42/2353. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
I'd call this Australian movie an exercise in expressionism, since the narrative is, shall we say weak, and the pace, shall we say languid? In other words, I found it both irritating and dull in equal measure. I'll not watch it again.

43/2354. One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2024)
Hannah the Baker is back, this time in a movie written by series star Alison Sweeny. I have to say, she's done a fine job giving us more of what we expect. This, the formerly titled Murder, She Baked series, remains my favorite recurring Hallmark Mystery series.

44/2355. Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Lawman Edward G. Robinson goes undercover to break up a criminal syndicate that employs Humphrey Bogart. It's not a particularly great work of art, but Robinson and Bogart make it watchable.

45/2356. The Sea Hawk (1940)
With Errol Flynn in the lead role, it's impossible not to say this is Adventures of Robin Hood on a boat. I didn't care for all the ship-to-ship B-roll action shots, and the climactic sword fight felt a little too staged, but the stuff in between is plenty engaging. Boy, howdy, did that Flynn have some screen charisma.

46/2357. A Biltmore Christmas (2023)
I joined Mom in watching this non-mystery Hallmark movie in part because it was filmed in (and sponsored by) Biltmore Estate, in part because it was made by people who clearly love Turner Classic Movies, and in part because Jonathan Frakes has a key role. I think in the right hands and with the right budget, this could have been better than a TV movie, but you know what you're getting you see the Hallmark Channel's name on the intro.

More to come.

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