BRIMSTONE & GLORY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This documentary captures the Mexican town of Tultepec (whose main industry is fireworks) amid its annual festival, following the revelry as the night sky is set ablaze with kaleidoscopic pyrotechnics, while papier-mâché bulls explode in the streets.”
11/23/17- Very good reviews for this documentary with some notable exceptions. TRDB.
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PORTO- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A single encounter can haunt a life forever, as American expatriate Jake Kleeman and French archaeology student Mati Vargnier come to discover when they look back wistfully on their passionate one-night stand in the Portuguese city of Porto.”
11/17/17- Weak reviews in general with a few very good ones. TRDB.
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WONDER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Entering fifth grade will be momentous for Auggie — because at last, he’ll get to be ordinary. While his facial deformity has previously kept him from attending regular schools, Auggie is determined to make his classmates see beyond his face.”
11/17/17- Good to excellent reviews for this movie. TRDB.
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ROMAN J. ISRAEL ESQ. – 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “For defense attorney Roman Israel, protecting the rights of society’s most vulnerable is a personal crusade. Drafted by a top law firm after his partner dies, Israel learns that the firm uses nefarious tactics, putting him in a tight ethical corner.”
11/17/17- Poor reviews for this movie with Denzel Washington.
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REBELS ON POINTE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Since its founding in 1974, New York City’s Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo — the all-male drag ballet corps — has won fans with performances as beautifully executed as they are cleverly camp. This documentary offers a look behind the scenes.”
11/15/17- I’ve seen just one review and it is good. TRDB.
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INTENT TO DESTROY: DEATH, DENIAL, & DEPICTION- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “As an epic movie about the 1915 Armenian genocide goes into production, filmmaker Joe Berlinger embeds himself with the crew to shoot a documentary about the challenges of telling a story that the Turkish government is still trying to suppress.”
11/10/17- Great reviews. TRDB.
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this retelling of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, a train ride through Europe on the famed Orient Express becomes the setting for murder when an American passenger is slain — and almost everyone on board is a suspect.”
11/8/17- Fair reviews for this re-make. TRDB.
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MY FRIEND DAHMER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on an acclaimed graphic novel and filmed in and around the subject’s childhood home, this engrossing drama follows a teenage Jeffrey Dahmer before he begins the killing spree that will make him notorious.”
11/3/17- Good reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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NO DRESS CODE REQUIRED- 2017. “This empathetic documentary chronicles the stymied wedding plans of stylists Victor and Fernando, who wage a battle for their legal rights after finding that gay couples aren’t allowed to marry in the Mexican state of Baja California.”
11/3/17- Early reviews are good. TRDB.
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MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A day in the life of undocumented immigrant Luciana provides a harrowing look at the challenges of getting by in the new world as she accepts a high-paying but undefined job, only to find herself involved in a cruel and dangerous game.”
11/3/17– Great reviews by the critics and terrible ones by audiences. TRDB.
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