PERSONAL SHOPPER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A few months after her twin brother’s death, Maureen is working in Paris as a personal shopper for a demanding celebrity, hoping a better job will come along. Meanwhile, she waits for a sign from her sibling, who had the ability to talk to spirits.”
3/10/17- Fairly good reviews from the critics but weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment March 10th, 2017
THE WOMEN’S BALCONY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “As an Orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem is celebrating the bar mitzvah of one of its members, the balcony that holds the women collapses. When an ultraconservative new rabbi takes charge of the repairs, he incites a gender war in the process.”
3/7/17- Just a few reviews but they are all good. TRDB.
3/13/17- I really enjoyed this movie even though it was a bit too long. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment March 8th, 2017
ROAR- 1981. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Wildlife preservationist Hank lives harmoniously alongside a menagerie of untamed animals, including cheetahs, elephants, lions and tigers on a preservation in the African plains. When his wife and children arrive for a visit, a long-brewing battle for dominance between two lions erupts and threatens their very lives.”
3/7/17- Mostly good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Add comment March 7th, 2017
THE TEACHER- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a middle school classroom in Bratislava in 1983, a new teacher, Maria Drazdechova (Maurery), asks each student to stand up, introduce themselves and tell her what their parents do for a living. It slowly becomes clear that perhaps the pupils’ grades are related to how willing their guardians are open to helping her out with her errands, her housecleaning, and other random services. After one of the students attempts suicide, however, the director of the school has no choice but to call for an emergency parents’ meeting to remove the teacher, but because Ms. Drazdechova is also a high-ranking official of the Communist party.
3/7/17- I’ve seen just 1 review and it is good although the critic at one point called it a crowd-pleaser. TRDB.
3/10/17- The movie is a microcosm of life under Communist rule. While I did enjoy the film I found it to be repetitive and I felt like I had seen the same scene 3 or 4 times. TRDB.
Add comment March 7th, 2017
WOLVES- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Captain of his high school basketball team and headed to Cornell on a scholarship, Anthony Keller is popular and smart. But he’s also miserable thanks to his gambling-addict dad, whose debts are jeopardizing Anthony’s dream and the family’s future.”
3/3/17 Weak reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Add comment March 4th, 2017
NAKOM- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When med student Iddrisu returns to his village in Northern Ghana after the death of his father, he finds it both difficult and fulfilling to re-adapt to the rural ways of a place he left behind long ago. Now, he must decide where his future lies.”
3/3/17- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment March 3rd, 2017
APPRENTICE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Hardworking and principled, young corrections officer Aiman is transferred to his territory’s highest-security prison, where he unexpectedly becomes the prospective successor to aging sergeant Rahim: the chief executioner.”
3/3/17- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment March 3rd, 2017
AS YOU ARE-2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in early 1990s rural New York, this engrossing drama unspools as a series of conflicting memories of three misfit teenage friends, whose secrets are part of the mystery surrounding a tragic crime.”
2/24/17- Mixed reviews with more positive than negative. TRDB.
Add comment February 25th, 2017
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his alcoholic single mom dies in an accident, 9-year-old Courgette is sent to live at a children’s home with other youngsters from troubled backgrounds. Though he struggles to fit in at first, Courgette gradually bonds with his new companions.”
2/24/17- Excellent reviews for this animated movie. TRDB.
5/28/17- A wonderful animated movie. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment February 25th, 2017
HOW HEAVY THIS HAMMER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though he has a wife and two sons, middle-aged Erwin barely notices his family because he spends most of his spare time riveted by a Viking war game he plays endlessly on his computer. Realizing he’s in a rut, Erwin attempts to break free.”
2/17/17- Most critics liked this movie but there were some notable exceptions. TRDB.
Add comment February 19th, 2017