Posts with the tag 'drama'

MOSUL

MOSUL- 1919. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After being rescued by an Iraqi SWAT team from an assault by insurgents, a policeman joins the team and is thrown into a world of secrecy and ceaseless, fierce fighting.”

11/27/20- Fair reviews by the critics and good ones by audiences. There is another movie with the same name. This one is directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan .TRDB

11/29/20- Not sure why the naysayers didn’t like it but I am clearly with the audiences on this one. TRDB.

Add comment November 27th, 2020

UNCLE FRANK

UNCLE FRANK- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1973, 18-year-old Beth leaves behind her rural Southern town to attend New York University, where her estranged Uncle Frank is a professor. When the family patriarch dies, she joins Frank and his gay lover on a road trip home for the funeral.”

11/27/20- Fairly good reviews from most plus I won’t miss a road trip movie if I can help it. TRDB.

11/27/20- I liked this movie very much. TRDB.

Add comment November 27th, 2020

TEAM MARCO

TEAM MARCO- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Young Marco is obsessed with playing video games and hardly leaves the house. But when his grandfather moves in, Marco’s life is turned upside-down and he’s forced…to go play outside. Nonno introduces him to bocce — the world’s oldest game — and to the neighborhood crew of old-school seniors who play daily at the local court. ”

11/24/20- Poor reviews by the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.

Add comment November 24th, 2020

THE LAST VERMEER

THE LAST VERMEER- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, a former Dutch resistance fighter investigating the disappearance of art during World War II follows a trail that leads to flamboyant painter Han van Meegeren. But all may not be as clear-cut as it seems.”

11/22/20- Fair reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences.” TRDB.

3/21/21- Hollywoodish and boring at the same time. TRDB.

Add comment November 22nd, 2020

RUN

RUN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Confined to a wheelchair and homeschooled by her mother, smart teen Chloe Sherman leads an isolated existence — which starts to fall apart when she suspects that her mom is harboring an ominous secret.”

11/22/20- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.

Add comment November 22nd, 2020

SOUND OF METAL

SOUND OF METAL- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “For heavy metal drummer Ruben, the discovery that he’s losing his hearing is an ironic and devastating blow. Finding respite in a group home with roommates who are also deaf, Ruben slowly begins to accept his new reality.”

11/22/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.

12/4/20- Excellent movie!!! TRDB.

Add comment November 22nd, 2020

HILLBILLY ELEGY

HILLBILLY ELEGY- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Former Marine and current Yale Law student J.D. Vance has worked hard to distance himself from his Appalachian roots. But when a family crisis calls him back to his hometown, he’s forced to come to terms with his complex family history.”

11/21/20- Terrible reviews by the critics and fairly good ones by audiences. Stay tuned. TRDB.

11/26/20- I think that the movie was much better than the critics gave it credit for. TRDB.

Add comment November 21st, 2020

AINU MOSIR

AINU MOSIR- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix.. “Amid a changing world, 14-year-old Kanto — a descendent of Japan’s indigenous Ainu people — finds himself looking for a spiritual connection with his deceased father while reconciling conflicting values and developing his own precepts.”

11/21/20- Few reviews but it sounds interesting and the few reviews have been positive. TRDB.

11/23/20- An interesting movie about an indigenous population. TRDB.

Add comment November 21st, 2020

37 SECONDS

37 SECONDS- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A comic book artist who has cerebral palsy embarks on a journey of sexual and personal self-discovery.”

11/17/20- Loved the movie!! TRDB.

 

Add comment November 18th, 2020

MAKE UP

MAKE UP- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A teen makes an unsettling discovery about her boyfriend that lures her into a spiral of obsession.”

11/13/20- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

Add comment November 13th, 2020

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