Posts with the tag 'drama'
UNA NOCHE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Cuban teenager Raul is accused of assault, he and his best friend decide to flee the country and make the 90-mile journey to the United States. Elio’s twin sister — whom he is reluctant to leave behind — narrates their harrowing story.”
8/23/13- An excellent review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
9/11/13- I liked this movie that was about coming of age in the setting of Havana, Cuba but instead of rebelling against their parents they are rebelling against the state. Excellent acting made this movie excel. TRDB. Concast On-Demand.
Tags: drama, Foreign
August 9th, 2013
THERESE DESQUEYROUX- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In southwest France in the 1920s, two wealthy families are joined by an arranged marriage between the dull Bernard and the restless Thérèse. Desperately bored and longing for meaning in her life, Thérèse concocts a drastic solution to her problems.”
8/9/13- Mixed reviews, more positive than negative–just. TRDB.
8/23/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
August 9th, 2013
SPARROWS DANCE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When an overflowing toilet forces an agoraphobic ex-actress to let in the outside world for the first time in months, romance blooms. But making it to her musician-boyfriend’s first professional gig will prove the real test for the shut-in.”
8/9/13- Very few reviews but they are good. TRDB.
8/23/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
8/23/13- I enjoyed this movie very much. Very good acting and a good depiction of the life of an agoraphobic. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
Tags: drama
August 9th, 2013
THE FROZEN GROUND- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based thriller starring Nicolas Cage, an Alaska state trooper looking to bring a notorious serial killer to justice teams with a 17-year-old prostitute who escaped the predator’s clutches.”
8/9/13- Mixed reviews, more positive than negative. TRDB.
8/23/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Mystery
August 9th, 2013
DEVIL’S PASS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Five students retrace the steps of a group of hikers who famously perished in Russia’s Ural Mountains more than five decades prior. It isn’t long, however, before trouble besets the new group of adventurers in this found-footage chiller.”
8/9/13- No reviews as yet but this movie sounds very scary and I probably won’t see it even if it gets good reviews. TRDB.
8/23/13- The NY Times panned this film in today’s movie section. TRDB.
Tags: drama, horrow
August 9th, 2013
IN A WORLD…- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Lake Bell (“Children’s Hospital”) stars in In a World…, a hilarious romantic comedy about a struggling vocal coach who strikes it big in the cutthroat world of movie-trailer voiceovers, only to find herself in direct competition with the industry’s reigning king-her father. Written and directed by Bell, who won the Sundance 2013 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for the script.”
8/9/13- Good reviews from today’s NY Times and from other critics as well. TRDB.
9/2/13- The movie was fun but nothing great. There were some funny situations that reminded me of early Woody Allen and I did enjoy the various relationships. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama
August 9th, 2013
CHENNAI EXPRESS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “What could have been a sad journey turns into a joyful one for Rahul when he falls in love with a woman en route to submerging his grandfather’s ashes. Exotic landscapes and rousing musical numbers follow as the pair traverses South India.”
8/9/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times for this Bollywood. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
August 9th, 2013
BLOOD- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Living in the shadow of their police chief father, two detective brothers commit the ultimate crime while interrogating a suspect, and the fear of being caught turns their lives into a downward spiral of guilt and paranoia.”
8/9/13- Poor reviews all around but several critics brought out some good points in the film. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
August 9th, 2013
OLD CATS- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “Now in her 70s, Isadore (Bélgica Castro) begins to realize that her mental faculties are failing. However, she’s determined to hide this fact from her domineering daughter Rosario (Claudia Celedón), whom she fears will take advantage of her. Indeed, both Rosario and her no-good druggie girlfriend (Catalina Saavedra) would like nothing more than to steal Isadore’s flat. But Isadore also shows some cunning in this black-humored domestic farce.”
8/8/13- Good reviews for this movie written and directed by the same man who did “The Maid.” TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
August 8th, 2013
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker delivers a powerful performance as Cecil Gaines, who served as the White House butler under eight presidents. His three decades of service unfold against a backdrop of unparalleled change in American history.”
8/6/13- Very good reviews. TRDB.
8/16/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
8/25/13- Although I did enjoy parts of this movie, I was disappointed with the film as a whole. I thought it was a lackluster story about the butler used as a vehicle for a very powerful piece of history and it just didn’t seem to fit for me. The acting carried the movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 6th, 2013
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