The Reel Dr. Bob

APRIL 28, 2022

DEAR FRIENDS:

QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-

1) THE BEST OF ENEMIES– Netflix

2) NAVALNY- CNN FILMS

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

1) THE BEST OF ENEMIES– 2019- Synopsis by Netflix. “On opposite sides for a decade, civil rights activist Ann Atwater and Ku Klux Klan leader C.P. Ellis grudgingly work together on a committee overseeing school desegregation in Durham, North Carolina. In the process, the two form an unlikely bond.”

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) PETITE MAMAN– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse.”

4/24/22- Great reviews from the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB. In Theaters

2) THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend.”

4/20/22 Good reviews for this action/comedy. TRDB. In Theaters

3) MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE– In Theaters

4) THE NORTHMAN– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who’s on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.”

4/20/22- Good reviews for this bloody revenge movie. I’ll skip it!!  TRDB. In Theaters

5) CHARLOTTE– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Charlotte is an animated drama that tells the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist.”

4/24/21- I don’t usually recommend animated movies but this one, despite only fair reviews, did sound interesting to me. TRDB. In Theaters

6) CYPRESS HILL- INSANE IN THE BRAIN– Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. Told through the intimate lens of photographer and director Estevan Oriol (LA Originals), CYPRESS HILL: INSANE IN THE BRAIN is a smoke-filled journey across the lives and careers of the groundbreaking, genre-defying Hip Hop group, Cypress Hill. 

No reviews yet for this documentary. TRDB. Showtime

7) Y COMO ES EL– Just fair early audience reviews. In Theaters

SKIP THESE-

1) STANLEYVILLE- In Theaters

2) SEXUAL DRIVE– In Theaters and Prime

3)  POLAR BEAR– Weak reviews for this documentary. Disney +

4) THE BAD GUYS– Animated from DreamWorks and not for me.

5) SATURDAY FICTION– Awful reviews. In Theaters

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

1) THE NORTHMAN– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who’s on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.”

4/20/22- Good reviews for this bloody revenge movie. I’ll skip it!!  TRDB.

2) HIT THE ROAD– 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” It follows a family of four — two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old — as they drive across the Iranian countryside.”

4/26/22- Sounds really good and I’l try to see this Iranian road trip. 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) PETITE MAMAN– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse.”

4/24/22- Great reviews from the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.

5) THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend.”

4/20/22 Good reviews for this action/comedy. TRDB.

MOVIES PLAYING AT THE AMC IN DANBURY, CT

1) THE NORTHMAN– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who’s on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.”

4/20/22- Good reviews for this bloody revenge movie. I’ll skip it!!  TRDB.

2) THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT– 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend.”

4/20/22 Good reviews for this action/comedy. 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.

MOVIES PLAYING IN PALM BEACH CO, FL

1) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

A) THE AUTOMAT– see last week

B) THE NORTHMAN– see last week

C) THE DUKE– In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly 

D) EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE–

2) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY- Same as Lake Worth but not showing EVERYTHING

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

A) FIREBIRD– 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Firebird is a touching love story set in the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. Sergey, a troubled young private, is counting the days till his military service ends. His life is turned upside down when a daring fighter pilot, Roman arrives at the base.”

4/27/21- Fair early reviews for this LGBTQ drama. TRDB.

B) THE NORTHMAN–

C) THE DUKE– No reviews yet

D) THE ROSE MAKER–

4) THE STONZEK THEATER IN DOWNTOWN LAKE WORTH-

A) EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE– Very good reviews.