The Reel Dr. Bob

APRIL 6, 2023-

DEAR FRIENDS:

QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK- NONE

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

1) KILL BOKSOON– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “At work, she’s a renowned assassin. At home, she’s a single mom to a teenage girl. Killing is easy. It’s parenting that’s the hard part.”

4/2/23- Good reviews for this Korean drama. TRDB.

4/3/23- I saw this and was bored stiff- I turned it off. TRDB.

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) A THOUSAND AND ONE– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A THOUSAND AND ONE follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.”

3/27/23- Excellent reviews for this drama that I reviewed last week also. TRDB.

2) RYE LANE– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Yas (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson), two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an eventful day in South London — helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.”

4/2/23- Excellent reviews from the critics and audiences as well. TRDB. On HULU

3) KILL BOKSOON– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “At work, she’s a renowned assassin. At home, she’s a single mom to a teenage girl. Killing is easy. It’s parenting that’s the hard part.”

4/2/23- Good reviews for this Korean drama. TRDB.

4/3/23- I saw this and was bored stiff- I turned it off. TRDB. On Netflix

4) GIRAFFE– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “As a tunnel begins being built to connect Denmark and Germany, the present is set in motion toward the future.”

4/2/23- Good reviews for this drama/docudrama. TRDB.

5)  FUGUE– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Alicja does not know how she lost her memory, but in two years, she has created a new, independent life for herself, and has turned her back on her unknown past. But her family finds her, and she is returned to a home she does not know to be a mother, daughter, and wife to people who are strangers to her.”

4/2/23- Excellent reviews for this Polish drama. TRDB.

6) IMAGINING THE INDIAN: THE FIGHT AGAINST NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTING- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is an award-winning documentary that examines the movement that is ending the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots in the world of sports and beyond.”

4/2/23- Just 2 reviews noted so far— one up and one down. TRDB.

7) IN VIAGGIO: THE TRAVELS OF POPE FRANCIS– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A decade-long chronicling of the travels of the head of the Catholic church across all corners of the world. Composed entirely of archival footage, the film grants rare access to the public life of the pontifical, not only from the elevated security of a pulpit but from the more democratic grounds of unpaved streets and vast public avenues.”

4/2/23- Fair reviews for this Italian documentary. TRDB.

SKIP THESE-

1) SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING-

2) TETRIS-

3) SPINNING GOLD-

4)  I’M AN ELECTRIC LAMPSHADE-

5) THE LINE-

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

1) A THOUSAND AND ONE–

2) THE LOST KING–

3) AIR- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.”

4/6/23- Great reviews. TRDB.

4) JOYLAND– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Ranas–a happily patriarchal joint family–yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line. Their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet. Their impossible love story slowly illuminates the entire Rana family’s desire for sexual rebellion.”

4/7/23- Excellent reviews for this drama in Urdu. TRDB.

MOVIES PLAYING AT THE AMC THEATER IN DANBURY, CT-

1) AIR- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.”

4/6/23- Great reviews. TRDB.

2) A THOUSAND AND ONE–

3) CREED lll-

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MOVIES PLAYING IN PALM BEACH Co. FLA-

1) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

a) AIR-

b) INSIDE–

c) MOVING ON–

d) TURN EVERY PAGE–

2) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY-

a) AIR- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.”

4/6/23- Great reviews. TRDB.

b) INSIDE–

c) MOVING ON– Weak reviews

d) RETURN TO SEOUL–

f) MORDECAI–

3) THE STONZEK THEATER AT THE LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN LAKE WORTH-

a) THE HEROIC TRIO– from 1992