GOOD BOYS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After breaking a toy drone, impish 12-year-old Max and his buddies skip school and set off on an epic all-day journey across the San Fernando Valley to replace the toy before their parents come home.”
8/16/19- Audiences liked this comedy very much and the critics rated it fair. I’ll skip it. TRDB.
Add comment August 16th, 2019
ADAM- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Before finishing high school, teenage Adam spends the summer with his sister, an activist in New York City’s LGBTQ community. When Adam meets pretty lesbian Gillian — who mistakes his gender identity — he falls for her despite the mismatch.”
8/14/19- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment August 14th, 2019
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1987 England, 16-year-old Pakistani Javed feels constrained by his blue-collar town and his father’s rigid views. But things change when a friend lends Javed some Bruce Springsteen tapes — and he starts to find his voice through the Boss’ lyrics.”
8/13/19- Excellent reviews from audiences and critics. TRDB.
2/16/20- This movie went from bad to fair to OK. Very predictable. The best part was the Springsteen music. TRDB.
Add comment August 13th, 2019
TEL AVIV ON FIRE- 2019. Synopsis by IMDB. “Salam, an inexperienced young Palestinian man, becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a chance meeting with an Israeli soldier.”
8/2/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
11/16/19- I enjoyed this comedy/drama from Israel. TRDB.
Add comment August 3rd, 2019
ONCE UPON A TIME.. IN HOLLYWOOD- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Actor Rick Dalton once starred in a hit TV Western, but six years after the show’s demise, his career has faded. As Rick and his stunt double, Cliff Booth, try to reinvent themselves, all hell is about to break loose at neighbor Sharon Tate’s house.”
7/16/19- Very good reviews for this comedy/drama by Quentin Tarantino. TRDB.
4/8/20- Some interesting and clever scenes but the movie as a whole didn’t really interest me. TRDB.
Add comment July 16th, 2019
SUMMER NIGHT- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “The thrills and agonies of teen life and love unspool over a single night as pals and bandmates Seth and Jameson prepare for a gig. While Seth deals with life-altering news from his girlfriend, Jameson finds himself torn between two girls.”
7/12/19- Fair reviews. TRDB.
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THE FAREWELL- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Defying her parents’ wishes, expatriate writer Billi returns to her native China when she learns that her grandmother is terminally ill. But Billi soon finds herself conflicted by the family’s decision to hide her grandmother’s diagnosis from her.”
7/12/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
7/24/19- I agree with the critics– truly an excellent movie. TRDB. At the Theater.
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THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY OF THE FAKIR- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After his mother’s death, a young fakir from the streets of Mumbai, AJATASHATRU or ‘AJA’ (“Dhanush”), leaves India for France to track down the father he never knew. From the moment he arrives in Paris, nothing goes as planned.”
6/21/19- Mostly poor reviews. TRDB.
Add comment June 21st, 2019
PLUS ONE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Long-time friends Alice and Ben find themselves in that inevitable year that all late 20-somethings experience—in which seemingly every person they know gets married—and agree to be one another’s plus ones as they power through an endless parade of insufferable weddings.”
6/14/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
9/23/19- I liked this comedy very much. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment June 17th, 2019
SAY MY NAME- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Casual sex turns into a chaotic nightmare when a robbery disrupts Mary Page and Statton Taylor’s hookup at a hotel. Determined to go after their stolen property, the two soon end up involved in a series of wild misadventures.”
6/18/19- Early reviews are mixed. TRDB.
Add comment June 12th, 2019