Posts tonen met het label Life of Brian. Alle posts tonen
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vrijdag 25 maart 2022

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.

vrijdag 3 september 2021

Netflix Friday - Volume 70

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 
Action: Taken (2008)
A retired CIA agent (Liam Neeson) travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter (Maggie Grace), who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.
 
Drama: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
In 1985, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
 
Comedy: Monty Python’s 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: The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
The quiet life of a terrier named Max (Louis C.K.) is upended when his owner takes in Duke (Eric Stonestreet), a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
 
Romance: Blinded By the Light (2019)
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
 
Horror: Case 39 (2009)
A social worker (Renee Zellweger) finds to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected.
 
Science Fiction: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
After Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is bitten by a genetically altered spider, he gains newfound, spider-like powers and ventures out to save the city from the machinations of a mysterious reptilian foe.
 
Crime: Focus (2015)
In the midst of veteran con man Nicky’s (Will Smith) latest scheme, a woman from his past (Margot Robbie) shows up and throws his plans for a loop.
 
Thriller: The Debt (2010)
In 1965, Three Mossad Agents (Jessica Chastain, Sam Worthington, Martin Csokas) cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the Agents (Helen Mirren, CiarĂ¡n Hinds, Tom Wilkinson) share come back to haunt them.
 
Documentary: Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes (2021)
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen narrates his life and horrific crimes via a series of chilling audiotapes recorded from his jail cell.
 
Family: Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007)
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love. 

vrijdag 16 oktober 2020

Netflix Friday - Volume 25

 Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 
Action: King Kong (2005)
A greedy film producer (Jack Black) assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
 
Drama: The Godfather (1972)
The aging patriarch (Marlon Brando) of an organized crime dynasty tranfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son (Al Pacino).
 
Comedy: Monty Python’s 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: Madagascar 2 (2008)
The Madagascar animals fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African nature reserve, where they meet others of their own kind. And Alex (Ben Stiller) especially discovers his royal heritage as prince of a lion pride.
 
Romance: She’s the Man (2006)
When her brother dedides to ditch for a couple of weeks, Viola (Amanda Bynes) heads over to his elite boarding school, disguised as him, and proceeds to fall for his school’s star soccer player (Channing Tatum), and soon learns she’s not the only one with romantic troubles.
 
Horror: The Exorcist (1973)
When a 12-year-old girl (Linda Blair) is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother (Ellen Burstyn) seeks the help of two priests (Max von Sydow, Jason Miller) to save her.
 
Science Fiction: Spider-Man Far From Home (2019)
Following the evens of “Avengers: Endgame”, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
 
Crime: Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.
 
Thriller: The Girl on the Train (2016)
A divorcee (Emily Blunt) becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.
 
Documentary
: American Murder: The Family Next Door (2020)
In 2018, 38-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappeared in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family’s story made headlines around the world.

Family: Dudley Do-Right (1999)
Inept Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-Right (Brendan Fraser) chases after villain Snidley Whiplash (Alfred Molina) and woos girlfriend Nell Fenwick (Sarah Jessica Parker). (Okay, this is actually a really bad movie, but fun for the family)