CHLORINE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Obsessed with maintaining her family’s upper-crust lifestyle, Georgie pushes her put-upon husband, Roger, into a risky real estate investment. When the deal goes south, each member of the family starts to fall apart in his or her own neurotic way.”
2/28/14- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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THE BAG MAN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “A hit man summoned to a motel deep in the bayou by an eccentric mob boss discovers that he’s one of several professional killers present. Now, with growing dread, the hired guns wait for the man who called them.”
2/28/14- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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CHAPLIN OF THE MOUNTAINS- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “As two film-school graduates travel the Kurdish countryside screening Charlie Chaplin movies, they meet Nazé, a French-Kurdish woman searching for her roots. After scrapping their agenda, the duo begins a journey to help Nazé complete her mission.”
1/21/14- OK reviews in general and from the NY Times as well. TRDB.
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BAREFOOT- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Asked to treat a young psychiatric patient who’s been living in utter isolation, a doctor from a wealthy family forms an unusual bond with her. This subtle romantic comedy reveals the beliefs, ambitions and passions of two wandering souls.”
1/21/14- Awful reviews from everybody. TRDB.
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ANGELS IN STARDUST- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “An imaginative teenage girl, living in a mystical and dangerous community built on a deserted drive-in movie lot along the Texas-Oklahoma border, struggles to realize her potential and escape the world she was born into.”
2/21/14- Poor reviews all around. TRDB.
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WINTER’S TALE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Mark Helprin’s novel provides the basis for this film starring Colin Farrell as a thief who breaks into an ill girl’s home and then falls for her. As the action shifts between past and present, the burglar also acquires a flying-horse guardian angel.”
2/14/14- Awful reviews all around including the review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment February 17th, 2014
LUCKY BASTARD- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. ” Porn aficionado wins a chance to have sex with a porn star on camera, but when his performance falls short, he blames the crew for humiliating him and decides to exact a gruesome revenge.”
2/14/14- Mixed reviews. The NY Times did not like it. TRDB.
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JIMMY P.- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Returning home from World War II, Blackfoot Native American Jimmy Picard suffers from a host of psychosomatic symptoms. In this drama based on a true story, he bonds with psychoanalyst Georges Devereux as the two explore his psyche for causes.”
2/14/14- A good review in today’s NY Times. Other reviews are mixed, some very good and some very bad. TRDB.
10/2/14- I agree with the “very bad” group of reviewers. Boring, boring and I turned it off. TRDB.
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A FIELD IN ENGLAND- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in 17th-century England, this black-and-white drama portrays the strange and psychedelic ordeal faced by two deserters from a battle. Captured by a demented alchemist and forced to dig for hidden treasure, the men unearth horror instead.”
2/7/14- Fairly good reviews– the NY Times liked it also. TRDB.
6/10/14- Just way to weird for me and I had to turn it off. TRDB. Netflix.
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7 BOXES- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In an outdoor Paraguayan market, a butcher offers a 17-year-old delivery boy $100 to transport seven sealed boxes to a drop-off point — a task that seems simple until he finds himself pursued by a rival and his gang, thieves and the cops.”
2/7/14- Good reviews from the NY Times and from most other critics. TRDB.
5/19/14- A ridiculous movie that somehow managed to get good reviews. I gave up at about half way. TRDB.
Add comment February 7th, 2014