PARCHED- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid the male-dominated environment of a rural Indian village, four women — who long to be free from lives of servitude and abuse — begin to challenge the patriarchal status quo that’s keeping them subjugated.”
6/17/16– Very good reviews for this Indian drama. TRDB.
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MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this affecting documentary about human love and mortality, an ailing 98-year-old man and his 89-year-old wife reluctantly recognize that their time together is drawing to a close after 76 years of marriage.”
6/17/16- Very good reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
11/3/16- A love story from China definitely worth seeing. TRDB.
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LAND AND SHADE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Returning home after a long absence to care for his ailing son, an elderly farmer finds the landscape ravaged by toxic smoke as the sugarcane fields are burned during the harvest. But despite the life-threatening situation, his wife refuses to leave.”
6/17/16- Very good reviews from all. TRDB.
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COSMOS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Looking for a few days of rest and relaxation, a would-be writer and a fashion maven arrive at a family-run rural guesthouse, only to find themselves obsessed with unraveling a macabre mystery involving a hanged sparrow.”
6/17/16- Some weird reviews but most professional critics liked it. Audiences not so much. TRDB.
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BANG GANG (A MODERN LOVE STORY)-2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Free of adult inhibitions, a circle of high-school friends begins indulging in sex games involving multiple participants. While their erotic adventures start simply enough, the teens soon end up in tangled emotional territory.”
6/17/16- Fair to good professional reviews but audiences have not liked it. TRDB.
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AUF DAS LEBEN (TO LIFE!)- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After getting evicted from her home, an aging cabaret singer is ready to take her life when she meets a young man who reminds her of a former lover. The odd pair forms a deep connection when he reveals that he’s suffering from a severe illness.”
6/16/16- Very good reviews by audiences but I could not find any professional reviews. TRDB.
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TIKKUN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “An ultra-Orthodox Jew, Haim-Aaron adheres so rigidly to his faith that when impure thoughts beset him, he collapses and suffers a seemingly fatal head injury. After being revived, he finds his mind full of spiritual doubts — and his hormones raging.”
6/10/16- Great reviews. TRDB.
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LAST CAB TO DARWIN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Seventy-year-old taxi driver Rex has been content to live his entire life in his dusty hometown. But when he’s diagnosed with terminal cancer, the news prompts Rex to hit the road on an epic journey, determined to end his days on his terms.”
6/10/16- Very good reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
10/10/16- I enjoyed the movie primarily because of the story. The acting was, I felt, weak at best. Still, worth seeing. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the early years of the 20th century, ambitious young Célestine works as a chambermaid in the Lanlaire household, where she’s subjected to the dictatorial Madame Lanlaire’s capricious demands and the amorous advances of her spineless spouse.”
6/10/16– Mixed reviews by critics and awful ones from audiences. Even the positive reviews had reservations. TRDB.
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THE LAST ELVIS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Elvis Gutiérrez is a star – his singing and stage presence bring back to life the King of Rock and Roll in all his glory. By day, though, Gutiérrez slaves away at a dead-end factory job and endures the scorn of his ex-wife; only his young daughter, Lisa Marie, brings any joy outside of his Elvis tribute gigs.”
6/8/16- Some fairly good reviews. TRDB.
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