{"id":18160,"date":"2016-01-21T15:17:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T15:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=18160"},"modified":"2016-02-18T19:22:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T19:22:14","slug":"film-reviews-577","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=18160","title":{"rendered":"FILM REVIEWS #577"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>JANUARY 21, 2016<\/div>\n<div>DEAR FRIENDS:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>YOU CAN ACCESS THIS NEWSLETTER AND PAST REVIEWS AT MY WEBSITE- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thereeldrbob.com\">www.thereeldrbob.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>MUSTANG<\/strong>&#8211; At the Theater<\/div>\n<div>2)<strong> THE MARTIAN<\/strong>&#8211; Hotwire On-Demand<\/div>\n<div>3) <strong>CLOSED SEASON<\/strong>&#8211; At the Theater<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT THE THEATER-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>MUSTANG-<\/strong> 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Enraged by her granddaughters&#8217; flirtations with some male classmates, a strict Turkish grandma refuses to let her young charges out of the house to keep them from ruining their marriage chances. But the girls find ways to circumvent the restraints.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">11\/20\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Excellent reviews. TRDB.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/15\/16-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">A wonderful movie that is both moving and terribly sad at the same time. TRDB.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">2) <strong>CLOSED SEASON<\/strong>&#8211; 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Childless Fritz sets off a devastating chain of events when he asks Albert, a Jewish refugee hiding out on his farm, to father a child with his wife. Despite their precautions, jealousy begins to endanger Fritz&#8217;s marriage &#8230; and Albert&#8217;s safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/18\/16-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>An excellent movie with very good acting and an interesting premise. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">_____________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT HOME-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>THE OVERNIGHT<\/strong>&#8211; 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Transplants from Seattle, Alex and Emily feel like fish out of water in Los Angeles until a meeting at a park leads to a play date for their son and a dinner date for them. But they soon discover that their hosts have more in mind than friendship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">6\/15\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Fairly good reviews for this comedy. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/18\/16-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Trite, boring and I turned it off. TRDB.\u00a0<\/strong>Netflix.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">2) <strong>THE MARTIAN<\/strong>&#8211; 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Abandoned on the surface of Mars after his crew concludes that he perished in a dust storm, astronaut Mark Watney must find a way to survive the planet&#8217;s harsh environment &#8212; despite having only 28 days of supplies left.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/2\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Very good reviews but it sounds like a crowd pleaser to me. I&#8217;ll probably give it a chance, however since most of my friends have liked it very much. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">1\/21\/16- This movie was 2 hours and 21 minutes long\u00a0and until the last 20 minutes I was ready to turn it off at any time. Basically sci-fi with hero worship and the can-do philosophy that was much better in Apollo 13. The special effects of the actual rescue were very good. Despite this review I&#8217;d still recommend seeing it. TRDB.\u00a0<\/strong>Hotwire On-Demand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>COMING TO NETFLIX NEXT TUESDAY, JAN. 26-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Recommended-<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1)<strong> CHI-RAQ<\/strong>&#8211; 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Based on the classical Greek play &#8220;Lysistrata,&#8221; this biting satire follows a group of fed-up women who organize a crusade against the daily violence that surrounds them in the gang-ridden South Side of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">12\/4\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Good reviews from critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>2) <strong>THE NEW GIRLFRIEND<\/strong>&#8211; 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Dropping in unannounced to visit David, her best friend&#8217;s widower, Claire is stunned to discover his secret penchant for cross-dressing. Though she&#8217;s initially put off, Claire finds herself increasingly drawn to his feminine persona.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">9\/18\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Fairly good professional\u00a0reviews for this movie- less so by audiences. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>3) <strong>A BRILLIANT YOUNG MIND<\/strong>&#8211; 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Though Nathan Ellis possesses exceptional talent with numbers, he struggles with his social skills &#8212; until a caring new teacher helps him step outside of his shell and fully realize his potential as a mathematician.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">9\/9\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Very good reviews from most reviewers. