Port of Shadows (1938)

Le quai des brumes (1938)

or Port of Shadows

starring Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Brasseur

directed by Marcel Carné

in French with English subtitles

Jean (Jean Gabin), a deserter, arrives in Le Havre looking for transport away from France. He meets Nelly (Michèle Morgan) at a small run down establishment. Jean gets on the bad side of Lucien, a local wannabe tough guy, when he stands up for Nelly when Lucien tries forcing himself on her.

Jean and Nelly's budding romance encounters another roadblock in the form of Zabel (Michel Simon), her lecherous godfather. Jean books passage for himself on a ship headed to Venezuela but before the ship leaves the body of Maurice, Nelly's ex-boyfriend surfaces in the harbor. Jean immediately becomes a suspect.

Bleach 1.03

The Older Brother's Wish, The Younger Sister's Wish

Ichigo and Rukia rush over to Orihime's home. Sora, her brother who is now a Hollow, is there ready to devour her. Ichigo steps in and fights with Sora. Rukia helps to explain what happened to Sora.

Orihime admits that she is partly to blame because she felt like she couldn't go on without her brother. Her feelings and prayers kept him around but then she made new friends and stopped thinking about him as much and eventually stopped praying to him altogether.

Sora accepts Orihime's explanation and apology. He uses Ichigo's sword to end his existence as a Hollow.

Rukia uses some magic to make Orihime and Tatsuki forget what happened.

Justice League Action 1.26

All Aboard the Space Train

Space Cabbie helps Batman and Cyborg catch up to the Space Train which has been hijacked by Kanjar Ro. Space Cabbie in turn gets some help from someone who is already aboard the train but frozen stiff.

Thoughts

What was the mystery guest star doing aboard the Space Train? Why did Kanjar Ro and his henchmen hijack the Space Train?

This wasn't great but it was fun. I liked the reveal of the mystery guest. I'm glad I didn't read the description of the episode before watching it because it gave away the mystery guest star's identity.

Better Call Saul 5.04

Namaste

The episode opens with Saul in a pawn store. He spends a lot of time looking around. He winds buying three bowling balls.

Saul meets with two clients of his who went on a spree a couple episodes back and expect him to give them fifty percent off. He has to convince them to go along with his plan even though it will mean doing some time.

Howard invites Saul to lunch. He wants to hire Saul but Saul is very reticent to give him an answer one way or the other. Howard asks him to spend some time and think it over.

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

starring Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin

directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim  Whelan

107 minutes

Jaffar (Conrad Veidt), the Grand Vizier, tricks Ahmad (John Justin), the king. Ahmad is forced to flee Bagdad or face execution. Ahmad is accompanied by Abu (Sabu), a thief. Ahmad and Abu make their way to Basra where Ahmad meets and falls in love with a princess (June Duprez), the daughter of the Sultan of Basra.

Jaffar visits Basra. He offers the sultan a magical flying horse if exchange for his daughter. The sultan agrees to the offer. The princess flees rather than marry Jaffar. Ahmad and Abu are caught by the sultan's guards. Jaffar uses magic to blind Ahmad and transform Abu into a dog and then throws them .

The princess is eventually found but she falls into a deep sleep. She can only be awakened by her true love. Jaffar tricks Ahmad into helping him awaken the princess and then throws him out. 

Doctor Who (1963) 2.02.X2

Talking Daleks (2003)

10 minutes

A look back at the development of the Dalek voices used in Dalek Invasion of Earth with

- David Graham, Dalek voice

- Peter Hawkins, Dalek voice

- Brian Hodgson, DDC Radiophonic Workshop

- Nicholas Smith, Wells

Now and Then (2003)

7 minutes

A comparative look at some of the non-studio locations where parts of Dalek Invasion of Earth were shot as they looked in the story and in 2003.

The Wild Robot (2024)

The Wild Robot (2024)

starring Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal

directed by Chris Sanders

ROZZUM 7134 (Lupita Nyong'o) arrives by chance on an island that is only inhabited by wild life. Roz, as she starts calling herself, learns the language that the animals speak. She takes on the responsibility of raising Brightbill, a gosling whose parents she accidentally killed. Roz tries more than once to reach out to Universal Dynamics, the company that made her. UD eventually sends a ship to retrieve Roz but by then she has decided that she would rather stay on the island.