DELIVERY MAN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “After learning that he’s fathered hundreds of children, former sperm donor David Wozniak discovers that dozens of his offspring now want to meet him. Meanwhile, David’s current girlfriend is also pregnant and uncertain about their future together.”
11/12/13- This movie sounds an awful lot like the movie Starbuck. TRDB.
11/22/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times and from most others as well. TRDB.
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NARCO CULTURA- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Exploring the lives of a Mexican crime scene investigator and a Mexican American narcocorrido singer, this documentary examines how the culture of narcotics trafficking has become a twisted new version of the American Dream.”
11/12/13- I’ve seen just 2 reviews and they are both good. TRDB.
11/22/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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PHILOMENA– 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Floundering BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith and aging Irishwoman Philomena Lee form an unlikely bond when they pair up to find the son Philomena was forced to give up for adoption 50 years ago.”
11/22/13- Excellent reviews all around including the NY Times. TRDB.
11/29/13- I liked this movie very much. Great and true story with great acting and very realistically done. Sad beyond sad at times. Everybody should see this. TRDB.
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WHEN COMEDY WENT TO SCHOOL- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A host of iconic comedians — including Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl and Jerry Stiller — appear in this engaging documentary about the birth of modern stand-up comedy that occurred in the resorts of the Catskill Mountains.”
11/8/13- Mixed reviews including some really poor ones. I enjoyed it. TRDB.
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SUNLIGHT JR.- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Hard times befall an already struggling convenience-store clerk and her paraplegic boyfriend when they’re evicted from the seedy motel they call home, and she loses the job that barely supports them.”
11/15/13- Very good reviews in general but the NY Times review today was barely OK and said that the actors were not convincing. TRDB.
11/21/13- I enjoyed this movie very much as it presented a very realistic picture of what it’s like to be poor with little hope of improvement. I was rooting for the couple. TRDB.
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NEBRASKA- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a cantankerous old boozer thinks he’s won a magazine sweepstakes prize, his son reluctantly takes a road trip with him to claim the fortune. As they drive from Montana to Nebraska, they visit friends and relatives to whom the dad owes money.”
11/15/13- Good reviews in general and a good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
12/4/13- Basically I enjoy almost every road movie I see and this was no exception. An interesting story about families. Dern was great. TRDB.
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FAUST- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “The legendary German tale is transplanted to the 19th century, where the title character — a thinker and iconoclast — makes a deal with the devil and trades away his soul for limitless scientific knowledge.”
11/15/13- Fairly good reviews in general and a very good one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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DEAR MR. WATTERSON- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Nearly two decades after the last original “Calvin and Hobbes” was published, this documentary examines the comic strip’s enduring legacy. Fans and cartoonists such as Berke Breathed of “Bloom County” discuss the strip’s impact and timeless appeal.”
11/15/13- Fairly good reviews but a weak one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Led to Romania by haunting visions, young American Charlie Countryman falls hard for an alluring cellist whose father has recently died — and whose violent past could bring about his own demise.”
11/5/13- Weak early reviews and an awful one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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THE MOTEL LIFE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this affecting indie drama, two luckless brothers — inseparable because of a pledge they made to their dying mother — are forced to take it on the lam after one of them is involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.”
11/8/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times and from most other critics as well. TRDB.
11/14/13- I liked this movie very much. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
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