RUSHLIGHTS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Young lovers Billy and Sarah journey from L.A. to Texas with plans to make a false claim to the valuable assets left behind by a dead friend. But when their voyage brings them to Tremo, Texas, they find a bizarre and sinister world awaiting them.”
6/21/13- Uniformly miserable reviews. TRDB.
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KUICHISAN- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this earnest drama, a 10-year-old island boy wanders through the tumbledown streets of Koza, Japan, looking for the meaning of life. At the same time, an American tourist adrift in the city embarks on a similar quest for answers.”
6/21/13- Just a few reviews and they are mixed. Today’s NY Times liked it but thought it was too long and wilted at the end. TRDB.
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BERT AND ARNIE’S GUIDE TO FRIENDSHIP- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Helmed by first time director, Jeff Kaplan, “Bert and Arnie’s Guide to Friendship” follows the romantic misadventures of Bert Sheering (Matt Oberg – Comedy Central’s “Ugly Americans”), a sophisticated, yet sexually repressed author and Arnie Hubert (Stephen Schneider – NBC’s “Best Friends Forever”), a no-nonsense executive and unabashed ladies man. When Bert discovers that Arnie is sleeping with his wife, this modern day odd couple are launched into a journey filled with comedy, romance and ultimately, friendship.”
6/21/13- Miserable professional reviews but audiences have liked it. TRDB.
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THE WAY WAY BACK- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A stifled teen finds his voice with encouragement from the manager of a local water park, where he takes a summer job to escape his unbearable home life with his mom and her overbearing boyfriend.”
7/5/13- Uniformly good reviews but just an OK one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
12/3/13- The worst!! TRDB.
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STUCK IN LOVE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “By turns funny and affecting, this quirky indie tale follows a turbulent year in the lives of the literary Borgens clan, which is in a tailspin thanks to the family patriarch’s obsession with his former wife.”
7/5/13- Mixed reviews at best. The NY Times didn’t care for it. TRDB.
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JUST LIKE A WOMAN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Sienna Miller stars in this cross-cultural comedy as a Chicago housewife with a penchant for belly dancing. When she decides to take her art to the next level by entering a competition held in Las Vegas, she drags along her dance instructor.”
7/5/13- Awful reviews. The NY Times didn’t hate it but didn’t like it either. TRDB.
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THE LONE RANGER- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this reboot of the 1950s television series, Native American warrior Tonto rescues wounded lawman John Reid and restores him to health, thus creating an often-contentious but effective partnership as they attempt to rid the Old West of corruption.”
1/9/14- Poor reviews all around. TRDB.
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CLOUDBURST- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Stella and Dot, a lesbian couple, escape from their nursing home and head to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young male hitchhiker, a troubled soul who has much to learn about courage from the two ladies.”
6/18/13- Very good reviews and the coming attractions looked good as well. TRDB.
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BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR-2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Determined to fall in love, 15-year-old Adele focuses on Thomas. But it’s a blue-haired girl she meets on the street who really piques her interest. Soon, Adele begins exploring her desire for girls as she negotiates her way to becoming a woman.”
Rotten Tomatoes had this to say– “A 15-year-old girl finds her naïve perceptions of human sexuality challenged upon meeting a blue-haired girl who encourages her to assert her individuality in director Abdel Kechiche’s deeply perceptive drama. The recipient of the prestigious Palme d’ Or at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival, Blue is the Warmest Color stars Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux.”
9/28/13- Excellent reviews although A.O. Scott from the NY Times wrote a negative review after this film won at Cannes. TRDB.
11/2/13- Great acting by the two lead women and a lot of graphic lesbian sex have contributed to making this movie, the winner of the Palme d’Or Award in Cannes, the most talked about movie in a long time. The story itself was very good as well and I recommend the film. TRDB.
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SIGHTSEERS- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Newly coupled Chris and Tina embark on an RV road trip to take in England’s unique sights and rolling countryside. But as events and people inadvertently raise Chris’s ire, the trip takes a gory wrong turn.”
6/16/13- Very good reviews with most reviewers calling this film weird. TRDB.
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