The Reel Dr. Bob

OCTOBER 18, 2024-

DEAR FRIENDS:

MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK-

1) BLINK– 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When three of their four children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare and incurable disease that leads to severe visual impairment, the Pelletier family’s world changes forever. In the face of this life-altering news, Edith Lemay, Sébastien Pelletier and their children set out on a trip around the world to experience all its beauty while they still can.”

10/8/24- Good reviews for this documentary and I liked it. TRDB.

2) IN HER PLACE– 2024. “Chile’s submission for this year’s Academy Award for best international feature film is a historical psychodrama centered on a true story: In 1955, the writer María Carolina Geel shot and killed her lover in the crowded dining room of an upscale hotel in Santiago. Geel went to prison in a case that shook the country, and wrote a best-selling book about life behind bars. The president later pardoned her after the Nobel Prize-winning poet Gabriela Mistral appealed on her behalf.” Netflix

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NEW MOVIES IN THEATERS AND/OR STREAMING-

1) THE LAST OF THE SEA WOMEN– 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In “The Last of the Sea Women,” an extraordinary band of feisty grandmother warriors wage a spirited battle against vast oceanic threats. Often called real-life mermaids, the haenyeo divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island are renowned for centuries of diving to the ocean floor — without oxygen — to harvest seafood for their livelihood.”

10/15/24- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

2) THE APPRENTICE– 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today.”

10/15/24- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.

3) BAD GENIUS– 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “BAD GENIUS is a gripping thriller that follows Lynn, a brilliant scholarship student, who devises an ingenious cheating scheme to help her friends ace their exams. As their underground cheating operation expands, Lynn finds herself at the center of a high-stakes game that tests her morals and pits her against the American education system.”

10/15/24- Good reviews for this movie. TRDB

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

1) THE OUTRUN–

2) THE WILD ROBOT–

3) MY OLD ASS–

4) WE LIVE IN TIME– 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together — falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family — a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation.”

10/17/24- Fair to good early reviews. TRDB.

5) SATURDAY NIGHT–

MOVIES PLAYING AT THE AMC THEATER IN DANBURY-

1) EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS

2) GOODRICH-

3) SATURDAY NIGHT–

MOVIES PLAYING AT THE GREENWOOD FEATURES IN BETHEL-

1) SATURDAY NIGHT–

2) THE OUTRUN–

3) BLINK–

4) THE OUTRUN–

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MOVIES PLAYING IN PALM BEACH CO NEAR ME-

1) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-

a) BLINK–

b) LEE–

c) WHITE BIRD–

d) SATURDAY NIGHT–

e) THE WILD ROBOT–

2) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY- Same as Lake Worth

3) THE STONZEK THEATER IN DOWNTOWN LAKE WORTH-

a) A DIFFERENT MAN– 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.”

10/18/24- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. ” TRDB. 10/18–10/20

THE REEL DR. BOB–

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