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...
As cheesy as it sounds movies are my passion. They are my obsession. I watch a little of everything. I should have started this blog a long time ago. I have already seen so many of the classics. I also love trying new restaurants. The list on my phone is growing longer and I have not been to any of them. So this blog is going to be about working through that list and the movies I watch.