Exploring Food and Movies

 Tuesday: Angel Face (1952)        Frank is an ambulance driver. He responds to a call at a mansion. A woman was almost poisoned by gas. While there he meets the step daughter of the woman, Diane. Diane takes a liking to Frank. She follows him and convinces him to become their chauffeur.  They start to date. Soon Frank starts to realize how dangerous Diane is. She hates her stepmother and is open about her plans to kill her. Frank decides to leave but Diane isn't having it. I thought this movie was alright. Friday: Asteroid City (2023)       Augie has recently become a widower. He is taking his son to a junior stargazer event. It takes place in Asteroid City, a small town in the desert. While there he meets the other parents including the famous actress Midge Campbell. During a presentation an alien ship stops overhead and an alien comes down. Afterwards the town in under quarantine until they figure out what happened. The parents and childre...

 Tuesday: Spitfire (1934)       Trigger is a poor young woman who lives in the woods. She is wild. Her income mostly comes from cleaning clothes. Trigger is trying to be a better Christian. She prays for everyone. Strange things start to happen. A old woman believed to be dead comes back to life after Trigger prays for her. Trigger notices the baby of a near by couple is sick. Instead of seeking treatment the baby is left to die. So Trigger takes the baby. She hopes to make it better through prayer and care. When the baby also recovers people start to think she is a witch. They want to drive her out. I thought this movie was ok. Saturday: Elemental (2023)       Ember's parents moved to Element City. The city is not made for fire people like them. They are not accepted. They end up finding a rundown house. They build it up and make their own shop. Soon the surrounding area becomes Firetown and they have a successful shop. Ember's dad want to retire and ...

 Tuesday: Kill or Cure (1962)         Jeroboam is a private detective. He is hired by wealthy woman to follow someone. She will cover his hotel expenses so he can be onsite at the resort where she needs him. When he gets there he finds out it is a health club with strict rules. His client gets poisoned before he can formally meet her. Her assistant was also poisoned but survived. Jeroboam tries to find out who poisoned them. After another death a reward is put out for anyone who can find the killer. The resort's main doctor, Rumbelow, wants the money so he starts to investigate. He thinks the killer is Jeroboam. Likewise Jeroboam suspects Rumbelow. After realizing they are innocent they work together to solve the case. I thought this movie was alright. It is a comedy. Friday: Flamin' Hot (2023)       This is based on a true story. Richard is a latino man who has had a rough childhood. After spending some time as a gangster he decides to go clean. ...

 Tuesday: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)        Alice used to be a singer but gave it all up when she married her husband and had a son. Her husband is abusive. He dies in an accident leaving Alice and her son with nothing. She is determined to support herself and her son by being a singer again. They plan to go west to California. On the way they stop in towns so Alice can make money. She ends up in Arizona working as a waitress. She makes friends and meets a nice man. I thought this movie was alright. Wednesday: The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)        A Polish secret agent, Stephan, is tasked with taking a letter to the czar of Russia. It is from his son who is being held by Polish nationalists. Before he leaves for Russia he meets up with an old friend. The friend asks Stephan to take a pair of candlesticks to the princess in Russia. The candlesticks have a hidden compartment. Stephan thinks this will be a perfect place for the le...

 Tuesday: Father's Little Dividend (1951)         This is the sequel to Father of the Bride. Stanley has finally come to terms with his daughter being married. He is starting to really enjoy life. He feels young and ready to take on anything. Then he finds out his daughter is pregnant. Suddenly he has to accept that he will soon be a grandfather. Stanley struggles to be there for his daughter while trying to convince himself he is still young. I thought this movie was alright.  Friday: The Little Mermaid (2023)        The plot is fairly similar to the original. There are even some lines that are the same. The changes are small. Ariel is stronger and more of a hero in this. The actress who plays Ariel did a great job. I liked the diverse casting. It's exciting that little black girls can look at her and see themselves. I had heard they were going to change some lyrics in the song Kiss the Girl to make it less controversial.  Making i...

 Tuesday: Vigil in the Night (1940)        Anne and Lucy are sisters who are nurses that work at the same hospital. One night Lucy takes over for Anne. Lucy steps away for a moment and in her absence there is a death. When they are both brought in Anne takes the blame. She has to leave the hospital. Anne ends up taking a job at a poorly run hospital. She meets a handsome doctor with big ideas for the hospital. Anne continues to have a rough time with another tragedy and an epidemic. But she and Lucy pull through. I thought this movie was good. Wednesday: Matinee (1993)        Gene is a teenager living on a naval base in Florida. It is around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Everyone is on edge. Gene loves horror films. After seeing a movie with his little brother he finds out a movie producer is going to have a special screening of his new horror film at Gene's local theater. The producer wants to add special effects to the theater, like...

 Tuesday: Mid90s (2018)       Stevie is a thirteen year old boy living in LA in the 90s. He doesn't have any easy home life. His older brother is abusive and his mom is absent. He notices a group of skateboarders hanging at a skate shop. Stevie wants to be part of their group. He trades his brother for a skateboard and starts hanging with the group. They soon take him under their wing. The group is not a good influence but are loyal to him. I thought this movie was alright. Wednesday: The Last Wave (1977)         Strange weather comes to Sydney and the surrounding area. Like a massive thunder storm with huge hail, while the sky is clear and blue. In the city an indigenous man is killed. A lawyer named David is brought in the on case. A group of indigenous men are suspected of killing the man. But there is some doubt to that. Some say it was a mystical death. David starts to have dreams about the case. He sees one of the suspects before he mee...