My Current Interest

              I will warn you; this is an absolutely heartbreaking film.   The ending is somewhat positive (at least one part is), but it is still incredibly sad.   Also, since this film has subtitles, it is not easy to watch and do something else at the same time.   Unless you know French.   For everyone else, reading the subtitles means you see everything that happens.                            The Germans have taken over 1940s Paris and they want the Jews out.   To remove them, and reach their quota, there is a raid in the middle of the night by the French police.   Warned the police are coming, some of the Jews manage to escape.   One young woman evades the police with her youngest sibling because of the aid of two prostitutes.   Others get hidden away and remain unfound.   Unfortunately, no matter how strong the efforts, the number who escape are few.   The remaining are taken to an arena where for days they are kept without food or water.                 It is at the aren

Image provided by Sourcebooks.            It only took me until page three before I became aggravated with Gabe.   Getting irritated that fast definitely made me wonder if I was going to make it all the way through the book.   But I kept going.   It was hard at times, but I reached the end, reading a good story along the way.                                Gabe Cortez is good at putting on the charm and making it seem as though everything is all right.   That’s probably why he gets so irritated when therapist Monica Finley is able to see through his façade.   Not only that, she wants the true Gabe to come out.   This is not something Gabe wants to do.   He much prefers to have his inner self remain hidden.   This is why he fights Monica tooth and nail over her attempts to have him reveal himself.   He insults her, thinking this will push Monica away and she will stop her attempts.   This shows just how little Gabe knows this woman.                 An Air Force widow and the

             I give up.   I just give up.              The war is over, but World War I nurse Bess Crawford isn’t done working.   She has been assigned to a military hospital where she will attend to amputees.   Some of the soldiers she is working with are a group of Welshmen.   They all fought together, and with the injuries they suffered, are struggling to figure out their lives after the war.   In despair over the thought their injuries have turned them useless, some of the soldiers try to commit suicide.   One is successful.                 When the soldier dies, Bess tries to keep the spirits of the others up.   Despite her efforts, Bess knows she cannot do this without the help of the group leader, Captain Hugh Williams.   Distraught himself, Captain Williams tries to pick up his men’s spirits, but the outcome is unclear.   Concerned about his men even after all of them have left the hospital, Captain Williams writes to Bess letting her know how each one is doing.      

Image provided by Acorn TV.          When I saw the listing for a show called Mystery Road I was intrigued.   Then I found out it was based off of a film of the same name, so I decided I should watch that first.   The film ended up being very grim, which made me wonder how the TV show would be.   Now that I have watched the show, I can say it’s not the cheeriest thing I have ever seen.   Yet, it is definitely not as grim as it could be, and it is definitely worth watching.             Detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) has been called to a small Australian town to help the local police force find two missing teenage men.   The town is so small, there are only three main people in the investigative part of the police department, but that does not stop them from trying. Image provided by Acorn TV.     Heading the investigation is Senior Sergeant Emma James (Judy Davis).   As the only person available to investigate until Swan comes to town, Emma sometimes has to do thing