Dog’s Movie House – “Don’t Worry Darling” A Intriguing, Entertaining Misfire!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at Olivia Wilde’s second feature as a director. It’s called “Don’t Worry Darling” and features Florence Pugh and Harry Styles as Alice and Jack Chambers, a young couple living in the late 1950s in a utopian community known sponsored by a mysterious organization known as The Victory Project. Every morning the men drive across the desert to work while the wives do chores, shop and generally cater to their men in what appears to be an equitable partnership. The Victory Project is headed by the mysterious (and slightly sinister) Frank (Chris Pine), who uses his svengali-like influence to command absolute loyalty from his extended “family.” When one of the wives has a breakdown and supposedly kills herself in front of Alice, the latter begins to investigate the truth about The Victory Project and in doing so uncovers a nasty truth that threatens not only her sanity but her very life as well.
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Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. This one’s called “Black Widow” and it fills out the story of everyone’s favorite former Russian spy turned Avenger Natasha Romanoff (the always excellent Scarlett Johansson). This time we get a look inside what makes her tick, a story only hinted at in previous films. Those of you who are fans of the MCU know that Natasha sacraficed herself to save the world in “Avengers: Endgame” so this could qualify as something of a backstory, but it’s done so damn well that this film really stands on it’s own as one of the MCU’s better solo efforts.
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