ENDLESS POETRY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this dreamlike autobiographical drama, visionary Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky recalls his youthful artistic awakening, focusing on his immersion in Santiago’s flourishing creative scene of the 1940s and ’50s.”
7/14/17- Excellent reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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OUR TIME WILL COME- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. TRDB. “1941. Hong Kong is under Japanese occupation. The anti-Japanese Dongjiang guerilla unit is tasked with rescuing cultural figures and extracting them from the besieged city. Primary school teacher, Fang Lan (Zhou Xun) and her mother are trying to live out this difficult period in a small run-down flat in Wanchai. After the schools are shut down, Lan unwittingly finds herself embroiled in the guerillas’ mission to save novelist Mao Dun.”
7/7/17- Very good reviews from the critics. TRDB.
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THE CONFESSIONS- 2017. Synopsis by IMDB. “A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world’s most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochè, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochè is found dead…”
7/7/17- Early reviews are mixed for this French drama. TRDB.
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THE LITTLE HOURS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this medieval romp, convent life is far from pure — or even pure of heart — for Sisters Alessandra, Fernanda and Ginevra, who drive the nunnery’s laborer away with their taunts and drive his replacement crazy with their attempts at seduction.”
6/30/17- Fairly good reviews in general with a few negative ones in there as well. Sounds interesting and I’ll see it if I can. TRDB.
Add comment July 3rd, 2017
PAULINA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Unfulfilled by her career as an attorney, Paulina becomes a schoolteacher in a remote region of Argentina. But just as she’s beginning to adjust to her new world, Paulina is brutally assaulted by a gang of boys that may include some of her students.”
6/23/17- Excellent reviews by the critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
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HARMONIUM- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Just out of prison, Yasaka shows up at the workshop of his longtime friend Toshio, who — without consulting his wife — offers Yasaka a room and a job. As he slowly encroaches on the family’s lives, Yasaka’s presence becomes increasingly alarming.”
6/16/17- Critics raved about this movie but audiences gave it just OK reviews. TRDB.
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MOKA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Grieving her son’s death in a hit-and-run accident — and frustrated by the police’s failure to find the culprit — Diane Kramer takes matters into her own hands. With revenge on her mind, she sets off for Évian in pursuit of the person responsible.”
6/14/17- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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ASCENT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Blending fact and fiction, director Fiona Tan uses more than 4,000 still images of Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji to depict the epistolary account of a man’s ascent of the peak, which triggers pensive recollections in his partner after his death.”
6/9/17- Good reviews and it sounds very interesting to me. TRDB.
Add comment June 9th, 2017
PAST LIFE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With a keen sense of characterization, this moving drama follows two Israeli sisters — one an aspiring composer, the other a journalist — who dredge up dark family secrets when they attempt to learn the truth about their Holocaust-survivor father.”
6/2/17- Very good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. I plan to see it. TRDB.
11/13/17- I thought this movie was excellent. TRDB. Amazon Prime.
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JOSHUA: TEENAGER VS. SUPERPOWER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 2014, mass demonstrations choked the streets of Hong Kong as citizens protested the Chinese government’s refusal to grant the region autonomy. This documentary focuses on teen dissident Joshua Wong, who rallied thousands to take to the streets.”
5/26/17- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Add comment May 27th, 2017