DAMSEL- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this loopy take on the classic Hollywood Western, Samuel Alabaster journeys deep into the frontier — with a miniature pony in tow — to find and wed his beloved Penelope. But the trek turns out to be more complicated than Samuel imagined.”
6/26/18- Very good reviews for this Western. TRDB.
9/20/18- I liked this unusual Western . TRDB.
Add comment June 26th, 2018
MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a group of bandits tries to rape young widow Marlina and steal her cattle, she turns the tables on them, decapitating the leader. The next day, she sets out for the nearest police station to report the crime, carrying the severed head as proof.”
6/22/18- Excellent reviews for this foreign film. TRDB.
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ARABY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When factory worker Cristiano is hurt on the job and becomes comatose, young neighbor Andre brings some of Cristiano’s belongings to the hospital. Among them is a diary charting 20 years of his nomadic life, which unspools as Andre reads the journal.”
6/22/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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THE CATCHER WAS A SPY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based World War II thriller, Boston Red Sox catcher Moe Berg follows a mediocre baseball career with a heroic stint in military intelligence when he’s tasked with stopping the Nazis’ efforts to build an atomic bomb.”
6/19/18- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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BOUNDARIES- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her teenage son in tow, single mom Laura embarks on a road trip she knows will be hellish: picking up her pot-dealer dad from the nursing home he’s been kicked out of and driving him cross-country to her sister’s house.”
6/19/18- Weak reviews but I love road movies and I will try to see this one, starring Christopher Plummer. TRDB.
11/2/18- I really enjoyed this movie. Christopher Plummer was great in the role of the father. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Combining the true story of idealistic Brazilian globetrotter Gabriel Buchmann, who died alone in the mountains of Malawi, and the imagined drama of his final days, this moving docudrama also meditates on the realities and illusions of travel.”
6/15/18- Very good reviews including a few terrific ones. TRDB.
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THE YELLOW BIRDS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Friends since training, soldiers Bartle and Murph ship off to Iraq under the command of a ready-to-rumble sergeant. When only Bartle returns, a military investigator and Murph’s grieving mother are determined to make Bartle reveal what happened.”
6/15/18- This movie sounds interesting but received really poor reviews from the critics and from audiences as well. There were a few good ones- one from the NY Times. I think I’d give it a try. TRDB.
8/15/18- I enjoyed this movie very much and I think it stands above other movies with similar themes. Very good acting as well. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment June 15th, 2018
GOTTI- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Unfolding through the eyes of the son who ultimately turned his back on the family business, this crime drama recounts the life of legendary mobster John Gotti, from his meteoric rise to his death in prison in 2002.”
6/13/18- Just 4 reviews noted and they are all horrible. TRDB.
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SCARLET DIVA- 2018- Synopsis by Netflix. “Asia Argento writes, directs and stars in this semiautobiographical film, a darkly dramatic, sexually charged and surreal descent into the shockingly intimate world of Anna Battista, an actress on the rise. Anna’s harrowing and graphic journey plunges her into the dark heart of the film industry, where she experiences despair, loneliness and degradation while trying to recapture her innocence.”
6/11/18- Weak reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
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HEARTS BEAT LOUD- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “As Brooklynite Frank Fisher is getting ready to send his daughter, Sam, off to college on the West Coast, he can’t quite seem to let go of her. Knowing that the two share a love of music, Frank comes up with a ploy to keep Sam from leaving the nest.”
6/8/18- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
6/30/18- A fun movie with excellent music as well. I liked it very much. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment June 9th, 2018