The Reel Dr. Bob

1) THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK– 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With college out of the way and the rest of his life ahead of him, Thomas is taking his time to decide what he really wants. On the other hand, his father’s young mistress, Johanna, knows exactly what she wants — and it’s Thomas.”

8/24/17- Terrible reviews from the critics and just OK ones from audiences. TRDB.

2) LOVE & BANANAS: AN ELEPHANT STORY– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a dramatic chapter in the struggle to rescue trekking Asian elephants, noted conservationist Lek Chailert leads a team on a 480-mile journey to save 70-year-old Noi Na, a nearly blind pachyderm that has labored for humans for decades.”

4/18/18- I’ve seen just 1 review and it was very positive. TRDB.

3) GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT & BAMI– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Director Sophie Fiennes spent 10 years filming ageless “glamazon” Grace Jones to compile this fascinating portrait. Mixing performance footage with travelogue, the documentary follows Jones on a road trip across Jamaica as she reconnects with family.”

4/20/18- Very good reviews by the critics and poor ones by audiences. TRDB.

4) THE HOUSE OF TOMORROW– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Raised by his overbearing grandmother in a geodesic dome and steeped in futurist Buckminster Fuller’s theories, 16-year-old Sebastian gets a look at a different kind of life when she suffers a stroke and he strikes up a friendship with a punk rocker.”

4/27/18- Fair reviews at best. Several called it quirky. TRDB.

5) THE ESCAPE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Suffocating in her seemingly picture-perfect existence as a stay-at-home mom with two young children and a prosperous husband, Tara does the unthinkable: She deserts her family to find herself and determine what she wants from life.”

5/11/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

6) THE YELLOW BIRDS– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Friends since training, soldiers Bartle and Murph ship off to Iraq under the command of a ready-to-rumble sergeant. When only Bartle returns, a military investigator and Murph’s grieving mother are determined to make Bartle reveal what happened.”

6/15/18- This movie sounds interesting but received really poor reviews from the critics and from audiences as well. There were a few good ones- one from the NY Times. I think I’d give it a try. TRDB.

7) SHOCK AND AWE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “This real-life drama about the manipulation of public opinion recounts the tragically successful efforts of George W. Bush’s administration to convince the American people, wrongly, that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.”

7/12/18- Terrible reviews from everyone. TRDB.

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OPENED LAST FRIDAY- AUG. 3-

Recommended-

1) THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teenager Cameron Post sees her life turn topsy-turvy when she’s caught having sex with another girl on prom night and is packed off to a conversion-therapy facility to be “cured.” Instead, she forms a bond with the two renegades in the group.”

8/3 18- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB.

2) GAVAGAI– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “To cope with his grief, German widower Carsten Neuer journeys to Norway to tackle a formidable literary project that his late wife failed to finish: translating a legendary Norwegian author’s collection of poems into Chinese.”

8/3/18- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.

3) KING COHEN– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the 1970s, take-no-prisoners director Larry Cohen made a string of movies that went on to become cult classics. This in-depth homage — featuring interviews with fans such as Martin Scorsese and John Landis — charts Cohen’s colorful story.”

8/3/18- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

4) MILLA- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teens Leo and Milla are so in love that a lack of money and a dearth of possessions don’t dampen their ardor. But everything unexpectedly changes when Leo begins working on a fishing boat and Milla finds that she’s pregnant.”

8/3/18- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.

5) NIGHT COMES ON– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “About to turn 18, Angel LaMere emerges from juvenile detention with big plans: She’s going to rescue younger sister Abby from foster care and then track down and kill their father — the man who murdered their mom.”

8/3/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

6) COCOTE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Back in his hometown to attend his father’s funeral, evangelical Christian Alberto must take part in pagan rituals that violate his faith — and his internal struggle intensifies when his family urges him to avenge their patriarch’s murder.”

8/3/18- Very good reviews in general with some strong positive ones and some strong negative ones as well. TRDB.

7) SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this dishy documentary about his days facilitating sexual encounters for movie stars, handsome and charming Scotty Bowers recounts how he began supplying more than just gasoline at the filling station he ran in 1940s Hollywood.”

8/3/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

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COMCAST ON-DEMAND-

NEW ON-DEMAND–

1) RBG- A documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Excellent reviews and I liked it very much.

