Posts filed under 'Drama'
FREQUENCIES- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “OXV: THE MANUAL is being billed as the world’s first Scientific-Philosophical romance. Boy meets girl in a not-quite-here, not-quite-now world where one simple discovery has forever changed all human interaction. The film could perhaps best be described as a combination of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” “(500) Days of Summer,” and “Primer.”
5/23/14- I’ve seen just a few professional reviews and they are all very good. Audiences have liked it very much as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Romance, sci-fi
May 23rd, 2014
THE DANCE OF REALITY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky weaves the story of his early years with mythical themes, recounting his unhappy childhood and how he was molded by a tyrannical communist father and free-spirited mother amid a landscape of political turmoil.”
5/23/14- Great professional reviews. The NY Times called it “something close to a masterpiece.” TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 23rd, 2014
THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Informed that he has a brain aneurysm and only 90 minutes left to live, bad-tempered Brooklynite Henry Altmann embarks on a frenzied excursion all over town to mend fences with everyone he’s alienated.”
5/23/14- Awful reviews from nearly everybody. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
May 23rd, 2014
THE RETRIEVAL- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1864, brutal bounty hunter Burrell uses violence and threats to force Marcus and his 13-year-old nephew, Will, to apprehend fellow slaves. Will’s loyalties are tested when he is sent north to retrieve Nate, a freed slave with a price on his head.”
5/21/14- Excellent reviews from everybody. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 22nd, 2014
A SHORT HISTORY OF DECAY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his future as a writer in ruins and his girlfriend gone, Nathan Fisher travels to Florida to help take care of his ailing parents. There, Nathan meets a manicurist who may be able to help him put things in perspective and step up to the plate.”
5/16/14- Fairly good reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
7/27/14- A delightful family drama if a little puffy. One really funny scene between the two brothers. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: Comedy, drama
May 18th, 2014
A NIGHT IN OLD MEXICO- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After losing his longtime home to property developers, rancher Red Bovie decides to take a road trip to Mexico, accompanied by his grandson. But their adventure turns dangerous after the pair unwittingly drives off with a drug dealer’s money.”
5/16/14- Poor reviews by most critics– the NY Times liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 18th, 2014
THE IMMIGRANT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “After arriving in New York, Polish immigrant Ewa must provide for her ill sister — and soon falls under the thumb of charming thug Bruno, who forces her into a life of prostitution. But when she falls for a magician, her fortunes may turn.”
5/16/14- Good critical review but audiences were just luke warm on this movie. TRDB.
6/18/14- The movie was OK but it did not move me as I thought it might, perhaps because it was so long and drawn out. The best part was the last 20 or so minutes but this should have come 30 minutes earlier. Also, a bit too Hollywoodish at times for my taste. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 18th, 2014
HALF OF A YELLOW SUN- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. Upon returning to a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria after their expensive English education, the two women make very different choices.”
5/16/14- Basically weak reviews but it did sound interesting. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 18th, 2014
COLD BLOOM- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This moving drama centers on young married couple Shiori and Kenji, workers at the same plant in a town hit hard by Japan’s 2011 tsunami. After Kenji dies in a workplace mishap, Shiori tries to forgive the man whose error led to her husband’s death.”
5/16/14- Good reviews including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 18th, 2014
CHINESE PUZZLE- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A 40-year-old father of two, still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can’t bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.”
5/16/14- Fairly good reviews from critics including the NY Times and mostly good reviews from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 18th, 2014
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