WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This star-studded romantic comedy follows the intersecting lives of several couples as they hazard the ups and downs of pregnancy and impending parenthood. In the process, they discover some important lessons about life and love.”
5/18/12- Weak reviews in general and in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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THE COLOR WHEEL- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a nasty breakup with her professor boyfriend, an aspiring news anchor persuades her slacker brother to help her move. The embittered siblings spend the weekend bickering and seeking a resolution to their rocky relationship.”
5/18/12- Mediocre reviews in general but the NY Times found it interesting in today’s reviews. TRDB.
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QUILL: THE LIFE OF A GUIDE DOG- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Handpicked from a litter of five to become a guide dog, a young Labrador retriever pup named Quill impresses his trainer with his hard work and patience. But once he’s paired with blind man Watanabe, he helps his stubborn new owner see the world.”
5/18/12- Good review in today’s NY Times and elsewhere. TRDB.
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THE SAMARITAN- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After twenty?five years in prison, Foley (Samuel L. Jackson) is finished with the grifter’s life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris (Ruth Negga), the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion: Ethan (Luke Kirby), the son of his former partner, has an ingenious plan and he wants Foley in. The harder Foley tries to escape his past, the tighter he is ensnared in Ethan’s web of secrets, until it becomes all too clear to Foley that some wrongs can never be made right.”
5/18/12- Despite Jackson’s abilities this movie has been panned by all including today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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BONSAI- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this poignant drama, a forlorn bookstore employee haunted by his unrealized literary ambitions — as well as an intense but failed college romance — begins to write a novel based on the relationship. In the process, he reshapes his own life.”
5/11/12- Good reviews in general and in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
8/30/12- Most of the positive reviews were from critics as audience reaction was mixed. I thought it was just so-so, a bit slow and lacking the real passion I would expect with this kind of movie. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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I WISH- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “When he learns that a bullet train will soon connect the city where his mother lives to the city where his estranged father resides, young lad Koichi and his kid brother hatch a wildly imaginative plan to use the new train to reconnect their parents.”
5/11/12- Fairly good reviews in general and in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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GOD BLESS AMERICA- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Disgusted with American society and diagnosed with a brain tumor, Frank teams up with teenager Roxy and the two begin killing reality TV stars, bigots and others they find repugnant in Bobcat Goldthwait’s black comedy.”
5/11/12- Fair professional reviews and better audience ones. TRDB.
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SMALL, BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Technology is second nature to digitally adept Sarah Sparks, but pregnancy is alien ground, and in this quirky road movie, the mom-to-be unearths her maternal instinct while crossing a desert to reach her own estranged — and phone-free — mother.”
5/11/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
9/1/13- I found the story interesting, believable and I enjoyed it. The quirky characters, each a caricature, were fun as well. TRDB.
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SLEEPLESS NIGHT- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “Vincent is one of two French cops whose bold drug heist goes bad, leading the mobster whose cocaine they’ve snatched to kidnap his son. Given one night to return the drugs to their owner, Vincent desperately tries to save the boy’s life.”
5/11/12- Very good professional reviews and OK audience ones. TRDB.
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NESTING- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Feeling like they’ve become boring, thirtysomethings Neil and Sarah take a trip down memory lane. They soon wind up breaking into the apartment they shared in their twenties — and throwing a party there that gets out of hand.”
5/11/12- Weak review in today’s NY Times and other professional reviews as well. So far audiences seem to have liked it. TRDB.
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