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 Tuesday: Double Wedding (1937)

      Margit has always taken care of her younger sister Irene. She has Irene's life planned out. Margit even picked out Irene's fiance Waldo for her. The wedding is planned and Margit wants it to happen soon. Irene loves Waldo but he has no backbone and is a pushover. She can't see herself with a man like that. So she pretends to be in love with her artist friend Charlie. She says she is going to marry him. Margit wants to put a stop to it, so she confronts Charlie. He has no real interest in Irene. From the moment he meets Margit he knows she is the one for him. So he agrees not to marry Irene if Margit will pose for portrait. He also works with Waldo to make him more confident. I thought this movie was alright.

Wednesday: Nothing in Common (1986)

     David is a very successful advertising executive. He is a very outgoing man who likes to joke and have a good time. David loves the company of women. His life comes to a stop when his parents get divorced. He has to try and support both of them, neither of them can really function on their own. David's dad in particular has many problems. He struggles to take care of himself, especially after he gets fired. Then his health starts to fail. David has to balance his work life while taking care of his parents. This movie was alright.

Saturday: Daliland (2022)

      A young man, James, is working as an assistant at Salvador Dali's gallery in New York in the 70s. One day he is sent to deliver money to Dali's wife. He enters Dali's strange world and becomes a part of it. Dali and his wife take a liking to James. Dali hires him to be his assistant till the gallery show. He is to make sure Dali finishes all his paintings. He also goes to all the crazy parties. Where he meets a free spirit named Ginesta. He falls for her. As enchanting as Dali's world is, it is also very chaotic bring turmoil to everyone. I thought this movie was alright.

Sunday: The Watchers (2024)

      Mina is troubled American woman living in Ireland. One a trip for work she gets lost in a forest known for people going in and never coming back out. Mina encounters three strangers who take her into their shelter. There is a dangerous entity in the forest. Anyone out after dark is never seen from again. The shelter has a one way mirror. Every night they must be in front of it to entertain the creatures they call the Watchers. Mina doesn't accept this fate. She wants to escape. This proves very difficult. There is more going on than she realizes. This movie was alright. This movie is written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan's daughter. Which I didn't find out till I wrote this. I thought he directed it. I usually avoid his films because they aren't very good. But I was curious about the twist in this one. So I waited for it to come out on streaming. 

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