Exploring Food and Movies

 Wednesday: The Fly (1958)        After being caught murdering her husband with a mechanical press Helene has to explain what happened. Her husband Andre was a scientist and an inventor. He was working on a teleportation machine. Andre started with simple things like dishes and newspapers. Then he started testing it with animals. Andre decided to use himself in the first human trail. It went terribly wrong. With the help of Helene he tries desperately to fix it. I thought this movie was alright. It is pretty cheesy. Friday: Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)        Ada is a WWII widow who cleans houses for a living. She is still in denial about her husband being gone. She works hard and puts others before herself. One day while cleaning a client's bedroom she sees a beautiful Dior dress. She falls in love and dreams of getting one. Then Ada comes into some money. She decided to go to Paris to get a Dior dress. When she gets there she doesn't ge...

 Friday: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)        After the events of Endgame Thor is lost. He's not sure of his purpose. He travels around with the Guardians of the Galaxy saving planets. Then he hears gods are being killed. Thor is worried about everyone in New Asgard so he returns home. There he meets his ex Jane, who now has the powers of Thor. Thor wants to take down this new villain. He travels with Jane, Korg, and Valkyrie to enlist the help of the other gods to fight this new villain. I thought this was a good movie. It was a lot of fun. There are some parts that are a bit much. The acting is a bit much. But on the whole it's good. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday: Stand and Deliver (1988)       This is based on a true story. Jaime Escalante leaves his high paying job in computers to teach math at a high school in a poor neighborhood. Most...

 First off I am probably only going to post every other week. I'm just not watching that many movies right now.         Yesterday my parents and I hiked the Wahclella Falls Trail in the Columbia River Gorge. Before that we had lunch at Sugarpine Drive In. It is in Troutdale off the Historic Columbia River Highway. There is a parking lot put it's small. You also have the option to go to the drive thru. There is some indoor seating as well as outdoor seating. It is an updated version of a drive in. It still has the feel of a drive in but with modern touches. It takes inspiration from the nature it is surrounded by. The decor is very simple. Like a clean modern cabin. There is a meat smoker going. So you feel like you're by a campfire. There is a Hawaiian food truck nearby that is part of the restaurant. There was live music. I want to say it was bluegrass music, but I'm not sure. The food is classic drive in food that has been updated too. The best example is the ...

 Tuesday: Undercurrent (1946)         Ann is content to be single and help her professor father with his projects. Then she meets Alan. He is a wealthy man who supplies parts for military airplanes. They fall in love and get married after a short time. Although she loves Alan, Ann has a hard time adjusting to being married to him. She does not fit in with his society friends. Alan has forbidden talk of his brother Michael. So naturally Ann is curious about him. Alan claims Michael is a dangerous criminal. Ann starts to suspect her husband might be the one who is dangerous. I thought this movie was alright. Saturday: Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)        Dinosaurs now lives among humans. Some are able to do so harmoniously. Other not so much. A company called Biosyn is rounding up the dinosaurs in a sanctuary. They are claiming to protect them and use them for the betterment of humankind. Owen and Claire live off the grid to protect Maisie. T...

 It was a slow movie week. Sunday: The Final Cut (2004)         This movie is set in a futuristic world where you can get an implant to record your memories. Alan is a cutter. After someone has died he edits their best memories into a short film for the funeral. Alan specializes is cases that no one else wants to do. Bad people who have done horrible things. He edits their memories to make them look good. His latest project is a corrupt politician. The further into the project he gets the more dangerous it becomes. I thought this movie was alright. I mostly watched it because Alan is played by Robin Williams. Tuesday: Shadow of a Woman (1946)       Brooke had a hard time after both her parents died. She ended up in a mental institution. There she met Dr. Eric Ryder. After a week they got married. Brooke is happy and in love. When they get back to his house things start to change. Eric has a special way of treating his clients which mostly has to d...

 Sunday: Crush (2022)        Paige is young teenage girl in high school. She dreams of being an artist. At her school there is someone going around leaving drawings and murals. They go by the name King Pun. The track coach is convinced it is Paige. To keep herself from being suspended Paige agrees to join the track team and find out who the real King Pun is. This also works to her advantage because her crush, Gabriela, is also on the track team. Paige wants be closer to her. She ends up training with Gabriel's twin, AJ. The two girls get along. And while she is focused on Gabriela, Paige starts to have feelings for AJ too. She has to make a choice. I thought this movie was cute.  Monday: The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)      Eddie is a gangster. He mostly acquires guns for the leader. Eddie gets caught one day. He has a family and doesn't want to do anymore time. So he makes a deal with a detective. He will snitch on the other gang members i...

       After a failed attempt to go to Peninsula Park in North Portland, I ended up taking Prim to the Portland Rose Garden. Everyone else had the same idea so it was super busy. But it was a really nice day and even without any actual roses it was pretty. Afterwards I went to get lunch at a food truck called El Coyote on N Fessenden. There is neighborhood parking. The cart has a shed like structure in the front with picnic tables and plenty of covering for all weather. It was a little run down but not too bad. The service was good for the most part. I got a chorizo burrito. I asked for no pico de gallo or lettuce, which somehow ended up meaning no sour cream or cheese either. So it was just meat, rice and beans. It was still good though. One of the best burritos I've had in a while actually. I would go back. Although it is a long drive just for a burrito.  Sunday: The House (2022)          This movie has three different stories. The fir...