Posts filed under 'Drama'
NORTHERN LIMIT LINE- 2015. Synopsis by IMDB. “Based on the true story that is known as the second battle of Yeonpyeong, this movie tells the story of some of the young soldiers who fought and died in the battle. The battle took place in the yellow sea on 29th of June in 2002, when two North-Korean vessels boarded the NLL – the Northern Limit Line – and fired at the South-Korean patrol boat named Chamsuri 357, killing six men and left 18 injured.”
7/14/15- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, drama
July 14th, 2015
IRRATIONAL MAN- Synopsis by Netflix. “A middle-aged professor at a small Rhode Island college edges close to his breaking point, until he finds renewed purpose in his life after embarking on an unusual relationship with one of his students.”
7/14/15- As usual, Woody Allen’s reviews are all over the place– some very good and others horrible. More negative than positive but that won’t stop me from seeing it. TRDB.
7/29/15- I think that the critics have it in for Woody. While surely not one of his best I did very much enjoy the movie. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
July 14th, 2015
COURT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a sewage worker is found dead after listening to a song by social activist Narayan Kamble, he’s accused of provoking the decedent to suicide. But at Kamble’s trial, it’s clear that he’s the victim of an obscure law — and politics.”
7/14/15- Great reviews for this film from India. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 14th, 2015
THE ARDOR- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this atmospheric tale of vengeance set in the Argentinean jungle, a mysterious stranger comes to the rescue of a tobacco farmer’s kidnapped daughter after he’s murdered by a band of baddies intent on taking his land.”
7/14/15- Poor reviews but it does sound interesting and it is starring Gael Garcia Bernal. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 14th, 2015
TRAINWRECK- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Single and successful, Amy has no intention of settling down — or even going on a second date — until she meets the subject of her next magazine piece, a handsome doctor. Confronted with a real-life good guy, she begins to reconsider bachelorhood.”
7/14/15- Very good critical reviews. TRDB.
7/20/15- I really enjoyed this movie- funny and poignant. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
July 14th, 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.”
7/13/15- Mostly weak reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 13th, 2015
MR. HOLMES- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Long retired to a country farmhouse, 93-year-old Sherlock Holmes tends his apiary and reflects on his remarkable career. But the legendary sleuth, whose mental powers are fading, remains haunted by the unsolved case that caused him to call it quits.”
7/13/15- Mostly good reviews with some notable exceptions. TRDB.
12/31/15- Enjoyable but certainly not a great work of art. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 13th, 2015
10,000 km- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Deeply in love and planning to have a baby, Barcelona residents Alex and Sergi must alter those plans when Alex is offered a one-year artist residency in America. But the couple vows to stay close via digital technology.”
7/10/15- Good reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
3/14/16- An interesting premise and good acting made this movie enjoyable. A bit slow in the middle. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 13th, 2015
STRANGERLAND- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Newly relocated to the desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker are frantic when their two teenage kids vanish into the outback. Already a daunting task, the search for the children becomes even tougher as a monster dust storm arrives.”
7/10/15- Weak reviews from nearly everybody for this drama with Nicole Kidman. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 13th, 2015
STATIONS OF THE CROSS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though her family is already devoutly Catholic, 14-year-old Maria wants to be a saint, subjecting herself to the physical pains suffered by Christ. But her devotion, however divine, prompts her family to consider the line between faith and obsession.”
7/10/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 13th, 2015
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