The Reel Dr. Bob

MARCH 3, 2022-

DEAR FRIENDS:

QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-

1) PARALLEL MOTHERS–

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

1) PARALLEL MOTHERS– 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized..”

12/24/21- Excellent reviews for this Spanish drama. TRDB.

3/3/22-  I liked it very much. TRDB.

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MOVIES COMING FROM NETFLIX ON A DISC- N0NE THAT INTEREST ME

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) THREE MONTHS– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “THREE MONTHS is a coming-of-age film that tells the story of Caleb, as a South Florida teen who loves his camera, his weed and his grandmother. On the eve of his high school graduation, everything changes when he’s exposed to HIV. While he waits three months for his results, Caleb finds love in the most unlikely of places.”

2/27/22- Very good reviews from the critics and audiences alike. TRDB. On PARAMOUNT +

2) FAMILY SQUARES– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Worths are a family portrait of dysfunction. When Grandma Mabel dies suddenly, they must set aside their differences and come together. Mayhem quickly ensues as long buried family secrets bubble to the surface with a shocking revelation.”

2/27/22- Very good reviews from the critics. TRDB. In Theaters and Various platforms

3) FRIENDS AND STRANGERS– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Friends and Strangers is a comedy-drama that explores displacement, disconnection and ennui in contemporary Australia through the eyes of two upper-middle class millennials.’

2/28/22- Fair reviews for this Australian comedy/drama. TRDB. In Theaters

4) CARELESS CRIME-2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “During the uprising to overthrow the Shah’s regime in Iran, protestors set fire to movie theaters to protest Western culture. Forty years later, four people decide to re-create the past by burning down a theater.”

2/28/22- No reviews yet but it sounds interesting. TRDB. In Theaters

5) CREATION STORIES– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Music impresario Alan McGee’s journey from his native Glasgow into the heyday of ’90s British rock music, intercut with an older version of himself recounting these events to an interviewer.”

2/28.22- Weak reviews at best. TRDB. On Amazon Prime

6) THE BURNING SEA– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 1969, the Norwegian government announces their discovery of one of the world’s largest oil fields in the neighboring North Sea, launching a prosperous period of offshore drilling. 50 years later, the environmental consequences begin to manifest — a crack has opened on the ocean floor, causing a rig to collapse. ”

3/1/22- Weak reviews. TRDB. In Theaters and for rent

7) MR. BACHMAN AND HIS CLASS– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “MR. BACHMANN AND HIS CLASS is an intimate documentary portraying the bond between an elementary school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the provincial German industrial town they live in.”

3/1/22- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB. On MUBI

8) SERVANTS– 3/1/22. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In Czechoslovakia, 1980, the totalitarian Communist regime demands allegiance from all its subjects, including the clergy. Servants follows Michal and Juraj, two conflicted novitiates whose seminary is under increasing pressure by the Party to mold its students into satisfactory citizens. With the school on the brink of dissolution, and its head priest a target for blackmail, Michal and Juraj will have to choose between collaborating with the government as informants, or becoming targets of the secret police.”

3/1/22- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB. Streaming on PRIME and Vudu

SKIP THESE-

1) BUTTER- Sounds crude and awful

2) NO EXIT- Bloody violence

3) HELLBENDER-Great reviews for this strictly horror film. Not for me. On Shudder

4)  BIG GOLD BRICK- Awful reviews for this fantasy. In Theaters and streaming platforms

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MOVIES SHOWING AT THE JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER IN PLEASANTVILLE NY-

1) CYRANO- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty in Cyrano, re-imagining the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle.”

2/24/21- Very good reviews from all. TRDB.

2) THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Worst Person in the World is a modern dramedy about the quest for love and meaning in contemporary Oslo. It chronicles four years in the life of Julie (Renate Reinsve), a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.”

2/23/22- Excellent reviews by all. TRDB.

3) AFTER YANG–  2022.  Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When his young daughter’s beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter across a distance he didn’t know was there.”

3/3/22- Good reviews. TRDB.

4) LICORICE PIZZA–

5) OSCAR SHORTS–

MOVIES SHOWING AT THE AMC IN DANBURY, CT

1) CYRANO- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Award-winning director Joe Wright envelops moviegoers in a symphony of emotions with music, romance, and beauty in Cyrano, re-imagining the timeless tale of a heartbreaking love triangle.”

2/24/21- Very good reviews from all. TRDB.

2) DOG- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time.”

2/19/22-  Fair reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.

3) THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Worst Person in the World is a modern dramedy about the quest for love and meaning in contemporary Oslo. It chronicles four years in the life of Julie (Renate Reinsve), a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.”

2/23/22- Excellent reviews by all. TRDB.

MOVIES SHOWING IN PALM BEACH CO, FL

A) MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH- (Wed–Sun)

1) DOG- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time.”

2/19/22-  Fair reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.

2) LICORICE PIZZA–

3) OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS–

B) MOVIES OF DELRAY- (Wed–Sun)

1) DOG– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “DOG is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time.”

2/19/22-  Fair reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.

2) OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS

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

1) BRIGHTON 4th– 2022.  Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes.  “This movie is about an Olympic wrestling champion who is paying a visit to his son.”

1/30/22- Very good reviews. TRDB.

2) HUDA’S SALON– 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Reem, a young mother married to a jealous man, goes to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem. But this ordinary visit turns sour when Huda, after having put Reem in a shameful situation, blackmails her to have her work for the secret service of the occupiers, and thus betray her people.”

3/2/22- Fairly good reviews by the critics. TRDB.

3) PARALLEL MOTHERS– 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized..”

12/24/21- Excellent reviews for this Spanish drama. TRDB.

3/3/22-  I liked it very much. TRDB.

4) STRAWBERRY MANSION–  2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 2035, our dreams are no longer our own-they’re infused with product placement and auditors assess unpaid taxes on our most private reveries. Beleaguered taxman James Preble (Kentucker Audley) arrives at a run-down house in the countryside for a routine audit and encounters Bella Isadora (Penny Fuller), a lifelong dreamer who remains resolutely analog, circumventing the surveillance state.”

3/4/22- Very good reviews. TRDB.

5) THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Worst Person in the World is a modern dramedy about the quest for love and meaning in contemporary Oslo. It chronicles four years in the life of Julie (Renate Reinsve), a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.”

2/23/22- Excellent reviews by all. TRDB.

D) THE STONZEK THEATER IN DOWNTOWN LAKE WORTH-

1) ATLANTIS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “With the war against Russia finally over, Eastern Ukraine of 2025 is a barely habitable desert where ex-soldier Sergiy is eking out a living while battling post-traumatic stress disorder. But a ray of light emerges when he meets a young aid worker.”

1/22/21- Excellent reviews. TRDB. 3/4–3/6