STYX- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Prepared for the adventure of a lifetime, emergency room doctor Rieke sets off on a 5,000-mile solo voyage to Ascension Island in the Atlantic. But when she encounters a foundering refugee boat, she finds herself caught in a moral dilemma.”
2/27/19- Excellent reviews by the critics but just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
3/23/21- I liked this movie but be warned that it is very slow and don’t forget the dramamine. TRDB.
Add comment February 27th, 2019
HOLIDAY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Seduced by the trappings of wealth afforded by a life of crime, Sascha revels in her role as a gangster’s girlfriend. But when she goes on a lush vacation with her beau’s criminal family, she learns that everything has a cost.”
2/22/19- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
Add comment February 23rd, 2019
SORRY ANGEL- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1990s Paris, HIV-positive writer Jacques — knowing that his time is dwindling — steers clear of any desire for a new romance. But he finds his resistance tested when he meets young student Arthur, who’s just starting to explore his sexuality.”
2/15/19- Good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment February 16th, 2019
HOTEL BY THE RIVER- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Five lives intersect at a provincial hotel on the Han River when an aging poet — convinced that death is near — summons his two estranged sons. As he waits for them, a pair of beautiful hotel guests attracts his attention.”
2/15/19- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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CLARA’S GHOST- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In rural Connecticut, fading actor Ted Reynolds and his wife, Clara, welcome home their grown daughters to celebrate the family dog’s birthday. But with the liquor flowing, the night becomes ever-more unsettling as Clara starts chatting with a ghost.”
2/15/19- Fair reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences for this far-fetched drama/comedy. TRDB.
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FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Eking out a living as bush-league professional grapplers, the Bevis family believes their troubles are over when daughter Saraya lands a contract that will make her a World Wrestling Entertainment megastar. Instead, the deal may rip the clan apart.”
2/15/19- Excellent reviews for this comedy/drama. TRDB.
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BIRDS OF PASSAGE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This well-crafted crime drama charts the roots of the Colombian drug trade as a tight-knit indigenous family discovers a golden opportunity to sell large quantities of marijuana to America’s hippie generation in the 1970s.”
2/13/19- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
5/17/19- As far as I’m concerned this movie was like warring Mafia families and I found it boring. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment February 13th, 2019
EVERYBODY KNOWS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her kids in tow, Laura travels from her adopted Argentinean home to her native Spain to attend her sister’s nuptials, anticipating a joyful reunion. But things turn sour when Laura’s teen daughter vanishes and long-kept secrets begin to surface.”
2/8/19- Fair reviews from critics and poor ones from audiences. I’d see this just to look at Penelope Cruz. TRDB.
5/9/19- Despite a predictable and poor ending I still enjoyed this movie. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment February 8th, 2019
TO DUST- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Struggling to accept his wife’s sudden death, Hasidic cantor Shmuel believes he must understand how her body will decompose. Enlisting the aid of a biology professor, Shmuel begins the blasphemous act of scientific investigation.”
2/8/19- Excellent reviews for this strange sounding drama. TRDB.
Add comment February 8th, 2019
LORDS OF CHAOS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based rock ‘n’ roll drama, a teen’s dream turns into something much darker when Øystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous) forms heavy metal band Mayhem in 1987, only to fall prey six years later to the violence reflected in its music.”
2/8/19- Fair reviews at best– several calling the movie just plain boring. TRDB.
Add comment February 8th, 2019