The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor

directed by John Huston

100 minutes

Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) is accused by the police of murdering Miles Archer, his business partner. Archer was killed while working a case that was brought to them by Brigid O'Shaughnessy (Mary Astor). Spade was having an affair with Archer's wife at the time.

O'Shaughnessy turns out to have more up her sleeve than she originally told Spade and Archer. She is being pursued by three men who believe she knows the whereabouts of the titular Maltese Falcon.

Now, Voyager (1942)

Now, Voyager (1942)

starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains

directed by Irving Rapper

117 minutes

Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) is sent on a trip to South America by her family. Dr. Jaquith (Claude Rains) recommended it. It is a transformative experience for Charlotte. She spends a lot of time in the company of Jerry Durrance (Paul Henreid) during the trip. He is a married man traveling alone. He helps her to come out of her shell.

Charlotte returns home after the trip a changed woman. She enjoys her life and no longer lets her mother push her around. She gets engaged to Elliot Livingston but later breaks that off when she realizes that she still carries a torch for Jerry and doesn't really want to be the sort of wife that Elliot wants.

Un Village Français 3.07

Une chance sur deux

or One Chance Out of Two

26 Oct 1941

The communists are getting ready to execute their plan. Yvon has a toothache. Marcel convinces him to come with him to a pharmacy to get something for it. Some German officers enter the pharmacy while they are waiting in line at the pharmacy. Yvon sees an opportunity and shoot the German officers. Yvon and Marcel take off running. Yvon convinces Marcel to hide in a cellar while he takes off to find another hiding place. Marcel spends the rest of the episode hiding in the cellar.

Lucienne decides to accept Jules offer of marriage but there is a snag. Her father is a devout Catholic and Jules was never baptized. Jules goes to the church to talk to the priest about getting baptized. The shooting in the pharmacy happens while he is in the church. The German soldiers won't let anyone leave. Jules helps an older man who gets knocked down by a German soldier. The man introduces himself. He is Lucienne's father.

Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)

Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)

starring Sung-woo Bae, Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Do-yeon

written and directed by Kim Yong-hoon

This movie is broken down into the following six chapters, which vary in length.

Chapter 1: Debt

Chapter 2: Sucker

Chapter 3: Food Chain

Chapter 4: Shark

Chapter 5: Lucky Strike

Chapter 6: Money Bag

Teen Titans 3.07

Revolution

Mad Mod returns on the 4th of July. He captures Robin, steals his youth, and transforms the city. It is up to Raven, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy to rescue Robin and capture Mad Mod. Each of the Titans has a different idea for how to tackle the situation and they can't agree on a plan. Eventually they come together and defeat the baddie and rescue their friend.

Schitt's Creek 2.06

Moira vs. Town Council

Mutt shaves his beard off without saying anything to Alexis before doing it. She feels that he violated an unwritten rule in their relationship. David buys stuff for his job thinking he can write them off but not really understanding what a write off is. Moira decides that the town needs to be prettied up and goes to the town council to ask them to do it.

Thoughts

I like this episode very much. There are lots of uncomfortable moments that made me laugh.

Dexter's Laboratory 1.07

1. Star Spangled Sidekicks

Dexter and Dee Dee compete to become Major Glory's new sidekick. Dee Dee adopts the identity of Deeva Dynamite. Dexter becomes Dek-star.

2. The Justice Friends: TV Super Pals

Major Glory, Valhallen, and Bonk fight over which TV show to watch.

3. Game Over

Dexter is forced to turn to Dee Dee for help when he gets zapped into a video game. There are call backs to Tron and Star Wars (A New Hope) in this story which was by far the best of the three stories in this episode.