THE PROM- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Down-on-their-luck Broadway stars shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend.”
12/11/20- Fair reviews from the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
12/15/20- I enjoyed this musical drama very much. TRDB.
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LET THEM ALL TALK- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The story of a celebrated author (Meryl Streep) who takes a journey with some old friends (Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest) to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew (Lucas Hedges) comes along to wrangle the ladies as well as her literary agent (Gemma Chan) who is desperate to find out about her next book.”
12/10/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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FAREWELL AMOR- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An Angolan woman and her daughter reunite with her husband after spending 17 years in exile. Now strangers, they find common ground in their shared love of dance.”
12/10/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MacGOWAN- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Filmmaker Julien Temple dives deep into the life of Shane MacGowan, the tortured vocalist best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the Pogues, who famously combined traditional Irish music with the visceral energy of punk rock.”
12/5/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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BLACK BEAR- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A filmmaker plays a calculated game of desire and jealousy in pursuit of a work of art that blurs the boundaries between autobiography and invention.”
12/4/20- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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MAYOR- 2020. “The movie deals with the possibility of Palestinian statehood. About the working of government at the city level.” TRDB.
12/4/20- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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ANOTHER ROUND- 2020. Synopsis by IMDB. “Four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood.”
12/4/2020- Excellent reviews for this movie from Denmark. TRDB.
1/15/21- I really enjoyed this Danish drama. Be sure you don’t miss the last scene where you get to see Mads Mikkelsen dance. TRDB.
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76 DAYS- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A raw, fly-on-the-wall recounting of hospital life in Wuhan in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, 76 Days is an engrossing and potent documentary – and a surprisingly comforting portrait of humanity.”
12/4/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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I’M YOUR WOMAN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in the 1970s, this gritty drama follows young mom Jean, who’s living comfortably in suburbia till her hubby runs afoul of his criminal cohorts and disappears. With his foes closing in on Jean, she’s forced to go on the run with the couple’s baby.”
12/4/2020- Fair reviews in general but some of the reviews were pretty good and I would try to see it. TRDB.
12/18/20- A few interesting scenes but not really worth spending two hours with this drama. TRDB.
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BILLIE- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Over 8 years, she tracked down and tape-recorded over 200 hours of interviews with the extraordinary characters that populated the iconic singer’s short, tumultuous life. However, Linda’s book was never finished and the tapes never heard — until now.”
12/2/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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