KINDS OF KINDNESS
KINDS OF KINDNESS- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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JANET PLANET
JANET PLANET- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker captures a child’s experience of time passing, and the ineffability of a daughter falling out of love with her mother, in this singularly sublime film debut.”
7/6/24- Good reviews from the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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FEDERER: TWELVE FINAL DAYS
FEDERER: TWELVE FINAL DAYS- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Asif Kapadia and director Joe Sabia, the Federer documentary is an intimate follow-along through the final 12 days of Roger Federer’s illustrious career. Originally a home video never intended for public viewing, the film captures Federer at his most vulnerable and candid self, as he says goodbye to a game and the fans that shaped his life for the last two decades. Featuring interviews from legendary rivals and close friends Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokivic, and Andy Murray, Federer: Twelve Final Days provides unprecedented access to the relationship between these unparalleled stars.”
7/6/24- Weak reviews for this documentary with better ones from audiences. TRDB.
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GREEN BORDER
GREEN BORDER- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so-called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko.”
7/6/24- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THELMA
THELMA- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero.”
6/18/24- Early reviews are very good. TRDB.
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TREASURE
TREASURE- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A father-daughter road trip set in 1990s Poland, TREASURE follows Ruth (Dunham), an American music journalist, and her father, Edek (Fry), a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor, on a journey to his homeland. While Ruth is eager to make sense of her family’s past, Edek embarks on the trip with his own agenda. This emotional, funny culture clash of two New Yorkers exploring post-socialist Poland is a powerful example of how reconnecting with family and the past can be an unexpected treasure.”
6/17/24- Poor reviews from the critics but excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
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REVERSE THE CURSE
REVERSE THE CURSE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Reverse the Curse follows Ted (Logan Marshall-Green), a failed writer-turned-Yankees Stadium peanut slinger who moves back home after learning of the failing health of his Red Sox-obsessed father, Marty (David Duchovny). While Marty strives to make amends for his past, his health drops abruptly whenever his beloved Sox lose a game.
6/16/24- Really poor reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences.” TRDB
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SUMMER SOLSTICE
SUMMER SOLSTICE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Trans man Leo’s (Bobbi Salvör Menuez) life is a jumble of auditions, acting classes, barista jobs, and situationships, all of which he hopes will amount to more. Unexpectedly, Leo’s college best friend, cisgender and straight Eleanor (Marianne Rendón), calls Leo announcing that she’ll be driving through NYC, and offers to pick him up for an impromptu trip upstate.”
5/16/23- Just 5 reviews so far and they are all excellent. TRDB.
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AM I OK?
AM I OK? 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Lucy and Jane have been best friends for most of their lives and think they know everything there is to know about each other. But when Jane announces that she’s moving from LA to London for a job, Lucy reveals a deeply buried, long-held secret.”
6/8/24- OK reviews. TRDB.
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I USED TO BE FUNNY
I USED TO BE FUNNY- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “I Used To Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny.”
6/8/24- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment June 8th, 2024