Posts filed under 'Drama'
ON THE BEACH AT NIGHT ALONE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of a failed relationship with a married man, South Korean film star Young-hee travels to Germany to put some space between herself and her former lover, hoping to clear her head. But leaving the past behind proves difficult.”
11/17/17- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
7/7/18- Some interesting encounters but mostly boring. I did manage to watch the entire movie. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 17th, 2017
WONDER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Entering fifth grade will be momentous for Auggie — because at last, he’ll get to be ordinary. While his facial deformity has previously kept him from attending regular schools, Auggie is determined to make his classmates see beyond his face.”
11/17/17- Good to excellent reviews for this movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 17th, 2017
ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ. – 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “For defense attorney Roman Israel, protecting the rights of society’s most vulnerable is a personal crusade. Drafted by a top law firm after his partner dies, Israel learns that the firm uses nefarious tactics, putting him in a tight ethical corner.”
11/17/17- Poor reviews for this movie with Denzel Washington.
Tags: drama
November 17th, 2017
A FANTASTIC WOMAN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “The sudden death of her boyfriend, Orlando, devastates Marina, who in the midst of grieving is subjected to a hostile police interview. Subsequently shunned by Orlando’s family because she’s transgender, Marina is determined to exert her rights.”
11/17/17- Great reviews including an extraordinary one from the NY Times. TRDB.
3/5/178- A great movie that just won the Best Foreign Film award. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 17th, 2017
MUDBOUND- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1940s Mississippi, two families come into conflict after the white McAllan clan acquires the cotton farm lived on by the Jacksons, black tenant farmers who have tilled the land for generations.”
11/17/17- Excellent reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
11/18/17- I enjoyed this original movie from Netflix very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama
November 17th, 2017
GOD’S OWN COUNTRY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his father paralyzed, 24-year-old Johnny Saxby has to tend the family’s sheep farm, but he doesn’t have to like it. His attitude changes, however, when he finds a friend and lover in the Romanian worker hired to help during the lambing season.”
11/15/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
4/15/18- To begin with there are no subtitles and there should be. What I could understand I found boring and turned it off. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama
November 15th, 2017
WINDOW HORSES- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Rosie Ming (voiced by Sandra Oh – Grey’s Anatomy, Sideways), a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a poetry festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather go to Paris. She lives at home with her over-protective Chinese grandparents and has never been anywhere by herself. Once in Iran, she finds herself in the company of poets and Persians who tell her stories that force her to confront her past: the Iranian father she assumed abandoned her and the nature of poetry itself. The film is about building bridges between cultural and generational divides. It’s about being curious. Staying open. And finding your own voice through the magic of poetry.”
11/10/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 10th, 2017
FLESH AND BLOOD- 2107. Synopsis by Netflix. “Director Mark Webber uses the rough-and-tumble neighborhood of his youth — and his family as actors — to tell the story of a young man returning home from prison to start life anew. But it’s no easy task when all the family dysfunction remains.”
11/10/17- Very good reviews from the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 10th, 2017
SANTA & ANDRES- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1983 Cuba, gay novelist Andrés has been exiled to the countryside and barred from publishing because of his sexuality and ideology. When the government sends a “watcher” to keep tabs on him during a political rally, the two form an unlikely bond.
11/10/17- Good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 10th, 2017
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When law enforcement fails to make headway on the months-long hunt for her daughter’s killer, Mildred Hayes takes the drastic step of putting up three large signs questioning the motivation of the town’s widely respected police chief.”
11/10/17- Excellent reviews by all. TRDB.
12/3/17- I enjoyed this movie– perhaps not as much as others did. Definitely recommended. Great acting too. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 10th, 2017
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