Posts with the tag 'drama'
IN HARMS WAY- 1965. Synopsis by Netflix. “This World War II epic focuses on the effect the Pearl Harbor attack had on military lives. After a failed counterstrike on the Japanese, Capt. Torrey gets shore duty, finds love with a nurse, reconciles with his son and is finally sent back to sea.”
7/1/15– Starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Patricia Neal plus many others. I’ve seen this a few times before and never thought it was worth nearly 3 hours of my time. I still don’t. TRDB.
Tags: drama, war movie
July 1st, 2015
THE MIDNIGHT SWIM- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Amelia Brooks dives into the deep waters of Spirit Lake and never resurfaces, her three daughters go there together to hunt for an explanation. Instead, the mysteries of the lake only grow deeper once the women arrive.”
6/26/15- Fairly good reviews although the sounds stupid to me. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 29th, 2015
THE LITTLE DEATH- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a typical suburban neighborhood, the veil over four couples’ personal lives are pulled aside to reveal their erotic fetishes, including a woman turned on by tears, a couple’s out-of-control experimentation and phone sex for the hearing impaired.”
6/26/15- Weak reviews from critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
12/3/15- I found it interesting and very different. Worth seeing. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama
June 29th, 2015
GLASS CHIN- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his boxing career in sharp decline, Bud Gordon relies on a shady restaurant owner to recover his self-respect and financial stability. But the decision turns out to be disastrous when Gordon is wrongly blamed for a murder.”
6/26/15- Very good professional reviews but weak audience ones. I’d give it a try. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 29th, 2015
FELT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In an effort to escape the overwhelming pain of sexual trauma from her past, a haunted artist crafts bizarre costumes that help her disappear into various alter egos — whose behavior is unpredictable.”
6/26/15- Weak critical review and poor audience reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, horror
June 29th, 2015
ESCOBAR: PARADISE LOST- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “While visiting his brother on Colombia’s idyllic Pacific coast, young surfer Nick falls in love with a woman named Maria — only to discover that she’s the niece of notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.”
6/26/15- Poor reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
June 29th, 2015
A BOROWED IDENTITY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Brought up in Israel, a bright young Arab admitted to a top-tier boarding school in Jerusalem struggles to blend in with his Jewish classmates. Finding himself pulled in two directions, he faces a life-altering choice regarding his identity.”
6/26/15- Very good reviews for this movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 29th, 2015
A BORROWED IDENTITY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Brought up in Israel, a bright young Arab admitted to a top-tier boarding school in Jerusalem struggles to blend in with his Jewish classmates. Finding himself pulled in two directions, he faces a life-altering choice regarding his identity.”
6/29/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
10/29/15- I liked this movie very much. In a way it is a coming of age story with some twists related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Well acted and a great screenplay. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
June 29th, 2015
RUNOFF- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her husband’s health and business failing, Betty Freeman is forced to take on a host of burdens — including preventing foreclosure of the family’s rural Kentucky home. Before long, she learns that desperate times require desperate measures.”
6/26/15- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
8/25/15- A well written and well acted drama. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
June 28th, 2015
ADVANTAGEOUS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When age threatens her job as spokesperson for a radical procedure that offers lasting youth, a single mom faces a difficult decision to undergo the treatment — a sacrifice that may forever alter her but will secure her daughter’s future.”
6/26/15- Professional critics liked it but audiences did not. I’m not into sci-fi. TRDB.
Tags: drama, sci-fi
June 26th, 2015
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