THE WHISTLERS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “With a big payday at stake, corrupt policeman Cristi teams with femme fatale Gilda to spring a white-collar crook from a Canary Islands jail. But Cristi will need to communicate with the local mob, which requires learning a secret whistling language.”
2/29/20- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
Add comment February 29th, 2020
COME AS YOU ARE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “After learning of a brothel in Montreal that caters to the physically impaired, three disabled and virginal young men pool their resources for a road trip to Canada, hiring a cynical nurse named Sam as their driver.”
2/14/20- Excellent reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
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VHYes- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this offbeat comedy, 12-year-old Ralph is camcorder crazy, constantly filming his antics and recording late-night TV shows. But when he inadvertently tapes over his parents’ wedding video, he captures the first signs of a divorce in the offing.”
1/17/20- Good reviews in general for this comedy. TRDB.
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JOJO RABBIT- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this World War II satire, young Jojo Betzler is yearning to join the Hitler Youth when he discovers that his mother — who secretly works for the resistance — is hiding a Jewish girl in the attic to save her from death.”
10/18/19- Good reviews by the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
2/26/20- I enjoyed this very clever drama/comedy. TRDB.
Add comment October 18th, 2019
GREENER GRASS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this absurdist comedy that lampoons politeness and social climbers, the denizens of a synthetic suburban community covet everything their neighbors possess — while hiding their searing envy behind overly gracious veneers.”
10/18/19- Excellent reviews for this comedy but honestly it sounds stupid to me. TRDB.
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THE DAY SHALL COME- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Taking aim at the crooked tactics of U.S. Homeland Security, this biting satire follows the foibles of Moses Al Shabaz, a Miami street preacher in need of cash who accepts aid from a covert FBI unit and ends up framed as a terrorist.”
9/27/19- Mixed reviews with more good than bad. TRDB.
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IN AND OUT- 1997. Synopsis by Netflix. “When dim-bulb actor Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) wins an Oscar for playing a gay Marine, he outs his high school drama teacher, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline), in his acceptance speech. It all comes as a surprise to Howard — not to mention to his long-suffering fiancée, Emily (Joan Cusack). With his wedding just days away and national media descending on his town, Howard’s under the gun to prove just how much of a man he is.”
9/7/19- I haven’t seen this movie in quite a while and I still love it. During the scene where Kline plays a tape to help himself become a man I am out of control laughing. TRDB.
Add comment September 7th, 2019
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “For the Gurner family — including dad Mel and adult sisters Rachel and Jackie — life in the flat above the theater they own rarely changes. But the siblings’ world is upended when Mel dies and the mom they thought was dead turns up on a soap opera.”
9/2/19- Good reviews from most. Some said there were too many sub-plots. TRDB.
Add comment September 2nd, 2019
GIVE ME LIBERTY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though protests are taking place on the streets of Milwaukee, young Russian immigrant Vic has a job to do. But the task of driving his medical transport clients becomes even more difficult when a group of elderly Russians insists on hitching a ride.”
8/23/19- Very good reviews for this drama/ comedy. TRDB.
Add comment August 26th, 2019
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “New Yorker Brittany Forgler is 27 years old and the life of every party. But when a doctor’s visit reveals that party life is hurting her — her weight and blood pressure are both up — she begins a block-by-block program of self-improvement.”
8/22/19- Very good reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
9/7/19- Mostly fluff with a few good scenes that made the film, in my opinion worth seeing but I would not inconvenience yourself to go to a theater. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment August 22nd, 2019