Friday, December 27, 2024

Martha Mary Maria Matilda

Had to take a funny picture of this search beginning with "Ma" on Netflix, as it reminded me of the title Martha Marcy May Marlene.

I was searching for Mary to make for the middle of three straight 2024 Christmas movies starting on December 23rd, which began with Hot Frosty and finished (on the morning of the 26th, horror of horrors!) with Our Little Secret, after I fell asleep watching it Christmas night. Although the other two did not come in with fabulous credentials, no better than Hallmark movies with a modicum of self awareness, DJ Caruso's film was easily the worst of the three. I'm not going to go into what makes Mary so bad right now, but let's just say it doesn't deserve an in-depth discussion. 

I thought this search result was telling, though, because I'm reminded just as I'm leaving New England to head out on the next portion of our trip that there are so many 2024 movies I have yet to see. Both Martha and Maria are new films, films I "should" probably watch, but may not. 

Matilda is old, and I don't know what Mafalda is, but that breaks the four-name theme anyway.  

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