Posts filed under 'Drama'
BICYCLING WITH MOLIERE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A TV celebrity faces an uphill battle as he tries to persuade his old pal, once-famous actor Serge Tanneur, to take on the lead in a Moliere play, no easy task considering the reclusive Serge has given up acting and burns every script he receives.”
7/18/14- Fairly good reviews by the critics and 50/50 by audiences. TRDB.
8/10/14- I found the movie insufferable and finally turned it off. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: Comedy, drama, Foreign
April 13th, 2014
YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Told over the course of four seasons with four songs, this lyrical film portrays the coming of age of a 17-year-old French girl as she experiences a sexual awakening, explores love and goes on a quest to understand her own identity.”
4/25/14- Fairly good early reviews but the NY Times did not care for it. TRDB.
4/29/14- An interesting movie that’s worth seeing but certainly not one of Francois Ozon’s best. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
Tags: drama
April 13th, 2014
REDWOOD HIGHWAY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Itching to get out of her retirement community but estranged from her family, Marie uses her granddaughter’s wedding as an excuse to go on a walk. A long one. On foot on the Redwood highway, Marie sets out on the 80-mile journey to the ocean.”
6/10/14- Mostly positive reviews but none are very exciting. TRDB.
7/15/14- A certain charm and good acting kept me in this film despite what I feel was a mediocre script. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 13th, 2014
FADING GIGOLO- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Middle-aged Fioravante and Murray are an unlikely gigolo and pimp in this farce about two cash-strapped friends who turn to the sex trade to make ends meet. Their new enterprise is fruitful, but things get complicated when romance enters the picture.”
4/12/14- Mixed reviews but more positive than negative. I’ll see it just to see Woody Allen in a movie that’s not his. TRDB.
4/18/14- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
5/1/14- I really liked this movie which was written by John Turturo and had to be written with Woody Allen in mind. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
April 13th, 2014
TASTING MENU- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “On the closing night at a world-famous bistro, the evening turns into a farce of manners and misunderstandings as an eclectic mix of customers flocks to the eatery, including an estranged couple and an eccentric widow dining with her husband’s ashes.”
4/13/14- This sounds interesting but reviews are poor. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
April 13th, 2014
OCULUS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Now young adults, sibs Tim and Kaylie are still trying to recover from — and get to the bottom of — their parents’ deaths more than a decade ago. Tim is skeptical, but Kaylie believes an antique mirror is to blame, and sets out to prove it.”
4/11/14– Surprisingly good reviews including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: a. horrow, dra
April 12th, 2014
THE KING OF ESCAPE- 2009. Synopsis by Netflix. “Staring down a severe midlife crisis, gay tractor salesman Armand (Ludovic Berthillot) tries to “turn straight” by pursuing a cute 16-year-old girl (Hafsia Herzi) who fancies him, but harsh disapproval from her parents and the cops forces the mismatched pair to go on the run. Written and directed by Alain Guiraudie, this delightfully offbeat French comedy co-stars Pascal Aubert, Luc Palun and François Clavier.”
4/11/14- A good review in today’s NY Times. Audiences have not liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
April 12th, 2014
NO GOD, NO MASTER- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1919, federal agent William Flynn is assigned to track down those responsible for mailing packet bombs to prominent citizens and politicians. Upon learning that anarchists are behind the attacks, Flynn pursues them into a world of secrets.”
4/11/14- Mixed reviews from critics. The NY Times did not like it but audiences have. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 12th, 2014
UNTHINKABLE: AN AIRLINE CAPTAIN’S STORY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a pilot turned author of several books about 9/11 is found dead along with his two children, authorities rule it a murder-suicide. But an investigative journalist soon becomes suspicious and begins looking into the case.”
4/11/14- I’ve seen just one critical review– from the NY Times- and it was awful. Audiences have liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 12th, 2014
PERFECT SISTERS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “On January 18, 2003, police, alerted by a frantic 911 call from a distraught pair of teenage girls, arrived at the girls Toronto area town house to find their mother dead. It appeared the 44-year-old alcoholic, having slipped into a booze-and-pill stupor, drowned in her own bathwater. The death was ruled accidental by the authorities. But rumors quickly start to circle the girls, was it an accident or something more sinister?”
4/11/14– Good reviews for the teen actresses but NOT for the movie. TRDB.
11/12/19- The review above just about says it all. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama
April 12th, 2014
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