SWORD OF TRUST- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Cynthia’s grandfather dies, she inherits a Civil War-era sword that revisionist-history nuts believe is proof that the South defeated the North. Before long, she’s teaming with a crusty pawnshop owner to sell the weapon to the highest bidder.”
7/12/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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FIRECRACKERS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teenage best friends Chantal and Lou are hell-bent on escaping their one-horse hometown. But when a night of carousing ends with Chantal’s violent ex forcing himself on her, the young women turn their focus to exacting vengeance.”
7/12/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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SEA OF SHADOWS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Using illegal nets in the Sea of Cortez to harvest the prized bladders of totoaba fish, poachers are devastating the population and ecosystem of the vaquita, a rare type of porpoise. This documentary charts efforts to save the animal from extinction.”
7/12/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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ROJO- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Evoking the surreal atmosphere of Argentinean society under military dictatorship during the mid-1970s, this taut drama focuses on a prominent lawyer whose life takes an ominous turn after a stranger berates him in a restaurant.”
7/12/19- Generally not my kind of movie but reviews were very good and I will try to see this movie. TRDB.
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CLARENCE CLEMONS: WHO DO I THINK I AM- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s marathon “Rising Tour” came to an end in 2003, Clarence Clemons felt like he needed a break. So he packed up his saxophone and voyaged to China, where he could be more-or-less a nameless traveler in a foreign land. Follow Clarence after China and document his transcendent awakening and then tragedy struck. While in Florida Clarence suffered a stroke and passed away.”
7/9/19- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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THE REPORTS ON SARAH & SALEEM- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Defying social taboos, Israeli café owner Sarah begins an extramarital affair with her Palestinian bread deliveryman, Saleem. But when they’re seen together at a Bethlehem bar, the consequences soon turn them into pawns in a dangerous political game.”
7/9/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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THE CAT RESCUERS- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “With over 500,000 streets cats struggling to survive in NYC, and the city unwilling to address the problem, spirited volunteers like Sassee, Claire, Stu and Tara have come to their aid. Their beat is Brooklyn, where the problem has exploded. Combing the borough’s alleys, backyards and housing projects, they trap the cats, get them fixed and returned to their colonies, or adopted.”
7/5/19- Just 2 reviews noted and they are both good. TRDB.
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THREE PEAKS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Setting out for a holiday in the Dolomites with his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, Aaron hopes to forge a stronger bond with the youngster. Instead, their brewing power struggle turns perilous as the boy disappears when the two go for a hike.”
6/28/19- Fair reviews but it sounds interesting. TRDB.
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THE OTHER STORY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Raised a secular Jew, Anat Abadi seems to be on the path to ultra-Orthodox zealotry when she joins a seminary and announces her upcoming marriage to a devout musician. But her relatives are having none of it, especially her grandfather.”
6/28/19– Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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MINE 9- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian coal miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.”
6/28/19- More positive than negative but the positives were NOT so good. TRDB.
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