Movie Review: *** I'll Be Home for Christmas (1997)

Sarah Gladstone (Ann Jillian) is the mayor of a town whose doctor has passed away.  Dr. Greiser (Robert Hays) is an MD coming home to visit his father (Jack Palance) after he has been away for many years.  He left to school and never returned.  His wife died of cancer, and the doctor was unable to save her.  This is causing him to lose confidence.  Turns out the mayor is acting as the doctor as a veterinarian and she and Dr. Geiser were high school sweethearts.  If not for the doctor thing maybe they could get back together.  Dr. Geiser has a daughter, Jilly (Ashley Gorrell).  He feels pressured to be a doctor and doesn't know if he can; So he returns to the city and father joins them for Christmas.  Very similar to other made for tv Christmas movies where something happens to get them back to the right track.

DC Movie Review: ****^ Batman (1989)

 Watching Batman again reminded me how much I loved this movie the first time through.  Batman/Bruce Wayne (Michael Keaton struggles with his need to fight crime, after the murder of his parents at the hands of Jack Napier/Joker (Jack Nicholson).  Napier becomes the Joker after he is dropped into a bat of acid when the crime boss (Jack Palance) sets him up.  Batman befriends a photographer, Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger).  There relationship develops, but Joker also wants to possess her.  Joker does get even with the crime boss, and takes over as the boss.  He has developed a poison which makes laugh before they die.  He has plans for a city wide gassing at a party.  Batman interv ees and sends to balloons filled with gas into the atmosphere.  The Joker has a big gun with which he shoots down the Bat plane.  This leads to a big fight.
This movie is very good.  Nicholson is good as the Joker, and Michael Keaton is also very good.