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>4) <strong>THE ASSASSIN<\/strong>&#8211; 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In this action epic set in 9th-century China, Nie Yinniang is abducted at age 10 and trained to become an assassin who uses her skills to get rid of corrupt public officials &#8212; until she&#8217;s ordered to kill her beloved cousin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/16\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Generally good reviews but the reviewers stressed the beauty of the film rather than the plot. We&#8217;ll see what that means. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>5)<strong> IN MY FATHER&#8217;S HOUSE<\/strong>&#8211; 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;After rap artist Che &#8220;Rhymefest&#8221; Smith decides to raise his new family in his boyhood home on Chicago&#8217;s South Side, he learns that his estranged father is a homeless alcoholic living in the neighborhood and sets out to reestablish a connection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/9\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><strong>Not Recommended-<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>1)<strong> BURNT<\/strong>&#8211; 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In his ambitious attempt to open a world-class restaurant, cutting-edge chef Adam Jones encounters a platterful of obstacles &#8212; which includes assembling a staff capable of helping him win a coveted third star in the Michelin guidebook.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/20\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Mixed reviews&#8211; more negative than positive. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>_____________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>OPENED ON FRIDAY JAN. 15-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Recommended-<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>BAND OF ROBBERS<\/strong>&#8211; 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Updating Mark Twain&#8217;s revered stories, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are modern-day friends and grown men in this affable adventure. Fresh from prison, skeptical Huck joins Tom in searching for a buried treasure that Tom is convinced still exists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/15\/16-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Fairly good reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">2)<strong> IN THE SHADOW OF WOMEN<\/strong>&#8211; 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Despite being happily married to his creative partner, filmmaker Pierre finds himself mired in a love triangle when he falls for a young intern. Unable to choose between the two women, Pierre tries to keep them both as his lovers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/15\/16-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Very good reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">3) <strong>A PERFECT DAY<\/strong>&#8211; 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Sent to a deadly combat zone to recover a corpse from a well &#8212; where the body is contaminating a village&#8217;s crucial water supply &#8212; a motley group of aid workers finds the ostensibly simple job turning into a Sisyphean task.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/15\/16<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">&#8211; Good critical review and just fair audience ones. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Not Recommended<\/strong>&#8211;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI<\/strong>&#8211; 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In this gripping account of the chaotic and tragic events of Sept. 11, 2012, six members of an elite security team battle to save the lives of trapped U.S. consulate personnel under attack by armed terrorists in Benghazi, Libya.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/15\/16-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Weak reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">2)<strong> THE BENEFACTOR<\/strong>&#8211; 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Driven by a perceived need to make amends for the deaths of his two best friends in a tragic auto accident, an eccentric philanthropist inserts himself into the lives of the dead couple&#8217;s daughter and her new husband.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/15\/16-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>I like Richard Gere so it&#8217;s too bad that this movie got awful reviews. I&#8217;ll skip it. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><strong>TOO SOON TO TELL<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/26px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1) <strong>BLEAK STREET<\/strong>&#8211; 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Re-creating a bizarre real-life tale, this black-and-white drama follows the fate of dwarf twins working as masked mascots for professional wrestlers. But during a post-victory celebration, the siblings fall victim to a pair of aging hookers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/20\/16-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>No reviews as yet. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>___________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>HOT WIRE ON-DEMAND-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>NEW THIS WEEK- NONE RECOMMENDED<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>REPEATS-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) AMY- I liked this documentary about Amy Winehouse<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>2) BEST OF ENEMIES- A very interesting documentary<\/div>\n<div>3) BONE TOMAHAWK-\u00a0Fair reviews<\/div>\n<div>4) DOPE- Very good reviews<\/div>\n<div>5) THE END OF THE TOUR- Great movie!!