BLENDED- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “What’s worse than a dreadful blind date between two single parents? Crossing paths once again — but this time at a vacation resort with their kids in tow. This is the predicament in which Jim and Lauren find themselves in this romantic comedy.”
5/23/14- Awful reviews from critics but audiences have mostly liked it. TRDB.
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THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Informed that he has a brain aneurysm and only 90 minutes left to live, bad-tempered Brooklynite Henry Altmann embarks on a frenzied excursion all over town to mend fences with everyone he’s alienated.”
5/23/14- Awful reviews from nearly everybody. TRDB.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF DECAY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his future as a writer in ruins and his girlfriend gone, Nathan Fisher travels to Florida to help take care of his ailing parents. There, Nathan meets a manicurist who may be able to help him put things in perspective and step up to the plate.”
5/16/14- Fairly good reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
7/27/14- A delightful family drama if a little puffy. One really funny scene between the two brothers. TRDB. Netflix.
Add comment May 18th, 2014
NEIGHBORS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “New parents Mac and Kelly Radner love their neighborhood — until a rowdy fraternity moves next door and changes the block into party central. As Mac tries to restore a baby-friendly environment, an epic battle ensues.”
5/9/14- The movie sounds silly but received some very good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 9th, 2014
THE DOUBLE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Jesse Eisenberg plays the dual roles of a timid office worker and his charismatic doppelganger in this cinematic adaptation of a Dostoevsky tale. First spotted on the bus, then at work, Simon’s double may share his looks, but he’s no carbon copy.”
5/9/14- Very good early reviews. TRDB.
5/9/14- This movie seemed more like a creative bad dream than anything else. I did watch the whole thing. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
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CHEF- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “When chef Carl Casper’s plans for opening a restaurant in Los Angeles fail to pan out, he returns home to Miami and debuts a food truck instead. While trying to regain his zest for cookery, Carl also tries to mend his fractured family ties”
5/9/14- Very good professional and audience reviews. TRDB.
6/8/14- A Hollywoodish feel good movie that made me feel good. TRDB.
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FRIENDED TO DEATH- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “FRIENDED TO DEATH charts the extremes to which a desperate Facebook junkie will go in order to figure out who his true friends are.”
5/2/14- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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THE OTHER WOMAN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “When she finds out that her boyfriend is married and that she’s his mistress, a woman teams up with the jerk’s wife to get revenge. Nicki Minaj makes her live-action debut in this comedy about getting the upper hand in a relationship.”
4/25/14- Awful professional reviews but audiences seem to have liked it. TRDB.
Add comment April 27th, 2014
MARVIN, SETH AND STANLEY-2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The usually quarreling Greenstein brothers Seth (Karpovsky) and Stanley (writer/director Stephen Gurewitz reluctantly agree to join their father, Marvin, for a weekend trip in rural Minnesota. Estranged from each other, the threesome of inept outdoorsmen rediscover repressed grudges as the weekend comically devolves into a series of daytime drinking episodes and botched outdoor pursuits . A serious comedy of deceit and stilted emotions.”
4/25/14- I’ve seen 3 reviews– 2 were weak and the positive one was iffy. TRDB.
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APE- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “There are a myriad of young directors who have decided to focus their attention on the failures of their peers, daring to show the western white male as immature and antisocial, exposing his contradictions, neuroses and anxieties. Welcome to economically depressed Grand Rapids, Michigan, the city of director Joel Potrykus. Here we find the listless Trevor Newandyke (a brilliant Joshua Burge), a sociopath, comic failure and arsonist. His efforts to wrestle a smile from his audience with his stand-up monologues lead to one flop after another.”
4/25/14- Very good review in today’s NY Times and from every other critic as well. TRDB.
Add comment April 27th, 2014