Blow the Man Down was one of those obscure movies that we picked out of the blue despite neither of us ever having heard of it. It turned out to be a dark and cold film, in that north country kind of way. But it's also surprisingly heartwarming, in a way I did not quite expect.
S found Uncorked for us to watch, and it was a good bet for me right out of the gate. A barbecue joint kid has such a bug for wine that he applies to take the master somm exam. It's got the best of both worlds for me -- food and drink! The plot was predictable, but I found it immensely charming. And, despite hip-hop really not being my type of music independent of context, it fit well into the movie and I very much enjoyed it overall.We had one very long movie night in which we watched a slew of outdoor documentaries:
- We started with Sea Gypsies, a true story of a group of ragtag sailors who set off from New Zealand bound for Patagonia in a 120-foot monohull sailboat. It's a completely unlikely adventure, but fun to go along for the ride.
- The second movie in our marathon was The Hell of the North (County), a recounting of the 2018 Canyon Belgian Waffle Ride, a breakfast-provided century-and-a-half gravel/road/dirt race through the hills near San Diego. Looks fun and terribly miserable all at the same time.
- Finally came Live the Stream, a biopic about Joe Humphreys, a fly-fishing legend from Pennsylvania. Though I have been a fisherman (or "fisherperson," as E prefers that we be called) for years, I never got much into the lore of fly fishing, other than to periodically read or watch A River Runs Through It. (Although, let's not forget about that trip to the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum in Wisconsin!) Apparently this guy is a living part of the fishing lore; how much of this movie is just hero-worship is unclear to me, but this guy's wonderful attitude and good spirit make it fun to watch anyway.
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