DOM HEMINGWAY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After finishing a 12-year prison sentence, safecracker Dom Hemingway sets out to collect the money he’s owed by his former partners in crime. When that mission tanks, Dom returns to London to try and gain forgiveness from his estranged daughter.”
4/8/14- Very weak reviews from most critics. A few liked it. TRDB.
Add comment April 8th, 2014
ALAN PARTRIDGE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Legendary blowhard Alan Partridge, made famous by funnyman Steve Coogan, has become an obscure radio host in this new page from his demented life. When Alan finds out he may be laid off, his response is to try to get a colleague fired instead.”
4/4/14- Good reviews all around including the NY Times. TRDB.
Add comment April 8th, 2014
GO DOWN DEATH- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Go Down Death is a wry, sinister realization of a strange new universe, a cross-episodic melange of macabre folktales supposedly penned by the fictitious writer Jonathan Mallory Sinus. An abandoned factory in Brooklyn stands in for a decrepit village haunted by ghosts, superstition and disease, while threatening to buckle under rumblings of the apocalypse.”
3/28/14- Just a few reviews and they are mixed. Audiences have not liked it. TRDB.
Add comment March 29th, 2014
CHEAP THRILLS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Humiliation and pain are the name of the game in this offbeat drama whose hero, Craig, takes on a strange series of dares in exchange for cash. When the wealthy couple paying for the high jinks invites him home, Craig’s degradation only worsens.”
3/28/14- A fairly good review from the NY Times and from other critics as well. TRDB.
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BLUMENTHAL- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Celebrated playwright, Harold Blumenthal, has passed away after succumbing to cardiac arrest while laughing at his own joke. Now, Harold’s estranged and jealous brother, Saul, must confront his personal hang-ups to deliver himself from an epic bout of constipation. Meanwhile, Saul’s wife Cheryl and son Ethan must grapple with their own personal obstacles through a set of circumstances so improbably ironic they might as well have been lifted from one of Harold’s plays.”
3/28/14- Mixed reviews by critics but audiences have liked it. The NY Times gave it a mixed review. TRDB.
Add comment March 29th, 2014
A BIRDER’S GUIDE TO EVERYTHING- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “The day before his widowed father’s wedding, a 15-year-old bird-watching fanatic impulsively sets off on a road trip with three friends in an effort to locate the extinct Labrador duck he may have spotted.”
3/21/14- Very good reviews. TRDB.
11/1/19- A very good no-brain comedy that I really enjoyed. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment March 22nd, 2014
BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Unhappily married small-town pharmacist Douglas Varney has a predictable life. But when he hooks up with a hot customer, everything changes. Soon, he’s caught up in a web of fantasy sex, illegal pharmaceuticals and potential murder.”
3/14/14- Awful reviews all over. The NY Times called it “tepid but pleasant.”
Add comment March 15th, 2014
BAD WORDS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Blessed with a photographic memory but no high school education, Guy Trilby discovers that he’s eligible to enter spelling bees intended for children. As Guy steamrolls his pre-teen competition, a journalist tries to find out what motivates him.”
3/14/14- Good reviews in general and the NY Times liked it as well. TRDB.
9/4/14- I can’t believe that this trash film got any good reviews. I had to turn it off!! TRDB.
Add comment March 15th, 2014
THE ART OF THE STEAL- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “This heist comedy stars Kurt Russell as Crunch Calhoun, a daredevil motorcyclist and mostly reformed con artist who signs on for one last job: helping his brother Nicky steal a priceless antique book.”
3/14/14- Weak reviews in general and a just OK one in the NY Times. TRDB.
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THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Between the world wars, Gustave H, the concierge at a prestigious European hotel, takes a bellboy named Zero as a trusted protégé. Meanwhile, the upscale guests are involved in an art theft and a dispute over a vast family fortune.”
3/7/14- Good reviews all around. TRDB.
4/13/14- A fun over-the-top comedy with relevance to the history of the times. TRDB.
Add comment March 11th, 2014