A WORLD NOT OURS- 2014- Synopsis by Netflix. “Palestinian refugee camp Ain al-Hilweh has housed more than 70,000 people for over 60 years. Filmmaker Mahdi Fleifel, who grew up in the camp, uses home video, family archives and historical footage to explore three generations of exiles.”
5/23/14- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After he’s chided for skipping class, autistic 13-year-old Ricky escapes his life for a journey on the subway, spending days underground. As his family carries out a desperate search for him on the surface, Hurricane Sandy approaches the city.”
5/23/14- Very good professional reviews and OK audience ones too. TRDB.
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THE LOVE PUNCH- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Richard and Kate might be divorced, but they still share a retirement nest egg. So when it goes missing, they go after the financier they hold responsible by staging a heist on the Côte d’Azur.”
5/23/14- Weak reviews. TRDB.
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LILA, LILA- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Popular German actor Daniel Brühl plays David Kern, a socially awkward waiter who works a dead end job in a chic cafe. One day he stumbles upon the biggest break of his life, an unpublished manuscript which he finds in a jammed nightstand drawer.”
5/23/14- Weak reviews. TRDB.
12/21/14- I enjoyed the movie. It certainly was not a great tale but very good acting made the movie. I especially liked the final book reading at the end. TRDB. Netflix.
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GRAND DEPART- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A tender coming of age story of two brothers thrown into turmoil by their father’s declining health, GRAND DÉPART reveals a young man looking to his future, while struggling with his past. Between his domineering brother Luc (Jérémie Elkaïm) and his incorrigible father (César winner Eddy Mitchell), Romain (Pio Marmaï) finds that he can’t go on being the boy who does what is expected of him.”
5/23/14- Weak reviews in general. The NY Times sort of liked it. TRDB.
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GORE VIDAL: THE UNITED STATES OF AMNESIA- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “With interviews and footage from his television appearances, this documentary chronicles the life and career of outspoken writer Gore Vidal, a liberal icon who never shied away from sharing his views on American politics and culture.”
5/23/14– Very good reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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THE DANCE OF REALITY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky weaves the story of his early years with mythical themes, recounting his unhappy childhood and how he was molded by a tyrannical communist father and free-spirited mother amid a landscape of political turmoil.”
5/23/14- Great professional reviews. The NY Times called it “something close to a masterpiece.” TRDB.
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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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THE RETRIEVAL- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1864, brutal bounty hunter Burrell uses violence and threats to force Marcus and his 13-year-old nephew, Will, to apprehend fellow slaves. Will’s loyalties are tested when he is sent north to retrieve Nate, a freed slave with a price on his head.”
5/21/14- Excellent reviews from everybody. TRDB.
Add comment May 22nd, 2014