ALMOST LOVE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Maya is a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations of not having achieved more in life. As an experienced, quick-witted, perceptive employee, she is passed over for a promotion solely because she doesn’t have a college degree. Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act.”
4/3/20- Decent reviews by most. TRDB.
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THE OTHER LAMB- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Young Selah has lived her entire life in a cult whose members — apart from their spiritual leader, Shepherd — are all women. But as Selah approaches adolescence, disquieting revelations cause her to question Shepherd’s teachings.”
4/3/20- Fairly good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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RESISTANCE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “During the Nazi occupation of France, Marcel Mangel — who would later become legendary mime Marcel Marceau — shelves his artistic ambitions to join a group of Jewish Boy Scouts helping the Resistance smuggle out children orphaned by the Holocaust.”
3/30/20- Weak reviews for this drama but it sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
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UNCORKED- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Fueled by his love for wine, Elijah enrolls in a course to become a master sommelier, an elite designation given only to a handful who are able to pass its notoriously difficult exam. It’s a dream that upends the expectations of his father, Louis (Courtney B. Vance), who insists Elijah take over the popular Memphis barbeque joint that’s been passed down from father to son.”
3/27/20- Very good reviews. TRDB.
3/28/20- I enjoyed this movie. TRDB. Netflix
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A FORTUNATE MAN- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “About a brilliant engineer from a lower social class than his peers and lovers.”
3/25/20- Weak reviews but I enjoyed this period piece from Denmark. TRDB.
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INSIDE THE RAIN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Threatened with expulsion from college because of a past misunderstanding, Benjamin Glass goes all out to clear his name, enlisting the aid of a woman he meets at a strip club to re-create the incident on video.”
3/14/20- Mixed reviews. TRDB.
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HEIMAT IS A SPACE IN TIME- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Heimat” is a German term broadly translated as “homeland,” a concept explored in depth in this compelling documentary that profiles several generations of director Thomas Heise’s family as he traces the effects of a changing German landscape.”
3/14/20- Good reviews but each review had something negative. TRDB.
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THE ROADS NOT TAKEN- 2020. “Though Molly loves her father unconditionally, his disordered mental state makes their relationship difficult. But over the course of a single day in New York City, she begins to understand why as she watches him flow through several parallel lives.”
3/14/20-Poor reviews for this drama but it does sound interesting as well as disturbing. TRDB.
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HUMAN NATURE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Thanks to advances in biotechnology, we can literally rewrite our DNA — but should we? Scientists, journalists, incurable patients and bioethicists deliberate the issue, reflecting on the positive and negative implications of genetic tinkering.”
3/14/20- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE HUNT- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this action-thriller inspired by the gulf between the left and right wings of the political spectrum, class warfare escalates beyond words to physical violence as a group of blue-collar individuals finds themselves being hunted down.”
3/14/20- Weak reviews for this violent horror movie. TRDB.
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