<\/div>\n<div>6) THE GIFT-I liked this very much<\/div>\n<div>7) INFINITELY POLAR BEAR- I enjoyed this movie<\/div>\n<div>8)INSIDE OUT- Very good reviews and Academy Award nomination\u00a0for this animated movie<\/div>\n<div>9) JANICE: LITTLE GIRL BLUE- OK reviews for this documentary about Janis Joplin<\/div>\n<div>10) LAMB- Good reviews and I plan on seeing it<\/div>\n<div>11) LOVE &amp; MERCY- I liked it<\/div>\n<div>12) MAN-UP- Good reviews&#8211; I haven&#8217;t seen it yet<\/div>\n<div>13) THE MARTIAN- Excellent reviews and many awards- I didn&#8217;t care for it<\/div>\n<div>14) ME AND EARL AND THE\u00a0DYING GIRL- Very good movie<\/div>\n<div>15) MISSISSIPPI GRIND- I liked this movie<\/div>\n<div>16) MISTRESS AMERICA- I enjoyed this movie<\/div>\n<div>17) MR. HOLMES- I enjoyed it<\/div>\n<div>18)PAWN SACRIFICE- Just a so-so movie about the chess player Bobby Fisher<\/div>\n<div>19) SOUTHPAW- I enjoyed this movie despite its predictable plot<\/div>\n<div>20) TESTAMENT OF YOUTH- I liked it very much<\/div>\n<div>21) TRAINWRECK- I enjoyed this movie<\/div>\n<div>22) WOMAN IN GOLD- I liked this very much<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/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><\/div>\n<div>\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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>___________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>BOB&#8217;S PICKS IN WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>NEW IN THE BURBS- NONE<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>REPEATS-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WEB SITE OF THE SAW MILL HAWTHORNE THEATER\u00a0SO THAT\u00a0VENUE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED HERE!!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>BROOKLYN-<\/strong> Jacob Burns, Bethel, Danbury, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;After emigrating from Ireland, Eilis Lacey readily adapts to the vastly different New York City, where she falls for a young Italian. But when tragedy pulls her back to her hometown, she finds her loyalties divided between two nations &#8212; and two men.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/28\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Great reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">11\/14\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>I really liked this movie very much. Great acting and a very interesting story with some humor thrown in as well. TRDB.<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>2) <strong>ROOM<\/strong>&#8211; Jacob Burns, Bethel, Danbury, Clearview 100. 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;After being abducted, raped and imprisoned in a small windowless room, a young woman gives birth and is forced to raise her son, Jack, in the same improvised space. But after five years, Jack&#8217;s mother begins planning their escape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/11\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Excellent reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/26\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>A splendid movie with wonderful acting and a great screenplay. The movie is fiction but there is ample precedent for this scenario. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>3) <strong>SPOTLIGHT- <\/strong>Bethel, Danbury, Clearview 100.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Revealing a string of cover-ups stretching back decades, a team of &#8220;Boston Globe&#8221; reporters exposes the Catholic Archdiocese&#8217;s history of keeping reports about child molestation and other priest-initiated abuse under wraps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/28\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Great reviews for this drama. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">11\/13\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">The great reviews were well deserved. A very good drama and very realistic as well. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>4)<strong> THE DANISH GIRL<\/strong>-Bethel, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;In 1930, Danish painter Einar Wegener elects to have gender-reassignment surgery, with the blessing of his wife, Gerda. This true-life narrative of personal courage also sheds light on the medical origins of transsexual surgery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">11\/24\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Very good reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">12\/29\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>This movie is more of a love story than about the transgender issue and is definitely worth seeing. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>5)<strong> THE BIG SHORT<\/strong>&#8211; Bethel, Danbury. 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Before the housing and credit bubble of 2007 triggers an international economic meltdown, a handful of financial outsiders sees the crash coming and bets against the big banks in a daring play that could reap them huge profits.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">12\/11\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Very good reviews for this Wall Street drama. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">12\/31\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>This movie was done in a very clever manner and managed to make the recent near collapse of the world economy understandable at the same time. Liked the movie a lot. TRDB.\u00a0<\/strong>At the Theater.<\/p>\n<p>6)<strong> THE REVENANT<\/strong>&#8211; Bethel, Danbury. 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Set in the 1820s American frontier, this snowy thriller follows fur trapper Hugh Glass as he relentlessly seeks retribution against the companions who left him for dead in the Missouri River&#8217;s icy waters after he was mauled by a bear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/12\/16-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>This movie was never ending with each scene about the same as the one before. It reminded me of a magazine article made into a novel. Great photography saved it as far as I&#8217;m concerned. I can&#8217;t believe it has won so many awards so far. TRDB.