RED ROCKET- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The audacious new film from writer-director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine), starring Simon Rex in a magnetic, live-wire performance, Red Rocket is a darkly funny and humane portrait of a uniquely American hustler and a hometown that barely tolerates him.”
12/10/21- Good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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BEING THE RICARDOS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Chronicling a week of filming the beloved 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy,” this biopic follows stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as they experience personal and professional crises that could end their relationship onscreen and off.”
12/8/21- Just fair reviews for this drama/biopic but I liked it very much. I loved Lucy too. TRDB.
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THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this animated adventure, a photojournalist sets out to determine whether mountaineer George Mallory and his climbing partner, Andrew Irvine, were the first to scale Mount Everest. But the question can only be answered by locating Mallory’s camera.”
12/4/21- Excellent reviews for this animated drama. TRDB.
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BENEDETTA- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair, but it’s her shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its very core.”
12/1/21- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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C’MON C’MON- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills.”
12/1/21- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
1/6/22- I really did not like this movie and I turned it off. TRDB.
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LICORICE PIZZA – 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Director Paul Thomas Anderson returns to one of his favorite settings — California’s San Fernando Valley — for this coming-of-age tale about a high school student who’s also juggling the demands of being a successful child actor.”
11/28/21- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible. Adapted from the bestselling book by Matt Haig.”
11/28/21- Fair to good reviews for this children’s movie. TRDB.
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BOILING POINT- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “On the busiest night of the year at one of the hottest restaurants in London, charismatic, commanding head chef Andy Jones (Stephen Graham) balances along a knife’s edge as multiple personal and professional crises threaten to destroy everything he’s worked for. A surprise visit from a health and safety inspector sets the staff on edge as the overbooked hotspot begins to fill with guests.”
11/27/21- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
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THE HUMANS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this affecting drama set at a shabby Manhattan duplex, Brigid Blake and her family gather for a Thanksgiving celebration. But as the evening progresses, grievances are aired, and tensions soon begin to rise.”
Rotten Tomatoes had this to say— “Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare. The piercingly funny and haunting debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, adapted from his Tony Award-winning play, The Humans explores the hidden dread of a family and the love that binds them together.”
11/27/21- Excellent reviews for this movie. TRDB.
11/28/21- I liked the movie but a bit less than the critics. TRDB.
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DRIVE MY CAR- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production’s premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koji Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke’s late wife.”
11/27/21- Excellent reviews for this Japanese drama. TRDB.
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