Posts filed under 'Drama'
SWAN SONG- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in the near future, “Swan Song” is a powerful, emotional journey told through the eyes of Cameron (Mahershala Ali), a loving husband and father who is expecting his second child with his wife Poppy (Naomie Harris). When Cameron is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he is presented with an alternative solution by his doctor (Glenn Close) to shield his family from grief. As Cameron grapples with whether or not to alter his family’s fate, he learns more about life and love than he ever imagined.”
12/18/21- Not to be confused with another recent movie with the same name this sci-fi film received just fair reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
December 18th, 2021
THE HAND OF GOD- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Growing up in the storied city of Naples, Fabietto Schisa sees his life transformed when soccer legend Diego Maradona, in the prime of his career, joins Fabietto’s team and ultimately plays a critical role in his future.”
12/16/21- Very good reviews from the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
12/18/21- I hated this movie and fell asleep twice in the first 20 minutes. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 16th, 2021
THE NOVICE- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though college freshman Alex Dall is a novice rower, she’s determined to earn a spot on the varsity team. Pushing herself beyond her mental and physical limits, Alex alienates everybody in her orbit as her enthusiasm turns into obsession.”
12/15/21- Very good reviews for this drama/mystery. TRDB.
December 15th, 2021
THE LOST DAUGHTER- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “During a coastal holiday in Greece, middle-aged Leda develops a fascination with a mother and daughter after seeing them repeatedly at the beach. But when Leda’s obsession leads her to commit an irrational act, she has to face her unsettled past.”
12/15.21- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 15th, 2021
DON’T LOOK UP- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem: it’s on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care.”
12/25/21- Poor reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 15th, 2021
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James (Stephan James) and teammate Emmett Sunday (Alexander Ludwig) ignite a player’s strike declaring they won’t compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher.”
12/10/21- Reviews are just fair. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 10th, 2021
FRANCE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In FRANCE, a satirical drama set in contemporary Paris, Léa Seydoux stars as France de Meurs, a seemingly unflappable superstar TV journalist whose career, home life, and psychological stability are turned upside down after she carelessly drives into a young delivery man on a busy street.”
12/10/21- Awful reviews for this French movie but it sounded OK to me. TRDB.
Tags: drama, drama. foreign
December 10th, 2021
THE UNFORGIVABLE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime, Ruth Slater (Sandra Bullock) re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past. Facing severe judgment from the place she once called home, her only hope for redemption is finding the estranged younger sister she was forced to leave behind.”
12/10/21- Poor reviews by the critics and fairly good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 10th, 2021
A SON ( UN FILS )-2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A SON (UN FILS) is an intense family drama about 11 year old Aziz who needs a liver transplant after being seriously injured during a terrorist ambush while on holiday in 2011. At the hospital, a family secret will be revealed.”
12/10/21- Excellent reviews for this drama from Tunisia. TRDB.
Tags: drama, drama/foreign
December 10th, 2021
THE LADY OF HEAVEN- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The heart-wrenching journey of Lady Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad. Separated by 1400 years, an Iraqi child, in the midst of a war-torn country at the hands of ISIS, learns the importance and power of patience. After losing his mother, the child finds himself in a new home, where a loving grandmother narrates the historical story of The Lady and how her suffering as the first victim of terrorism spun out of control into the 21st century.”
12/10/21- Just 2 reviews so far and they are both very good. TRDB.
Tags: drama, history
December 10th, 2021
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