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">7)<strong> CAROL-<\/strong> Jacob Burns, Clearview 100, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a0 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Living in a 1950s society that considers lesbian romance taboo, two women from disparate backgrounds &#8212; young store clerk Therese Belivet and wealthy socialite Carol Aird &#8212; develop an attachment to each other that ultimately turns passionate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10\/18\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Excellent reviews for this drama starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">1\/4\/16- Great reviews as noted and I liked the movie. I did feel that the love affair lacked the emotional intensity that I expected. I&#8217;ve also seen Cate Blanchett do much better. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">8) <strong>TRUMBO-<\/strong> Clearview 100.\u00a02015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Bryan Cranston stars as famed 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, whose refusal to testify before the congressional House Un-American Activities Committee resulted in a prison sentence and being blacklisted as a communist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">11\/6\/15-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Not to be confused by the movie from 2007 with the same name, this\u00a0drama got\u00a0fair to good reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">11\/28\/15<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">&#8211; I enjoyed this movie very much and would not be surprised at a nomination for best actor for Bryan Cranston. TRDB.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">9) <strong>ANOMALISA-\u00a0<\/strong>Jacob Burns, Garden Cinema Norwalk.\u00a02015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Director Charlie Kaufman uses stop-motion animation and felt puppets to tell the tale of motivational speaker Michael Stone, whose anxieties have robbed him of all joy. But on a speaking tour, he meets a woman who may just revive his soul.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">11\/28\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Terrific reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">10) <strong>45 YEARS<\/strong>&#8211; Jacob Burns, Garden Cinema Norwalk. 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Geoff and Kate Mercer&#8217;s plans for a 45th anniversary party are upset by some unexpected news: A body found in the Swiss Alps has been identified as Geoff&#8217;s long-ago love Katya, who perished in an accident 50 years earlier.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">12\/23\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Great reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">11) <strong>JOY-<\/strong> Danbury. 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;After 10 years of trying to mass-market the revolutionary floor mop she had invented, housewife Joy Mangano strikes gold with a personal pitch on QVC that turns her Miracle Mop into an overnight marketing miracle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">12\/22\/15-<strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Mixed reviews so far. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/6\/16-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">Surprisingly enough I found myself enjoying this movie thanks mostly to the acting of Jennifer Lawrence, a character that we can all root for. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>__________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>BOB&#8217;S PICKS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A) MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH AND DELRAY-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1)<strong> THE LADY IN THE VAN<\/strong>&#8211; Very good reviews although it looked stupid to me<\/div>\n<div>2) <strong>THE REVERANT<\/strong>&#8211; I did NOT think that this movie was as good as others did<\/div>\n<div>3) <strong>CLOSED SEASON<\/strong>&#8211; I liked this one very much. Highly recommended<\/div>\n<div>4)<strong> YOUTH<\/strong>&#8211; OK reviews for this drama starring Michael Caine<\/div>\n<div>5)<strong> CAROL<\/strong>&#8211; A good movie but I was a bit disappointed<\/div>\n<div>6)<strong> MUSTANG<\/strong>&#8211; AT DELRAY ONLY!! I liked this very much<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>B) STONZEK THEATER AT THE LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1)<strong> SYNCHRONICITY<\/strong>&#8211; 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. &#8220;Time travel is neither easy nor inexpensive, and as physicist Jim Beale works to perfect a machine to make it possible, he must also raise funds to pay for the special fuel &#8212; leading him to greedy venture capitalist Klaus Meisner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/19\/16-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold !important;\">No reviews as yet for this sci-fi movie. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">2) <strong>RECKLESS-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-transform: none; color: #333333; font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; widows: 1; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">1\/20\/16- <strong>No reviews available. TRDB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>C) LIVING ROOM THEATER AT FAU IN BOCA RATON-<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1) <strong>CLOSED SEASON<\/strong>&#8211; I liked it very much. Highly recommended.<\/div>\n<div>2)<strong> CENSORED VOICES<\/strong>&#8211; I still want to see this one.<\/div>\n<div>3)<strong> MUSTANG<\/strong>&#8211; Excellent.<\/div>\n<div>4) <strong>TRUMBO<\/strong>&#8211; Limited\u00a0showings but worth seeing.<\/div>\n<div>5) <strong>LADY IN THE VAN<\/strong>&#8211; Looks stupid to me even with Maggie Smith.<\/div>\n<div>6)<strong> LABYRINTH OF LIES<\/strong>&#8211; Limited showings- I&#8217;d see it before it leaves.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>For Independent Films in\u00a0Your Neighborhood\u00a0go to- <a title=\"http:\/\/www.emergingpictures.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emergingpictures.com\/\">www.emergingpictures.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\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>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>ENJOY!!!<\/div>\n<div>THE REEL DR. 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