the actress who played Abby. Definitely a B movie, maybe even a C movie if such a thing exists. Wednesday: Dressed to Kill (1980)       One of Dr. Elliott's patients is killed. He later finds out it was one of his other patients, Bobbi, who did it. Bobbi is a trans woman. Dr. Elliott didn't give her a recommendation for surgery so now she wants revenge. She does this by framing him for mu...

The Killer and the Wish on a Star

 Friday: Wish (2023)        On the island where Asha lives everyone makes a wish when they turn 18. They give the wish to the king, Magnifico. Once a month Magnifico picks one wish to grant. Asha wants to get her 100 year old grandpa's wish picked. She tries to get a job as Magnifico's assistant, knowing she might have some say in what he picks. But she learns that he has other motives for his wish collecting and granting. Desperate to make it right Asha wishes on a star. The star comes down from the sky to her. It wants to help her take on Magnifico. I thought this movie was alright. I enjoyed it but it wasn't the best. I really enjoyed all the references to other Disney movies. Some are more obvious. It took me a while to realize her seven friends are a version of the seven dwarves. Well I got Dopey right away but didn't connect it was all of them till later. Saturday: The Killer (2023)      The killer is hired to assassinate a target. It goes w...