Posts filed under 'Seen On Netflix'
TU DORS NICOLE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After her parents leave her at home while they embark on a summer holiday, 22-year-old Nicole is enjoying a peaceful and aimless life when her rocker brother, Remi, and his mates arrive with plans to turn the house into a recording studio.”
5/30/15- Great professional reviews and fairly good audience reviews as well. TRDB.
10/29/15- I can’t imagine what the critics were all thinking as they reviewed this movie. Slow to the point of being hypnotic, each character bothered me. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: Comedy, Foreign
May 31st, 2015
MISS AND THE DOCTORS (aka “Say Ahh”)- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Things get dicey between two doctors, who are also brothers, when they both fall for the single mother of one of their patients.”
5/26/15- A good story and superb acting made this movie very enjoyable. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 26th, 2015
LOVE AT FIRST FIGHT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When he meets the intense, muscular and beautiful Madeleine Beaulieu on France’s southwest coast, mild-mannered Arnaud Labrède becomes obsessed with her — so much so that when she signs up for a military training course, he follows suit.”
5/22/15- A wide spectrum from fair to good reviews- mostly good, however. TRDB.
5/11/16- I enjoyed this movie about 2 young adults falling in love. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: Comedy, Foreign
May 22nd, 2015
THE FAREWELL PARTY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Inventor Yehezkel lives at a facility for the elderly, where he comes up with gadgets to assist his fellow seniors. When neighbor Max asks him to build a machine that will enable Max to take his own life, Yehezkel must decide whether to oblige.”
5/22/15- Fairly good reviews from both critics and audiences. TRDB.
10/11/15- An excellent drama from Israel and worth seeing by both young and old. More about love than death. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 22nd, 2015
IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Leaving a soured marriage behind, Agnès Le Roux returns home to live with her mother, who owns a casino. Before long, Agnes begins a fateful romance with her mother’s closest adviser, the conniving Maurice Agnelet — and then vanishes into thin air.”
5/15/15- Poor reviews for this drama with a cast that includes Catherine DeNeuve. TRDB.
11/30/15- I enjoyed this movie very much– a drama about obsession. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 15th, 2015
ANIMALS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “While living near a Chicago zoo in their wreck of an auto, a drug-addicted young couple supports their habit through petty theft and hustling. But they’re forced to face reality when one of them requires medical help.’
5/15/15- Very good reviews from both critics and audiences as well. TRDB.
11/18/15- A well acted, well written powerful story about 2 junkies in love. Very good. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
May 15th, 2015
THE SEVEN FIVE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the 1980s and ’90s, cop Michael Dowd terrorized New York City’s drug dealers, shaking them down at gunpoint for cash and cocaine. This riveting documentary looks at his fall from grace and the biggest police corruption scandal in Gotham’s history.”
5/8/15- Good reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
10/19/15- This movie was interesting for about 30 minutes or so and then became repetitious with all of the stories narrated by Dowd himself. I lost patience and turned if off. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: documentary
May 8th, 2015
1001 GRAMS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When newly divorced scientist Marie Ernst is tasked with transporting a perfect kilogram weight from Norway to a seminar in France, she soon finds herself being nudged out of her meticulously structured existence.”
5/8/15- Very good professional reviews but just so-so reviews from audiences. TRDB.
10/16/15- A bit slow but I liked the movie very much. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 8th, 2015
RIDE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Jackie’s free-spirited son swaps college for the breakers of California, she decides to follow him west, hoping to mend fences between them. Soon after arriving, Jackie meets a young surfing instructor who helps her rediscover her sexuality.”
5/1/15- Wildly mixed reviews but I like Helen Hunt and I think I’ll give this one a try. TRDB.
8/29/15- Overall I’d say that I did enjoy this movie despite its predictability. Also, one critic said that Helen Hunt, who wrote the script, seemed to be trying too hard and I would agree. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Comedy, drama
May 1st, 2015
REALITY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “While working as a cameraman on an execrable cooking show, Jason pursues investors for a horror film he’s dying to direct. He finds a producer willing to fund the movie but with one proviso: Jason must first come up with the perfect cinematic groan.”
5/1/15- Good reviews for what sounds like a fairly stupid idea. TRDB.
7/26/17- A good movie about a man’s loss of reality in the quest for fortune and fame. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama
May 1st, 2015
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