Posts filed under 'Drama'
DUNKIRK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This action-thriller chronicles the epic battle to evacuate more than 300,000 Allied soldiers who find themselves trapped on the beaches of Northern France after the country falls to the Third Reich in 1940.”
7/18/17- Great reviews for this action/drama. TRDB.
2/20/18- I hate to say this but I was bored for most of this movie that tried to portray this real life drama by telling a few personal stories. The war scenes were way to long. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama
July 18th, 2017
FOOTNOTES- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this musical comedy inspired by the movies of genre masters Jacques Demy and Stanley Donen, unemployed Julie gets a job in a luxury shoe factory, only to learn that it will soon close. When her co-workers go on strike, Julie must choose sides.”
7/14/17- Mixed reviews at best. TRDB.
Tags: drama, musical
July 15th, 2017
FALSE CONFESSIONS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Secretly enamored with well-heeled widow Araminte, penniless but well-born Dorante lands a job as her private secretary. Abetted by her manservant, Dorante attempts to arouse reciprocal feelings in Araminte.”
7/14/17- Terrible reviews despite Isabelle Hupert as the lead. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 15th, 2017
LADY MACBETH- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Stifled by her arranged marriage to a middle-aged husband, young Victorian wife Katherine begins an affair with a brash groom who works on the family estate. When scandal erupts, she’s prepared to take drastic steps to continue their illicit liaison.”
7/14/17- Excellent reviews from the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
11/22//17- Boring as hell and I turned it off. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 15th, 2017
ENDLESS POETRY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this dreamlike autobiographical drama, visionary Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky recalls his youthful artistic awakening, focusing on his immersion in Santiago’s flourishing creative scene of the 1940s and ’50s.”
7/14/17- Excellent reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 14th, 2017
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Completing the “Planet of the Apes” trilogy, this epic of interspecies war pits the apes led by Caesar against a deadly human army. After catastrophic losses, Caesar reluctantly adapts ruthless tactics to assure his clan’s survival.”
7/14/17- Very good reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
July 14th, 2017
OUR TIME WILL COME- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. TRDB. “1941. Hong Kong is under Japanese occupation. The anti-Japanese Dongjiang guerilla unit is tasked with rescuing cultural figures and extracting them from the besieged city. Primary school teacher, Fang Lan (Zhou Xun) and her mother are trying to live out this difficult period in a small run-down flat in Wanchai. After the schools are shut down, Lan unwittingly finds herself embroiled in the guerillas’ mission to save novelist Mao Dun.”
7/7/17- Very good reviews from the critics. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 7th, 2017
THE CONFESSIONS- 2017. Synopsis by IMDB. “A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world’s most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead…”
7/7/17- Early reviews are mixed for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 7th, 2017
THE REHEARSAL- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Just as first-year acting student Stanley is coming into his own, his girlfriend’s family becomes involved in a scandal. Now, Stanley’s peers want to mine his insider insight into the predicament for material for their end-of-year show.”
7/7/17- Fairly good reviews from the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 7th, 2017
A GHOST STORY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a young husband suffers a tragic premature death, his mournful spirit lingers, unable to leave the home or wife he loves. But after she moves on and moves out, he remains, eventually learning lessons about life, love and loss.”
7/7/17- Fairly good reviews– better from the critics than audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 7th, 2017
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