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Abducted In Plain Sight

*Potential spoilers* I'm sorry, but can we please retitle this? Abducted In Plain Sight just doesn't cut it. I think World's Dumbest Parents  might suffice, but I'm open to suggestions. You might think I'm being overly harsh, and I'll allow it. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and feelings about, well, anything and everything. I also consider myself to be both empathetic and sympathetic in general.  But holy hell. If you watch this and only feel sympathy for the Brobergs, then you are a saint, but I also kind of want to smack you with a fly swatter. If I were Jan Broberg and her sisters, forgiveness would be hard to dish out. Now that my initial rage has been uncorked, let's get to the center of this. If you haven't heard of Abducted In Plain Sight , it's a documentary about the kidnapping of Jan Broberg in 1974 by her neighbor, Robert Berchtold. What followed was a weeks-long ordeal of abuse and brainwashing, which ended in Bercht

Greta

It's March, the time of year when an unexpected blizzard might blow through, and, at the same time, your garden might bloom. It's also the month of my birthday, which means I'm more likely to go to the movies than any other time of the year. The plan was actually to see three movies in one day like I did a couple of years ago, but I decided to spread it out this time. Due to a chilly, lovely rain that lasted close to 24 hours, I almost didn't go out at all, but in the end I dragged my boyfriend to a 9:40pm showing of Greta , because I'll be damned if I didn't seem something on my special day. Greta might not seem like an obvious choice, and it doesn't appear to be a very popular film to begin with, nor is it getting particularly good reviews. Granted, Captain Marvel is currently on the tip of everyone's tongue, and Us   if officially dropping today, not to mention Lego Movie 2 has been out for a few weeks now (I have plans to see all of the