THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Reeling from a devastating loss, Tana (Lily Gladstone) is pulled back into the world by an unexpected invitation to her cousin’s wedding. She packs up her late grandmother’s Cadillac and hits the open road, driving from her home in Minnesota to South Dakota.”
8/12/23- Excellent reviews for this road trip movie. TRDB.
Add comment August 12th, 2023
DREAMIN’ WILD- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Dreamin’ Wild, the true story of love and redemption, is about what happened to singer/songwriter Donnie Emerson and his family when the album he and his brother recorded as teens was rediscovered after thirty years of obscurity and was suddenly hailed by music critics as a lost masterpiece.”
8/12/23- Very good reviews from the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment August 12th, 2023
SOUND OF FREEDOM- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Sound of Freedom, based on the incredible true story, shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy’s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.”
8/11/23- Weak reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment August 11th, 2023
PASSAGES-2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” Set in Paris, this seductive drama tells the story of Tomas (Rogowski) and Martin (Whishaw), a gay couple whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas begins a passionate affair with Agathe (Exarchopoulos), a younger woman he meets after completing his latest film.”
8/11/23- Excellent reviews for this film. TRDB.
Add comment August 11th, 2023
OUR BODY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a Parisian public hospital, Claire Simon questions what it means to live in women’s bodies, filming their diversity, singularity and their beauty in all stages throughout life. Unique stories of desires, fears and struggles unfold, including the one of the filmmaker herself.”
8/11/23- Excellent reviews for this French documentary. TRDB.
Add comment August 11th, 2023
A COMPASSIONATE SPY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Directed by two-time Oscar® nominated filmmaker Steve James (HOOP DREAMS, LIFE ITSELF), A COMPASSIONATE SPY is a gripping real-life spy thriller about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who infamously provided nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, told through the perspective of his loving wife Joan, who protected his secret for decades.
8/11/23- Good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Add comment August 11th, 2023
CHARM CIRCLE- 2022- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Oscillating between present day and decades-old home videos, filmmaker Nira Burstein returns to her childhood home–now crumbling from the inside out–to explore the circumstances in which her parents live.”
8/10/23- Just 3 reviews so far and they are all good. TRDB.
Add comment August 10th, 2023
KLONDIKE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “July 2014. Expectant parents Irka and Tolik live in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, disputed territory in the early days of the Donbas war. Their nervous anticipation of their first child’s birth is violently disrupted as the vicinal crash of flight MH17 elevates the forbidding tension enveloping their village.”
8/10/23- Excellent reviews for this war movie from Ukraine. TRDB.
Add comment August 10th, 2023
SHORT COMINGS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Ben, a struggling filmmaker, lives in Berkeley, California, with his girlfriend, Miko, who works for a local Asian American film festival. When he’s not managing an arthouse movie theater as his day job, Ben spends his time obsessing over unavailable blonde women”
8/9/23- Good reviews for this drama/comedy TRDB.t
Add comment August 9th, 2023
SOUND OF FREEDOM- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Sound of Freedom, based on the incredible true story, shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy’s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.”
7/16/23- Weak reviews by the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB,
Add comment July 16th, 2023