Posts with the tag 'drama'
KON-TIKI- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “With five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdal sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific. Along the way, they’re attacked by tidal waves, sharks and all the dangers the ocean can muster.”
4/19/13- Fairly good early reviews. TRDB.
4/26/13- A really poor review in today’s NY Times but other critics seemed to have liked it. TRDB.
8/30/13- This movie was and had to be limited by the monotony of cruising powerlessly on a raft for nearly 4 months but they did manage to inject some suspence into it and at the same time recognize the symbolic importance of the undertaking. Worth seeing. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 19th, 2013
FILLY BROWN- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Offered a chance to be a star, a young rapper must decide whether to go for the gold or remain true to herself and the friends who’ve helped her. Meanwhile, her family struggles, with her mom in jail and her ex-gangbanger dad trying to go straight.”
4/19/13- Mixed professional reviews but audiences have liked this movie. TRDB.
8/13/13- Even though I felt like I had seen this movie’s story many times before it was still entertaining and complete with some fine acting as well. Worth a viewing. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 19th, 2013
THE BIG WEDDING- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A long-divorced couple feigns years of wedded bliss to please a special guest at their son’s nuptials: his birth mother. As the hoax spins out of control among family and friends, it leaves behind a poignant and funny tale about the ties that bind.”
4/26/13- A miserable review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
April 19th, 2013
ARTHUR NEWMAN- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Abandoning an ex-wife, a hateful son and a bored mistress, a discontented man fakes his own death and is reborn as Arthur Newman, golf pro. But his new identity is a non-starter until he meets a spirited woman who’ll supercharge his reinvented life.”
4/19/13- I’ve seen just 2 reviews and they are both negative. TRDB.
4/26/13- A really poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 19th, 2013
AT ANY PRICE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this father-vs.-son drama, Dean Whipple is fixated on auto racing, while his dad, Henry, wants him to take over the family’s farm business. However, Henry’s penchant for shady deals and bribery unexpectedly puts the whole empire at risk.”
4/19/13- Mixed early reviews with more positive than negative. TRDB.
4/9/14– Only fair reviews but I found the movie interesting with several moral dilemmas being explored. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 19th, 2013
OCONOMOWOC- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “OCONOMOWOC is an absurd comedy about Lonnie Washington, a confused adult who moves back in with his boozing mother and reluctantly teams up with his friend’s mishandled t-shirt business in hopes of finding a little direction.”
4/19/13- A miserable review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 19th, 2013
OBLIVION- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “High above a war-torn future Earth, Cmdr. Jack Harper is maintaining the planet’s defensive drones when a crippled starship enters his territory. Its sole occupant, a mysterious woman, leads Harper to shocking truths about humankind’s legacy.”
4/19/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times and from nearly everyone else as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 19th, 2013
LOVE SICK LOVE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “When ladies’ man Norman meets gorgeous, cosmopolitan Dori, he embarks on a weekend of romance that soon turns to terror. The reason: Dori demands that they compress five holidays into one weekend so that a trapped Norman can prove his devotion.”
4/19/13- An awful review in today’s NY Times but apparently most audiences have liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 19th, 2013
IN THE HOUSE- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Moved by mesmerizing prose, a teacher pushes a student with extraordinary gifts to keep on writing — even though he knows the young author’s research methods involve a serious invasion of privacy.”
4/19/13- A very good review in today’s NY Times and from other critics as well. TRDB.
9/30/13- I enjoyed this movie very much and recommend it to my readers. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
April 19th, 2013
DEAD MAN’S BURDEN- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1870, homesteader Martha McCall wants to sell the family farm in New Mexico and move with her husband, Heck, to San Francisco. But the unexpected return of Wade, her brother who was presumed dead in the Civil War, throws her plans into turmoil.”
5/3/13- Excellent reviews all around including today’s NY Times. TRDB.
6/12/13- I enjoyed this old fashioned “adult western” that was driven by family disputes. TRDB.
Tags: drama
April 17th, 2013
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