Posts filed under 'Drama'
DRIVEWAYS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When 8-year-old Cody travels cross-country with his mom to clean out her late sister’s house, he’s ready for adventure. But little does he know that it will take the form of a friendship with the grouchy Korean War veteran next door.”
5/8/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB. On Prime Video.
5/15/20- I enjoyed the movie. This was the last movie with Brian Dennehy as he died shortly before the movie was released. TRDB.
Tags: drama
May 8th, 2020
15 YEARS- 2019. Synopsis by IMDB. “Yoav’s demons start haunting him after his best friend becomes pregnant without telling him, and after his boyfriend of 15 years starts talking about children too. His life unravels, and self-destruction seems inevitable.”
5/3/20- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
May 3rd, 2020
OUR MOTHERS- 2020. Synopsis by IMDB. ” Guatemala, 2018. The whole country is immersed in the trial of the soldiers who sparked the civil war. Victim statements come one after another. Ernesto is a young anthropologist working for the Forensic Foundation; his job is to identify the missing. One day, while hearing the account of an old woman, he thinks he has found a lead that might guide him to his father, a guerrillero who went missing during the war. Against his mother’s wishes, he flings himself body and soul into the case, looking for truth and resilience.”
No reviews noted so far. TRDB.
May 3rd, 2020
THE HALF OF IT- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “”Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help winning over a popular girl. But their new and unlikely friendship gets complicated when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.”
5/2/20- Very good reviews for this comedy/drama and I liked it. On Netflix.
May 2nd, 2020
HERE AND NOW- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A social drama told through the eyes of a young immigrant living with his little sister in the slums of the city of Ashdod and struggling to assimilate into Israeli society, who forms a hip-hop band with his three best friends. They believe that music will allow them to make their voices heard, to influence their harsh reality.”
4/23/20- I liked the movie. TRDB. As part of a Jewish Film Festival.
Tags: drama, Foreign
April 24th, 2020
A WHITE, WHITE DAY- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “After his wife dies in a mysterious car crash, police chief Ingimundur falls into a deep emotional crisis. Torn apart by grief, he grows more bitter and unbalanced, and begins stalking a man who may have had an affair with Ingimundur’s wife.”
4/17/20- Very good reviews. TRDB.
April 17th, 2020
RISING HIGH- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rising High tells the story of the rise and fall of two real-estate fraudsters. Viktor Stein (David Kross), Gerry Falkland (Frederick Lau) and the banker Nicole Kleber (Janina Uhse) get incredibly rich within a short period of time. But soon they are sucked deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of lies, fraud and deceit – until at some point they completely lose sight of reality and have to decide what is really important to them.”
4/17/20- Early reviews are weak. TRDB.
April 17th, 2020
THE WINDERMERE CHILDREN- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomaoes; “This is the stark, moving ultimately redemptive story of the bonds these children make with one another, and of how the friendships forged at Windermere become a lifeline to a fruitful future.”
4/13/20- I enjoyed this powerful and moving drama. The fact that it was mostly true added to its power. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 13th, 2020
RESISTANCE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “During the Nazi occupation of France, Marcel Mangel — who would later become legendary mime Marcel Marceau — shelves his artistic ambitions to join a group of Jewish Boy Scouts helping the Resistance smuggle out children orphaned by the Holocaust.”
3/30/20- Weak reviews for this drama but it sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
March 30th, 2020
UNCORKED- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Fueled by his love for wine, Elijah enrolls in a course to become a master sommelier, an elite designation given only to a handful who are able to pass its notoriously difficult exam. It’s a dream that upends the expectations of his father, Louis (Courtney B. Vance), who insists Elijah take over the popular Memphis barbeque joint that’s been passed down from father to son.”
3/27/20- Very good reviews. TRDB.
3/28/20- I enjoyed this movie. TRDB. Netflix
March 27th, 2020
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