Posts filed under 'Drama'
THE NEW GIRLFRIEND- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After being evicted from his home by a flinty real-estate dealer, jobless Dennis Nash unexpectedly ends up working for the man. But to Nash’s dismay, his new boss soon begins ordering him to turn other families out of their houses.”
9/22/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
10/8/15- A realistic look at the issue of foreclosure of homes and what people will do to prevent that from happening to them. Also a good look at the people who take over these homes. Very well done and I liked it. TRDB.
Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 18th, 2015
SICARIO- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Recruited to assist in an undercover operation targeting a Mexican drug lord, federal agent Kate Macy finds her moral standards put to the test when she’s plunged into the middle of a plan that goes beyond the boundaries of the law.”
9/15/15- Great reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 15th, 2015
OLVIDADOS (FORGOTTEN)- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Providing a look back at the grim era of mass killings and torture inflicted by Bolivia’s military dictatorship during the 1970s, a retired colonel’s deathbed confession reveals the extent of the atrocities and the vast numbers of innocent victims.”
9/15/15- No reviews but this sounds very good. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 15th, 2015
THE CUT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “During the fall of the Ottoman empire, an Armenian blacksmith and father of twin girls is drafted into slave labor and informed that his family is dead. Years later, he discovers his daughters may be alive and embarks on a global quest to find them.”
9/15/15- Mixed reviews but it sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
September 15th, 2015
ABOUT RAY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a New York City teen seeks a sex change from female to male, her life-changing decision raises identity issues for her family as her single mother and lesbian grandmother struggle to make sense of it all.”
9/15/15- Mixed early reviews– more positive than negative. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2015
PAWN SACRIFICE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set during the height of the Cold War, this compelling biopic charts the tumultuous life of chess wunderkind Bobby Fischer, from his formative years to his epic world championship match against Soviet archrival Boris Spassky in Reykjavik, Iceland.”
9/15/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
9/15- Overall OK but a trivial screenplay. I’ve always been fascinated with this event and the movie left me somewhat cold. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2015
EVEREST- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on a true-life tale of death and survival on the world’s tallest mountain, this epic adventure tracks the fate of two climbing parties that become trapped when a savage snowstorm engulfs the summit of Mount Everest.”
9/15/15- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
5/13/16- Enough schmaltz to last for a while but some of the photography made this movie watchable for me. It also had a confusing cast of characters. Several movies (documentaries) about climbing Everest or K2 have been much better. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2015
CAPTIVE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on a tragic 2005 incident in Atlanta, this real-life crime thriller follows accused rapist Brian Nichols as he kills four people during a brazen escape from a courthouse jail and then holds single mother Ashley Smith hostage in her home.”
9/18/15- Weak professional reviews and OK audience reaction . TRDB.
Tags: drama, thrlller
September 15th, 2015
BLACK MASS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “This fact-based drama recounts the story of notorious Boston gangster “Whitey” Bulger, who turned FBI informant to get rid of his mob rivals. Later facing imminent indictment, he eluded authorities for more than 15 years, until his arrest in 2011.”
9/15/15- Very good reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 15th, 2015
10,000 SAINTS– 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a friend overdoses, 17-year-old Jude is uprooted from his Vermont home and sent to live with his father in New York City. Amid a social scene awash in drugs and alcohol, Jude unexpectedly finds kinship with a group of straight-edge abstainers.”
8/10/15- Reviews are just OK for this drama. TRDB.
7/14/18- I enjoyed this drama starring Ethan Hawke. TRDB.
Tags: drama
September 12th, 2015
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