Posts filed under 'Drama'
FRANKIE & ALICE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “It’s a crushing battle for conscious dominance inside a disturbed woman’s (Halle Berry) mind as a multiple personality disorder pits her organic self — an African American woman — against her Caucasian racist alter-ego. Berry, who won an Oscar for her performance in Monster’s Ball, produces this independent psychological thriller filmed in Vancouver and directed by Geoffrey Sax (Doctor Who and White Noise.)”
4/4/14- Poor reviews from nearly everybody. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 8th, 2014
HIDE YOUR SMILING FACES- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Two young brothers, Eric and Tommy, are upended by a tragic incident that kills of one of their friends and leaves emotional chaos behind. The boys must answer not only to the adults and family around them, but to their own consciences as well.”
3/28/14- Fairly good reviews all around including the NY Times. TRDB.
4/20/14- This movie has been compared to “Stand By Me” which was far superior. One critic said that “Hide” was more intent on tone than on incident and I believe that that says it all. I liked it but I felt it could have been much better. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 29th, 2014
GREENCARD WARRIORS- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set against the backdrop of Bush’s War on Terror and Barack Obama’s rise to presidency, Crosstown follows the story of 14-year-old Angel, an undocumented Latino teen, who struggles to find his place in an increasingly violent world. With the promise of naturalization papers, the US Military presents Angel’s family with the opportunity for a brighter future if they send his older brother into the US Army.”
3/28/14- Just one review and it’s good. Audiences have not liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 29th, 2014
NOTHING WITHOUT YOU- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite the odds stacked against her, a mentally unstable woman is determined to prove that she’s innocent of a violent crime. With the help of her court-appointed therapist, she attempts to piece together why she’s being framed for murder.”
3/28/14- Poor reviews by all critics. Audiences have liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Mystery
March 29th, 2014
REFUGE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Amy’s parents abandon her two younger siblings — one of them brain-damaged — she’s obliged to leave college to take care of them. While struggling to accept her dreary new existence, Amy meets a man who may change everything.”
3/28/14- Poor reviews all over. TRDB.
March 29th, 2014
GO DOWN DEATH- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Go Down Death is a wry, sinister realization of a strange new universe, a cross-episodic melange of macabre folktales supposedly penned by the fictitious writer Jonathan Mallory Sinus. An abandoned factory in Brooklyn stands in for a decrepit village haunted by ghosts, superstition and disease, while threatening to buckle under rumblings of the apocalypse.”
3/28/14- Just a few reviews and they are mixed. Audiences have not liked it. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
March 29th, 2014
BREATHE IN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Music teacher Keith has his mind focused on the past when he and his wife agree to welcome a foreign exchange student into their household. But the arrival of a British girl who’s the same age as their daughter has a way of shaking up the present.”
3/28/14- An OK review in today’s NY Times and mixed reviews from others and from audiences as well. TRDB.
8/17/14- Excellent acting is at the core of this movie that deals with a theme we’ve all heard before. I enjoyed it never-the-less. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 29th, 2014
CESAR CHAVEZ- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “During the 1960s and ’70s, Cesar Chavez served as an inspirational leader to tens of thousands of migrant farm workers trying to improve their rights. This biopic recounts Chavez’s efforts as the head of the United Farm Workers labor union.”
3/28/14- Weak critical reviews but audiences so far have liked it. TRDB.
March 29th, 2014
BLUMENTHAL- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Celebrated playwright, Harold Blumenthal, has passed away after succumbing to cardiac arrest while laughing at his own joke. Now, Harold’s estranged and jealous brother, Saul, must confront his personal hang-ups to deliver himself from an epic bout of constipation. Meanwhile, Saul’s wife Cheryl and son Ethan must grapple with their own personal obstacles through a set of circumstances so improbably ironic they might as well have been lifted from one of Harold’s plays.”
3/28/14- Mixed reviews by critics but audiences have liked it. The NY Times gave it a mixed review. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
March 29th, 2014
CHILD’S POSE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When her son Barbu kills a child with his car, wealthy Romanian Cornelia hopes that spreading money around will make Barbu’s problem go away. But bribing the witnesses and even the dead boy’s parents won’t repair her fractured family.”
3/28/14- I saw this movie today and enjoyed it despite it being very sad. Great acting by the female lead. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 29th, 2014
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