40 Years Young, 2022 - 40 is the new 12 Afterall

“40 Years Young” (original title: Cuarentones) is a Mexican drama-comedy film that revolves around the life of Cesar, a talented chef who faces a painful truth as he reaches the age of forty. Let’s delve into the plot:

1. Cesar’s Culinary Journey:

   • Cesar, a skilled chef, co-owns a restaurant with his best friend and colleague, Paolo. Their restaurant is unique, blending food with singing and dancing. Despite their unconventional approach, they manage to create delicious meals.
   • For ten years, they’ve struggled to keep their restaurant afloat, combining tradition with innovation. But their culinary adventure is about to take an unexpected turn.

2. The Invitation:

   • As Cesar’s 40th birthday approaches, Paolo surprises him with an extraordinary gift: an invitation to compete in a prestigious culinary contest in Cancun, Mexico, hosted by the renowned food magazine Delicacies.
   • The Grand Prix cook-off promises fame, recognition, and a chance to prove their culinary prowess.

3. Family Secrets Unveiled:

   • Amidst the excitement, Cesar’s world unravels. His wife, Amelia, harbors a secret—one that threatens their family’s stability.
   • When Amelia’s former lover reappears, seeking a place in their lives because of their son, Enrique, Cesar faces heartbreak. Amelia’s revelation leaves him shattered.

4. Culinary Passion and Personal Struggles:

   • As Cesar grapples with family dynamics, he must also prepare for the competition. Paolo encourages him to embrace this new adventure.
   • The film beautifully weaves together moments of happiness, humor, and culinary passion. Singing and dancing are integral to their restaurant experience, but will it distract from the quality of their food?

5. The Grand Prix Cook-Off:

   • In Cancun, Cesar and Paolo compete against other talented chefs. Their friendship, culinary skills, and personal challenges intersect as they vie for victory.
   • Can Cesar overcome his inner turmoil, win the championship, and mend his fractured family?

“40 Years Young” explores themes of love, passion, and the art of cooking, all set against the backdrop of a high-stakes culinary competition. It’s a delightful journey that blends flavors, emotions, and life’s unexpected twists.

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Rating: 10 Stars

Daybreak, 2019 Don't Follow the Flow, Be the Flow.

Daybreak is an American post-apocalyptic comedy-drama television series created by Brad Peyton and Aron Eli Coleite, based on the comic series by Brian Ralph. It premiered on October 24, 2019, on Netflix and stars Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett, Austin Crute, Cody Kearsley, Jeanté Godlock, Gregory Kasyan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Matthew Broderick.

This movie has a lot of murder. 

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The series follows the story of 17-year-old Canadian high school outcast Josh Wheeler, who is searching for his missing British girlfriend Sam Dean in post-apocalyptic Glendale, California. He is joined by a ragtag group of misfits, including 10-year-old pyromaniac Angelica and Josh's former high school bully Wesley, who is now a pacifist would-be samurai. Josh tries to survive among the hordes of Mad Max-style gangs (evil jocks, cheerleaders turned Amazonian warriors, etc), people who have turned into zombie-like creatures called Ghoulies, and the mysterious Baron Triumph.

The leader of the jocks, Turbo, doesn't make things better; his terrible leadership and sadism threatens the remaining survivors.

Rating: 10 Stars

A Perfect History, 2023

A Perfect Story (Spanish: Un cuento perfecto) is a Spanish romantic comedy television miniseries based on the novel by Elísabet Benavent. It stars Anna Castillo and Álvaro Mel. It was released on Netflix on 28 July 2023.

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The plot follows the relationship between an heiress to a hotel & resort empire Margot and multi-tasker David. 

Rating: 10 Stars

Love and Monsters, 2020

Love and Monsters is a 2020 American monster adventure film directed by Michael Matthews, with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen serving as producers. It stars Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, Michael Rooker, and Ariana Greenblatt.

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The destruction of an asteroid headed for Earth releases fallout, causing cold-blooded animals to mutate into large monsters and kill off most of humanity. During the evacuation of Fairfield, Joel Dawson is separated from his girlfriend Aimee but promises to find her, shortly before his parents are killed by monsters.

Seven years later, Joel lives in one of many bunkers underground called "colonies", where all other survivors have paired up romantically while fighting monsters and seeking supplies. Joel instead is relegated to the kitchen, as he freezes up in dangerous situations. After a giant ant breaches his colony, killing one of the survivors, Joel decides to set off on a quest to reunite with Aimee, so that he doesn't end up alone.

Passing through the suburbs, Joel is attacked by a giant toad-monster but is saved by a stray dog named "Boy", who follows Joel on his journey, warning him against poisonous berries and other dangers. Joel falls into a nest of worm-monsters called "Sand-Gobblers", when two survivors, Clyde Dutton and Minnow, rescue him. They are heading north to the mountains, where fewer monsters live due to the colder weather and higher elevation. They teach Joel some basic survival skills, and that not all monsters are hostile, demonstrating how "You can always tell in their eyes". They invite Joel to join them, but he insists he must find Aimee. As they part ways, Clyde gives Joel a grenade.

Continuing west, Boy becomes trapped by a giant centipede-monster. Joel freezes, but eventually saves Boy with his crossbow. Sheltering in an abandoned motel, they meet a robot named Mav1s. Before her battery dies, Mav1s powers his radio long enough for him to briefly contact Aimee. She tells him that other survivors have reached her colony, promising to lead them to safety. The next day Joel and Boy are attacked by a queen Sand-Gobbler. They hide, but Boy barks, giving away their position. Joel kills the queen with the grenade, and yells at Boy for putting them in danger, causing Boy to run away. After swimming across a pond, Joel is covered in poisonous leeches and hallucinates, but is rescued before he collapses.

Joel wakes to finally see Aimee. She leads a beach colony of elderly survivors who depend on her. He is introduced to the survivors, as well as Brooks "Cap" Wilkinson, a ship captain, and his crew, who had all recently arrived on a large yacht. As everyone celebrates their imminent departure, Aimee confesses to Joel that she is glad to see him, but that she has become a different person and is still mourning someone she was in love with. Joel decides to return to his colony, contacting them on the radio and learning that it has become unsafe there, and that they too must leave. Cap sends Joel some berries to eat, which he recognizes as poisonous. Realizing Cap is not to be trusted, he rushes to warn Aimee but is knocked unconscious.

Joel, Aimee, and the rest of her colony awaken tied up on the beach. Cap reveals that his group is going to raid the colony, and that their yacht is towed by a crab-monster controlled with an electrified chain. Cap sets the crab to feed on the colonists, but Joel and Aimee escape and are able to fight for their lives, and Boy returns to help. After a lengthy battle, Joel has the opportunity to shoot the crab, but he realizes it is not hostile by looking into its eyes. Joel instead shoots the electrified chain, freeing the crab, who leaves Joel and the others unharmed and instead sinks the yacht, devouring Cap and his crew.

Joel recommends to Aimee that she and her colony head north. They share a goodbye kiss, and Aimee promises she will find him. Joel treks all the way back to his colony, and they too decide to head to the mountains. On the radio, Joel inspires other colonies to take to the surface. As the colonies head north, Clyde and Minnow, already in the mountains, wonder if Joel will survive the next journey.

Rating: 10 Stars