URBAN HYMN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this coming-of-age drama that unfolds against England’s 2011 urban riots, wayward teenager Jamie Harrison is lucky enough to be assigned an empathetic social worker who urges Jamie to use her remarkable singing voice to escape her grim environs.”
5/12/17- Weak reviews by the critics but stronger ones by audiences. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
PARIS CAN WAIT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her daughter at college and her workaholic husband perpetually absent, Anne Lockwood is ripe for the wooing when one of her spouse’s associates offers to give her a lift from Cannes to Paris — a seven-hour journey that turns into two days.”
5/12/17- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
WHISKY GALORE!- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This wacky maritime saga is based on the true story of the 1941 shipwreck of a freighter carrying 28,000 cases of malt whiskey. When the vessel runs aground near a remote Scottish island, the thirsty residents are all eager to help save the cargo.”
5/12/17- Mostly weak reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
LOWRIDERS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “As a teenager in East Los Angeles, street artist Danny embraces the lowrider world and its culture. But when an annual lowrider competition pits his ex-con brother against their old-style father, Danny is forced to make a difficult choice.”
5/12/17- The critics didn’t care for this movie- audiences did. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
FOLK HERE & FUNNY GUY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “While Paul’s comedy career flounders, his longtime friend Jason is having great success as a folk singer. To help his buddy, Jason invites him on tour as the opening act — but doesn’t tell Paul that there’s a covert purpose behind the road trip.”
5/12/17- Early reviews are good. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
STEFAN ZWEIG: FAREWELL TO EUROPE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, Jewish author Stefan Zweig flees his native Austria to escape the threat of Nazism, eventually settling in Brazil. Watching from afar as his beloved homeland is destroyed, Zweig finds that a life in exile is no life at all.”
5/12/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
THE LAST SHAMAN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Young James Freeman’s life appears filled with promise … to everyone but him. Unable to shake severe depression, he travels to the jungles of the Amazon in search of a shaman who will perform a healing ritual with a psychoactive brew.”
5/12/17- Mostly negative reviews with a few decent ones thrown in. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
THE WALL- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A crumbling concrete wall is all that stands between an American sharpshooter and the Iraqi sniper intent on killing him and his spotter. As the enemies converse over their radios, they know just one thing: Not all of them will come out alive.”
5/12/17- OK reviews– it sounded better than that to me. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
SNATCHED- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this action comedy inspired by the screenwriter’s relationship with her mom, a mother-daughter trip goes terribly awry, turning their dream vacation into a holiday nightmare with hilarious consequences.
5/12/17- Poor reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 12th, 2017
GET ME ROGER STONE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “One of the major architects of Donald Trump’s landmark presidential campaign, controversial political operative Roger Stone has been involved in Republican causes since the Nixon administration, as recounted in this revealing profile.”
5/12/17- Excellent reviews by the critics and OK ones by audiences. As an aside, this movie is currently on Netflix Streaming. TRDB.
5/13/17- A well done and informative documentary that was good enough to send shivers up my spine. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Add comment May 12th, 2017