The Reel Dr. Bob

OPENED LAST FRIDAY-

1) HAVE A NICE DAY– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Satirizing the overpowering effects of greed on humans of every stripe, this darkly comic animated tale follows a host of dodgy characters racing to get their mitts on a fortune in cash stolen from a mobster.”

1/26/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

2) WEST OF THE JORDAN RIVER– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Provocative Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai provides an update to his 1982 documentary about the occupied territories, interviewing politicians, journalists, activists and ordinary citizens about their lives, their hopes for the future and more.”

1/26/18- Fair reviews at best for this documentary. TRDB.

3) THE LAST FAMILY– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Capturing the many obsessions of 20th-century Polish painter Zdzislaw Beksinski, this highly stylized biopic chronicles his relationships with his long-suffering wife, Zofia, and the couple’s mentally unstable son, Tomasz.”

1/26/18- Fairly good reviews by both the critics and by audiences. TRDB.

4) THE OPERA HOUSE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Through archival film and interviews, filmmaker Susan Froemke charts the fascinating history of New York City’s famed Metropolitan Opera, from its early days on 39th Street to its move to Lincoln Center in 1966.”

1/26/18- Just a few reviews noted and they are mixed. TRDB.

5) PLEASE STAND BY– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Intent on submitting her 500-page script to a writing competition, autistic young Wendy sneaks away from her care home and heads for Hollywood. In hot pursuit is her caregiver, Scottie — who inspired Wendy to begin writing in the first place.”

1/26/18- Fair reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.

6) LIKE ME– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In search of celebrity at any cost, young loner Kiya begins recording bizarre and often repellent “real life” episodes for an online audience that swells to viral proportions. But the effect on Kiya’s life soon becomes nightmarish.”

1/26/18- Good to “very good” reviews. TRDB.

7) SHOT IN THE DARK– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “While basketball coach Lou Adams and his Orr Academy players have been scarred by the violence and inequality endemic to their inner-city Chicago neighborhood, that’s all the more reason for them to dream big, as chronicled in this documentary.”

1/26/18- Just 2 reviews noted and they are both very good. TRDB.

8) MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the final stirring chapter of the “Maze Runner” trilogy, Thomas and his Glader warriors have one last chance to find a cure for the Flare pandemic. As the apocalyptic face-off with the WCKD organization begins, Thomas employs a daring strategy.”

1/26/18- Poor reviews by the critics and OK ones by audiences. My grandchildren want to see it. TRDB.

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BOB’S PICKS IN WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES-

NEW IN THE BURBS-

1) FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL– Jacob Burns, Garden Cinema Norwalk. 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Movie star Gloria Grahame’s intense affair with much younger actor Peter Turner springs back to life via flashbacks when he comes to the aid of the ailing Grahame, who spends her final days with her former lover while battling breast cancer.”

12/29/17- Reviews were just OK but there were some very good ones mixed in as well. TRDB.

2) THE SQUARE– Jacob Burns. 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Testing the thin line between art and reality, a famed museum’s new creative director mounts an installation — “The Square” — intended to foster altruism. But he sets off a hue and cry after enlisting a public relations firm to tout the exhibition.”

10/27/17- Fairly good reviews for this odd sounding drama/comedy. I’ll see it. TRDB.

REPEATS-

1) DARKEST HOUR– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Danbury, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. I liked it but not a great movie

2) GET OUT– Bethel. I saw it eight months ago and liked it

3) LADY BIRD– Bethel, Danbury. I enjoyed this movie very much

4) PHANTOM THREAD– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. Excellent reviews and I’ll see it

5) THE POST– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Danbury. I saw and liked it but not a great movie

6) THREE BILLBOARDS– Jacob Burns, Bethel. I liked it but not as much as others have

7)  CALL ME BY YOUR NAME– Danbury, Clearview 100.  I liked the movie

8) I, TONYA– Jacob Burns, Danbury, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. Good reviews and I plan to see it

9) THE SHAPE OF WATER– Danbury, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. I liked this movie very much- one of my favorites of the year

10) THREE BILLBOARDS– Danbury, Clearview 100. I liked it but not as much as others have

11) MOLLY’S GAME– Danbury. Very good reviews and I’d like to see it

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BOB’S PICKS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY-

A) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

1) 1945– 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the days after the end of World War II, a Hungarian village is set to celebrate a wedding when two Orthodox Jews arrive, igniting residents’ fears that the men have come to reclaim property divvied up among their neighbors during the war.”

11/28/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB. 

2) PHANTOM THREAD– Very good reviews

3) THE POST– I liked it but not a great movie

4) I, TONYA– Good reviews and I plan to see it

5) MOLLY’S GAME– Good reviews and friends have enjoyed it

6) DARKEST HOUR– I liked it but I was disappointed- maybe because of all the hype

7) THE SHAPE OF WATER- I really liked this movie very much. One of my favorites of the year

8) THREE BILLBOARDS– I liked the movie but did not love it

9) THE COMMUTER– 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Insurance salesman Michael Woolrich’s quiet train ride home turns into a terrifying situation when a mysterious woman forces him to find a specific passenger before the last stop, entangling Woolrich in a deadly conspiracy.”

1/9/18- Weak reviews. TRDB.

B) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY- SAME AS LAKE WORTH

C) THE STONZEK THEATER AT THE LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE-

1) THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER– 2017. “In this tale of horror based on a Euripides tragedy, a surgeon begins to regret his decision to help a troubled teenage boy after being drawn ever-deeper into the dramas revolving around the young man’s dysfunctional family.”

10/20/17- Wildly different reviews– definitely more positive than negative but I won’t see this horror movie. TRDB.

2) DJANGO– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this poignant biopic, jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt escapes the persecution that his Gypsy brethren suffer in German-occupied France, but when the Nazis demand that Django use his music to fuel their propaganda, he faces a daunting decision.”

1/5/18- Weak reviews by the critics but very good ones from audiences. TRDB.

D) THE LIVING ROOM THEATER AT FAU IN BOCA RATON-

1) CALL ME BY YOUR NAME– I liked it very much- one of my favorites of the year

2) I, TONYA– Good reviews and I’ll see it soon

3) LADY BIRD– I liked this movie very much

4) THE POST– A good movie that I enjoyed– not great however

5) IN BETWEEN– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in Tel Aviv, this engrossing drama follows a trio of independent-minded Palestinian women who develop a bond of solidarity as they share an apartment and struggle to balance the differing values of tradition and modernity.”

1/5/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

ENJOY!!

THE REEL DR. BOB

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