{"id":13208,"date":"2014-01-22T19:51:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T19:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=13208"},"modified":"2014-03-13T12:03:16","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T12:03:16","slug":"film-reviews-486","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=13208","title":{"rendered":"FILM REVIEWS #486"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: x-small;\"><\/p>\n<div>JANUARY 23, 2014<\/div>\n<div>DEAR FRIENDS:<\/div>\n<div>YOU CAN ACCESS THIS NEWSLETTER AND OLDER REVIEWS AT- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thereeldrbob.com\/\">www.thereeldrbob.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES SINCE JAN. 9-<\/div>\n<div>1) CUTIE AND THE BOXER- Netflix Streaming<\/div>\n<div>2) THE PERFECT STRANGER- Netflix Streaming<\/div>\n<div>3) HER- At the Theater<\/div>\n<div>4) THE BEST OFFER- Comcast On-Demand<\/div>\n<div>____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT THE THEATER-<\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>HER- 2013. <\/strong>Synopsis by Netflix<strong>. &#8220;In this sci-fi romantic comedy  starring Joaquin Phoenix, love comes to a lonely young writer in the sleekest of  packages when he finds himself falling for the advanced operating system he  purchased to run his life.&#8221;<\/strong>12\/18\/13-\u00a0Great  review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/12\/14-<strong> One of the most creative movies I&#8217;ve seen in  a while, this film is definitely worth seeing but I have trouble actually  recommending it. It did stimulate a lot of discussion.  TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT HOME-<\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>CUTIE AND THE BOXER<\/strong>&#8211; 2013. Synopsis by Netflix.  &#8220;Explore the work and marriage of Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, who took America&#8217;s  art scene by storm after leaving Japan for New York. Each has created their own  unique space, both in style &#8230; and in their 40-year relationship.&#8221;8\/6\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>8\/16\/13-\u00a0A\u00a0very\u00a0good review  in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/8\/14-<strong> A very  interesting documentary seen both as about the art and about a love story  between the two artists. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) THE PERFECT\u00a0 STRANGER<\/strong>&#8211; 2011. Synopsis by  Netflix. &#8220;The arrival  of a foreigner causes a stir in a small Mediterranean village when it&#8217;s rumored  that he will be reopening an old shop. The stranger&#8217;s arrival brings hope to the  locals, but the language barrier obscures his intentions for being  there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/10\/14-\u00a0I enjoyed this slow  moving drama very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.<\/p>\n<p>3) THE BEST OFFER- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;An auction house owner who lives  in seclusion amid a collection of female portraiture is hired by a woman who  refuses to meet in person. But as his business relationship with his enigmatic  client grows, so does his dormant libido.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/1\/14- The NY Times gave this movie a very good review in  today&#8217;s issue. \u00a0Other reviews have been mixed. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/17\/14- I liked this movie very much and would definitely  recommend it. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>CAME TO  NETFLIX ON JAN. 14-<\/p>\n<p>1)  <strong>THE LONE RANGER-<\/strong> 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In this reboot of  the 1950s television series, Native American warrior Tonto rescues wounded  lawman John Reid and restores him to health, thus creating an often-contentious  but effective partnership as they attempt to rid the Old West of  corruption.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/9\/14-\u00a0Poor reviews all  around. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>2) PORTRAIT OF WALLY- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;This  fascinating documentary examines the historic court battle over Egon  Schiele&#8217;s\u00a0Portrait\u00a0of\u00a0Wally, a Nazi-looted painting that was stolen  from a Jewish art dealer fleeing Vienna and wound up in New York&#8217;s Museum of  Modern Art.&#8221;\u00a0Very good early reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>5\/11\/12-\u00a0NY Times review  today was non specific. I could not even guess if the reviewer liked it or not.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>COMING TO NETFLIX NEXT TUESDAY, JAN. 28-<\/div>\n<div>1) I USED TO BE DARKER- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When runaway Taryn  seeks help from her aunt and uncle in Baltimore, she discovers a family in  crisis and a marriage in ruins &#8212; and finds herself in the middle of the  emotional fallout between everyone involved.&#8221;9\/25\/13-\u00a0Mixed  early reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/4\/13-\u00a0Mostly good reviews. The NY Times gave it a mixed but good  review in today&#8217;s issue. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>2) LAST VEGAS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Four sixtysomething  pals &#8212; Billy, Paddy, Archie and Sam &#8212; gather in Las Vegas to celebrate Billy&#8217;s  upcoming nuptials with the intention of running wild for four straight days. But  Sin City has gotten a lot crazier than they could&#8217;ve ever imagined.