{"id":24156,"date":"2019-05-02T10:40:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T10:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=24156"},"modified":"2019-05-22T20:32:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:32:00","slug":"film-reviews-742","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thereeldrbob.com\/?p=24156","title":{"rendered":"FILM REVIEWS #742"},"content":{"rendered":"
MAY 2, 2019<\/div>\n
DEAR FRIENDS-<\/div>\n
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BACK IN NY NOW—–<\/div>\n
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QUICK LOOK AT MY FAVORITES OF THE WEEK-<\/div>\n
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1) THE LAST RESORT<\/strong>– Netflix Streaming<\/div>\n
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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT THE THEATER- NONE<\/div>\n
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MOVIES I SAW THIS WEEK AT HOME-<\/div>\n
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1) THE LAST RESORT<\/strong>– 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An uncannily revealing portrait of American photographers Andy Sweet and Gary Monroe and the vibrant community of Jewish retirees they obsessively focused their camera’s lens on in the sunburned paradise of 1970s Miami Beach.”<\/p>\n

12\/21\/18-\u00a0Just 2 reviews found and they are both very good. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4\/29\/19-\u00a0I enjoyed this documentary very much and highly recommend it. TRDB.\u00a0<\/strong>Netflix Streaming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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COMING TO NETFLIX NEXT WEEK- (these were included in last week’s issue)<\/div>\n
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1)\u00a0ARTIC-<\/strong> 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his plane crashes in the Arctic, Danish explorer Overg\u00e5rd hunkers down to await rescue. But after a helicopter promising salvation also crashes — leaving its copilot badly hurt — Overg\u00e5rd must decide whether to begin a long trek to find help.”<\/span><\/div>\n
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2\/1\/19-\u00a0<\/span>Excellent reviews for this drama starring Mads Mikkelsen. TRDB.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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2) EVERYBODY KNOWS<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her kids in tow, Laura travels from her adopted Argentinean home to her native Spain to attend her sister’s nuptials, anticipating a joyful reunion. But things turn sour when Laura’s teen daughter vanishes and long-kept secrets begin to surface.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2\/8\/19-\u00a0Weak reviews from critics and audiences. I’d see this just to look at Penelope Cruz. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3) TO DUST<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Struggling to accept his wife’s sudden death, Hasidic cantor Shmuel believes he must understand how her body will decompose. Enlisting the aid of a biology professor, Shmuel begins the blasphemous act of scientific investigation.”<\/p>\n

2\/8\/19-\u00a0Excellent reviews for this strange sounding drama. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4) BIRDS OF PASSAGE<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This well-crafted crime drama charts the roots of the Colombian drug trade as a tight-knit indigenous family discovers a golden opportunity to sell large quantities of marijuana to America’s hippie generation in the 1970s.”<\/p>\n

2\/13\/19-\u00a0Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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OPENED LAST WEEK-<\/div>\n
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Recommended-<\/em><\/div>\n
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1) <\/em>AVENGERS: ENDGAME<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This installment of the Avengers saga opens to a decimated world in which half the population — including Spider-Man and a host of his superhero friends — has been eliminated by the evil Thanos, who seems to have taken up farming.”<\/p>\n

4\/26\/19-\u00a0Excellent reviews but definitely NOT my kind of movie. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2) J.T. LEROY<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, writer Laura Albert — aided by her husband and sister-in-law — pulls off one of the greatest literary charades of all time by publishing several novels posing as a street-smart teenage boy from West Virginia.”<\/p>\n

4\/26\/19-\u00a0Weak reviews from the critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) THE WHITE CROW<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This stylish biopic charts the early years of Soviet ballet star Rudolf Nureyev, from his birth on a train in 1938 to his rise during the Cold War to the life-altering decision he makes while performing in Paris in 1961.”<\/p>\n

4\/26\/19-\u00a0Reviews are mixed with more positives than negatives. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4) TESLA NATION<\/strong>– 2018. Synopsis by IMDB.\u00a0 “We are all one. People are interconnected by invisible forces. Creative documentary about the history of Serbian immigration to the USA. Road movie through the present, from the East Coast to the West Coast. Global story about a nation.”<\/p>\n

4\/26\/19-\u00a0No reviews available at this time. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5) QUEEN OF\u00a0 DIAMONDS<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In this drama, a female blackjack dealer becomes a juggler as she struggles to cope with her job, her search for her lost husband, and her responsibility of caring for an elderly man in a motel.”<\/p>\n

