Michael (2026)

I know the critics hated it but I found it to be an entertaining popcorn movie. The movie starts whith the success of the Jackson 5. The main trial in this movie is Michael's break from his abusive father. It shows the colossal success of Thriller and ends with him singing Bad. The time period of the movie was before the allegations came into play. Apparently there is going to be a sequel. The lead is played by Michael's nephew and he does a good job. La Toya and Jermaine Jackson were executive producers.

Circumstantial Evidence

This was a so so noir about a guy convicted of a murder with no eyewitnesses. His best friends tries to prove him innocent. This movie may have come from the 1940s but it seemed more like something from the early 1930s to me. Unless you're a huge noir fan you're not missing anything.

The Dream Lady

A girl starts a fortunetelling business. Along the way she comes across a crooked guy and meets the man of her dreams. I thought the most interesting thing about the movie is she adopts a girl. So for a while in the movie she is a single mother. This silent movie is only an hour. It was ok. I've seen better silent movies to call it a lost gem.

Isabelita

This is a cute 1940s film from Argentina. It's about a rich woman who takes up another identity as a maid and falls in love with a poor guy. Her rich friends discover her position as a maid and laugh at her. Will true love win the day? I know little about cinema from Argentina. I think it's because people don't bother to subtitle them but I hope to find some more gems at youtube.

Billie Eilish Hit me hard and soft: The Tour

James Cameron's concert film is all right. I'm a fan of Billie Eilish but there aren't enough interviews here. I didn't get to learn about her favorite artists. I wanted to find out more about how she got into the business. For a concert film it worked but I was hoping for more of a documentary.

Banketten (The Banquet) 1948

Ever since I watched Girl with Hyacinths I've been a fan of the Swedish actress Eva Henning. In this she plays an adulteress but you can't blame her because her husband is manipulative and creepy. She has an affair with a medical student but it ends in tragedy for most of the characters involved. The movie can be found on this website https://rarefilmm.com/.

A Lady to Love

Edward G. Robinson puts an ad up for a wife with the photo of his much better looking friend. Vilma Banky answers and is disappointed. She marries him but falls for the better looking guy. Eventually she turns around. Vilma Banky didn't really have a talkie career because of her thick Hungarian accent. I don't know why as Greta Garbo's accent was pretty thick too. Edward G. Robinson was miscast. This is different from his usual gangster role.