MAMA WEED
MAMA WEED- 2021. Starring Isabelle Huppert.
8/4/21- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
Add comment July 15th, 2021
Posts filed under 'Foreign'
THE WOMAN WHO RAN
THE WOMAN WHO RAN- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The 24th feature from Hong Sangsoo, THE WOMAN WHO RAN follows Gamhee (Kim Minhee), who has three separate encounters with friends while her husband is on a business trip.”
7/7/21- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
Add comment July 7th, 2021
WHITE ON WHITE
WHITE ON WHITE- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A study of the physical aggressions committed on an indigenous population, particularly on women.”
7/5/21- Great reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
Add comment July 5th, 2021
COUSINS
COUSINS- 2021. Synopsis by IMDB. “Entwines the very different lives of three Maori girls, cousins, through tumultuous decades, after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage.”
7/5/21- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment July 5th, 2021
AGAINST THE CURRENT
AGAINST THE CURRENT- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Chronicling a feat never before achieved, this documentary follows Icelandic kayaker Veiga Grétarsdóttir as she circles her native land counterclockwise, against the Atlantic current — a journey symbolic of her midlife decision to change genders.”
6/27/21- Fair reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Add comment June 27th, 2021
SUN CHILDREN
SUN CHILDREN– 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in Tehran, this incisive drama follows four street kids who pull off small-time scams and petty robberies until a local thug makes them an offer: If they’ll enroll in school, they can get their boss closer to a lost treasure buried nearby.”
6/26/21- Excellent reviews for this Persian language drama. TRDB.
Add comment June 26th, 2021
I CARRY YOU WITH ME
I CARRY YOU WITH ME- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two Mexican men maintain a romantic relationship that spans decades.”
6/26/21- Great reviews by the critics and fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
Add comment June 26th, 2021
LES NOTRES
LES NOTRES- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the provincial Quebecois town of Sainte-Adeline, a popular teenager’s pregnancy and refusal to identify the father spark threats and accusations that begin to unravel the close-knit community’s social fabric.”
6/19/21- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Add comment June 19th, 2021
ASIA
ASIA- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “To all outward appearances, single mom Asia and her teenage daughter, Vika, seem more like siblings, though they have little to do with each other. But as Vika’s health begins to fail, the underlying bond between them slowly surfaces.”
6/13/21- Excellent reviews for this drama from Israel. TRDB.
Add comment June 13th, 2021
BAD TALES
BAD TALES- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a southern suburb of Rome, summer may seem blissful, but tensions and desperation are festering behind the façade. As distracted parents act out their simmering dramas, the kids’ rage-induced actions crack the veneer — with dire consequences.”
6/3/21- Awful reviews by the critics and excellent ones by audiences. TRDB.
Add comment June 3rd, 2021