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Togo (2019)
Alaska My Home
Absolutely love this movie. It's very inspiring and a movie you'll be thankful you watched. I grew up in the dog mushing capital of the world, Tok, Alaska. For decades until the 1970s Tok was home to the world sled dog championship, and I lived a quarter mile from the start. I grew up watching George Attla and Dr. Roland Lumbard compete with 8 and 7 world championships, respectively. Togo exaggerated the drama of the ice flow breaking up, but they always do in Hollywood. Willem Defoe carried the entire weight of the cast with his commanding charisma. The rest of the cast might as well have stayed home. All except Togo. Love this movie.
Swell (2019)
Swell is real life and deeply moving.
Swell is a breath of fresh air, a movie that engages you, gets inside you, pulls at your heart, and makes you laugh and cry. Just like life. There's nothing more captivating than a story that opens painful childhood memories and stops you emotionally dead in your tracks, and then puts you in uncomfortable relationships with loving friends who walk with you until you overcome and find resolution and peace. The storyline is so well written and the acting so genuine (Bernsen, Spiro, Wittman), you won't pause it once. Unlike many movies that grip you, but leave you feeling unsettled when it's over, Swell leaves you feeling deeply affected but somehow content and satisfied. But now I've done it-told you all about the movie! I would have given Swell 11 stars but the limit is 10.