Posts filed under 'Drama'
SOUTHPAW- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his unique and brutally effective boxing style, Billy has become a rising star in the fighting word. But when his wife’s death sends the pugilist into a downward spiral, it will take a former boxer to intervene and remake Billy as a champion.”
7/21/15- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
7/28/15- Despite the predictability of this movie and the familiar format I still enjoyed the film. The choreography of the boxing scenes was terrific. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
July 21st, 2015
UNEXPECTED- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Soon after high school teacher Samantha becomes pregnant, she discovers that star student Jasmine is expecting as well. Their already-close bond deepens as the women help each other come to terms with the sudden changes in their lives.’
7/19/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 19th, 2015
AMERICAN HEIST- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “JAMES (Hayden Christensen) owes his life to his older brother, FRANKIE (Adrien Brody) after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. Now, Frankie is released and back on the street with no money and no place to go. He turns to his underworld connections and convinces James to join him in hopes that one last job would be the solution to change both their lives.”
7/19/15- Terrible reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 19th, 2015
10 CENT PISTOL- 2015. Synopsis by IMDB. “A story about two lifelong criminals who maneuver through the shady underbelly of Los Angeles in search of wealth, love and redemption.”
7/19/15- Just a few reviews but they are good so far. TRDB.
Tags: crime thriller
July 19th, 2015
VERONICA- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After graduating from medical school, Verônica begins her residency at a city hospital. But her heart isn’t in it, and she plunges into an existential crisis that’s exacerbated by an unfulfilling relationship and her father’s worsening health.”
7/18/15- Good Brazilian music and some fine cinematography trump the story and make this film worth a viewing. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 18th, 2015
LILA & EVE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Two mothers each lost a child to a murderer on the same day. After meeting at a support group, the women join forces to conduct their own investigation of the crimes when law enforcement authorities fail to vigorously pursue either case.”
7/17/15- Weak reviews by critics and OK ones by audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 17th, 2015
ALLELUIA- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on a notorious real-life case from the 1940s, this chilling tale of romance gone wrong follows a lonely morgue worker who meets a man she hopes will return her love but instead inspires murderous jealousy.”
7/17/15- Very good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign, Mystery
July 17th, 2015
IF YOU DON’T, I WILL- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Already facing a rift in their marriage, Pomme and Pierre find things getting worse when their son leaves for college. During one of the couple’s regular hikes, Pomme decides to take a break from her discontent and stays behind to live in the woods.”
7/16/15– Let me say that I liked the movie, but mostly because of the principal actor and actress. I found the script alternating between sad and irritating but I would still recommend seeing it. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 16th, 2015
THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Conducting a study on the psychology of incarceration, a Stanford professor assigns prisoner and guard roles to 24 male test subjects in a mock jail. Authority quickly escalates to abuse of power, which is allowed to continue in the name of research.”
7/14/15- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 14th, 2015
A HARD DAY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After leaving his mother’s funeral on a quintessentially bad day, homicide cop Go Geon-soo accidentally hits and kills a pedestrian. Geon-soo quickly devises an ingenious plan to get rid of the victim’s body, only to encounter more than a few snags.”
7/14/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 14th, 2015
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