RIDE THE EAGLE- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “After his estranged mother’s death, Leif learns that her will includes a “conditional inheritance” awarding him ownership of her Yosemite cabin — but only if he fulfills a list of tasks ranging from the sentimental to the absurd.”
7/31/21- Fair reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
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THE YEAR OF THE DISCOVERY- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 1992, when the Olympics and the Expo at last presented Spain as an emerging new democracy, the de-industrialisation policies were met with riots in the southern town of Cartagena. The locals remember those days.”
7/31/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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ENEMIES OF THE STATE- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An average American family becomes entangled in a bizarre web of espionage and corporate secrets when the U.S. government targets the family’s hacker son.”
7/20/21- OK reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MIDNIGHT RUN-1988. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) hires tight-lipped bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to locate a mob accountant named “The Duke” (Charles Grodin) and bring him to L.A., Eddie tells Jack that the job will be simple, or a “midnight run.”
7/26/21- I loved this movie 32 years ago and I still do. TRDB.
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STILLWATER- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Unemployed roughneck Bill Baker (Academy Award® winner Matt Damon) travels from Oklahoma to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter Allison (Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin). Imprisoned for a murder she claims she did not commit.”
7/25/21- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB
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HOLY BEASTS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “After traveling to Santo Domingo to direct and star in her final film, aging diva Vera Velazquez finds herself working on a cursed project beset by friction, a baffling disappearance, a vampire and death.”
7/24/21- Sounds weird but this film has received fairly reviews. TRDB.
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THE NEW BAUHAUS- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Filmmaker Alysa Nahmias examines the life and work of Hungarian artist and photographer László Moholy-Nagy.”
7/23/21- Just a few reviews so far and they are all very good.
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THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A pair of interwoven stories set in the present and past, THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER follows Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones), an ambitious journalist who discovers a trove of secret love letters from 1965 and becomes determined to solve the mystery of the forbidden affair at their center.”
7/23/21- Fair reviews. TRDB.
7/25/21- Boring and I turned it off. TRDB.
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CHARLATAN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Across decades and political regimes, herbalist Jan Mikolášek applies his knowledge of plants and gift for healing to help the rich, the poor and the powerful. But his personal life proves his undoing in this fact-based drama.”
7/23/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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AILEY- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. AILEY traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty.”
7/23/21- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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