Posts filed under 'Mystery'

THE CIRCLE 2017

THE CIRCLE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ambitious Mae Holland can’t believe her good luck when the mightiest tech company on Earth — The Circle — hires her. But Mae’s enthusiasm for her new job wavers after meeting a colleague who’s skeptical of the company’s objectives.”

4/28/17- Terrible reviews. TRDB.

Add comment April 25th, 2017

CLAIRE IN MOTION

CLAIRE IN MOTION- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Three weeks after Claire Hunger’s art professor husband vanishes, everyone has given him up for dead — except Claire, whose continuing search for her missing spouse unearths secrets that reveal cracks in their union.”

1/13/17- Some very good reviews AND some very bad ones. I’d give it a try. TRDB.

Add comment January 13th, 2017

THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a nameless homicide victim’s body is delivered to a father-and-son team of medical examiners, their efforts to identify the beautiful corpse lead to a series of increasingly strange clues about the woman and the mystery of her death.”

12/21/16- This horror movie has received very good reviews but I probably won’t see it. TRDB.

 

Add comment December 21st, 2016

FRANK & LOLA

FRANK & LOLA-0 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this psychosexual drama spanning two continents, talented Las Vegas chef Frank falls for a struggling fashion designer, but love soon turns to something far darker when betrayal and obsessive jealousy lead him to Paris to extract revenge.”

12/9/16– The critics thought this one was just OK but audiences were 50/50. The trailer looked interesting and I might just see this one. TRDB.

Add comment December 9th, 2016

PET

PET- 22016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Seth spots former crush Holly on a bus, he finds himself falling for her all over again. But when she rejects Seth’s advances, he grows obsessed with her — leading him to abduct Holly and imprison her beneath the animal shelter where he works.”

12/2/16– Generally poor reviews for what sounds like a real horror movie. TRDB.

Add comment December 3rd, 2016

OPERATION AVALANCHE

OPERATION AVALANCHE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Reworking an old conspiracy theory, this inventive film follows two CIA operatives posing as documentarians to catch a Russian mole in NASA. Upon learning that Apollo 11 will miss its targeted launch date, they hatch a plan to fake the moon landing.”

9/16/16- OK reviews but it sounds stupid to me. TRDB.

Add comment September 19th, 2016

TRANSPECOS

TRANSPECOS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Most days are dull for U.S. Border Patrol agents Davis, Flores and Hobbs. But that can change in an instant, as the trio finds out when a routine stop gone wrong leaves them with a dead body, a wrecked vehicle and a cache of cocaine.”

9/9/16- Excellent reviews from critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.

Add comment September 9th, 2016

DEMON

DEMON- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “While digging the hole for a pool at his new home, soon-to-be husband Piotr comes across some old human remains. Keeping the find to himself, Piotr is assailed by deathly nightmares the night before his wedding — but the worst is yet to come.”

9/9/16- Very good reviews by the critics and mediocre ones by audiences. I’ll probably skip it. TRDB.

Add comment September 9th, 2016

IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE

IN ORDER OF DISAPPEARANCE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When he sets out to avenge his son’s murder, mild-mannered snowplow driver Nils sparks a war between a Norwegian mobster and his Serbian rival. As the two drug lords battle for supremacy, Nils dodges bullets to fulfill his own quest.”

8/26/16- Fairly good reviews in general. TRDB.

 

Add comment September 7th, 2016

I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER

I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Troubled by his homicidal impulses, teenage John Cleaver does his best to keep his dark imagination at bay. But when a serial killer descends on his town, John must turn to his dark side to track down and destroy the murderer — who may not be human.”

8/26/16- Definitely NOT my kind of movie but it did receive OK reviews. TRDB.

Add comment September 7th, 2016

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