Posts with the tag 'drama'
A CIAMBA- In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region’s factions – the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he’s ready to step into his big brother’s shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man.”
1/18/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.
7/13/18- A well done movie but the story itself I feel that I’ve seen a few times before. Never-the-less I would still recommend this movie. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama
January 18th, 2018
12 STRONG- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Chris Hemsworth (“Thor,” “The Avengers” films) and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road,” “Nocturnal Animals”) star in “12 Strong,” a powerful new war drama. Based on the book best-selling book Horse Soldiers, it is story of heroism based on true events that unfolded a world away in the aftermath of 9/11.”
1/18/18- Mostly poor reviews with several good ones as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 18th, 2018
MY ART- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Artist Ellie Shine has a secure job, good friends and a loyal canine companion, but what she doesn’t have is art-world recognition. So, when a pal offers her summer place to Ellie, she uses the occasion to re-create herself and her artistic persona.”
1/12/18- Fair reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 13th, 2018
VAZANTE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When slave trader António loses his wife to childbirth, he soon weds 12-year-old Beatriz. Resuming his travels, he leaves her with a houseful of slaves in the remote Diamantina Mountains, where she commits an offense that has shocking repercussions.”
1/12/18- Good reviews by the critics and excellent ones by audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 12th, 2018
THE INSULT- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “On a Beirut street undergoing repairs, a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee butt heads. When an insult is hurled, they end up in court, and the case triggers a nationwide debate that opens old wounds and could erupt into a political crisis.”
1/12/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
2/21/18- An excellent drama about the Middle East and its hatreds. Also about the hidden power of women in the area. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 12th, 2018
SATURDAY CHURCH- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his dad dead and his mom trying to raise two boys, 14-year-old Ulysses is now the man of the house. Trouble is, he wants to be a woman. But after he finds a place with LGBT kids through a church program, his conservative aunt becomes suspicious.”
1/12/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 12th, 2018
DIM THE FLUORESCENTS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Neither aspiring actress Audrey nor her best friend, budding playwright Lillian, are getting far in their careers, so they take a job giving role-playing demonstrations at corporate training sessions. But the pressure to succeed may tear them apart.”
1/12/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 12th, 2018
LOVER FOR A DAY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of a bad breakup, Jeanne lands at her father’s home, where she’s surprised to find his new girlfriend, Ariane, already ensconced. But Jeanne is even more surprised (and not pleasantly) to learn that she and Ariane are the same age.”
1/12/18- Fairly good reviews with a couple of poor ones thrown in. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 12th, 2018
THE COMMUTER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Insurance salesman Michael Woolrich’s quiet train ride home turns into a terrifying situation when a mysterious woman forces him to find a specific passenger before the last stop, entangling Woolrich in a deadly conspiracy.”
1/9/18- Weak reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Mystery
January 9th, 2018
IN BETWEEN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in Tel Aviv, this engrossing drama follows a trio of independent-minded Palestinian women who develop a bond of solidarity as they share an apartment and struggle to balance the differing values of tradition and modernity.”
1/5/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
5/19/18- Interesting much of the time this film is really about independent Palestinian women without reference to the conflict in the area. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama
January 5th, 2018
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