We just watched “I like Me” which is a documentary about John Candy. I know some of you mentioned the Martin Short documentary, if you liked that one, you’ll definitely like this one. I warn you, you will probably cry. “Life is Short” is on our list to watch
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I just started watching “Ladies First” on Netflix. Not sure I would recommend it, but it’s funny! A very obnoxious and sexist CEO walks into a pole and passes out. He wakes up in a world where men’s and women’s roles are reversed. The cleaning woman he insulted is now Chairman of the Board of his company. Women make jokes about men and call him “sensitive” when he objects. It really is interesting to see the role reversal, we take so much for granted.
It got only a 26% favorable rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Does that mean 74% of the reviewers were men? 
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Why would you not recommend it?
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H and I watched this two weekends ago. We both thought it was funny enough to watch to the end.
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Oh, good.
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Well, it won’t win any Academy Awards. But yeah, you’ll probably like it. It’s nice seeing a man uncomfortable for a change. 
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Reminds me of the Mel Gibson movie:
What Women Want.
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The man who saved the world - a 2014 documentary about Stanislav Petrov, a Soviet military officer who was instrumental in preventing a computer glitch from turning into an unimaginable nuclear disaster. It is available on Prime.
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That sounds like something we’d enjoy, we’ll have to watch it! Kind of a bit like 9 to 5
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film noir. truly minimal dialog. soundtrack driven. setting is 1977
We saw Heart of the Beast last night. It’s the Brad Pitt movie with the dog. A big thumbs up if you like dogs and nature. I don’t want to say too much and spoil something - except I think there’s only about 10 minutes of dialogue between 2 humans!
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Brad Pitt, a GSD, and a lot of nature. 
It was the only preview we saw before watching The Odyssey that my husband approved!
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Disclosure Day was released on Peacock today and I just watched it. Written and directed by Steven Spielberg, music by John Williams. Stellar performance by Emily Blunt and great cast overall. The overall message and production values were excellent - the plot, relatively dated with a lot of illogical points. No ET or Close Encounters, but definitely worth watching.
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Going to watch the Elizabeth Holmes documentary in a couple of hours. Our local film critic gave it 4 stars out of 4. The weekend shows are almost sold out at the local theater. Hope it lives up to the rave reviews.
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I saw it last night and have thought about it all day today. It’s unlike any documentary I’ve seen and leaves the viewer with much to consider.
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I saw Sense and Sensibility yesterday. It was visually a beautiful movie, both with sets & costumes. No surprises for me as I had read the book just after seeing the 1995 version, but my takeaway thought was wondering when bleach was invented. So many stains, berry stains and mud, on the white dresses. 
I also had to take pause with the idea that a woman’s fate was largely determined by her marriageability. Meaning, I knew it, but had put that thought on a shelf with the exhaustion of living in the current world.
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I can’t wait to see this. I think D2 and I are going to go this weekend.
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I just saw The Last Living Pickpocket in New York, free courtesy of AARP. It was great, starring John Turturro and with Steve Buscemi, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Giancarlo Esposito. Highly recommended.
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I liked Sense and Sensibility. I agree that it was visually beautiful. The dancing was wonderful. The actress who played Marianne was terrific.
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We watched a random movie recommended to us by Prime (too much Chernobyl stuff we watched?) - AK-47 Kalashnikov It is a biographical war drama about the inventor of the namesake gun. Surprisingly, we both really liked it. I had no idea Kalashnikov was self-taught with only middle school education. The dubbing was well done so no subtles!
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