Posts with the tag 'drama'

WAR GAME

WAR GAME- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “War Game sweeps audiences into an elaborate future-set simulation that dramatically escalates the threat posed by the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The film follows a bipartisan group of US defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations as they participate in an unscripted role-play exercise.”

8/5/24- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.

Add comment August 5th, 2024

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Based on David Grann’s broadly lauded best-selling book, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.”

8/5/23- Excellent reviews by most. TRDB.

Add comment August 5th, 2024

THE BEAST

THE BEAST- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The year is 2044: artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely “erase” their feelings. Hoping to eliminate pain caused by their past-life romances, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) continually falls in love with different incarnations of Louis (George MacKay).

8/1/24- Very good reviews by the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.

Add comment August 1st, 2024

GREAT ABSENCE

GREAT ABSENCE- 2034. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A father and son who’ve been estranged for a long time finally reconcile among lost memories and dispersed pieces of lives.”

7/23/24- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB.

Add comment July 23rd, 2024

FIND ME FALLING

FIND ME FALLING- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After a failed comeback album, a rock star retreats to a cliffside home on Cyprus, only to find his new life complicated by visitors, and an old flame.”

7/23/2024- Awful reviews from the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.

Add comment July 23rd, 2024

WIDOW CLICQUOT

WIDOW CLICQUOT- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she defies her critics and revolutionizes the champagne industry to become one of the world’s first great businesswomen.”

7/19/24- Fairly good reviews for this drama. TRDB.

Add comment July 19th, 2024

SING SING

SING SING- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men, including a wary newcomer (Clarence Maclin), in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors.”

7/16/23- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.

Add comment July 16th, 2024

THE CONVERT

THE CONVERT- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “New Zealand in the 1830s is a largely M?ori world, dominated by tribal wars. Seeking redemption from a dark past, lay preacher Thomas Munro (GUY PEARCE) is on board a trading vessel heading to the newly established town of Epworth.”

7/15/24- Very good reviews by the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.

Add comment July 15th, 2024

DANDELION

DANDELION- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Dandelion (KiKi Layne), a struggling but determined singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, reluctantly takes a last-ditch effort gig where she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. ”

7/15/24- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.

Add comment July 15th, 2024

FANCY DANCE

FANCY DANCE- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax (Lily Gladstone) has cared for her niece Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson) by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma. Every spare minute goes into finding her missing sister.”

7/12/24- Very good reviews. TRDB.

Add comment July 12th, 2024

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