Posts filed under 'Drama'
ILO ILO- 2013- Synopsis by Netflix. “Leaving the Philippines to work in Singapore, Teresa is hired as a maid by a couple whose spoiled son delights in bullying and belittling her. Over time, the household dynamic shifts as the son comes to revere Teresa — much to his mom’s annoyance.”
3/20/14- Good early reviews. TRDB.
3/21/14- A moving drama with very interesting characters and wonderful acting. Really a story about how one person can influence your life and its often not family. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 20th, 2014
THE GERMAN DOCTOR- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a young family opens a lakeside lodge in Patagonia, they have no idea that their first guest will be a Nazi war criminal. Unbeknownst to them, the charming doctor so entranced with 12-year-old Eva is none other than Josef Mengele.”
3/18/14- Good reviews for this movie. TRDB.
4/25/14– The NY Times liked this movie as did audiences and most other critics. TRDB.
9/23/14- I found this movie both good and disturbing and wondered throughout where this fictionalized film would take us. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 18th, 2014
OUT OF THE FURNACE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Working-class siblings Russell and Rodney Baze are desperate to flee the Rust Belt and find better lives. But when a twist of fate lands Russell in jail, Rodney gets mixed up with a crime syndicate — and their brotherly bond is soon put to the test.”
3/15/14- Weak reviews. TRDB.
March 17th, 2014
LE WEEK-END- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Returning to Paris long after their honeymoon there, a British couple hopes to rediscover the magical feelings of their early years together. There, they meet an old friend whose perspectives on love and marriage help them recover what was lost.”
3/14/14- Good reviews from critics– audiences so-so. TRDB.
4/7/14– I enjoyed this ultimately sad movie about people’s relationships with their spouses. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 15th, 2014
ON MY WAY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Prompted by a post-midlife crisis, Bettie goes out for cigarettes and decides to keep on driving, abandoning the restaurant she owns. But the farther she gets from her previous life, the closer she gets to reinvention.”
3/14/14- Good reviews in general. The NY Times liked it. TRDB.
8/4/14- A charming French drama made more charming by the great Catherine DeNeuve. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 15th, 2014
ENEMY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When humdrum academic Adam Bell spots his double in a rented movie, he launches a search that leads him to a small-time actor who seems uncannily like him in every way — except for his personality.”
3/14/14- Good review from the NY Times and from most other critics as well. TRDB.
7/5/14- I just couldn’t get past what I thought was awful acting with an awful script. The story itself was moderately entertaining. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
March 15th, 2014
THE DEN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “While spending time investigating webcam chat habits, a young woman accidentally witnesses a gruesome murder online. Now the killer has decided to pursue her — and those she loves — to be his next victims.”
3/14/14- Good reviews and the NY Times liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 15th, 2014
THE COLD LANDS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “After his mother’s death, adolescent Atticus runs away and lives in the woods of the Catskill Mountains to avoid being taken by the authorities. When he meets quirky drifter Carter, the two form a tenuous alliance to help each other survive.”
3/14/14- Weak reviews in general. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 15th, 2014
BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Unhappily married small-town pharmacist Douglas Varney has a predictable life. But when he hooks up with a hot customer, everything changes. Soon, he’s caught up in a web of fantasy sex, illegal pharmaceuticals and potential murder.”
3/14/14- Awful reviews all over. The NY Times called it “tepid but pleasant.”
Tags: Comedy, drama
March 15th, 2014
THE ART OF THE STEAL- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “This heist comedy stars Kurt Russell as Crunch Calhoun, a daredevil motorcyclist and mostly reformed con artist who signs on for one last job: helping his brother Nicky steal a priceless antique book.”
3/14/14- Weak reviews in general and a just OK one in the NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
March 15th, 2014
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