The Reel Dr. Bob

APRIL 14, 2022-

DEAR FRIENDS:

QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-

1) CODA— HBO MAX

2) RETURN TO SPACE– Netflix

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

1) CODA– 2001. Synopsis by Netflix.”As the sole hearing person in her family, 17-year-old Ruby plays a vital role in keeping their fishing business afloat. But when she discovers a passion for singing, she’s pulled in directions that may take her away from her parents and brother.”

8/11/21- Excellent reviews. and I liked it despite the liberal amount of “Hollywood” thrown in. TRDB.

2) RETURN TO SPACE– 2022. Synopsis by  Rotten Tomatoes. “Offering rare access inside the first crewed mission launched from U.S. soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, this is an intimate portrait of the engineers and astronauts chosen for the historic moment.”

4/11/22- Good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. I saw it and I liked it. TRDB. Netflix

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) AMBULANCE– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Over one day across the streets of L.A., three lives will change forever. In this breakneck thriller from director-producer Michael Bay, decorated veteran Will Sharp (Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Candyman, The Matrix Resurrections), desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t–his adoptive brother Danny.”

4/10/22- Fair reviews from the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB. In Theaters

2) DONBASS– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine, mid-2010s: a hybrid war takes place, involving an open armed conflict alongside killings and robberies on a mass scale perpetrated by Russian-separatist gangs. In the Donbass, war is called peace, propaganda is uttered as truth, and hatred is declared to be love. Life is suffused with fear and suspicion. What is real and what is fake news? Called “a darkly satirical omnibus of scathing vignettes” by the Washington Post, DONBASS serves as a crucial interpretation of the Russo-Ukrainian war, but the film is not, ultimately, a tale of one region or one conflict.”

4/10/2022. Good reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB. In Theaters

3) VIVA MAESTRO– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s international tours are disrupted by deadly protests across his native Venezuela, one of the world’s finest and most beloved musicians faces a daunting set of challenges — to his commitment to the mentor who changed his life, to friends and musicians he’s led since his teens, and to his belief in art’s transformative capacity.

4/11/22- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB. In Theaters

4) LA MAMI–  2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Night after night, La Mami unlocks the door and reveals the guarded restroom of the Cabaret Barba Azul’s dancers. After working for more than 40 years in the nightlife, Doña Olga is now La Mami, the caretaker of the women restroom at the mythical Cabaret Barba Azul. Night after night, she takes care of the dancers working at the flow of live music. This restroom is a trusting bubble inside Barba Azul.

4/11/22- Excellent reviews for this Spanish documentary. TRDB. In Theaters

5) A-HA: THE MOVIE– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When a-ha’s breakthrough hit Take On Me?shot to 1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years, a deep catalog of 11 studio albums and 55 million units sold — despite controversies and disagreements — a-ha continues to record music and play to packed arenas around the world.”

4/11/22- Excellent early reviews for this documentary. TRDB. In Theaters

6) TONY HAWK: UNTIL THEWHEELS FALL OFF– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Centering around intimate new interviews with Tony Hawk himself, the film is an all-encompassing look at the skateboarder’s life, legendary career, and relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades.”

4/11/2022- Excellent reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.

7) RETURN TO SPACE– 2022. Synopsis by  Rotten Tomatoes. “Offering rare access inside the first crewed mission launched from U.S. soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, this is an intimate portrait of the engineers and astronauts chosen for the historic moment.”

4/11/22- Good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB. I saw it and I liked it. Netflix

8) MEAT THE FUTURE– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Imagine a world where real meat is produced sustainably without the need to breed, raise and slaughter animals. This is no longer science fiction, it’s now within reach.”

4/11/22- Fair reviews for this documentary. TRDB. Various streaming platforms

9) THE GIRL AND THE SPIDER– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “As her roommate Lisa prepares to move out of their apartment, Mara contemplates the end of an era. Furniture is moved, walls painted, cupboards built. Amid all the hustle and bustle, secret longings and desires come to the surface and coalesce around the roommates as well as around Lisa’s mother Astrid.”

