Last week’s puzzle:

Two artists who got in trouble because of where they were travel to a place where they can get in trouble for what they are. When they end up having to flee from a mistimed birthday celebration, they escape with the aid of a man who refuses to let anything get in the way of what he wants.

And the answer is . . . ▼

Now, it is my sad duty to announce the indefinite retirement of Movie Two-Liners. I started with a considerable reserve, but it has steadily dwindled, and as the weeks go by it has gotten harder and harder to come up with new ones. I have already used just about all of the movies that I know very well, and as my familiarity with the details of a film decreases, so too does my ability to write creative descriptions. I hope to come up with something to replace this feature in the near future, or perhaps even return to it once I have taken a break and taken some time to watch more movies. In the meantime, however, there will be no new posts on Wednesdays.

But before I go, here is one last two-sentence movie description. I did not write this one myself, but I hope you will still enjoy it.

“. . . a movie about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping its speed over fifty. And if its speed dropped, it would explode!”

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

Two artists who got in trouble because of where they were travel to a place where they can get in trouble for what they are. When they end up having to flee from a mistimed birthday celebration, they escape with the aid of a man who refuses to let anything get in the way of what he wants.

Last week’s puzzle:

A man returns to a job he doesn’t especially want and pursues an achievement that he would rather no one knew about. A man who lacks control learns how to speak inanely and how not to think.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A man returns to a job he doesn’t especially want and pursues an achievement that he would rather no one knew about. A man who lacks control learns how to speak inanely and how not to think.

Last week’s puzzle:

The successor to a long line of leaders discovers that his destiny is out of his control. Inspired by the actions of a menial laborer and his blue-eyed companion, he seizes command and leads his people to a barren wasteland.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

The successor to a long line of leaders discovers that his destiny is out of his control. Inspired by the actions of a menial laborer and his blue-eyed companion, he seizes command and leads his people to a barren wasteland.

Last week’s puzzle:

A young man who fell from popularity at an early age pulls a stunt to impress his new friends and is taught a lesson. In the end, he earns the respect of his peers (while alienating his mother), but it does him no good at all.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A young man who fell from popularity at an early age pulls a stunt to impress his new friends and is taught a lesson. In the end, he earns the respect of his peers (while alienating his mother), but it does him no good at all.

Last week’s puzzle:

A small business owner who always ends up on the losing side of fights is a selective music-hater. In the end he tells his old friends to leave him and makes new friends with his enemies.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A small business owner who always ends up on the losing side of fights is a selective music-hater. In the end he tells his old friends to leave him and makes new friends with his enemies.

Last week’s puzzle:

The President of the United States fires a nuclear missile at a target within his own country, but almost no one cares. Then later he gives away the secret to destroying the most powerful weapon on Earth and is lauded as a great hero.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

The President of the United States fires a nuclear missile at a target within his own country, but almost no one cares. Then later he gives away the secret to destroying the most powerful weapon on Earth and is lauded as a great hero.

Last week’s puzzle:

A young man who writes letters and dreams of traveling across the sea has his hopes dashed by a man who was trying to help him. A woman who read his last letter thinks there’s more to his story, so she decides to help the people who were directly responsible for making sure he couldn’t leave.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A young man who writes letters and dreams of traveling across the sea has his hopes dashed by a man who was trying to help him. A woman who read his last letter thinks there’s more to his story, so she decides to help the people who were directly responsible for making sure he couldn’t leave.

Last week’s puzzle:

Two former warriors, assisted by a drug addict and a woman on the run, work together to save a company from some terrible publicity, among other things. Communication difficulties abound, but they’re hardly the worst of their problems.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

Two former warriors, assisted by a drug addict and a woman on the run, work together to save a company from some terrible publicity, among other things. Communication difficulties abound, but they’re hardly the worst of their problems.

Last week’s puzzle:

A not-entirely-unpredictable catastrophe changes two men’s lives, though perhaps not as much as they might have hoped. An uncoordinated man and a woman with a medical condition travel to a precarious place, where she imparts to him some life-changing information.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A not-entirely-unpredictable catastrophe changes two men’s lives, though perhaps not as much as they might have hoped. An uncoordinated man and a woman with a medical condition travel to a precarious place, where she imparts to him some life-changing information.

Last week’s puzzle:

A man who is famous but not rich has spent his entire life surrounded by people who tell him what he can’t do. He is nearly killed while doing something he hasn’t attempted since he was a child, and afterward he decides that a normal life is probably best, after all.

And the answer is . . . ▼