Posts filed under 'Seen On Netflix'
EUROPA REPORT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this nail-biting thriller, a private space-exploration company sends six astronauts to determine whether Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, can sustain life — and what they find terrifies and transforms them.”
6/28/13- Reviews are fairly good for this sci-fi thriller. TRDB.
8/2/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
10/15/13- A very interesting concept but for me something got lost in the execution. One critic said “What isn’t straightforward about the plot is either hackneyed, implausible, or both.” I have to agree. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi, thriller
June 28th, 2013
THREE WORLDS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A fatal hit-and-run accident leaves a man with crushing guilt, a grieving wife with anger and a witness caught between the two. As tragedy connects the disparate lives of three people, each must come to terms with a new reality and one another.”
6/21/13- This movie got a good review in today’s NY Times. Others haven’t been as good. TRDB.
8/26/14- I enjoyed this movie very much but not that easy to watch. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 21st, 2013
SOMM- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Filmed in six countries over a two-year period, this documentary follows four sommeliers as they embark on an all-consuming course of study for the prestigious (and nearly impossible to pass) Master Sommelier exam.”
6/21/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times and mixed professional reviews at best. Audiences, however, have liked the movie. TRDB.
8/3/17- I’m not sure where the critics are coming from but I found this documentary interesting and a very good character study as well. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: documentary
June 21st, 2013
THE WAY WAY BACK- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A stifled teen finds his voice with encouragement from the manager of a local water park, where he takes a summer job to escape his unbearable home life with his mom and her overbearing boyfriend.”
7/5/13- Uniformly good reviews but just an OK one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
12/3/13- The worst!! TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
June 21st, 2013
THE EAST- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As an agent for a private intelligence firm, Sarah Moss is charged with infiltrating an anarchist group whose attacks threaten her corporate clients. But after penetrating the organization, she finds herself drawn to its charismatic leader.”
5/31/13- An OK review in today’s NY Times and positive reviews from others as well for this thriller. TRDB.
5/8/14- If you can suspend reality a bit this movie definitely has some merit. Patricia Clarkson had a small part that should have been smaller. TRDB.
Tags: thriller
June 4th, 2013
SHADOW DANCER- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Collette, a single mother and career IRA terrorist, is captured after an abortive bombing in London and faces an excruciating ultimatum. She can either turn against her lifelong compatriots or go to prison and be separated forever from her son.”
5/31/13- Very good reviews in general and a very good one in today’s NY Times as well. TRDB.
8/25/13– The movie was touted as riveting but I didn’t think so. Some good acting by the two leads saved this slow, slogging story about the IRA. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 13th, 2013
THE KINGS OF SUMMER- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Chafing under his widowed father’s control, Joe Toy invites a friend and an offbeat new kid to help him build his own house in the nearby woods. Now that the trio is finally free from parents and responsibility, what’s next?”
5/31/13- Just an OK review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
9/27/13- I’ll give this film a mixed review– some very good parts and some very bad, stupid parts. I do think it’s worth seeing as yet another coming-of-age story. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Comedy, drama
May 13th, 2013
HANNAH ARENDT- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After fleeing Nazi Germany for the United States, a Jewish-German philosopher accepts an assignment from the New Yorker to cover the trial of an infamous war criminal, resulting in an article that ignites controversy all over the world.”
8/6/13- Good reviews all over. TRDB.
11/25/13- I think that the movie gave a good description of the character and what she was about but as for the movie it felt a bit Hollywoodish and overacted. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 13th, 2013
BEFORE MIDNIGHT- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Before Midnight is an upcoming American romance drama film and the sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004). Like its predecessors, the film was directed by Richard Linklater. As with the previous film, Linklater shares screenplay credit with both actors from the movies, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy”
5/13/13- Uniformly excellent reviews. TRDB.
5/24/13- An excellent review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
6/11/13- An excellent movie that beautifully depicted the tensions that exist between spouses even when they deeply love each other. TRDB.
8/14/14- I just saw this for the 2nd. time and liked it as much as before. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 13th, 2013
PLIMPTON! STARRING GEORGE PLIMPTON AS HIMSELF- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “This captivating documentary about George Plimpton celebrates the rich and eclectic life of the man who worked and played as a writer, lion tamer, pro football quarterback, actor, musician, literary journal editor, trapeze artist and more.”
5/19/14- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
6/16/14– I liked this movie very much. More than dealing with his escapades this documentary got into the real man. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: documentary
May 13th, 2013
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