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>11\/1\/13-\u00a0Awful  reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>3) DON JON- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Jon Martello&#8217;s  romantic exploits are legendary among his friends, but his obsession with online  porn is starting to sap his enthusiasm for real sex. As he tries to regain his  hunger for intimacy, Jon meets two women with vital lessons to teach him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>9\/15\/13-\u00a0Fairly good reviews so far. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>9\/27\/13-\u00a0A very good review  in today&#8217;s NY Times and from others as well. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>4) CONCUSSION- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When a blow to the  head with a baseball prompts lesbian housewife Abby to shake up her suburban  life &#8212; and her dull marriage &#8212; she buys a fixer-upper in Manhattan and seeks  excitement by becoming a prostitute.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>9\/25\/13-\u00a0Sounds a bit odd but this film has received lots of good  reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/4\/13-\u00a0Today&#8217;s NY Times  gave this movie a weak review. TRDB.\u00a0Comcast On-Demand.<\/p>\n<p>10\/21\/13-\u00a0A bit different but  I liked it. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>5) A PERFECT MAN- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. &#8220;On the  cusp of their ninth anniversary, James and Nina seem to have the perfect  marriage and ideal lives &#8211; an affluent life in Amsterdam, lucrative jobs and  adoring friends. Yet when Nina discovers James&#8217;s infidelity with a mutual friend  of theirs after a long line of extramarital affairs, it&#8217;s the final straw,  shattering whatever illusions they&#8217;ve created about their relationship and  leaving them separated. Heartbroken about their separation, a stroke of luck  leads Nina to impersonate James&#8217;s chatty travel agent on the phone, and he&#8217;s  soon pouring his heart out and unwittingly falling for his wife all over again  as they discuss the uncertainty of love and the eternal misunderstanding between  men and women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>11\/1\/13- A really poor review in today&#8217;s NY Times.\u00a0I&#8217;ve seen one  other professional review and it was good.\u00a0Audiences have liked it very much.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">OPENED ON FRIDAY, JAN. 10 IN ADDITION  TO THE MOVIES I WROTE ABOUT ON JAN. 9-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Some\u00a0of the movies opening today got  miserable reviews so I&#8217;m just going to list those without a  review&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">1) DUMBELLS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">2) COLD COMES THE  NIGHT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">3) DIVORCE CORP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">4) CHANDER PAHAR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">5) THE GROUNDED<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">6) THE SUSPECT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">7) RAZE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">8) TRUTH<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">9) THE TRUTH ABOUT  EMANUEL<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">THE FOLLOWING\u00a0MOVIES FARED  BETTER-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">1) HAMLET-2013. Synopsis by Netflix.  &#8220;This retelling of the classic strips it to its core story of murder and  betrayal and centers it over one night in a post-World War II London hotel room.  The result remains true to the original while adding provocative new  dimensions.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">1\/10\/14- Poor review in today&#8217;s NY Times and from everybody  else as well. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>2) LOVES HER GUN- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When Allie is  attacked in New York, she picks up and moves to Austin. Paranoid and still  haunted by the incident, she immerses herself in the city&#8217;s gun culture as a way  to feel less vulnerable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/10\/14-<strong> A good review from the NY Times in today&#8217;s  issue. Most other critics have liked it also. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>OPENED LAST FRIDAY, JAN. 17,\u00a0IN ADDITION TO THE MOVIES I WROTE ABOUT ON\u00a0\u00a0  JAN. 9-<\/div>\n<div>1) GENERATION WAR- (Opened Jan. 15) 2013.\u00a0Synopsis by IMDB. &#8220;Berlin, 1941.  Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of  Europe &#8211; and that will forever change them as well.1\/15\/14-\u00a0A very good review  in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>2) WHEN I SAW YOU- (Opened Jan. 15) 2013. Synopsis by Netflix.  &#8220;Displaced to a Jordanian refugee camp with his mother in the wake of the  Six-Day War, a restless 11-year-old Palestinian has trouble adjusting. Yearning  to reunite with his missing father, the headstrong boy sets out on a  life-changing journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/15\/14-A very good \u00a0review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>3) LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes.  &#8220;Ryota (Masaharu Fukuyama) is a successful Tokyo architect who works long hours  to provide for his wife, Midori (Machiko Ono) and six-year-old son, Keita. But  when a blood test reveals Keita and another baby were switched at birth, two  very different families are thrown together and forced to make a difficult  decision while Ryota confronts his own issues of responsibility and what it  means to be a father. