The Reel Dr. Bob

DEAR FRIENDS:

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

QUICK LOOK AT  MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK- NONE

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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

1) THE KILLER– 2023.

11/14/23- I didn’t care for this movie at all. It received good reviews from the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) THE LADY BIRD DIARIES– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “”The Lady Bird Diaries” is a groundbreaking documentary that looks at one of the most influential and least-understood first ladies, featuring audio from the 123 hours of personal and revealing diaries Lady Bird Johnson began recording after JFK’s assassination and continued throughout her husband’s administration.”

11/15/23- Excellent reviews from the critics and fairly good ones from audiences. TRDB.

2) THIS MUCH WE KNOW– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Grieving the suicide of a friend, L. Frances Henderson heads to Las Vegas, the suicide capitol of the nation, to seek answers. There she learns about the shocking death of a local teenager who leaped from the roof of the city’s tallest casino.”

11/16/23- Weak reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

3) SALTBURN– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.”

11/16/23- Fair early reviews. TRDB.

4) FALLEN LEAVES– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a local karaoke bar. However, the pair’s path to happiness is beset by numerous obstacles — from lost numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.”

11/17/23- Reviews are excellent for this Finnish comedy/drama. TRDB.

5) RUSTIN– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, Bayard Rustin was one of the greatest activists and organizers the world has ever known.”

11/17/23- Good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRD

6) THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes.  “Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book,?The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?”

11/17/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

7) JFK: WHAT THE DOCTORS SAW. 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Directed by Barbara Shearer (Loving Elvis), the film reveals startling medical observations about JFK’s wounds when seven doctors who were in the Parkland Hospital ER reunite to discuss a day none of them can forget. In never-before-seen footage from this reunion, the doctors share in vivid detail their indelible memories of what they did and saw in Trauma Room 1. Several of those doctors there that day remain certain that what they saw looked like an entry wound — a bullet hole in JFK’s throat — an observation that contradicts what Americans have been told by numerous official investigations.”

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

1) ANATOMY OF A FALL–

2) PRISCILLA–

3) THE HOLDOVERS–

4) MAY DECEMBER-

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MOVIES PLAYING AT THE AMC THEATER IN DANBURY, CT-

1) THE HOLDOVERS–

2) PRISCILLA–

3) TAYLOR SWIFT-

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MOVIES PLAYING AT GREENWOOD FEATURES IN BETHEL, CT

1) PRISCILLA-

2) THE HOLDOVERS–

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MOVIES PLAYING IN PALM BEACH CO. NEAR ME

1) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

a) THE HOLDOVERS–

b) PRISCILLA–

2) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY, FL-

a) THE HOLDOVERS–

b) PRISCILLA-

3) THE STONZEK THEATER IN DOWNTOWN, LAKE WORTH-

a) STOP MAKING SENSE–

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