CARRY- ON- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight.”
12/15/24- The critics liked the movie very much. The audience reaction was poor. TRDB.
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A REAL PAIN- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. ”
12/15/24- The critics liked this movie very much. Audiences not as much. TRDB.
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JOY- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Joy tells the remarkable true story behind the ground-breaking birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978, the world’s first ‘test-tube- baby’, and the tireless 10-year journey to make it possible. Told through the perspective of Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist, who joined forces with scientist Robert Edwards and surgeon Patrick Steptoe to unlock the puzzle of infertility by pioneering in vitro fertilization (IVF).
11/29/24- Excellent reviews for this true story. TRDB.
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A REAL PAIN- 2024. Synopsiis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.”
11/4/24- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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I’ll BE RIGHT THERE- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Wanda has her hands full: her 8-month pregnant daughter wants a wedding which her ex-husband is flaking on paying for, her mother thinks she’s dying, her wayward son is either going into rehab or the army, her long-time boyfriend doesn’t excite her.”
9/9/24- Fair reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
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A PRINCE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Pierre-Joseph goes to an apprenticeship college to train as a gardener. There he meets a series of characters — Francoise Brown, the principal, Alberto, his botany teacher, and Adrien, his employer — who will prove decisive in his apprenticeship story and in unleashing his sexuality.”
5/11/23-Mixed reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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COUP DE CHANCE 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “COUP DE CHANCE is about the important role chance and luck play in our lives. Fanny (Lou de Laâge) and Jean (Melvil Poupaud) look like the ideal married couple — they’re both professionally accomplished, they live in a gorgeous apartment in an exclusive neighborhood of Paris, and they seem to be in love just as much as they were when they first met. But when Fanny accidentally bumps into Alain (Niels Schneider), a former high school classmate, she’s swept off her feet. ”
4/8/24- Fairly good reviews for this new Woody Allen comedy. TRDB.
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PROBLEMISTA- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Alejandro (Julio Torres) is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast (Tilda Swinton) becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.”
3/29/24- Good reviews for this comedy/drama. TRDB.
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FREE TIME- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Drew is approaching the end of his twenties and, with it, his relative youth. Looking to make a sudden change, he decides to quit his cushy desk job and “embrace life.” Cycling quickly through friends, hobbies, and goals, it’s not long until Drew realizes he has no idea what to do with his newfound freedom. Led by Colin Burgess and featuring a wide ensemble of New York City’s funniest performers, Ryan Martin Brown’s debut feature is an uproarious comedy — filmed on location in the midst of America’s “Great Resignation” — about the search for meaning in the modern world.”
3/24/2024- Good reviews for this comedy/drama. TRDB.
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DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Written by Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke, this comedy caper follows Jamie, an uninhibited free spirit bemoaning yet another breakup with a girlfriend, and her demure friend Marian who desperately needs to loosen up. In search of a fresh start, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee, but things quickly go awry when they cross paths with a group of inept criminals along the way.”
2/23/24- Fair reviews for this comedy/drama. TRDB.
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