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4\/26\/19-\u00a0Very few reviews but they are all good. TRDB.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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6) CHASING PORTRAITS<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Before his life ended at the Majdanek death camp during World War II, Polish artist Moshe Rynecki created nearly 800 paintings. This moving documentary chronicles his great-granddaughter’s long search to recover some of his lost art.”<\/p>\n

4\/26\/19-\u00a0Very good reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

7) BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY BLACHE<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “A long-overlooked pioneer of cinema, visionary Alice Guy-Blach\u00e9 — the first female film director — gets her due in this absorbing documentary that chronicles her career and legacy, which includes more than 1,000 movies.”<\/p>\n

4\/26\/19-\u00a0Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8) IF THE DANCER DANCES<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Aided by three members of late choreographer Merce Cunningham’s former dance company, acclaimed dance-maker Stephen Petronio and his crew set out to re-create “RainForest,” the legendary Cunningham’s 1968 masterwork.”<\/p>\n

4\/26\/19-\u00a0Fairly good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BOB’S PICKS IN WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES-<\/div>\n
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NEW IN THE BURBS<\/em>–<\/div>\n
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1) ASK DR. RUTH<\/strong>– Cinema 100.\u00a02019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ruth Westheimer helped bring sex out of the shadows with her TV show “Ask Dr. Ruth.” In this documentary, the feisty therapist looks back at her remarkable life, which includes being a Holocaust survivor.”<\/p>\n

4\/29\/29-\u00a0Excellent reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2) LONG SHOT<\/strong>– Bethel, Danbury. Very good reviews for this comedy<\/div>\n
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REPEATS<\/em>–<\/div>\n
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1) RED JOAN<\/strong>–\u00a0Jacob Burns, Bethel, Clearview 100. Poor reviews<\/div>\n
2)\u00a0WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY<\/strong>– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Clearview 100. Very good reviews<\/div>\n
3) AMAZING GRACE<\/strong>– Jacob Burns, Bethel, Clearview 100. Very good reviews<\/div>\n
4) HER SMELL<\/strong>– Clearview 100. Good reviews and I want to see it<\/div>\n
5) THE MUSTANG<\/strong>– Bethel. I liked this movie very much<\/div>\n
6) BREAKTHROUGH<\/strong>– Danbury. Ok reviews.<\/div>\n
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BOB’S PICKS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY-<\/div>\n
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A) THE MOVIES OF LAKE WORTH-<\/div>\n
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1) LONG SHOT<\/strong>– Very good reviews for this comedy<\/div>\n
2) ASK DR. RUTH<\/strong>– Excellent reviews<\/div>\n
3) RED JOAN<\/strong>– Poor reviews<\/div>\n
4) THE CHAPERONE<\/strong>– Weak reviews<\/div>\n
5) RAMEN SHOP<\/strong>– Fair reviews at best<\/div>\n
6) THE SHOPLIFTERS<\/strong>– I didn’t care for this at all<\/div>\n
7) THE MUSTANG<\/strong>– I liked it very much<\/div>\n
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B) THE MOVIES OF DELRAY- SAME AS LAKE WORTH BUT NOT SHOWING “THE MUSTANG.”<\/div>\n
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C) THE LIVING ROOM THEATER AT FAU<\/span> IN BOCA RATON-<\/div>\n
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1) ASK DR. RUTH-<\/strong><\/div>\n
2) THE RAMEN SHOP<\/strong>–<\/div>\n
3) SUNSET-<\/strong><\/div>\n
4 THE CHAPERONE<\/strong>–<\/div>\n
5) TRANSIT<\/strong>–<\/div>\n
6) DIANE<\/strong>– limited screenings<\/div>\n
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D) THE STONZEK THEATER AT THE LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE-<\/div>\n
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1) ASK DR. RUTH- <\/strong>2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ruth Westheimer helped bring sex out of the shadows with her TV show “Ask Dr. Ruth.” In this documentary, the feisty therapist looks back at her remarkable life, which includes being a Holocaust survivor.”<\/p>\n

4\/29\/29-\u00a0Excellent reviews. TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2) LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT<\/strong>– 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This noirish drama follows moody drifter Luo Hongwu as he returns to his provincial hometown and is quickly flooded with memories of an enigmatic lost love, prompting him to embark on a search for her.”<\/p>\n

4\/12\/19-\u00a0Very good reviews from the critics and weak ones from audiences. One reviewer called it “all style and no substance.” TRDB.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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ENJOY!!<\/strong><\/div>\n
THE REEL DR. BOB<\/strong><\/div>\n
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