Posts filed under 'Drama'
THE PLAYROOM- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 1970s suburbia, Maggie and her younger siblings spend the night telling each other stories in the attic. Downstairs, as their parents entertain guests over the course of a gin-soaked evening, truths are unearthed and betrayals come to light. With standout performances from John Hawkes, Molly Parker, and a cast of talented young actors, Julia Dyer’s second feature is an honest and challenging look at the reality behind the façade of a seemingly perfect American family.”
2/8/13- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 27th, 2013
LORE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After her Nazi parents are imprisoned, Lore leads her younger siblings across a war-torn Germany in 1945. Amid the chaos, she encounters a mysterious refugee named Thomas, who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire.”
2/8/13- Very good reviews in general with just a few critics saying that the film was a bit slow. The NY Times liked it as well. TRDB.
3/16/13- Yet another extremely powerful movie related to the Holocaust. Well done and should be a must see! TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 27th, 2013
A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in a stylized Los Angeles, ‘A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III’ is a playful comedy of lost love, friendship, revenge fantasies, and Brandy Alexanders. Charles (Charlie Sheen) is a successful graphic designer whose fame, money and charm have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. When his true love, a perplexing beauty named Ivana, suddenly breaks off their relationship, Charles’ life falls apart and he swirls into a downward spiral of doubt, confusion and reflection.”
2/8/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
January 25th, 2013
HORS SATAN (OUTSIDE SATAN)- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this allegorical drama, a homeless man who may be more than he seems relentlessly wanders the open countryside — often accompanied by a teenage girl who feeds him — and indulges in an uneasy mixture of prayer and random violence.”
1/18/13- This movie received an OK review from the NY Times today and mixed reviews in general. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 18th, 2013
BRIEF REUNION- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Successful businessman Aaron Clark has his 40th birthday wrecked by his no-good former classmate Teddy, who also begins stalking Aaron and his wife. Unable to contain Teddy’s sinister invasion of his life, Aaron finally arrives at his breaking point.”
1/18/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 18th, 2013
BROKEN CITY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “After private detective Billy Taggart informs the mayor of New York that his wife is having an affair, the woman’s lover turns up dead. In short order, the PI learns that his mayor boss is at the center of some very shady real estate dealings.”
1/181/13- An OK review in today’s NY Times calling it a solid B movie. Others have disliked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 18th, 2013
GANGSTER SQUAD- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When notorious East Coast mob boss Mickey Cohen looks to set up his operations in L.A., it’s up to a group of hard-nosed LAPD cops to take him down. Based on true events, this ’40s-era crime drama is directed by Ruben Fleischer.”
1/11/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times and everywhere else as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 17th, 2013
FAIRHAVEN- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Jon is on a journey of introspection and launching a writing career when an unexpected visit from two old pals derails his train of thought. As the three travel down memory lane, Jon learns more about himself than he ever could as a writer.”
1/11/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times. Others have not been as good. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 17th, 2013
LET MY PEOPLE GO- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A sweet and hilarious fusion of gay romantic comedy, Jewish family drama and French bedroom farce, Mikael Buch’s Let My People Go! follows the travails and daydreams of the lovelorn Reuben (Nicolas Maury), a French-Jewish gay mailman living in fairytale Finland (where he got his MA in “Comparative Sauna Cultures”) with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. But just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers’ quarrel exile the heartbroken Reuben back to Paris and his zany family-including Almodovar goddess Carmen Maura as his ditzy mom, and Truffaut regular Jean-François Stévenin as his lothario father. Scripted by director Mikael Buch and renowned arthouse auteur Christophe Honoré (Love Songs), Let My People Go! both celebrates and upends Jewish and gay stereotypes with wit, gusto and style to spare.
1/11/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 17th, 2013
MY BEST ENEMY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As Hitler’s army invades Austria, a Jewish art dealer’s son tries to turn the tables after he is betrayed by his friend, now a Third Reich stooge. In an audacious plot, the prisoner and aspiring Nazi swap identities to recover a priceless drawing.”
1/11/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times and with most of the other critics as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 17th, 2013
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