AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When their father disappears, three strong-willed women return to their childhood home and to their equally strong-willed mother. As they search for their patriarch, the dysfunctional family members wind up facing difficult truths about themselves.”
12/3/13- Mixed reviews but more positive than negative. TRDB.
12/27/13- The NY Times gave this movie a poor review in today’s issue. TRDB.
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THE PAST (LE PASSE)- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. When Iranian Ahmad returns to France after a four-year separation from his French wife, Marie, he discovers that she now has a boyfriend — and that behind her difficult relationship with their daughter lies a secret from the past.”
12/3/13- Very good reviews. TRDB.
12/20/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
1/28/14- From the same director who did “A Separation” this film is driven by the frank emotional talk between the characters. Just a bit slow but definitely a very good movie well worth seeing. TRDB.
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HOME- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Pushing ahead in his battle with mental illness, 33-year-old Jack is ready to leave his group home and rent an apartment, despite his doctor’s doubts. But when the rent is raised and his work hours cut, Jack considers some risky options for funds.”
11/22/13- Just an OK review in today’s NY Times and it was the only review I could find. TRDB.
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EVERYDAY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her husband imprisoned on drug charges, young mother Karen tries to raise four kids alone in this documentary-style drama filmed over five years. As Karen awaits her husband’s release, the trials of everyday life test her endurance.”
11/22/13- Very good although the NY Times commented that it was difficult at times to understand the Scottish accent. TRDB.
6/6/19- An excellent depiction of the realities involved. I liked it very much. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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DETROIT UNLEADED- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a robber kills his father, Lebanese-American Sami abandons his college plans and takes over the family’s Detroit gas station. Co-managing with his ambitious cousin, Sami watches his future unfold amid a series of long days and weird customers.”
11/22/13- Good reviews in general and a very good one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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COLD TURKEY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this holiday-gone-bad yarn, Peter Bogdanovich plays the patriarch of the dysfunctional Turner clan, a blended family gathering for Thanksgiving. But with the arrival of estranged daughter Nina, long-simmering grievances and resentments surface.”
11/22/13- Awful reviews all over and in today’s NY Times as well. TRDB.
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HOURS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Nolan’s wife dies in childbirth during Hurricane Katrina, his newborn daughter is placed on a ventilator. When the hospital is evacuated, he stays with her, desperate to keep her alive as the storm rages around them.”
11/21/13- I’ve seen just 1 review and it’s bad. TRDB.
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INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “The Coen Brothers helm this chronicle of struggling musician Llewellyn Davis, set during the height of the folk era in the early 1960s. The drama follows Davis through a week of creative highs and lows amid a bleak New York winter.
11/21/13- Very good reviews. TRDB.
12/6/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
3/19/14- A strange, sad kind of movie with a good portrayal of a slice of life. Worth seeing. TRDB. Netflix.
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MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Golden Globe-winner Idris Elba stars as Nelson Mandela in this in-depth biopic that portrays the groundbreaking South African leader from his rural childhood through his long imprisonment to his election as the country’s first black president.”
11/20/13- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
11/29/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
11/3/14- I found the movie superficial with little drama, nothing like the man. I turned it off. TRDB.
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HOMEFRONT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When ex-DEA agent Phil Broker is widowed, he moves with his 10-year-old daughter to a small town in pursuit of a quiet life, but he finds his dream destroyed by a murderous drug trafficker, Gator, and his gang of meth-making thugs.”
11/20/13- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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