filipinana movie

 in the afternoon i went to see the movie 'filipinana', at St. Anthony main in Minneapolis. i had seen a trailer for this film on YouTube and searched for screenings nearby. at first, there weren't any, the closest one listed on the film's website was in Chicago. i had to wait a little and then found out just one twin city theater would be showing it, information gleaned from fandango. midway through watching it, i had to ask myself, 'why am i thinking of Caddyshack?' even though both movies have a setting at a country club, otherwise they have very little in common. this one, as the title suggests, takes place in the Philippines. all of the movie was subtitled, even the dialogue that was in English. i did understand how this was a study of the haves and have nots. the main character takes us on a tour of most of the country club, in search of the club's boss. also, a part of the story was a young lady, golfing with her uncle. she had been studying in New York City, and her uncle wanted her to move back. i liked the movie, a good story. it is also a reminder of why i stay for the closing credits. some of the credits started to roll even before the story faded to black. some people leave this early, but i know sometimes there is more of a story to tell. in this case, it was the main character calling for help and no one responded. there were plenty of previews, and as usual most don't appeal to me. but one of them did, it was 'digger', starring tom cruise. i had seen the posters for a while and said 'meh' as all i knew was tom in a cowboy hat. i found out john goodman is in it, too, an actor i like more than tom. i think this movie just made my list. i know this is a black comedy, sounds like it is due out next month. after the movie i stopped at Rosedale mall in Roseville and had some ice cream at dairy queen. it was just before i made it to the mall where i heard Lewis Capaldi's 'before you go', which is tough to listen to. probably good that i don't hear it that often. the performer said it was inspired by the suicide of his aunt. before the movie i got a sandwich at a gas station near the Vikings stadium, hours before the game began. it was weird how i followed the Packers-Vikings game three different ways. on the radio, then at home, finally at a bar where i was performing. the Vikings won with a big fourth quarter. the open mic started once the game ended, as it would have been hard to compete with the cheering about the game.