PICTURES OF GHOSTS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost.”
1/29/24- Excellent reviews for this Brazilian documentary. TRDB.
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INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL- 2023. “Winner of the prestigious Camera d’Or for best first film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the enthralling Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell from Vietnamese filmmaker Thien An Pham is a reverie on faith, loss, and nature expressed with uncommon invention and depth.”
1/22/2024- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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PASANG: IN THE SHADOW OF EVEREST- 2024. “PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest chronicles Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s tragic and inspiring journey to become the first Nepali woman to summit Everest in 1993. As an uneducated, indigenous woman and a Buddhist in a Hindu kingdom, Pasang’s dream to scale the legendary mountain pits her against family, foreign climbers, her own government, and nature itself. Her determined pursuit of Everest plays out within the context of her nation’s quest for democracy and the emergence of the commercial climbing industry
1/22/24- Fair to good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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JUNE- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “JUNE shines an important spotlight on the history of country music and the mark the Carter and Cash families made on the genre before diving into the complex life of the legendary June Carter Cash. The five-time Grammy® Award-winning singer, comedian, musician, actor and author has opened for Elvis, appeared onscreen with Robert Duvall and Jane Seymour and co-wrote one of the most recognizable country songs of all time, “Ring of Fire.” Perhaps at times overshadowed by her iconic husband Johnny Cash, she now takes center stage.”
1/21/24- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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OCCUPIED CITY- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The past collides with our precarious present in Steve McQueen’s bravura documentary Occupied City, informed by the book Atlas of an Occupied City (Amsterdam 1940-1945) written by Bianca Stigter. McQueen creates two interlocking portraits: a door-to-door excavation of the Nazi occupation that still haunts his adopted city, and a vivid journey through the last years of pandemic and protest.”
1/21/24- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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IMMEDIATE FAMILY- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Four musicians find lasting success but stay out of the limelight while performing with iconic singers Phil Collins, James Taylor, Carole King and others.”
12/16/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
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ANSELM- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In Anselm, Wim Wenders creates a portrait of Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time.”
12/14/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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TOTAL TRUST- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “TOTAL TRUST is an eye-opening and deeply disturbing documentary about surveillance technology, abuse of power and censorship. Through the haunting stories of people in China who have been monitored, intimidated and even tortured, the film sparks a global debate about the dangers that Big Data and AI pose to individual freedoms.
12/14/23- Excellent reviews from all for this documentary. TRDB.
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INTO THE WEEDS- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Does the most widely used weed killer in the world cause cancer? Into the Weeds: Dewayne “Lee” Johnson vs. Monsanto Company follows the story of groundskeeper Lee Johnson and his fight for justice against agrichemical giant Monsanto. TRDB.
12/14/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary by the critics and weak ones from audiences so far. TRDB.
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AMERICAN SYMPHONY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Early in 2022, multi-instrumentalist Jon Batiste finds himself the most celebrated artist of the year with eleven Grammy nominations including Album of the Year. In the midst of that triumph, Jon is immersed in his most ambitious challenge yet: composing American Symphony.”
12/7/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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