Posts filed under 'Drama'
EYE IN THE SKY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Leading an operation to nab a terrorist and her collaborators in Kenya, Col. Katherine Powell ends up in a political and moral quagmire as the mission changes and a drone strike is ordered, putting a young girl at risk of becoming collateral damage.”
3/11/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
4/7/16- Long and drawn out and with little to add after seeing the trailers, this movie should have been a short instead of a full length movie. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
March 12th, 2016
CREATIVE CONTROL- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Blurring the line between reality and fantasy, a young ad executive begins to lose touch when he uses a client’s new Augmenta eyeglasses to create — and have a virtual affair with — a sexy avatar who looks like his best buddy’s girlfriend.”
3/11/16- Fair reviews by the critics although audiences have liked it more. I think I will skip it. TRDB.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
March 12th, 2016
ABOUT SCOUT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Scout’s estranged father abducts her sister, Lulu, the teenage rebel boosts a car and sets off across Texas to track down her sibling, aided by a mentally unstable young man named Sam.”
3/12/16- Just 2 reviews so far– one poor and the other mixed. I think I can safely skip this one. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 12th, 2016
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on reporter Kim Barker’s memoirs about her experiences covering the Afghanistan war, this satirical look at a hopelessly confused conflict also chronicles the obstacles encountered by female journalists in a rigidly conservative region.”
3/4/16- Just fair reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 4th, 2016
WHITE LIES- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this early 20th-century drama set in New Zealand, Maori medicine woman Paraiti is sought out by a European desperate to terminate her pregnancy. At first Paraiti refuses to help the woman, but subsequent tragic events begin to change her mind.”
3/4/16- Just 2 professional reviews and they are both very good. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 4th, 2016
LONDON HAS FALLEN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this follow-up to the thriller “Olympus Has Fallen,” the U.S. president learns of a planned terrorist attack at the funeral of Britain’s prime minister — an event that will be attended by nearly every Western head of state.”
3/4/16- Awful reviews. TRDB.
10/16/16- I watched this while away and there was nothing better to watch. The special effects and some chase scenes were OK but very little else for this totally predictable action drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 4th, 2016
KNIGHT OF CUPS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Drifting through life amid the hollowness of hedonistic Hollywood, an uninspired and unmoored screenwriter moves from one fleeting relationship.”
3/4/16- Weak reviews all around. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 4th, 2016
CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In Northeast Thailand, soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness lie bedridden in a school turned clinic, where doctors and volunteers tend to them. When a volunteer nurse forms a bond with a patient, she begins to experience odd hallucinations.”
3/4/16- Sounds silly but has received excellent reviews so I’ll recommend it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 4th, 2016
THE BOY AND THE BEAST- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Kyuta, a lonely boy from the human realm, stumbles into the world of beasts, he strikes up a friendship with Kumatetsu — an equally lonely bakemono. Soon, the two are off on a series of adventures that forge an even stronger bond between them.”
3/4/16- Fairly good reviews for this animated movie. TRDB.
Tags: animated, drama
March 4th, 2016
RAMS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite the fact that they live next door to each other, brothers and fellow sheep farmers Gummi and Kiddi have gone 40 years without speaking to each other. When a deadly virus attacks both their herds, the brothers are forced to communicate again.”
3/1/16- Very good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
3/7/16- I can’t rave as much as the critics have but I did enjoy the movie. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 1st, 2016
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