The Reel Dr. Bob

APRIL 27, 2023-

DEAR FRIENDS:

QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-

1) SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS–

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

1) SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Leo Russo (Ray Romano) lives a simple life in Queens, New York with his wife Angela (Laurie Metcalf), their shy but talented son “Sticks” (Jacob Ward), and Leo’s close-knit network of Italian-American relatives and neighborhood friends. Happy enough working at the family construction business alongside his father (Tony Lo Bianco) and younger brother (Sebastian Maniscalco), Leo lives each week for Sticks’ high-school basketball games.”

4/17/23- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

4/24/23- I liked this movie very much. TRDB.

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) GUY RITCHIE’S: THE COVENANT–  2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.”

4/22/23- Good reviews by the critics and excellent reviews from audiences. TRDB.

2) OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rachel is 40 years old, with no children. She loves her life: her high school students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she becomes attached to Leila, his 4-year-old daughter. She tucks her into bed, cares for her, loves her like her own. But to love other people’s children is risky.”

4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this French comedy/drama. TRDB.

3) A TOURIST’S GUIDE TO LOVE– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Work brings an American travel executive to Vietnam, where a free-spirited tour guide helps open her eyes to a beautifully adventurous way of life.”

4/23/23- Fair reviews but it sounded OK to me. TRDB. Netflix

4) DAY GROUND BURNING– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the Sol Nascente favela on the edge of Brasília, Brazil, a group of women hijacks a pipeline to sell oil to the community.”

4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary/drama. TRDB.

5) JUDY BLUME FOREVER– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The radical honesty of the books by trailblazing author Judy Blume changed the way millions of adolescent readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up, but also led to critical battles against book banning and censorship.”

4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB. Prime Video

6) TWILIGHT– This movie was made in 1990 but released now. About a policeman who returns to his original profession as a cop in order to find the killer of a young girl.

7) LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard’s complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon’s life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions.”

4/23/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB. Vudu

8) PLAN 75– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a near dystopian future, Japan’s government launches PLAN 75, a program encouraging the elderly to terminate their own lives to relieve its rapidly aging population’s social and economic burdens. In Chie Hayakawa’s remarkable and sensitive feature film debut, the lives of three ordinary citizens intersect in this new reality.”

4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this sci-fi drama.  TRDB.

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

1) ARE YOU THERE GOD–

2) POLITE SOCIETY–

3) SHOWING UP–

4) JOYLAND-

MOVIES PLAYING AT THE AMC THEATER IN DANBURY, CT-

1) ARE YOU THERE GOD-

2) POLITE SOCIETY–

3) BEAU IS AFRAID–

4) CHEVALIER–

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MOVIES PLAYING IN PALM BEACH Co.-

1) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

a) BIG GEORGE FOREMAN

b) ARE YOU THERE GOD–

c) SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS–

d) CHEVALIER-

e) AIR

2) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY-

a) ARE YOU THERE GOD

b) SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS–

c) BIG GEORGE FOREMAN–

d) CHEVALIER-

e AIR-

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

a) SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING– (Fri.-Sun.)

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