The Reel Dr. Bob

JANUARY 19, 2024-

DEAR FRIENDS:

QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-

1) BECKHAM- Streaming on Netflix

2) BEEF– A Netflix 10 part series

MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

1) BECKHAM– A chronicle of David Beckham’s rise from working-class beginnings to global soccer stardom. On Netflix- 4 parts

2) BEEF- 2023. Synopsis – It’s about 2 people who become acquainted by acts of road rage. Seen on Netflix. TRDB.

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) DRIVING MADELEINE– 2022- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Madeleine, 92 years old, calls a taxi to take her to the retirement home where she will be living. Charles, a disillusioned driver with a tender heart, agrees to drive by the places that affected Madeleine’s life. Through the streets of Paris, her extraordinary past is revealed. They don’t know it yet, but they will forge a friendship during this drive that will change their lives forever.”

1/13/24- Excellent reviews from the critics and audiences. TRDB.

2) THE BEEKEEPER– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In The Beekeeper, one man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as “Beekeepers”.

1/13/23- Weak reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.

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LOCAL MOVIES SHOWING FROM 1/19 TO 1/25/24-

MOVIES PLAYING AT THE JACOB BURNS FILM CENTER IN WESTCHESTER-

1) ORIGIN–

2) ALL OF US STRANGERS–

3) THE ZONE OF INTEREST–

4) AMERICAN FICTION–

5) POOR THINGS–

6) FREUD’S LAST SESSION–

MOVIES PLAYING AT THE AMC THEATER IN DANBURY-

1) THE BOYS IN THE BOAT–

2) FREUD’S LAST SESSION–

3) THE IRON CLAW–

MOVIES PLAYING IN PALM BEACH CO NEAR ME-

1) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

a) AMERICAN FICTION–

b) MEAN GIRLS-

c) THE BEEKEEPER–

d) THE BOYS IN THE BOAT–

e) POOR THINGS–

f) FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANN– A “must see” according to me

2) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY-

a) AMERICAN FICTION–

b) MEAN GIRLS–

c) POOR THINGS–

d) THE BOYS IN THE BOAT–

e) FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANN–

3) MOVIES PLAYING AT THE STONZEK THEATER IN DOWNTOWN LAKE WORTH-

NOT AVAILABLE

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