BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING LEFT BEHIND- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “By turns poignant and inspiring, this documentary follows a group of young children at New Jersey’s Good Grief counseling center, where they learn to cope with the traumatic loss of a parent or sibling by sharing their feelings with one another.”
1/8/21- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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SOME KIND OF HEAVEN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “All the packaged positivity in the world can’t mask the unhappiness of some residents of the Villages, where documentarian Lance Oppenheim trains his lens on four members of the Central Florida community dubbed the “Disneyland for Retirees.”
1/7/21- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
2/16/21- I liked this documentary very much. TRDB.
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PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be — she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.”
12/24/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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THE DISSIDENT- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover-up perpetrated by the very country he loved.”
12/24/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1998, Guatemalan Bishop Juan Gerardi was murdered two days after releasing a damning report on atrocities carried out for decades by the nation’s military. This riveting documentary recounts the risky quest to identify his killers.”
12/19/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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NASRIN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has fought tirelessly for the rights of women, children and others in her country. Filmed in secret over two years, this powerful documentary chronicles the now-imprisoned crusader’s life and work.”
12/19/20- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “This is the story of the last remaining Blockbuster Video in the world. The massive global phenomenon that once had over 3,000 locations is now down to a single store in the small town of Bend, OR.”
12/19/20- Fair to good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MUSEUM TOWN- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When the factories of North Adams, Massachusetts, close, residents fear the community will become a ghost town. But their worries are allayed as the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art sets up shop in a former textile mill.”
12/19/20- Fair reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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ASSASSINS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “On Feb. 13, 2017, two young women — thinking they were performing a stunt for a prank show — carried out a nerve-gas attack on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s half brother. This documentary investigates the attack and the women’s roles in it.”
12/16/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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FINDING YINGIANG- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Chinese student Yingying Zhang arrives in America to continue her education, she’s filled with optimism. But just weeks later, she vanishes from campus, as recounted in this true-crime documentary that follows her family’s efforts to find her.”
12/12/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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