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Fighter Pilot and the Wrong Number

 Friday: Finding Emily (2026)

       Owen is a young man who works at a university in Manchester. Among other things he works at the night club. One night he meets a beautiful young woman named Emily. They really get on. She gives him her number. The next day he tries to call but realizes the phone number is missing a digit. He's desperate to find her. All he knows is her first name and that she goes to the university. Owen thinks he's finds her, but it's another Emily. This Emily is working on a psychology paper about how love can makes you crazy. Owen would be the perfect subject. So she offers her help in finding his Emily. Together they go on a wild adventure to find Emily. I thought this movie was good. A good romantic comedy. Finally. Of course it gets bonus points for being British. I will admit that Owen's accent is hard to understand sometimes. But I watch enough British TV and movies that I could understand pretty well.

Sunday: 10 Dance (2025)

        This is a Japanese film. There are two male dancers. One who specializes in ballroom, the other latin. They are competitors with almost identical names. Shinya Sugiki is the ballroom dancer. He wants to compete in the 10 Dance. Where you dance all 10 dances, ballroom and latin. So he asks Shinya Suzuki to teach him the latin dances and he will teach Suzuki the ballroom. They hate each other at first. They struggle to learn the new dances. Soon hate turns to something else. The two men realize just how much they actually like each other. This movie was alright.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Friday: By Any Means (2026)

          This is based on true events. It takes place in Mississippi in 1966. Wayne is a young black FBI agent. A civil rights leader, Wayne's friend, is killed. Wayne tries his hardest to be put on the case. But they don't want to give him any cases. The FBI are having a hard time getting any information and they need to get this solved. So they give Wayne the case and pair him up with a mafia hitman, Greg. Greg works outside the law and does what he wants. Wayne does his best to stick to the law. Slowly he gets pulled to Greg's side when Greg gets more results. And following the law is not working. How far will he go. I thought this movie was alright. An interesting story.

Saturday: Mayday (2026)

            Set in the late 80s, Troy is a fighter pilot tasked with taking surveillance photos in Russia. His plane gets shot down. Troy is rescued by a Russian man, Nikolai (Nick). Nick used to be a KGB officer. He is also obsessed with the US and Top Gun. Troy doesn't trust him. It isn't safe for an American to be in Russia at this time. So he has no choice. He needs to get to the embassy. Nick will help him if Troy will help Nick defect to the US. They work together to get out. They face many obstacles. This movie was alright. It's fun. Lots of good comedy moments. Just not the best.

Sunday: Life (2015)

            This is based on a true story. Dennis is a photographer. He meets James Dean at a party. James is getting ready for the premiere of East of Eden. He's also waiting to hear if he got the role in Rebel Without a Cause. Dennis sees something in James. He can tell James is about to be famous. Dennis wants to take photos of him for LIFE magazine. He convinces the magazine to let him do the piece. Convincing James takes more effort. James goes back and forth about doing it. He wants great acting roles, but is resistant to fame. He doesn't want to be some product for the studio. Eventually he agrees to let Dennis take the photos. They become friends, despite both having difficult personalities. I thought this movie was ok. 

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