Posts with the tag 'Comedy'
LAGGIES- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “While her friends are starting families and advancing their careers, 28-year-old Megan clings to youthful irresponsibility. After agreeing to attend a professional-development retreat, she instead spends the time with a teenager she’s befriended.”
10/24/14- Mixed reviews, slightly more positive than negative. TRDB.
3/13/15- A drama about a woman who is lost between stages of her life. I’d say it’s marginal and worth seeing just for Keira Knightley’s performance. Netflix.
Tags: Comedy, drama
October 28th, 2014
FORCE MAJEURE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “At a ski resort in the Alps, the sudden and terrifying approach of an avalanche opens a deep fissure in the lives of a vacationing Swedish family when the patriarch flees to save himself instead of protecting his wife and children.”
10/24/14- Very good reviews and I’ll plan on seeing this movie. TRDB.
11/2/14- I enjoyed this movie very much and it led to lively discussion. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: Comedy, drama
October 28th, 2014
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: IT’S COMPLICATED- 2014. About a guy who is about to be married and re-unites with an old flame.
10/17/14– I found just a single review- from the NY Times- and while the reviewer “sort of” liked it he felt that it could have been much better. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama, Foreign
October 18th, 2014
LISTEN UP PHILIP- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “A self-absorbed New York writer juggles the pressures of promoting his second book, watching his relationship deteriorate and living in an unforgiving city. His literary hero offers him an escape in the form of a summer home.”
10/17/14- Widely divergent reviews. Some liked it a lot and some hated it. Probably worth a try. TRDB.
3/26/15- I’m glad I saw it but I’m not sure if I liked it or not– Professional critics seemed to feel the same way. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
October 18th, 2014
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “A racially themed bash thrown by white Ivy League students sparks four black classmates to reflect on their identity in this knowing satire. Inspired by helmer Simien’s popular Twitter feed, the comedy skewers the idea of a “post-racial” America.”
10/17/14- Great reviews from critics and mixed reviews from audiences. TRDB.
2/8/15– No matter how hard I tried, and I did try, I could not get into this movie and I turned it off. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
October 17th, 2014
BIRDMAN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Michael Keaton delivers a winking performance in this dark comedy about a cinematic superhero trying to forge a comeback with a Broadway play. With none of the super-powers of his former character, the actor struggles to rebuild his career and life.”
10/17/14- Excellent reviews from nearly all critics and audiences have liked it as well. The NY Times loved it. TRDB.
10/31/14- Very original and interesting mixing fact and fantasy. Keaton was excellent and I enjoyed the movie. Labeled a comedy, it surely isn’t. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
October 17th, 2014
#STUCK- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After an alcohol-fueled sexual encounter, virtual strangers Guy and Holly get stuck together in gridlocked Los Angeles traffic. As a result, they end up revealing far more about themselves than they ever intended to during their “casual” meeting.”
10/10/14- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
October 10th, 2014
DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS. DEAD- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After medical student Martin escapes from Nazi zombies, he finds himself charged with murdering his friends. But now he’s got more important things to worry about: gathering an army to face off against the bloodthirsty, undead battalion.”
10/10/14- Hard to believe but this film got good reviews. Guaranteed I will miss it. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, horror
October 10th, 2014
ST. VINCENT- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his parents preoccupied with their divorce, lonely 12-year-old Oliver strikes up a friendship with his war-veteran neighbor Vincent. A hard-drinking gambler with a fondness for hookers, Vincent finds his life changed by the boy’s presence.”
10/10/14- Just fair professional reviews but audiences have liked it more. Most said that Bill Murray made the movie. TRDB.
3/4/15- I’m with audiences on this one. A delightful if somewhat predictable drama. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
October 10th, 2014
THE LITTLE TIN MAN- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Little Tin Man is an intelligent and hilarious exploration of a struggling dwarf actor’s refusal to accept the status quo. To say that Herman (Aaron Beelner) is dissatisfied with would be an understatement of epic proportions. Unfulfilled working at his half brother’s restaurant and unhappy with the typecast arc of his acting career, he is ready for something different.”
10/3/14- Very good early professional reviews. Audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
October 6th, 2014
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