Let's begin...

Girl, Interrupted
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Based on the book by Susanna Kaysen, which is autobiographical. I read the book at least a few years before seeing this movie, but now I can't remember it that well. I think I probably liked it better than this. In any event, this is a good movie, probably deserves to be on a higher tier. I just... can't really see myself ever watching it again. Though I might reread the book someday.

Anyway, it's set in the 1960s. Susanna tried to kill herself, and was diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder. Her parents more or less had her committed, although since she was 18, she had to sign herself in. And then had to wait for the doctors to decide when she was ready to leave, which was 18 months later. While in the asylum, she befriended some of the other women there, who were... more troubled than she was. The main one of these was Lisa Rowe. And I'm really not sure what else to say. It's an interesting story, with like some vague philosophizing about whether Susanna was really crazy, or whatever. Anyway, you should see it sometime. And read the book. I wish I could describe it better.

A Walk on the Moon
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Welp, this was on TV, so I watched it, though somewhat intermittently. I mostly paid attention, though. Um... there's this woman named Pearl Kantrowitz (who we like), who's married to a guy named Marty, who fixes TVs. It's set in 1969, and for awhile everyone's excited about the moon landing (hence the title). Anyway, Pearl and Marty have a 14-year-old daughter named Alison (who we like), and a younger son named Danny, and Marty's mom also lives with them. I guess... Marty's a decent guy, and Pearl loves him, but his work keeps him away from home alot. And they both have some regrets about the way their lives have turned out. And Pearl falls for a traveling blouse salesman named Walker Jerome, and eventually they start a relationship. Meanwhile, Alison starts dating. And at one point she sees her mom at a concert with Walker. Maybe it was Woodstock, I wasn't really clear on that. But of course, this greatly upsets Alison. And later Marty finds out about the affair, and of course it greatly upsets him, too. And Pearl feels really bad about it, and confused, and stuff. She isn't sure what she wants to do. You know, Marty's a good guy, and so is Walker, who also represents freedom, and a more exciting, different kind of life I guess. I dunno. I don't want to say how things end up, anyway. But it's a decent little movie. Not something I feel the need to see again, but objectively I imagine it deserves to be on a bit higher tier.