Posts filed under 'drama'
GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After having her identity stolen online, Diana Dent leaves her family and goes on a road trip with her son’s pregnant girlfriend to track down the perpetrators. The mismatched travel companions form an unexpected bond as they concede to the hardships of their own lives, and their hunt for answers becomes a surreal journey of self-discovery and empowerment.”
5/22/23- Fair reviews but, as many of you know, I love road trip movies and I would see this one. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 22nd, 2023
MASTER GARDENER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Directed by Academy Award® nominee Paul Schrader based on his original screenplay, MASTER GARDENER follows Narvel Roth (award-winner Joel Edgerton), the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill.”
5/18/23- Fair reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 19th, 2023
THE STARLING GIRL- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Seventeen-year-old Jem Starling struggles to define her place within her fundamentalist Christian community in rural Kentucky. Even her greatest joy of dancing with the church group is tempered by worry that her actions are sinful and she is caught between a burgeoning awareness of her own sexuality and her religious devotion. With the return of Owen, an enigmatic youth pastor, Jem soon finds herself attracted to his worldliness and charm.”
5/12/23- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 12th, 2023
YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ‘In the early ’90s, gay teen Jaime is sent to live with her devout Jehovah’s Witness relatives after the death of her father. Jaime makes an unexpected connection with Marike, daughter of a prominent Witness Elder. The two are instantly drawn to each other, and begin a secret, unspoken romance.”
5/8/23- Very good reviews for this Lgbtq+ movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 8th, 2023
QUEENS OF THE QING DYNASTY- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a remote small town, a neurodivergent teen forms an unlikely rapport with an international student from Shanghai volunteering at the hospital where they are a patient. Between the two, a bond forms, cemented by their candid conversations, nightly text messages, and exchange of their deepest secrets. The boundaries of their friendship quickly expand into something special, altering their inner alchemy.”
5/7/23- Excellent reviews for this Lgbtq drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, lgbtq
May 7th, 2023
BROADWAY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Nelly has escaped from her wealthy and controlling family. As she dances in a strip club, she meets Markos, a small yet charismatic gangster, who helps her run away from her stepfather’s henchmen. Markos soon becomes her protector and lover.”
4/30/23- Excellent reviews for this Greek drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
April 30th, 2023
THE PLAINS- 2023. “Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. As the seasons pass in gentle rhythm we observe dramatic events of his life as well as mundane quotidian details, and learn more about the man, his inner conflicts and the relationships in his life — with his wife, his mother, deceased sister, and a younger co-worker whom he occasionally drives home.”
4/17/23- Excellent reviews for this drama/documentary. TRDB.
Tags: drama. documentary
April 17th, 2023
HUMAN FLOWERS OF FLESH- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Ida lives on a ship with her crew of five men. In Marseille her attention is caught by the secretive male world of the French Foreign Legion and she decides to follow its traces across the Mediterranean. As Ida and her crew sail via Corsica to the historical headquarters of the Legion in Algeria, boundaries and certainties blur while life at sea produces a special kind of mutual understanding.”
4/16/23- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: d
April 16th, 2023
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