REPEATS-

1) LITTLE PINK HOUSE– Good reviews

2) TULLY– I liked it

3) LEISURE SEEKER– I enjoyed it

4) CHAPPAQUIDDICK– Just so-so

5) FIRST REFORMED– I liked it

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BOB’S PICKS IN WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES-

NEW IN THE BURBS-

1) THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST- Jacob Burns, Clearview 100. 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teenager Cameron Post sees her life turn topsy-turvy when she’s caught having sex with another girl on prom night and is packed off to a conversion-therapy facility to be “cured.” Instead, she forms a bond with the two renegades in the group.”

8/3 18- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB.

2) BLACKkKLANSMAN– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Danbury. 2018. Synopsis by IMDB. “Taking on a dangerous undercover assignment, black Colorado cop Ron Stallworth manages to join the Ku Klux Klan’s Colorado Springs chapter — and is named its leader — by disguising his race on the phone while a white officer attends the meetings.”

7/31/18- Great reviews. TRDB.

3) GENERATION WEALTH– Clearview 100. 2018.  Synopsis by Netflix. “For many, the American Dream has become a nightmare, with the quest for material possessions outpacing people’s earning potential. Using her 25-year body of work, photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield examines our wealth-obsessed society.”

7/19/18- Poor reviews. TRDB.

REPEATS-

1) EIGHTH GRADE– Bethel, Clearview 100.

7/12/18- Great reviews!!! Friends thought it was so-so. TRDB. 

2) McQUEEN- Jacob Burns, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. Uniformly good reviews but nowhere did I see “excellent.” TRDB.

3) THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk. I saw it and liked it very much

4) LEAVE NO TRACE– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Garden Cinema Norwalk. Very good reviews and I liked it

5) WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR– Bethel, Garden Cinema Norwalk. Very good reviews

6) SORRY TO BOTHER YOU– Jacob Burns. Fairly good reviews but it didn’t sound so good to me

7) RBG- Garden Cinema Norwalk. An excellent documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg

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BOB’S PICKS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY-

A) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

1) BLACKkKLANSMAN– 2018. Synopsis by IMDB. “Taking on a dangerous undercover assignment, black Colorado cop Ron Stallworth manages to join the Ku Klux Klan’s Colorado Springs chapter — and is named its leader — by disguising his race on the phone while a white officer attends the meetings.”

7/31/18- Great reviews. TRDB.

2) PUZZLE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “While leading an empty suburban existence, Agnes discovers the pleasure of solving jigsaw puzzles and finds she has a rare talent for it. Before long, her hobby provides an entrée into a new life through the world of competitive puzzling.”

7/27/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.

B) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY-

1) BLACKkKLANSMAN- 2018. Synopsis by IMDB. “Taking on a dangerous undercover assignment, black Colorado cop Ron Stallworth manages to join the Ku Klux Klan’s Colorado Springs chapter — and is named its leader — by disguising his race on the phone while a white officer attends the meetings.”

7/31/18- Great reviews. TRDB.

2) PUZZLE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “While leading an empty suburban existence, Agnes discovers the pleasure of solving jigsaw puzzles and finds she has a rare talent for it. Before long, her hobby provides an entrée into a new life through the world of competitive puzzling.”

7/27/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.

3) THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS– I liked it very much

4) THE CAKEMAKER– Very good reviews

5) 1945– Very good reviews and I liked it very much

C) THE STONZEK THEATER AT THE LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE- CLOSED FOR RENOVATION

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

1) PUZZLE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “While leading an empty suburban existence, Agnes discovers the pleasure of solving jigsaw puzzles and finds she has a rare talent for it. Before long, her hobby provides an entrée into a new life through the world of competitive puzzling.”

7/27/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.

2) DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT- Fairly good reviews from the critics and excellent reviews from audiences.

3) THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS– I liked it very much 

4) THE CAKEMAKER– Very good reviews

5) LOVE, CECIL– Good reviews from the critics but poor ones from audiences.

6) LEAVE NO TRACE– I liked this one very much

7) THE KING– Fair reviews from the critics and terrible ones from audiences.

ENJOY!!

THE REEL DR. BOB

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