Netflix Friday - Volume 99

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 

Action: The Ice Road (2021)
After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, a big-rig ice road driver (Liam Neeson) must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen lake to save the trapped miners.
 

Drama: All or Nothing (2002)
In a poor working class London home, Penny’s (Lesley Manville) love for their partner, taxi driver Phil (Timothy Spall), has run dry when an unexpected tragedy occurs, they and their local community are brought back together.
 

Comedy: Life of Brian (1979)
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth (Graham Chapman) spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
 

Animation: Castle in the Sky (1986)
A young boy and girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
 

Romance: Hello, My Name is Doris (2015)
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman (Sally Field) to romantically pursue her younger co-worker (Max Greenfield).
 

Horror: Shelter (2010)
A forensic psychiatrist (Julianne Moore) discovers that all but one of her patient’s multiple personalities are murder victims. She will have to fins out what’s happening before her time is finished.
 

Science Fiction: Paul (2011)
Two English comic book geeks (Simon Pegg, Nick Frost) traveling across the U.S. encounter and alien (Seth Rogen) outside Area 51.
 

Crime: Man on Fire (2004)
In Mexico City, a former CIA operative (Denzel Washington) swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
 

Thriller: Windfall (2022)
A man (Jason Segel) breaks into a tech billionaire’s (Jesse Plemmons) empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife (Lily Collins) arrive for a last-minute getaway.
 

Documentary: Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022)
Examining the months since the tragedies, which caused global pandemic in March 2019 after two new aircrafts crashed within five months, killing 346 people.

Family: Here Comes the Boom (2012)
A high-school biology teacher (Kevin James) looks to become a successful mixed martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extracurricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school.

Movie Trailer Sunday (44)

This weeks trailers are about a guy befriending a robot, a biology teacher doing martial arts, a wealthy amn with a lot of trouble, a man planning on rebuilding his life and

Robot & Frank
Description: Set in the near future, Frank (Frank Langella), a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son (James Marsden) chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. What follows is an often hilarious and somewhat heartbreaking story about finding friends and family in the most unexpected places.
Director: Jake Schreier
Starring: Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jeremy Sisto, Jeremy Strong
Trailer: Trailer "Robot & Frank"

Here Comes the Boom
Description: Former collegiate wrester Scott Voss (Kevin James) is a 42-year-old apathetic biology teacher in a failing high school. When cutbacks threaten to cancel the music program and lay off its teacher (Henry Winkler,) Scott begins to raise money by moonlighting as a mixed martial arts fighter. Everyone thinks Scott is crazy, most of all the school nurse Bella (Salma Hayek), but in his quest, Scott gains something he never expected as he becomes a sensation that rallies the entire school.
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler
Trailer: Trailer "Here Comes the Boom"
Comment: Kevin James!! I love that dude.

Arbitrage
Description: When we first meet New York hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller (Richard Gere) on the eve of his 60th birthday, he appears the very portrait of success in American business and family life. But behind the gilded walls of his mansion, Miller is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire to a major bank before the depths of his fraud are revealed. Struggling to conceal his duplicity from loyal wife Ellen (Susan Sarandon) and brilliant daughter and heir-apparent Brooke (Brit Marling), Miller's also balancing an affair with French art-dealer Julie Cote (Laetetia Casta). Just as he's about to unload his troubled empire, an unexpected bloody error forces him to juggle family, business, and crime with the aid of Jimmy Grant (Nate Parker), a face from Miller's past. One wrong turn ignites the suspicions of NYPD Detective Michael Bryer (Tim Roth), who will stop at nothing in his pursuits. Running on borrowed time, Miller is forced to confront the limits of even his own moral duplicity. Will he make it out before the bubble bursts?
Director: Nicholas Jarecki
Starring: Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth
Trailer: Trailer "Arbitrage"

Silver Linings Playbook
Description: Life doesn't always go according to plan. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything: his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert De Niro) after spending eight months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat's parents want is for him to get back on his feet - and to share their family's obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he'll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives.
Director: David O. Russell
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker
Trailer: Trailer "Silver Linings Playbook"
Comment: This looks great.

The Sessions
Description: A man (John Hawkes) confined to an iron lung is determined at age 38 to lose his virginity. With the help of his therapists and the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream a reality.
Director: Ben Lewin
Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, moon Bloodgood
Trailer: Trailer "The Sessions
Comment: This looks like one of those heartwarming stories that will make you both laugh and cry.