Posts with the tag 'Foreign'
FRIEND 2: THE LEGACY- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The long-awaited sequel to Korea’s cultural phenomenon of 2001, Friend 2: The Legacy opens with LEE Joon-seok (YOO Oh-seong) preparing to complete his 17-year prison sentence for ordering the hit on his best friend turned rival gang boss. Joon-seok still has the affection of the crime boss and is the rightful heir, but must face the reality that the intervening period has significantly eroded his mentor’s health and power as well as his own standing.”
12/13/13- Weak reviews in general but an OK one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 13th, 2013
BEATOCELLO’S UMBRELLA- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “For 40 years, Swiss pediatrician and cellist Beat Richner has lifted spirits through music — and his comic alter ego, Beatocello. But he’s also devoted decades to building children’s hospitals in Cambodia and saving thousands of lives.
12/13/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. I’ve seen just 1 other review and it’s good also. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
December 13th, 2013
TWICE BORN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Summoned by a longtime friend, a middle-aged woman returns to Bosnia with her teenage son, who was conceived amid the tumult of the 1990s Balkan wars. But the visit soon sparks a torrent of memories that force her to confront painful truths.”
12/6/13- Weak reviews all around, including the review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 6th, 2013
COMMITMENT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “To free his sister from a labor camp, 19-year-old Myung-hoon takes on a spying mission for North Korean authorities, posing as a defector. But while living a secret life in South Korea, Myung-hoon becomes a target of his own government.”
12/6/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 6th, 2013
THE PAST (LE PASSE)- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. When Iranian Ahmad returns to France after a four-year separation from his French wife, Marie, he discovers that she now has a boyfriend — and that behind her difficult relationship with their daughter lies a secret from the past.”
12/3/13- Very good reviews. TRDB.
12/20/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
1/28/14- From the same director who did “A Separation” this film is driven by the frank emotional talk between the characters. Just a bit slow but definitely a very good movie well worth seeing. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 4th, 2013
PARIS COUNTDOWN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Partners in a Parisian night spot, Milan and Victor try to line their pockets in an ill-fated drug deal and wind up getting arrested. Six years after beating the rap, the two face more peril when the gangster they ratted on gets out of prison.”
11/8/13- An OK review in today’s NY Times but every other critic I read panned it. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 9th, 2013
IT’S ME, IT’S ME- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Hitoshi spirals into a bizarre identity crisis when a simple prank causes multiple versions of himself to start showing up all over town! His quest to make sense of the event takes a dark turn when a few of the duplicates start stalking the others.”
11/8/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. I saw 2 other reviews, one up and one down. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 9th, 2013
BLOOD AND TIES- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A young woman sees a movie about a real-life unsolved kidnapping and murder of a boy, and suspects that her father is the anonymous perpetrator. Her horror is compounded when a man from her father’s past suddenly appears.”
11/8/13- A weak review in today’s NY Times but this movie sounds interesting. Audiences have liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 8th, 2013
LA GRAN FALACIA (THE GREAT FALLACY)- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “This documentary examines the socioeconomic and political state of modern-day Puerto Rico, and how its people are the key to improvement. The film argues that the citizens’ understanding of the nation’s ills is the first step toward change.”
11/15/13- I’ve seen just 2 reviews, 1 up (The NY Times) and 1 down. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
November 5th, 2013
THE GREAT BEAUTY- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As charming 65-year-old journalist Jap Gambardella writes about Rome’s culture and social life, he reflects with bitterness on the passions of his lost youth, even as he paints a complex portrait of the lovely and ancient city.”
11/15/13- Very good review in today’s NY Times and equally good reviews from most other critics. Audiences liked it but weren’t as enthusiastic. TRDB.
5/3/19- I really couldn’t get into this movie. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 5th, 2013
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