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CONCRETE UTOPIA- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The world has been reduced to rubble by a massive earthquake. While no one knows for sure how far the ruins stretch, or what the cause of the earthquake may be, in the heart of Seoul there is only one apartment building left standing. It is called Hwang Gung Apartments. As time passes, outsiders start coming in to Hwang Gung Apartments trying to escape the extreme cold. Before long, the apartment residents are unable to cope with the increasing numbers. Feeling a threat to their very survival, the residents enact a special measure.”
1/21/24- Excellent reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences for this Korean movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama/foreign
January 21st, 2024
THE BEEKEEPER- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.
1/13/23- Weak reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 13th, 2024
DRIVING MADELEINE- 2022- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Madeleine, 92 years old, calls a taxi to take her to the retirement home where she will be living. Charles, a disillusioned driver with a tender heart, agrees to drive by the places that affected Madeleine’s life. Through the streets of Paris, her extraordinary past is revealed. They don’t know it yet, but they will forge a friendship during this drive that will change their lives forever.”
1/13/24- Excellent reviews from the critics and audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama/comedy
January 13th, 2024
GOOD GRIEF- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Marc (Daniel Levy) was content living in the shadow of his larger-than-life husband, Oliver (Luke Evans). But when Oliver unexpectedly dies, Marc’s world shatters, sending him and his two best friends, Sophie (Ruth Negga) and Thomas (Himesh Patel), on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.”
1/110/24. Fair reviews by the critics and by audiences as well. TRDB
Tags: drama
January 10th, 2024
SOCIETY OF THE SNOW- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.”
1/10/24- Very good reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama, drama/foreign
January 10th, 2024
HE WENT THAT WAY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in 1964, He Went That Way is a taut thriller based on a true crime story that puts a wicked spin on the buddy road trip film.”
1/8/23- Terrible reviews by the critics and just OK reviews from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 8th, 2024
MEMORY 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Sylvia (Jessica Chastain) is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.”
1/8/24- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair to good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 8th, 2024
ROSE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “ROSE is the story of two sisters, Inger and Ellen, and how their relationship is challenged on a highly anticipated coach trip to Paris. When Inger announces her struggles with mental health to the group, the sisters are faced with pity from some and discrimination from others. On arrival in Paris, it soon becomes clear that Inger has a hidden agenda concerning a figure from her past, ultimately involving the entire group in her hunt for answers. ROSE is a film about love and care for each other, in spite of our differences, as much as it is a film about not judging a book by its cover.”
1/2/24- Excellent reviews by the critics and fairly good ones from audiences for this Danish drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama. foreign
January 2nd, 2024
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Boys in the Boat is a sports drama based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The film, directed by George Clooney, is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on elite rivals from around the world.”
12/29/23- Terrible reviews from the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 29th, 2023
FERRARI- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Ferrari is set during the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1, ex-racer, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier.”
12/26/23- Fair reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 26th, 2023
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