THEM THAT FOLLOW- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a remote Appalachian community, the daughter of a snake-handling Pentecostal preacher is about to enter an arranged marriage with a member of her father’s flock. But she’s harboring a secret: She’s carrying a nonbelieving local boy’s child.”
8/2/19- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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SKIN- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Raised by skinheads, young Bryon Widner finds himself in the FBI’s crosshairs as a vocal white supremacist. But fatherhood begins to change his views, leading him to undergo the excruciating process of removing the racist tattoos covering his body.”
7/26/19- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment July 26th, 2019
BOTTOM OF THE 9th.- Synopsis by Netflix. “Once a promising baseball player with a bright future and a beautiful girlfriend, Sonny Stano instead ended up in prison paying for a deadly mistake. Out of jail 18 years later, he’s ready to take another shot at a professional baseball career.”
7/19/19- Mixed reviews at best. TRDB.
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ROJO- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Evoking the surreal atmosphere of Argentinean society under military dictatorship during the mid-1970s, this taut drama focuses on a prominent lawyer whose life takes an ominous turn after a stranger berates him in a restaurant.”
7/12/19- Generally not my kind of movie but reviews were very good and I will try to see this movie. TRDB.
Add comment July 13th, 2019
CLARENCE CLEMONS: WHO DO I THINK I AM- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s marathon “Rising Tour” came to an end in 2003, Clarence Clemons felt like he needed a break. So he packed up his saxophone and voyaged to China, where he could be more-or-less a nameless traveler in a foreign land. Follow Clarence after China and document his transcendent awakening and then tragedy struck. While in Florida Clarence suffered a stroke and passed away.”
7/9/19- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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THREE PEAKS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Setting out for a holiday in the Dolomites with his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, Aaron hopes to forge a stronger bond with the youngster. Instead, their brewing power struggle turns perilous as the boy disappears when the two go for a hike.”
6/28/19- Fair reviews but it sounds interesting. TRDB.
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MAIDEN- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1989, an all-female crew captained by 27-year-old Tracy Edwards entered the Whitbread Round the World Race on the yacht “Maiden.” By finishing second, the distaff sailors permanently transformed the all-male province of deep-water yacht racing.”
6/28/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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YESTERDAY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “While he’s still looking for his big break, musician Jack Malik gets hit by a bus during a global blackout. But when he wakes up to find he’s the lone person on Earth who knows of the Beatles and their songbook, Jack has a huge chance at stardom.”
6/25/19- Weak reviews for this comedy/drama. TRDB.
7/21/19- Fluff with lots of Beetles music. You can safely skip it. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment June 25th, 2019
TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This in-depth documentary looks at the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison, who gives voice to the African-American experience through fiction that exposes a point of view counter to the establishment.”
6/21/10- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Add comment June 21st, 2019
THE QUIET ONE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “From the time he was a child, longtime Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman kept a journal — one that provides plenty of background material for this absorbing documentary, which also details his post-Stones projects.”
6/21/19- Poor reviews but I’d see it just for the history. TRDB.
Add comment June 21st, 2019