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON extends the Japanese cinema  tradition of familial exploration to deliver a gentle and moving story of  personal redemption that playfully navigates its way through the drama.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/17\/14- An excellent review in today&#8217;s NY Times and from others as  well. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>4) BAND OF SISTERS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;This inspiring  documentary illustrates the turbulent journey of Catholic nuns in the U.S.  following Vatican II in the early 1960s, when they began to leave behind their  sheltered lives and become vocal advocates for social justice and civil  rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1\/17\/14-\u00a0The NY Times gave  this a fair at best review. Audiences have liked it. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>5) WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME  TOMORROW?-\u00a02013. Synopsis by  Rotten Tomatoes. &#8220;In this madcap and lighthearted comedic romp, introverted  optometrist Weichung begins to question his marriage with his wife Feng, upon  learning of her desire to have another baby. At his sister&#8217;s engagement party,  Weichung bumps into an old friend, Stephen, a wedding photographer who, though  also married, is living the high life of a younger, single gay man. When Stephen  teases Weichung for his newly straight-laced lifestyle, dormant emotions are  awakened in Weichung, setting him off on a quest for true romance and  desire.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>9\/13\/13-\u00a0This  movie showed at the Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Int. Film Festival and has received some  good early reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/17\/14-\u00a0An OK review in today&#8217;s NY Times- mixed reviews from others.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>OPENING THIS WEEK- JAN. 24-<\/div>\n<div>1) GIMME SHELTER- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;After running away from her  abusive mother, streetwise teen Apple locates her father, who&#8217;s never been part  of her life, but he rejects her when he learns that she&#8217;s pregnant. Desperate  and alone, Apple seeks help from a compassionate priest.&#8221;1\/6\/14-\u00a0No  reviews as yet. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>FLORIDA- At the Stonzek Theater Lake Worth Playhouse-<\/div>\n<div>1) THE SELFISH GIANT- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Two teenage boys band together  to steal copper wire from power stations and railway lines to sell to a local  scrap dealer in this dour drama. Their friendship sours when Kitten, the scrap  dealer, begins to favor one of the boys over the other.&#8221;12\/20\/13-\u00a0Very  good reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/5\/14- This movie got very good reviews but frankly I just  can&#8217;t understand it. One negative reviewer said that she checked her watch  several times and that about says it for me. TRDB.\u00a0Comcast  On-Demand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>2) STORIES WE TELL- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Using a mix of interviews  and sly home movies, Sarah Polley creates an intriguing profile of her family,  especially her mother, Diane, who died when Polley was 11 years old. In a family  of storytellers, does the truth depend on who does the telling?&#8221;4\/29\/13-\u00a0Excellent reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>5\/10\/13-\u00a0A  very good review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>5\/21\/13-\u00a0An  interesting documentary about family relationships and specifically what Sarah  Polley learned about her family by letting people tell the story. Done in a  creative manner- could have been a bit shorter. TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>COMCAST ON-DEMAND-<\/div>\n<div>NEW-<\/div>\n<div>1) FRUITVALE STATION- I liked this one very much<\/div>\n<div>2) LEE DANIELS: THE BUTLER- Good reviews but I didn&#8217;t really like it<\/div>\n<div>3) THE SPECTACULAR NOW- I enjoyed this one<\/div>\n<div>REPEATS-<\/div>\n<div>1) 20 FEET FROM STARDOM- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>2)  ADORE-\u00a0Fair at best\u00a0reviews<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>3)  BEFORE MIDNIGHT- Great movie<\/p>\n<p>4)  THE BEST OFFER- I liked this very much<\/p>\n<p>5)  BROADWAY IDIOT- Mixed reviews<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>6) CONCUSSION- I liked this movie<\/div>\n<div>7) DON JON- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>8)FRANCES HA- I liked this very much<\/div>\n<div>9) GEOGRAPHY CLUB- OK reviews<\/div>\n<div>10) HOURS- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>11) IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY?- Good review<\/div>\n<div>12) JOBS- Weak reviews<\/div>\n<div>13) KID WITH A BIKE- I liked this movie very much<\/div>\n<div>14) LINSANITY- Mixed reviews&#8211; slightly more positive than negative<\/div>\n<div>15) LOVELACE-\u00a0I enjoyed this movie<\/div>\n<div>16) THE MOTEL LIFE- I watched this On-Demand and liked it<\/div>\n<div>17) THE PUNK SINGER- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>18)THE SELFISH GIANT- Great reviews but I didn&#8217;t care for it<\/div>\n<div>19) SOME VELVET MORNING- Good reviews<\/div>\n<div>20) SUNLIGHT JR.