BRAD’S STATUS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “While touring East Coast colleges for his son’s benefit, Brad Soares bumps into some former college buddies whose success leaves him dismayed by his relative lack of achievement. Increasingly vexed by his failings, Brad begins a redemptive journey.”
9/15/17- Very good reviews. TRDB.
9/23/17- Great movie. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment September 17th, 2017
REBEL IN THE RYE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This engaging biopic profiles the brilliant but reclusive novelist J.D. Salinger, from his early years as he resolves to become a writer through the scarring World War II experiences that led him to pen his masterpiece, “The Catcher in the Rye.”
9/8/17- Awful reviews by the critics and OK ones from audiences. I’ll recommend it solely for historical value. TRDB.
Add comment September 9th, 2017
THE VILLAINESS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Trained as an assassin in China, Sook-hee is coerced by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service to become a sleeper agent. Taking on a new identity, she lives a regular life and executes missions — until her latest assignment changes everything.”
8/25/17- Good reviews by the critics and OK reviews by audiences. I’d see it even though it sounds like “La Femme Nikita”. TRDB.
Add comment August 25th, 2017
LEMON- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his longtime girlfriend leaves him, 40-year-old Isaac Lachmann watches as his life and acting career seem to dissolve before his eyes. But a new romance could offer Isaac a glimmer of hope.”
8/25/17- Weak reviews by the critics and weaker ones from audiences. TRDB.
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GOOK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “On April 29, 1992, the acquittals of the police accused in the Rodney King beating spark a flurry of riots in South Central Los Angeles. In the midst of the looting and chaos, Korean-American brothers Eli and Daniel fight to save their small store.”
8/25/17- Excellent reviews by the critics despite several calling this movie “uneven.” TRDB.
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BEACH RATS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teenage Frankie isn’t sure what he wants other than to escape from his dreary home life. In his quest to find himself — and to have some fun — he begins hooking up with older men while also pursuing a relationship with a prospective new girlfriend.”
8/25/17- Very good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With college out of the way and the rest of his life ahead of him, Thomas is taking his time to decide what he really wants. On the other hand, his father’s young mistress, Johanna, knows exactly what she wants — and it’s Thomas.”
8/24/17- Terrible reviews from the critics and just OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment August 24th, 2017
PATTI CAKE$- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Defying the typical rapper profile, Jersey girl Patricia Dombrowski is determined to make it in the hip-hop world and escape her dead-end life. After a chance meeting with a reclusive heavy metal devotee named Basterd, her dream may become reality.”
8/18/17- OK reviews. TRDB.
Add comment August 18th, 2017
CROWN HEIGHTS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Wrongly pegged as the perpetrator of a shooting, 18-year-old Colin Warner spends 20 years in prison — even though the real killer eventually comes forward. But Colin’s best friend, Carl King, never stops fighting to free him.”
8/18/17- Fair reviews but it sounded interesting to me and I’ll probably see it. TRDB.
Add comment August 18th, 2017
MARJORIE PRIME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this futuristic sci-fi tale, the subjective nature of memory and identity is explored through 86-year-old Marjorie and her interactions with a hologram — a lookalike of her deceased husband programmed to stir her fading memories.”
8/18/17- Very good reviews by critics and just OK ones from audiences. Sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
5/7/18- Unusual to say the least but I enjoyed it. TRDB. Amazon Prime.
Add comment August 18th, 2017