ABOUT LAST NIGHT- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a couple’s flirtation quickly moves from the bar to the bedroom, they test if their physical chemistry is enough to carry a real relationship. The pair consult their skeptical best friends along the way in this remake of an ’80s rom-com.”
2/1614- Good reviews in general and the NY Times liked it. TRDB.
5/24/14- This re-make is bad, bad, bad. TRDB.
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ENOUGH SAID- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini star in this charming comedy about a divorced woman venturing into a relationship with a sweet man. But things get tricky when she discovers the man she’s dating is the hated ex-husband of her new best friend.”
9/24/13- Excellent reviews from nearly everyone. TRDB.
9/29/13- With a very good script, very good acting and with great chemistry between the two main actors this movie seemed like real life with all of its conflicts. TRDB. At the Theater.
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BEFORE MIDNIGHT- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Before Midnight is an upcoming American romance drama film and the sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004). Like its predecessors, the film was directed by Richard Linklater. As with the previous film, Linklater shares screenplay credit with both actors from the movies, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy”
5/13/13- Uniformly excellent reviews. TRDB.
5/24/13- An excellent review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
6/11/13- An excellent movie that beautifully depicted the tensions that exist between spouses even when they deeply love each other. TRDB.
8/14/14- I just saw this for the 2nd. time and liked it as much as before. TRDB.
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SEE GIRL RUN- Synopsis by Netflix. “Fleeing a stale marriage, New Yorker Emmie returns home and hooks up with old flame Scott, a cartoonist who’s settled for mediocrity. Amid the promise of new romance, they discover that the years apart have changed them forever.”
4/28/13- Early reviews are fair at best. TRDB.
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LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED is directed by Golden Globe (R) and Oscar (R) winning filmmaker Susanne Bier, written by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen and starring Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm. Philip (Brosnan), an Englishman living in Denmark, is a lonely, middle-aged widower and estranged single father. Ida (Dyrholm) is a Danish hairdresser, recuperating from a long bout of illness, who’s just been left by her husband for a younger woman, Thilde. The fates of these two bruised souls are about to intertwine.”
4/21/13- Fairly good early reviews. TRDB.
5/3/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
9/9/13- I saw this movie a few days ago at the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival and despite some obvious schmaltz and Hollywood I still enjoyed this film very much. TRDB.
Add comment April 21st, 2013
LOVE AND HONOR- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dalton, serving in Vietnam, gets a “Dear John” letter and turns a week’s furlough into a desperate (and illegal) trip home to win back his girl. Joined by his friend and fellow soldier Mickey, Dalton’s move could land them both in the stockade.”
3/14/13- Just a few early reviews and they are mixed. TRDB.
3/22/13- An awful review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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GAYBY- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When yoga teacher Jenn and her gay friend Matt find themselves thirtysomething, single and childless, they decide to parent a baby together. But trouble arises when they discover they have differing ideas about the method of the child’s conception.”
10/12/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times but critics and audiences alike have enjoyed it. TRDB.
3/16/13- Despite the abundance of gay stereotypes a lot of the dialogue was interesting, particularly related to the 2 leads, and I did enjoy this occasionally silly movie. TRDB.
Add comment October 23rd, 2012
THE FIRST TIME- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This romantic comedy charts the course of young love when a chance encounter between high schoolers Dave and Aubrey sends them over the moon for each other. Over the course of a weekend, the two discover the intensity of genuine emotional intimacy.”
10/19/12- A very good review in today’s NY Times but just fair reviews elsewhere. TRDB.
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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this engaging coming-of-age tale based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, a shy freshman struggling with depression deals with his best friend’s suicide and his first love — and finds help from two seniors who take an interest in him.”
Mixed reviews, mostly good. TRDB.
9/21/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
3/17/13- Basically fluff but enjoyable never-the-less. TRDB.
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LIBERAL ARTS- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “A speaking engagement brings 35-year-old Jesse back to his college alma mater, where he’s blindsided by nostalgia and a plucky sophomore named Zibby. Newly single and unfulfilled by his job, Jesse finds Zibby pulling him out of his disillusionment.”
Fairly good early professional reviews. TRDB.
9/14/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
9/26/12- A fun romantic film that I’d recommend. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
Add comment August 29th, 2012