- I liked the movie<\/div>\n<div>21) THE WAY, WAY BACK- I didn&#8217;t care for this movie at  all<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Cablevision Link&#8211; <a title=\"http:\/\/www.optimum.net\/VOD\/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand\/Independent+Films\/IFC+In+Theaters\" href=\"http:\/\/www.optimum.net\/VOD\/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand%2FIndependent+Films%2FIFC+In+Theaters\">http:\/\/www.optimum.net\/VOD\/movies?cat=Movies+On+Demand%2FIndependent+Films%2FIFC+In+Theaters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DirecTV-  <a title=\"http:\/\/www.directv.com\/DTVAPP\/listing\/ppvMovies.jsp\" href=\"http:\/\/www.directv.com\/DTVAPP\/listing\/ppvMovies.jsp\">www.directv.com\/DTVAPP\/listing\/ppvMovies.jsp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time  Warner Link- <a title=\"http:\/\/www.twondemand.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twondemand.com\/\">www.twondemand.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div>BOB&#8217;S PICKS IN THE SUBURBS-<\/div>\n<div>NEW-<\/div>\n<div>1) THE INVISIBLE WOMAN- Clearview\u00a0100, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02013.  Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Ralph Fiennes directs and stars  in this drama about the affair Charles Dickens began with a teen actress while  at the height of his career. Felicity Jones plays the young thespian who catches  Dickens&#8217;s eye, and Kristin Scott Thomas plays her mom.&#8221;12\/3\/13-\u00a0Mixed  reviews but more good than bad. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>2)  THE PAST (LE PASSE)- Jacob Burns,\u00a0Clearview 100. \u00a02013. Synopsis by  Netflix.\u00a0When Iranian Ahmad returns to  France after a four-year separation from his French wife, Marie, he discovers  that she now has a boyfriend &#8212; and that behind her difficult relationship with  their daughter lies a secret from the past.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>12\/3\/13-\u00a0Very  good reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>12\/20\/13-\u00a0A good review in today&#8217;s NY Times.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>REPEATS-<\/div>\n<div>1)<strong><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"> INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS- Bethel. 2013. Synopsis by  Netflix. &#8220;The Coen Brothers helm this chronicle of struggling musician Llewellyn  Davis, set during the height of the folk era in the early 1960s. The drama  follows Davis through a week of creative highs and lows amid a bleak New York  winter.<\/span> <\/strong>11\/21\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>12\/6\/13-\u00a0A good review in  today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0<strong>HER- Bethel. 2013. Synopsis by  Netflix. &#8220;In this sci-fi romantic comedy  starring Joaquin Phoenix, love comes to a lonely young writer in the sleekest of  packages when he finds himself falling for the advanced operating system he  purchased to run his life.&#8221;<\/strong>12\/18\/13-\u00a0Great  review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/12\/14-<strong> One of the most creative movies I&#8217;ve seen in  a while, this film is definitely worth seeing but I have trouble actually  recommending it. It did stimulate a lot of discussion.  TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) <\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">AMERICAN HUSTLE- Bethel, Saw Mill Hawthorne,  Danbury. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;<\/span>This fictionalization of the  &#8220;Abscam&#8221; scandal of the early 1980s follows con man Irving Rosenfeld and his  lover, Sydney Prosser, as they help an eccentric FBI agent expose corruption  among several members of Congress in New Jersey and  Pennsylvania.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12\/13\/13-\u00a0A very good review  in today&#8217;s NY Times and from most other critics as well.  TRDB.,<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0  AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY- Jacob Burns, Bethel, Saw Mill Hawthorne, Danbury. \u00a02013.  Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When their father disappears,  three strong-willed women return to their childhood home and to their equally  strong-willed mother. As they search for their patriarch, the dysfunctional  family members wind up facing difficult truths about themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>12\/3\/13-\u00a0Mixed reviews but  more positive than negative. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>12\/27\/13-\u00a0The NY Times gave this movie a poor review in today&#8217;s issue.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0 <strong>PHILOMENA- Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk.  2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Floundering BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith and aging  Irishwoman Philomena Lee form an unlikely bond when they pair up to find  the son Philomena was forced to give up for adoption 50 years  ago.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11\/22\/13-\u00a0Excellent reviews  all around including the NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/29\/13-\u00a0I liked this movie  very much. Great and true\u00a0story with great acting and very realistically done.  Sad beyond sad at times. Everybody should see this. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>6)\u00a0 NEBRASKA- Saw Mill Hawthorne, Danbury, Clearview 100,  Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;When a cantankerous old  boozer thinks he&#8217;s won a magazine sweepstakes prize, his son reluctantly takes a  road trip with him to claim the fortune. As they drive from Montana to Nebraska,  they visit friends and relatives to whom the dad owes money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>11\/15\/13-\u00a0Good  reviews in general and\u00a0a good review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/29\/13-\u00a0I liked this movie  very much. Great and true\u00a0story with great acting and very realistically done.  