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Victoria's Empire: Episode #1.2 (2007)
Confusing
This series is supposedly following the British Empire at the time of Queen Victoria. However, this episode is almost all about England and the slave trade. The problem is that England abolished slavery in 1833, and Victoria didn't become queen until 1837. Somebody just wanted to be preach-y, rather than informative. The videography is good, but the rest of it is pretty inane.
A Country Called Home (2015)
An amazing film
It's really amazing that it took so many people to make such a lousy film. I gave it a one rating because the cinematography is actually pretty good.
Pushover (1954)
MacMurray and Novak in Pushover
Nice little (implausible) story, but well-acted and well-directed. In the end, it looks like he was just a "Pushover" for her pullover.
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Interesting...
This is such a 1930's movie. There is no notice of the good that Mr. Kirby is doing. His bank must be providing employment to hundreds, if not thousands, of people. In addition, his bank is providing credit to many businesses that are employing many more. At a time, when the unemployment rate was over 20%, this business was making a huge contribution to the economy, and paying large amounts of tax in the process.
In contrast, Grandpa has apparently not held a job for years. But, the movie portrays him as the good guy, based on the feel-good notion that he has fun and lots of friends.
In reality, Mr. Kirby should be the hero!