MALEFICENT- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Turning the classic fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty” on its head, this fantasy drama retells the story from the point of view of evil godmother Maleficent. While defending her homeland from invaders, the young Maleficent is dealt a cruel blow by fate.”
5/30/14- Critics are 50-50 on this movie but audiences have rated it higher. TRDB.
Add comment May 31st, 2014
LUCKY THEM- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Seattle music journalist Ellie Klug is ordered to write a feature on her ex-boyfriend, celebrated musician Matthew Smith, who disappeared 10 years earlier, but her reluctant mission is complicated by the presence of Charlie, an amateur documentarian.”
5/30/14- Good reviews. TRDB.
10/9/14- A bit flimsy but fun never-the-less. TRDB.
Add comment May 30th, 2014
FILTH- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “An arrogant, corrupt cop who believes he’s the only competent person in his department sees a recent murder case as a path to promotion. But the investigation brings the deluded officer into a rendezvous with reality that he’s wholly unprepared for.”
5/30/14- Mixed reviews– more positive than negative. The NY Times did not like it. TRDB.
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GEBO AND THE SHADOW- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Gebo is a poor but virtuous Lithuanian man who lives with his sullen wife and devoted daughter-in-law; his only son Joao vanished years earlier. When Joao shows up again, the blessing of his return is soon followed by brazen theft from his father.”
5/28/14- Very good reviews including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment May 28th, 2014
WORDS AND PICTURES- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A picture is worth a thousand words — or is it? That’s the question prep school students must answer as their teachers egg them on in this diverting romantic comedy starring Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche as the instructors who spark the debate.”
5/23/14- Weak reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 24th, 2014
WOLF- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “After his release from prison, Dutch-Moroccan kickboxer Majid tries to turn his life around using his talent for fighting. But he soon finds himself sucked into a criminal world so violent and crushing that it may destroy him.”
5/23/14- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 24th, 2014
STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING DOORS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After he’s chided for skipping class, autistic 13-year-old Ricky escapes his life for a journey on the subway, spending days underground. As his family carries out a desperate search for him on the surface, Hurricane Sandy approaches the city.”
5/23/14- Very good professional reviews and OK audience ones too. TRDB.
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THE LOVE PUNCH- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Richard and Kate might be divorced, but they still share a retirement nest egg. So when it goes missing, they go after the financier they hold responsible by staging a heist on the Côte d’Azur.”
5/23/14- Weak reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 23rd, 2014
LILA, LILA- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Popular German actor Daniel Brühl plays David Kern, a socially awkward waiter who works a dead end job in a chic cafe. One day he stumbles upon the biggest break of his life, an unpublished manuscript which he finds in a jammed nightstand drawer.”
5/23/14- Weak reviews. TRDB.
12/21/14- I enjoyed the movie. It certainly was not a great tale but very good acting made the movie. I especially liked the final book reading at the end. TRDB. Netflix.
Add comment May 23rd, 2014
GRAND DEPART- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A tender coming of age story of two brothers thrown into turmoil by their father’s declining health, GRAND DÉPART reveals a young man looking to his future, while struggling with his past. Between his domineering brother Luc (Jérémie Elkaïm) and his incorrigible father (César winner Eddy Mitchell), Romain (Pio Marmaï) finds that he can’t go on being the boy who does what is expected of him.”
5/23/14- Weak reviews in general. The NY Times sort of liked it. TRDB.
Add comment May 23rd, 2014