The Reel Dr. Bob

FEBRUARY 7, 2019-

DEAR FRIENDS:

JUST 2 MOVIES FOR ME THIS WEEK, NEITHER OF WHICH I CAN RECOMMEND!

QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK- NONE

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT THE THEATER-

1) COLD WAR– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Inspired by the turbulent marriage of the director’s parents, this bittersweet drama follows pianist Wiktor and singer Zula — star-crossed lovers with divergent backgrounds and temperaments — as they pursue an impossible romance in postwar Europe.”

12/21/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

2/1/19- A cold war romance that I didn’t find that interesting. TRDB. 

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT HOME-

1) MID 90’s- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1990s Los Angeles, teenage Stevie is looking for his place in a world dominated by his abusive older brother and needy single mom. After finding acceptance with the crew at a skateboard shop, Stevie learns some hard lessons about race and class.”

10/19/18- Fairly good reviews noted. TRDB.

2/1/19- I didn’t like this movie at all and turned it off. TRDB. Netflix Disc.

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COMING TO NETFLIX NEXT WEEK-

1) THE FRONT RUNNER– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, Sen. Gary Hart is the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination — but he sees his ambitions short-circuited when reports of an extramarital affair turn up in the media.”

11/20/18- Really poor reviews although I might see it eventually for history sake. TRDB.

2) AT ETERNITY’S GATE– 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “This dramatized biopic recounts the last days in the turbulent and tragically brief life of master Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, who comes to realize that his brilliant work will never be recognized as such during his lifetime.”

11/16/18- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.

3) SHOPLIFTERS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Earning only meager incomes, Osamu and his wife supplement their wages by shoplifting, with help from son Shota. While heading home on a winter night, father and son come across a freezing young girl and make a fateful decision to take her home.”

11/23/18- Excellent reviews but friends have not cared for it. TRDB.

4) BAYOU CAVIAR-  2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Once a boxing champion, Rodney Jones is now a nightclub bouncer — who resorts to partnering with a photographer and an ambitious starlet to make a compromising sex tape of a married real-estate magnate.”

12/18/18- Terrible reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.

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OPENED LAST WEEK-

1) ARCTIC– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his plane crashes in the Arctic, Danish explorer Overgård hunkers down to await rescue. But after a helicopter promising salvation also crashes — leaving its co-pilot badly hurt — Overgård must decide whether to begin a long trek to find help.”

2/1/19- Excellent reviews for this drama starring Mads Mikkelsen. TRDB.

2) BRAID- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “To support themselves, would-be artists Petula and Tilda deal drugs till a bust puts them in debt to their supplier. When they flee to the estate of childhood chum Daphne — who’s become unhinged — she forces them into a warped game of role-playing.”

2/1/19- Most of the reviews were very good but some didn’t like it at all. TRDB.

3) PIERCING– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Haunted by an impulse to kill his infant, new father Reed decides to get rid of his homicidal demons by killing a prostitute instead. But his intended victim proves more than a match, and the two are soon locked in a battle of wills.”

2/1/19- Fair reviews by the critics and poor ones by audiences. TRDB.

4) VELVET BUZZSAW– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Eager to make it in the Los Angeles art scene, young agent Josephina is elated when she finds a collection of paintings by a recently deceased neighbor. Disregarding instructions to destroy the works, she begins showing them … with dire results.”

2/1/19- Fair to poor reviews from critics and audiences but I’d give it a try. TRDB.

5) DAUGHTER OF MINE-2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ten-year-old Vittoria is already chafing at the rules her doting mom imposes on her when she meets free-spirited Angelica, who mesmerizes Vittoria. But she finds her world upended after learning that Angelica is her birth mother.”

2/1/19- Excellent reviews from the critics and really poor ones from audiences. TRDB.

6) THE UNICORN– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Four years into their engagement — with wedlock nowhere in sight — Caleb and Malory learn the secret ingredient in Malory’s parents’ long union: threesomes. Seeking a spark, Caleb and Malory decide to bring a third person into their relationship.”

2/1/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.

7) THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD– 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Peter Jackson directs this homage to the British troops of the First World War with never-before-seen-footage of soldiers as they faced the fear and uncertainty of frontline battle in Belgium.”

1/30/19- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

1) MISS BALA–

2) OUTLAWS-

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BOB’S PICKS IN WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES-

NEW IN THE BURBS-

1) THE INVISIBLES– Clearview 100. 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This riveting docudrama follows four resourceful Jewish youths living under Nazi rule in 1943 Berlin, where they elude the roundup of Jews by taking cover in safe houses and freely walking the streets, virtually hiding in plain sight.”

1/25/19- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.

REPEATS-

1) GREEN BOOK– Jacob Burns, Bethel. Excellent reviews and

2) STAN & OLLIE– Bethel, Clearview 100.

3) THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD– Bethel, Danbury. Very good reviews.

4) COLD WAR– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Clearview 100. I thought it was so-so

5) CAPERNAUM– Jacob Burns, Clearview 100. So-so reviews

6) THE FAVOURITE– Clearview 100. Good reviews but of no interest to me

7) VICE– Clearview 100. I liked the movie even though it infuriated me

8) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY– Danbury. I really enjoyed this movie

9) A STAR IS BORN– Danbury. I liked it very much

10) ON THE BASIS OF SEX– Jacob Burns. I liked this movie- didn’t think I would

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BOB’S PICKS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY-

A) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

1) STAN & OLLIE– Very good reviews

2) COLD WAR– I thought it was so-so

3) HEADING HOME– THE TALE OF TEAM ISRAEL is the David-and-Goliath story of Israel’s national baseball team as it competes for the first time in the World Baseball Classic. Early reviews are mixed

4) CAPERNAUM- So-so reviews but friends have liked it and I will see it soon

5) GREEN BOOK– Excellent and a must-see

B) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY- same as Lake Worth above

C) THE STONZEK THEATER AT THE LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE-

1) OSCAR SHORTS

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

1) CAPERNAUM– So-so reviews but friends have liked it and I will see it soon

2) COLD WAR– I thought it was just so-so

3) HEADING HOME– 2019. HEADING HOME: THE TALE OF TEAM ISRAEL is the David-and-Goliath story of Israel’s national baseball team as it competes for the first time in the World Baseball Classic.

4) THE INVISIBLES– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This riveting docudrama follows four resourceful Jewish youths living under Nazi rule in 1943 Berlin, where they elude the roundup of Jews by taking cover in safe houses and freely walking the streets, virtually hiding in plain sight.”

1/25/19- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.