Exploring Food and Movies

 Thursday: Holland (2025)       Nancy seems to have the perfect life. She lives in the picturesque town of Holland. Michigan with her husband and son. They are both respected in the community and are very involved. He is an ophthalmologist and she is a home economics teacher.  Nancy is unhappy. She starts to suspect her husband is cheating on her. She gets help from the shop teacher who is also her friend, Dave. They start to investigate her husband. He is not what he seems. I thought this movie was ok. I only kept watching it because I was curious about the husband. It's not really worth it. Interesting idea, just not executed well. Friday: Death of a Unicorn (2025)       A young college student, Ridley, and her father, Elliot, are traveling to the Canadian wilderness retreat of a wealthy family. Odell and his family make their money in pharmaceuticals. They pretend to be philanthropists. While they are driving Elliot and Ridley accidentally hit ...

 Tuesday: The Good Half (2023)       Renn has to fly home for his mother's funeral. On the plane he meet Zoey. They hit it off and exchange numbers. When Renn arrives at his dad's house, he at first tries to avoid his dad and his sister. He doesn't know what to say to them and feels guilty for not being around. His sister doesn't let him hide and convinces him to help her the next day with funeral arrangements. Unable to deal Renn meets up with Zoey in the city. She is his escape from his real problems. Renn struggles to be there for his family and really face his grief. I thought this movie was alright. Friday: Black Bag (2025)       The marriage of two special agents is put to the test when the wife, Kathryn is suspected of stealing a top secret weapon. Her husband, George, has to investigate. He wants to protect her. He is unsure if she did it or not. George hosts a dinner with all the agents he suspects, hoping to figure out who did it. The situati...

 Tuesday: Ghostlight (2024)       Dan is a construction worker. He and his family are dealing with the aftermath of a family tragedy. His teenage daughter, Daisy, is acting up at school. He's having communication problems with his wife. Dan finds it hard to focus at work. One day he stumbles upon a local theater group. They are putting on a production of Romeo and Juliet. They need someone just to come in and read. Dan is reluctant at first to join in. But he keeps coming back. He feels accepted by them. They really support him. He ends up in the role of Romeo. Dan struggles with it because the story mirrors what happened to his family. I thought this movie was alright.  Friday: Novocaine (2025)       A bank manager named Nate has a condition where he can't feel pain. This has made him very cautious. He ends up going on a date with Sherry, a bank teller. They hit it off and have a great night. The next day the bank is robbed by three men in Santa ...

Wednesday: Last Breath (2025)     This is based on a true story. Chris is deep-sea diver. He works off the coast of Scotland. The divers work on the pipe lines on the floor of the ocean. Chris sets off on a job. He is paired with Duncan and Dave. When they are sent down a storm comes on. Chris gets cut off from the ship's air supply and is lost. He only has a limited back up supply. Duncan, Dave, and the rest of the crew have to work to save Chris. I thought this movie was good. It's intense but not as intense as I was led to believe. It's an incredible story. The divers have to spend over 20 days in a special compression chamber so their bodies can handle being so far down. I could never do that. Saturday: Mickey 17 (2025)      Mickey signs up to go on a mission in space to find a livable planet. Without really looking at all that is involved he applies to be an expendable. Mickey's body and memories are copied and stored. He is given all the horrible and dange...