4/11/22- Very good reviews for this drama from Germany. TRDB. In Theaters

10) AS THEY MADE US– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love. Her father Eugene has a degenerative condition that he and his wife Barbara refuse to accept, and her brother Nathan has been estranged from the family for decades. A self-appointed fixer, Abigail tries to mend her complicated family before it’s too late.”

4/11/22- Good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB. Various platforms

11) ALINE– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “For Aline Dieu, nothing in the world matters more than music, family and love. Her powerful and emotional voice captivates everyone who hears it, including successful manager Guy-Claude Kamar, who resolves to do everything in his power to make her a star.”

4/6/22- Fair reviews for this drama/biography. TRDB. In Theaters

SKIP THESE-

1)  ALL THE OLD KNIVES–  Boring. Prime

2) METAL LORDS–  Poor reviews Netflix

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MOVIES PLAYING AT THE JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER IN PLEASANTVILLE, NY

1) THE AUTOMAT– 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Our grandparents told us stories of gathering around communal tables, sharing their lives, their struggles, and their dreams with strangers at The Automat. In the long awaited Horn & Hardart documentary relive the phenomena of America’s original and most beloved restaurant chain.”

3/23/22- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

2) MOTHERING SUNDAY– 2022. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1924 England, young maid Jane Fairchild enjoys a romantic tryst with a neighboring family’s son — her lover of seven years — while her employers are out to lunch celebrating his engagement to someone else.”

3/27/22- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.

3) EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes.”

3/27/2022- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

4) PARIS, 13th DISTRICT– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy — they’re friends, sometimes lovers and often both.”

4/14/22- Sounds strange but it got good reviews. TRDB.

MOVIES PLAYING AT THE AMC IN DANBURY, CT

1) EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes.”

3/27/2022- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

MOVIES PLAYING IN PALM BEACH CO.

a) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

1) MOTHERING SUNDAY- 2022. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1924 England, young maid Jane Fairchild enjoys a romantic tryst with a neighboring family’s son — her lover of seven years — while her employers are out to lunch celebrating his engagement to someone else.”

3/27/22- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.

2) CODA-

b) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY-

1) ALINE– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “For Aline Dieu, nothing in the world matters more than music, family and love. Her powerful and emotional voice captivates everyone who hears it, including successful manager Guy-Claude Kamar, who resolves to do everything in his power to make her a star.”

4/6/22- Fair reviews for this drama/biography. TRDB.

2) MOTHERING SUNDAY– 2022. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1924 England, young maid Jane Fairchild enjoys a romantic tryst with a neighboring family’s son — her lover of seven years — while her employers are out to lunch celebrating his engagement to someone else.”

3/27/22- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.

3) CODA– Excellent

4) ALL THE OLD KNIVES– I found this movie boring

c) THE LIVING ROOM THEATERS AT FAU IN BOCA RATON

1)  ALINE– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “For Aline Dieu, nothing in the world matters more than music, family and love. Her powerful and emotional voice captivates everyone who hears it, including successful manager Guy-Claude Kamar, who resolves to do everything in his power to make her a star.”

2) EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, the film is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes.”

3/27/2022- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

3) GAGARINE– 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Teenager Youri (gifted newcomer Alseni Bathily) has lived his whole life in the tight-knit community of Gagarine, even being named after the famed Russian cosmonaut who inaugurated it in 1963. From the heights of his apartment, the science wiz dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his home are leaked, Youri joins the resistance, embarking on a mission to save Gagarine.”

4/4/22- Excellent reviews!! TRDB.

4) MOTHERING SUNDAY– 2022. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1924 England, young maid Jane Fairchild enjoys a romantic tryst with a neighboring family’s son — her lover of seven years — while her employers are out to lunch celebrating his engagement to someone else.”

3/27/22- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.

d) THE STONZEK THEATER IN DOWNTOWN LAKE WORTH (4/15–4/17)

1) DONBASS–