Posts with the tag 'drama'

SAINT-NARCISSE

SAINT NARCISSE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Canada, 1972. Dominic, 22 years old, has a fetish… for himself. Nothing turns him on more than his reflection, with much of his time spent taking Polaroid selfies. When his loving grandmother dies, he discovers a deep family secret: his lesbian mother didn’t die in childbirth and he has a twin brother, Daniel, raised in a remote monastery by a depraved priest.”

9/19/21- Very good reviews for this strange movie. TRDB.

Add comment September 19th, 2021

THE NOWHERE INN

THE NOWHERE INN- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Intent on producing her own musical self-portrait, pop songstress St. Vincent hires her best friend, Carrie Brownstein, to direct a documentary about St. Vincent’s music and life on tour. But the decision soon puts their friendship to the test.”

9/19/21- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.

Add comment September 19th, 2021

THE MAD WOMAN’S BALL

THE MAD WOMAN’S BALL- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A committed woman and a tormented nurse prepare to attend a famous ball at a neurological clinic in the 19th century.”

9/18/21- Good reviews. TRDB.

Add comment September 18th, 2021

CRY MACHO

CRY MACHO- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Former rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder Miko has seen better days. But when he’s hired to snatch an ex-boss’s 11-year-old son from his alcoholic mother in Mexico, the journey back to Texas gives Miko a chance at redemption.”

9/16/21- Awful reviews with very few good ones mixed in. TRDB.

1/2/21- Awful it was not!! Usual Eastwood it was not as well but even so I did like it. TRDB.

Add comment September 16th, 2021

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dressed to the nines and with a face full of paint, Tammy Faye Bakker preaches a gospel of acceptance and prosperity on “The PTL Club.” But her fall from grace is swift and precipitous after she and her hubby, Jim, are rocked by a series of scandals.”

9/15/21- Fair reviews for this drama. TRDB.

Add comment September 15th, 2021

BLUE BAYOU

BLUE BAYOU-  2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Born in Korea but adopted by Americans and raised in the heart of the Louisiana bayou, Antonio LeBlanc has worked hard to make a good life for his wife and stepdaughter. But his world is upended when he suddenly faces the prospect of deportation.”

9/15/21- Fair reviews but it does sound interesting. TRDB.

1/9/2002 – Many stories like this but each one has its merits. I enjoyed the movie very much. TRDB.

Add comment September 15th, 2021

AZOR

AZOR- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Swiss banker Yvan De Wiel travels to Argentina to pick up the pieces after his partner suddenly disappears, he finds a sinister landscape in which the country’s elite are in cahoots with the murderous military junta.”

9/11/21- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.

Add comment September 11th, 2021

SWAN SONG

SWAN SONG- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Once a respected hairdresser and well-known drag performer, ailing Pat Pitsenbarger finds himself confined to a Sandusky, Ohio, retirement home. But his old magic returns when he sets off on a crosstown journey to style a now-dead client’s hair.”

9/9/21- Excellent reviews from the critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.

Add comment September 9th, 2021

THE CARD COUNTER

THE CARD COUNTER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Now making his living as a card shark, military veteran William Tell ekes out a meager existence on the casino circuit. But when a troubled young man seeks Tell’s help in exacting revenge on a mutual foe, he finds himself facing his dark past.”

9/9/21- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.

Add comment September 9th, 2021

THE YEAR OF THE EVERLASTING STORM

THE YEAR OF THE EVERLASTING STORM- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A love letter to cinema, shot across the US, Iran, Chile, China and Thailand, by seven of today’s most vital filmmakers. New life in the old house. A breakaway, a reunion. Surveillance and reconciliation. An unrecognizable world, in the year of the everlasting storm.”

9/4/21- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.

Add comment September 4th, 2021

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