Posts filed under 'Drama'
THE TOBACCONIST- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Seventeen-year-old Franz journeys to Vienna to apprentice at a tobacco shop. There he meets Sigmund Freud, a regular customer, and over time the two very different men form a singular friendship. When Franz falls desperately in love with the music-hall dancer Anezka, he seeks advice from the renowned psychoanalyst, who admits that the female sex is as big a mystery to him as it is to Franz. As political and social conditions in Austria dramatically worsen with the Nazis’ arrival in Vienna, Franz, Freud, and Anezka are swept into the maelstrom of events. Each has a big decision to make: to stay or to flee?”
7/10/20- Weak reviews from the critics and pretty good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 10th, 2020
PALM SPRINGS- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg) and reluctant maid of honor Sarah (Cristin Milioti) have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.”
7/10/20- Very good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB. On HULU.
Tags: Comedy, drama
July 10th, 2020
ADU- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes.”In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far away, an environmental activist contemplates the terrible image of an elephant, dead and fangless.”
7/9/20- Very good reviews by audiences. I liked the movie despite awful or absent sub-titles. TRDB. On Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 9th, 2020
ADU- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far away, an environmental activist contemplates the terrible image of an elephant, dead and fangless. “Thousands of kilometers to the north, in Melilla, a group of civil guards prepare to face the furious crowd of sub-Saharan people who have begun the assault on the fence.”
7/9/20- Fairly good reviews for this drama. TRDB. On Netflix.
Tags: drama
July 9th, 2020
BUNGALOW– Synopsis by IMDB. “A German soldier goes AWOL and returns home to more problems than he left.”
7/2/20- Fair reviews but the overall premise sounds interesting. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 3rd, 2020
THE OUTPOST- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Based on true events. A team of U.S. soldiers stationed at the deadliest outpost in Afghanistan are relentlessly attacked by an overwhelming force of Taliban insurgents. Their fight for survival is the ultimate display of American valor.”
8/8/20- Another war is hell movie. Just OK. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 3rd, 2020
VIENA AND THE FANTOMES- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Working as a roadie on a punk band’s cross-country tour, Viena is having the time of her life. But it comes to an end as she’s pulled into the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle’s dangerous currents, including drugs, alcohol and a fatal attraction to celebrity.”
7/1/20- Just 1 review noted and it is good. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 1st, 2020
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” When aspiring musicians Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) are given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country at the world’s biggest song competition, they finally have a chance to prove that any dream is a dream worth fighting for.”
6/26/20- Poor reviews by the critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 26th, 2020
HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD- 2019- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding Seoul in 1994, a lonely 14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Deprived of attention from her family, she roams the neighborhood with her best friend, attempts romantic relationships with both girls and boys alike and is sent to the hospital with an unclear diagnosis. When Young-ji, a new teacher, arrives, she becomes the first adult Eun-hee feels really understands her.”
6/26/20- Excellent reviews for this Korean movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 26th, 2020
THE LAST TREE- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “THE LAST TREE follows the story of Femi, a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner London to live with his mum. Struggling with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment, teenage Femi has to figure out which path to adulthood he wants to take, and what it means to be a young black man in London.”
6/26/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 26th, 2020
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