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No Highway In The Sky (1951)​


James Stewart
Marlene Dietrich
Glynis John

7.1/10 Rating on IMDB.
YouTube is showing it for free.
Watch with captions on for two reasons:
British accents
Some heavy scientific explanations

A cute little story of an absent minded scientist who puts all his focus on science and mathematics and through theory has concluded that a new model of airplane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number of flying hours due to metal fatigue.

Interesting role for Stewart.
 
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A Private War on Netflix staring Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan
This was one of the best movies I've seen in quite a while.
A Private War is a biographical drama that follows the life of Marie Colvin, one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, as she travels to the frontlines of global conflicts. The film depicts her fearless dedication to giving a voice to the voiceless while exploring the deep psychological toll and personal sacrifices—including a battle with PTSD—that come with reporting from the world's most dangerous zones.
 
A most unusual movie from Iceland called - Lamb.
A remote farm run by a childless couple (their young daughter passed away) - Maria and Ingvar - one of their ewes gives birth to a bizarre lamb, the couple decide to raise it as a gift from god.
Lamb won the Prize of Originality at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
 
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Crime 101 (2026)

Crime 101 is an enjoyable noirish crime yarn which is refreshing for its originality as well its relative scarcity of violence and gutter language-- truly a rarity these days.

Writer/director Bart Layton helms a veteran cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Nick Nolte, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Also featured is multiple award winning Irish actor, Barry Keoghan.

The film’s title is catchy, but misleading. It refers to the central premise of a jewel thief Mike (Hemsworth) who targets his heists with proximity to California’s Highway 101 in order to facilitate his getaways. Mike’s handler, Money (Nolte), provides info on valuable marks. After mike barely eludes a close call during an L.A. heist, he calls off a planned theft in Santa Barbara; so Money enlists a violent nut case (Keoghan) to complete the job, and also to shadow Mike and to to hijack his next job.

Along the way the detective assigned to the case (Ruffalo) gradually identifies Mike as a suspect, but is warned off the trail by his superior. We meet a high end insurance agent (Bery) who eventually provides target information to Mike because she is frustrated by being continually passed over for promotion by her employer. Mike also begins a relationship with a lady who serendipitously bumps into Mike’s car at an intersection.

The story weaves in and out, while introducing various plot points that serve to draw together all of its elements to provide a final confrontation, followed by a satisfying ending.

The cinematography by Erik Wilson is stunning. Of the thousands of movies which have featured footage of L.A. and Hollywood, it’s remarkable that Wilson finds compelling subject views, and also films them in an attractive innovative fashion. Direction by Layton is sure footed. Despite his scant resume of feature films, he has drawn together all elements of his screenplay in a manner of a far more experienced director.

The acting is first rate. Hemsworth shows an admirable range playing a taciturn complicated thief who has a clouded past. Ruffalo turns in a deft portrayal of a world weary but intuitive detective. He is a bit of a one note samba, since he has played several similar roles. But he does it with perfection. Berry still has it in the looks department, and she is perfectly cast. And Keoghan is chilling as a violent nut job. The one weakness is Monica Barbaro who plays Mike’s love interest. She’s a decent actress but was badly miscast in her role. There is zero chemistry between her an Hemsworth.

Plaudits go to the production for it’s restraint in mimicking contemporary shoot-em-ups, violence, and gratuitous language. which have become the norm. It’s a good picture reminiscent of earlier movie styles.

Doc’s rating: 8/10
 
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