Posts with the tag 'drama'
JACKIE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Still reeling from her husband’s shocking assassination in Dallas, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy battles through exhaustion, overwhelming heartache and anger to preserve his legacy — and to define her own.”
12/1/16- Very good reviews from both critics and audiences but several of the positive reviews were less than glowing. I’ll try to see it. TRDB.
1/4/17- I thought that this movie was just OK and mostly provided footnotes to history. Also, I like Natalie Portman. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
December 3rd, 2016
HOGTOWN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “HOGTOWN is set in 1919 Chicago against the backdrop of the race riots of that year. The story follows an investigation into the disappearance of a millionaire theatre owner during a snowstorm. HOGTOWN is a murder mystery that celebrates the most American of American cities while exploring the intimate lives of many of its people. This period piece is much more a period-less piece, shot in black and white in the often undisguised contemporary city.”
12/2/16- Very good reviews from the 4 critics I read. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 2nd, 2016
THE EYES OF MY MOTHER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Using minimal dialogue and filmed in black and white, this dark tale recounts the story of a young woman named Francisca, whose memory of a ghastly scene from her childhood leads her down a violent path years later.”
12/2/16- OK reviews by the critics and less so by audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama, horror
December 2nd, 2016
THE DUELIST- 2016/ Synopsis by Netflix. “In czarist Russia, professional duelist Yakovlev makes his living standing in for gentlemen who fear their odds of survival. But his trade puts him in a dicey spot when he falls for a woman whose brother Yakovlev will soon be facing with pistols.”
12/2/16- The critics were 50/50 on this one but audiences liked it quite a bit. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 2nd, 2016
OLD STONE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After hitting a motorcyclist — through no fault of his own — cabdriver Lao Shi comes to the victim’s aid, only to see his life unravel as he’s stuck with the man’s medical bills and dragged deeper and deeper into a bureaucratic nightmare.”
11/30/16- Excellent reviews! TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 2nd, 2016
NO PAY, NUDITY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Lester Rosenthal has enjoyed some success as an actor, but with his age now working against him, he’s beginning to spiral downward into depression. Then he’s offered the role of the Fool in his hometown’s production of King Lear.”
11/30/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 1st, 2016
PETE’S DRAGON- 2016.
A wonderful children’s movie about a boy with a pet dragon who live in the woods. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 26th, 2016
DEAR ZINDAGI- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Young Kaira thinks she can have it all, beginning with a brilliant career as a cinematographer. But on the way to achieving her dreams, she meets an unconventional thinker who changes her viewpoint.”
11/25/16- Audiences loved it. Just one critic reviewed it and he liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 26th, 2016
EVOLUTION- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ten-year-old Nicolas knows something is afoot in the isolated seaside village he inhabits: For starters, there are no girls or men — only young boys and women. Adding to the mystery are the weird medical treatments the boys undergo.”
11/25/16- Good reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 26th, 2016
BADEN BADEN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When 26-year-old Ana decides that working on a film set isn’t the job for her after all, she heads to her hometown, where she pours her energy into renovating her grandmother’s bathroom — hoping to revamp herself in the process.”
11/25/11- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 26th, 2016
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