Sad beyond sad at times. Everybody should see this movie. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> 7) THE WOLF OF WALL STREET- Saw Mill Hawthorne,  Danbury. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;<\/span>Martin Scorcese&#8217;s high-rolling  Wall Street drama is based on the memoirs of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, whose  giddy career &#8212; involving audacious scams and confrontations with the FBI and  other agencies &#8212; ended in federal prison.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>12\/27\/13-\u00a0The NY Times liked this very much.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>12\/29\/13-  Similar to American Hustle that I saw last week- way over the top but I liked  it. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>8)\u00a0\u00a0DALLAS BUYERS CLUB-\u00a0  Danbury, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Loosely based on  true events, this drama follows Ron Woodroof, who refuses to accept he&#8217;ll die in  30 days when he&#8217;s diagnosed with AIDS in 1986. He extends his life and  eventually helps many other AIDS patients by smuggling medications from  abroad.&#8221;10\/16\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews for this Indie drama. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/1\/13-\u00a0<strong>The  review in today&#8217;s NY Times gave this movie an OK review but said that it lacked  passion and &#8220;played it safe.&#8221; TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11\/23\/13-\u00a0<strong>Very  good reviews but not from this guy. I felt that the movie was predictable at  every stage and the acting from Jennifer Gardner was weak. The story however  could have been more interesting if anyone other than McConaughey showed any  interest. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9) <\/strong> <strong>HER- Saw Mill Hawthorne, Danbury. 2013. <\/strong>Synopsis by  Netflix<strong>. &#8220;In this sci-fi romantic comedy  starring Joaquin Phoenix, love comes to a lonely young writer in the sleekest of  packages when he finds himself falling for the advanced operating system he  purchased to run his life.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12\/18\/13-\u00a0Great  review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>1\/12\/14-<strong> One of the most creative movies I&#8217;ve seen in  a while, this film is definitely worth seeing but I have trouble actually  recommending it. It did stimulate a lot of discussion.  TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10) 12 YEARS A  SLAVE<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Saw Mill Hawthorne\u00a0, Danbury. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;The  autobiography of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was abducted from New  York state and sold into slavery in the mid-1800s, serves as the basis for this  historical drama. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Northup, and Brad Pitt plays an  abolitionist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>9\/29\/13-\u00a0Excellent reviews. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/18\/13-\u00a0A  glowing review in today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11\/6\/13-\u00a0Overall I enjoyed this movie as this is clearly a story  needing\u00a0to be told. The acting was wonderful.\u00a0Throughout the movie I couldn&#8217;t  help thinking about this as another\u00a0Holocaust movie with the dehumanizing,  the\u00a0oppression,\u00a0the splitting of families and the often random nature of the  violence inflicted on the victims, in this case Blacks. My only objection was  that\u00a0too many scenes seemed\u00a0the same\u00a0to me, each\u00a0showing the difficult  daily\u00a0life on the plantation in one form or another.\u00a0TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>11) GRAVITY- Danbury. 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;As a medical  engineer on her first shuttle mission embarks on a space walk with a seasoned  astronaut, debris strikes their craft and destroys it &#8212; leaving the two  floating through space tethered together, with no connection to Earth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>10\/2\/13-\u00a0Very good reviews  and this film has been well received at festivals\u00a0 too. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/4\/13-\u00a0A good review in  today&#8217;s NY Times. TRDB.<\/p>\n<p>10\/11\/13-\u00a0Kind of a weak story  but the special effects are definitely worth the price of admission.  TRDB.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For  Independent Films in\u00a0Your Neighborhood\u00a0go to- <a title=\"http:\/\/www.emergingpictures.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emergingpictures.com\/\">www.emergingpictures.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For  Independent Films in Palm Beach County go to <a title=\"http:\/\/www.lakeworthplayhouse.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lakeworthplayhouse.org\/\">www.lakeworthplayhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Films everywhere go to- <a title=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandango.com\/\">www.fandango.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>ENJOY!!<\/div>\n<div>THE REEL DR.  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