Posts with the tag 'drama/comedy'

FLY ME TO THE MOON

FLY ME TO THE MOON- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Fly Me To The Moon is a sharp, stylish romantic comedy set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins.”

7/15/24- Weak reviews by the critics and  very good ones by audiences. TRDB.

Add comment July 15th, 2024

DRIVING MADELEINE

DRIVING MADELEINE- 2022- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Madeleine, 92 years old, calls a taxi to take her to the retirement home where she will be living. Charles, a disillusioned driver with a tender heart, agrees to drive by the places that affected Madeleine’s life. Through the streets of Paris, her extraordinary past is revealed. They don’t know it yet, but they will forge a friendship during this drive that will change their lives forever.”

1/13/24- Excellent reviews from the critics and audiences. TRDB.

Add comment January 13th, 2024

COP SECRET

COP SECRET- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Iceland’s toughest cop will stop at nothing to solve a string of violent bank robberies. However, when he’s forced to take on a new partner, the pressures of cracking the case prove too much for the tough-as-nails renegade.”

7/9/22- Fair reviews. TRDB.

Add comment July 9th, 2022

MR. MALCOLM’S LIST

MR. MALCOLM’S LIST- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite (Zawe Ashton) is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm (??p?? Dìrísù). Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto) to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman…or the perfect hoax.”

6/29/22- Fairly good reviews for this romantic comedy. TRDB.

 

Add comment June 29th, 2022

PAULIE GO!

PAULIE GO!- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A young AI prodigy gets rejected from a world-renowned robotics lab and does what any rational teenager would do — steals a van and drive cross-country to Minnesota to track down the professor who turned him down.”

5/30/22- Fair early reviews. TRDB.

Add comment May 30th, 2022

THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT

THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend.”

4/20/22 Good reviews for this action/comedy. TRDB.

Add comment April 20th, 2022

AS THEY MADE US

AS THEY MAKE US- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love. Her father Eugene has a degenerative condition that he and his wife Barbara refuse to accept, and her brother Nathan has been estranged from the family for decades. A self-appointed fixer, Abigail tries to mend her complicated family before it’s too late.”

4/11/22- Good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB.

Add comment April 11th, 2022

QUEEN BEES

QUEEN BEES- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen (Academy Award® winner Ellen Burstyn) moves into a nearby retirement community — just temporarily. Once behind the doors of Pine Grove Senior Community, she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying “mean girls” the likes of which she hasn’t encountered since high school.

6/12/21- Mixed reviews for this comedy/drama. TRDB.

Add comment June 12th, 2021

DREAM HORSE

DREAM HORSE- 2020. Synopsis  boy Rotten Tomatoes. “The film tells the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender.”

5/19/21- Very good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB.

Add comment May 19th, 2021

CLARA’S GHOST

CLARA’S GHOST- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In rural Connecticut, fading actor Ted Reynolds and his wife, Clara, welcome home their grown daughters to celebrate the family dog’s birthday. But with the liquor flowing, the night becomes ever-more unsettling as Clara starts chatting with a ghost.”

2/15/19- Fair reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences for this far-fetched drama/comedy. TRDB.

Add comment February 15th, 2019


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