ON BODY AND SOUL- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When shy Mária takes a job in a slaughterhouse, she quickly catches the eye of mild-mannered financial director Endre. After an event at work leads to psychiatric evaluations of the staff, the two discover that they share the same dream each night.”
2/17/18- An interesting foreign drama. TRDB.
Add comment February 18th, 2018
WESTERN- 2018- Synopsis Sent to rural Bulgaria to build a hydroelectric power plant, a crew of German construction workers stirs up an atmosphere of suspicion with their loutish behavior. When a new man in the group begins fraternizing with the locals, tensions boil over.”
2/15/18- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Add comment February 15th, 2018
DOUBLE LOVER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this erotic thriller, young psychiatric patient Chloé makes the mistake of falling in love with her therapist. But once she moves in with him, Chloé begins to believe that he’s concealing part of his life from her.”
2/13/18- Mixed reviews at best including some very good and some poor ones as well. TRDB.
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BEFORE WE VANISH- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Sent to survey planet Earth, three aliens each take over a different human body and mind, harvesting the hosts’ memories, concepts and emotions to pave the way for a full-blown invasion — and the annihilation of humanity.”
2/2/18- Fairly good reviews from critics and audiences as well. TRDB.
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THE LAST FAMILY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Capturing the many obsessions of 20th-century Polish painter Zdzislaw Beksinski, this highly stylized biopic chronicles his relationships with his long-suffering wife, Zofia, and the couple’s mentally unstable son, Tomasz.”
1/26/18- Fairly good reviews by both the critics and by audiences. TRDB.
Add comment January 27th, 2018
A CIAMBA- In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region’s factions – the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he’s ready to step into his big brother’s shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man.”
1/18/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.
7/13/18- A well done movie but the story itself I feel that I’ve seen a few times before. Never-the-less I would still recommend this movie. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment January 18th, 2018
THE INSULT- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “On a Beirut street undergoing repairs, a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee butt heads. When an insult is hurled, they end up in court, and the case triggers a nationwide debate that opens old wounds and could erupt into a political crisis.”
1/12/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
2/21/18- An excellent drama about the Middle East and its hatreds. Also about the hidden power of women in the area. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment January 12th, 2018
LOVER FOR A DAY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of a bad breakup, Jeanne lands at her father’s home, where she’s surprised to find his new girlfriend, Ariane, already ensconced. But Jeanne is even more surprised (and not pleasantly) to learn that she and Ariane are the same age.”
1/12/18- Fairly good reviews with a couple of poor ones thrown in. TRDB.
Add comment January 12th, 2018
IN BETWEEN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in Tel Aviv, this engrossing drama follows a trio of independent-minded Palestinian women who develop a bond of solidarity as they share an apartment and struggle to balance the differing values of tradition and modernity.”
1/5/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
5/19/18- Interesting much of the time this film is really about independent Palestinian women without reference to the conflict in the area. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment January 5th, 2018
IN THE FADE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her life upended by the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack, Katja Sekerci can only nurse her pain at first. But she soon becomes obsessed with the hunt for the perpetrators and the ensuing trial of the neo-Nazis accused of the crime.
12/27/17- Fair reviews by both critics and audiences. TRDB.
6/23/18- I liked this German drama starring the German actress Diane Kruger. TRDB.
Add comment December 29th, 2017