VANISHING WAVES- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this cerebral sci-fi tale, a scientist who’s part of a neurological research team volunteers for a series of unusual experiments that will afford him access to the feverish thoughts of a comatose female patient.”
3/15/13- Generally good reviews but the NY Times panned it in today’s review. TRDB.
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UPSIDE DOWN- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Adam lives on a poverty-stricken world, while Eden is from its affluent twin planet, and their love sparks an interplanetary incident. Social stigma, family and government forces work to keep them apart, but they’ll stop at nothing to be together.”
3/15/13- Awful reviews everywhere. TRDB.
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LOOPER- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented – but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” – a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) – is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good… until the day the mob decides to “close the loop,” sending back Joe’s future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination.”
9/28/12- Excellent reviews for this sci-fi thriller. TRDB.
Add comment September 29th, 2012
SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “As an asteroid hurtles toward Earth, a man whose wife has abandoned him spends the planet’s final days on a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. But a lovely neighbor who tags along for the ride complicates his plans.”
Fair professional reviews but good audience reaction. TRDB.
6/22/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
2/16/13- I found this movie ridiculous and turned it off. TRDB.
Add comment June 19th, 2012
SOUND OF MY VOICE- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Wishing to infiltrate a California cult, curiosity seekers Peter (Christopher Denham) and Lorna (Nicole Vicius) undergo an elaborate preparation process that leads from a desolate road to an unmarked location, but the mystery only deepens when their blindfolds are removed. In this absorbing psychological thriller, the line between voyeurism and belief blurs once the pretenders shake hands with sphinx-like cult leader Maggie (Brit Marling).”
4/27/12- Good reviews in general and in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
1/1/13- Very mixed reviews and I almost turned it off at the midpoint but I stuck it out and actually liked it. Reviewers seemed to like Marling but I thought that she was the weakest link in the movie. TRDB. Netflix.
Add comment April 27th, 2012
THE HUNGER GAMES- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a dystopian future ruled by a totalitarian regime, resourceful Katniss and her partner Peeta represent their district in the lethal Hunger Games, a televised survival competition in which teenage contestants hunt each other to the death.”
3/23/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment March 23rd, 2012
4:44 LAST DAY ON EARTH- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After learning that the world will end the following day at 4:44 a.m., a New York City couple lives out their final hours with mixed emotions. They also try to say goodbye to loved ones, which results in some eleventh-hour issues.”
3/23/12- Good review in today’s NY Times but awful professional and audience reviews in general. TRDB.
8/23/12- After a group of better movies with a similar theme this was an incredibly boring exercise and I turned it off. TRDB. Netflix.
Add comment March 8th, 2012
WOMB- 2009. Synopsis by Netflix. “Recently widowed Rebecca (Eva Green) attempts to surmount her unbearable heartache by having her deceased husband cloned. This morally controversial decision, however, ushers the unyielding woman down a difficult path she never expected. Hungarian filmmaker Benedek Fliegauf writes and directs this futuristic, intensely emotional love story that also stars Matt Smith, Lesley Manville and Peter Wight.” Surprisingly good early reviews for this sci-fi movie. TRDB.
3/31/12- Poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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MELANCHOLIA- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “This inventive drama charts the disintegrating relationship between newly married twentysomething Justine and her melancholy sister, Claire, just as Earth hurtles toward certain collision with a newly discovered planet.”
9/18/11- An article (not a review) about this in today’s NY Times. Starring Kirsten Dunst. TRDB.
10/11- Great reviews but my friends hated it and called it pretentious. TRDB.
3/19/12- A very sad and very well done movie. I liked it. TRDB. Netflix.
Add comment September 19th, 2011
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “James Franco headlines the reboot of the immensely popular Planet of the Apes franchise, a prequel which boasts cutting-edge CGI effects and a gripping story set in modern-day San Francisco, where scientists are conducting genetic research on apes. The evolved primates, including Caesar (Andy Serkis), develop advanced intelligence and revolt against being used as lab rats, unleashing a war for dominion over Earth.”
8/14/11-Despite not liking James Franco and not liking sci-fi I thoroughly enjoyed this movie that my friends Don and Sue dragged me to. Great special effects, good story and boy, you have to love those apes. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment August 14th, 2011