THE GODDESS OF FORTUNE-2020. Synopsis by IMDB. “When Annamaria, a longtime friend of Alessandro and Arturo, ask the couple to take care of her children, the relationship between the two men reaches a point of no return.”
10/16/20- Just a few reviews so far but they all look good. TRDB.
Add comment October 16th, 2020
MARTIN EDEN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Moving the action from California to an Italian port city, this adaptation of Jack London’s 1909 novel follows an uneducated sailor who falls for a rich university student and attempts to remake himself as a writer to win her heart.”
10/16/20- Very good reviews. TRDB.
2/25/21- I liked the movie. TRDB.
Add comment October 16th, 2020
BIRD ISLAND- 2020. Synopsis by IMDB. “A young man, posted to a bird shelter as part of his rehab, joins a soft spoken community that includes a mice breeder, a vet, a keeper, and a first aid giver.”
9/25/20- OK reviews. TRDB.
Add comment September 25th, 2020
GOD OF THE PIANO- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” For Anat, music is everything. Having never been able to reach her father’s musical standards, she rests her hopes on the child she’s about to have.”
9/18/20- Great reviews for this Israeli film. TRDB.
Add comment September 18th, 2020
MADE IN BANGLADESH- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After fleeing her Bangladeshi village to avoid becoming a child bride, Shimu Akhtar — now 23 — labors at a garment factory in Dhaka. When a workplace fire kills a co-worker, Shimu leads the battle to unionize despite opposition from all sides.”
8/29/20- Excellent reviews for this Indian drama. TRDB.
Add comment August 29th, 2020
THE CRIMES THAT BIND- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Desperate and confused, Alicia will do the impossible to keep her son from prison after he’s convicted of trying to murder his ex-wife.”
8/21/20- Mixed reviews. Some critics liked it very much. TRDB.
8/26/20- I liked this movie from Argentina very much. TRDB.
Add comment August 22nd, 2020
AN EASY GIRL- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A teen girl is drawn to her cousin’s hedonistic lifestyle when they spend the summer together in Cannes as she learns about herself and her own values.”
8/14/20- Excellent reviews by the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB. On Netflix.
8/14/20- A coming of age story in the South of France one summer. I’m neutral on this movie- not as good as some reviews would indicate and certainly not as bad as others. TRDB.
Add comment August 14th, 2020
SONG WITHOUT A NAME- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Enticed by the promise of free care to what ends up being a fake medical clinic, pregnant Georgina sees her newborn instantly stolen from her. Launching a desperate search for the baby, Georgina gets nowhere until she turns to a sympathetic reporter.”
8/8/20- No reviews as yet but I’d see it now if I could. TRDB.
Add comment August 9th, 2020
A GIRL MISSING- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Home-care nurse Ichiko has tended to the matriarch of the Oishos clan for years, growing ever closer to the family. But that relationship is imperiled when the clan’s teen daughter Saki is kidnapped, and Ichiko’s nephew turns out to be the culprit.”
7/31/20- Mixed reviews– more OK then not. TRDB.
Add comment August 1st, 2020
THE HATER- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes.”A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics – but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences.”.
7/30/20- Fair reviews at best for this movie from Poland. TRDB.
Add comment July 30th, 2020