LAST FLAG FLYING- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Three grizzled Vietnam-era veterans — Doc, Sal and Mueller — travel together up the East Coast on a mournful personal mission: to hold an appropriate burial for Doc’s only child, who perished in the opening stages of the Iraq invasion.”
11/3/17- Fairly good reviews with some poor ones mixed in. I saw the trailer and it looked stupid to me. TRDB.
Add comment November 3rd, 2017
SUBURBICON- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “The American Dream is manifest in 1957 Suburbicon, but beyond the manicured lawns, trouble is brewing. When a young mom dies in a home invasion, her household unravels — yet the community is far more concerned about the arrival of a black family.”
10/27/17- Awful reviews!! TRDB.
Add comment October 28th, 2017
THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED)- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ”
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) stars Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Marvel, Grace Van Patten and Emma Thompson, and is the intergenerational tale of adult siblings contending with the influence of their aging father.
10 13 17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
10/15/17– An excellent drama/comedy with lots of very good actors. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Add comment October 15th, 2017
JERRY BEFORE SEINFELD- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Jerry Before Seinfeld: Jerry Seinfeld returns to The Comic Strip for an intimate ?stand-up ? set at the club that helped launch his career. Interspersed with never-before-seen material — including a library of legal pads with every joke he’s written since 1975, childhood videos, and more — Jerry performs the jokes that put him on the comedy map in an hour-long stand-up special, only on Netflix.”
9/25/17- Jerry at his best. Worth seeing. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Add comment September 25th, 2017
THE TIGER HUNTER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Hoping to live up to his tiger-hunter father’s legacy and prove himself worthy of wedding boyhood crush Ruby, Sami Malik leaves India for Chicago to work as an engineer. But when the job falls through, Sami concocts a half-baked charade to woo Ruby.”
9/22/17– Fairly good reviews by both audiences and critics. TRDB.
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THIRST STREET- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “During a layover in Paris, American flight attendant Gina becomes infatuated with urbane bartender Jérôme after one night of passion. But when he fails to return her feelings, Gina begins to lose her grip on reality.”
9/20/17- Fairly good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB.
Add comment September 20th, 2017
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
THE LAYOVER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When the unexpected approach of a hurricane reroutes the plane carrying best friends Kate and Meg, they end up with a layover long enough for both woman to fall for an attractive man also grounded by the same flight.”
9/1/17- Terrible reviews. TRDB.
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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.
Add comment August 25th, 2017
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Fate comes full circle when a top bodyguard takes on the job of protecting the world’s best hit man, who’s bound for the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands to testify against an Eastern European country’s ruthless ex-ruler.”
8/18/17- Poor reviews from the critics and OK ones from audiences. I’d skip it! TRDB.
Add comment August 18th, 2017