Posts with the tag 'drama'

PERMISSION

PERMISSION- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Anna and Will are heading for marriage when Anna’s brother and his boyfriend suggest that the couple get more sexual experience before making lifetime commitments. But when they step outside their exclusive relationship, things don’t go as expected.”

2/9/18- Fair reviews– definitely more positive than negative. TRDB.

9/25/18- The movie is better than most in dealing with this common theme. I liked it.  TRDB. Netflix Disc.

Add comment February 9th, 2018

GOLDEN EXITS

GOLDEN EXITS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When middle-aged archivist Nick hires pretty young Australian Naomi as his assistant, already fragile family dynamics are further strained as they work together in the basement, arousing the suspicions of Nick’s wife. But Naomi has eyes for another.”

2/9/17- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.

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THE MUSIC OF SILENCE

THE MUSIC OF SILENCE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Faithfully rendering the moving saga of blind tenor Andrea Bocelli, this musical biopic chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and the crossover success that turned him into a worldwide star.”

2/2/18- Terrible, terrible reviews for this movie. TRDB.

Add comment February 2nd, 2018

BEFORE WE VANISH

BEFORE WE VANISH- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Sent to survey planet Earth, three aliens each take over a different human body and mind, harvesting the hosts’ memories, concepts and emotions to pave the way for a full-blown invasion — and the annihilation of humanity.”

2/2/18- Fairly good reviews from critics and audiences as well. TRDB.

 

Add comment February 2nd, 2018

24 FRAMES

24 FRAMES- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dispensing with a narrative structure, this carefully crafted last work of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami consists of 24 four-and-a-half-minute segments, each inspired by one of many still photos he shot over the years.”

2/2/18- Excellent views for this drama that sounds more like a documentary to me. TRDB.

4/14/18- Extremely creative and definitely worth seeing. I could have done with 16 frames. TRDB.

Add comment February 2nd, 2018

THE GIRL FROM THE SONG

THE GIRL FROM THE SONG- 2017. About a bunch Brits looking to find themselves head to the US to attend the “Burning Man” festival in Nevada.

1/29/18- A fair movie at best with a few redeeming qualities. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.

Add comment January 29th, 2018

LIKE ME

LIKE ME- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In search of celebrity at any cost, young loner Kiya begins recording bizarre and often repellent “real life” episodes for an online audience that swells to viral proportions. But the effect on Kiya’s life soon becomes nightmarish.”

1/26/18- Good to “very good” reviews. TRDB.

Add comment January 27th, 2018

PLEASE STAND BY

PLEASE STAND BY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Intent on submitting her 500-page script to a writing competition, autistic young Wendy sneaks away from her care home and heads for Hollywood. In hot pursuit is her caregiver, Scottie — who inspired Wendy to begin writing in the first place.”

1/26/18- Fair reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.

Add comment January 27th, 2018

THE LAST FAMILY

THE LAST FAMILY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Capturing the many obsessions of 20th-century Polish painter Zdzislaw Beksinski, this highly stylized biopic chronicles his relationships with his long-suffering wife, Zofia, and the couple’s mentally unstable son, Tomasz.”

1/26/18- Fairly good reviews by both the critics and by audiences. TRDB.

Add comment January 27th, 2018

HAVE A NICE DAY

HAVE A NICE DAY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Satirizing the overpowering effects of greed on humans of every stripe, this darkly comic animated tale follows a host of dodgy characters racing to get their mitts on a fortune in cash stolen from a mobster.”

1/26/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

Add comment January 27th, 2018

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