FINDING YOU- 2021, Synopsis by Netflix. “Gifted young violinist Finley Sinclair is on her way up until an ill-fated audition for a music conservatory derails her. Seeking solace, she elects to study in Ireland, where she meets bad-boy movie star Beckett Rush, and an unlikely romance blooms.”
5/16/21- Poor reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment May 16th, 2021
THE PAPER TIGERS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Decades past their glory days as teenage kung-fu fighters, three former best friends reunite after their martial-arts master is murdered. Putting their differences aside, the trio resolves to avenge the killing at all costs.”
5/8/21- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
Add comment May 8th, 2021
EAT WHEATIES- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Sid Straw leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks an old college classmate, actress Elizabeth Banks, on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he knows her, Sid rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship.”
5/3/21- Weak reviews in general from all. A few critics saw some redeeming value. TRDB.
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SHIVA BABY- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “While at a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student has an awkward encounter with her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend.
4/9/21- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
7/21/21- I enjoyed the movie but excellent reviews from the critics- really? TRDB.
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YES DAY- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Always feeling like they have to say NO to their kids and co-workers, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a YES DAY — where for 24 hours the kids make the rules. Little did they know that they’d be going on a whirlwind adventure around Los Angeles, that would bring the family closer to each other than ever before.”
3/13/21- Poor reviews, especially by the critics, but the concept sounds OK. TRDB.
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TO ALL THE BOYS: ALWAYS AND FOREVER- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.”
2//13/21- Fair reviews at best. TRDB
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TWO OF US- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two retired women, Nina and Madeleine, have been secretly in love for decades. Everybody, including Madeleine’s family, thinks they are simply neighbors, sharing the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, enjoying the affection and pleasures of daily life together, until an unforeseen event turns their relationship upside down and leads Madeleine’s daughter to gradually unravel the truth about them.”
2/4/20- Excellent reviews for this drama from France. TRDB.
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FINDING OHANA- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Geocache champion Pilialoha “Pili” Kawena, age 12, is abruptly lifted from her busy New York life and dropped into rural O’ahu to help care for her grandfather. Initially skeptical about her new surroundings, Pili finds a cryptic pirate’s journal in her Papa’s studio hinting at a 200-year-old shipwrecked treasure hidden away in the island’s caves and mountains.”
1/30/21- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE WEASEL’S TALE- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A retired actress from the golden age of Argentine cinema shares a mansion with her husband, a screenwriter and a director. They will do anything to preserve the world they created for themselves.”
12/12/20- Very good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB.
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TEAM MARCO- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Young Marco is obsessed with playing video games and hardly leaves the house. But when his grandfather moves in, Marco’s life is turned upside-down and he’s forced…to go play outside. Nonno introduces him to bocce — the world’s oldest game — and to the neighborhood crew of old-school seniors who play daily at the local court. ”
11/24/20- Poor reviews by the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
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