SHINE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Salsa is the tie that binds in this tale of two brothers — both acclaimed dancers from Spanish Harlem — who become estranged after their dad’s death. But when they later reconnect, they end up on opposite sides of a gentrification battle.”
10/4/18- Just 2 reviews– 1 poor and 1 fair. TRDB.
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ABOVE AND BEYOND: NASA’S JOURNEY TO TOMORROW- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” ABOVE AND BEYOND celebrates NASA’s many accomplishments in space and catapults viewers forward to where it’s headed in the future.”
10/4/18- Just 2 reviews noted so far and they are fair at best for this documentary. TRDB.
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BAYOU CAVIAR- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Once a boxing champion, Rodney Jones is now a nightclub bouncer — who resorts to partnering with a photographer and an ambitious starlet to make a compromising sex tape of a married real-estate magnate.”
12/18/18- Terrible reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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PRIVATE LIFE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “The struggle to start a family has nearly derailed Richard and Rachel, who’ve pursued everything from fertility treatments to adoption to become parents. But the couple sees a new option when their stepniece pays a surprise visit.”
10/4/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
10/6/18- I agree. This movie was excellent- both the acting and the screenplay. A very good handling of an emotional subject. TRDB. Netflix Streamng.
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AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix.” For the Milgram family enclosed by a strange black substance. As tensions rise, the clan starts to act on their worst impulses.”
10/4/18- Great reviews for this horror movie– so great that I might have to see it. TRDB.
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WOBBLE PALACE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. ‘Just before the 2016 election, millennial couple Eugene and Jane decide that their open relationship isn’t open enough and begin splitting up their shared household, which leads to a series of misadventures — amorous and otherwise.”
10/4/18- Reviews were basically good from most critics. TRDB.
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STUDIO 54- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “This riveting documentary charts the rise and fall of New York City’s Studio 54, the nightclub of choice for countless celebrities in the late 1970s. But the venue’s three years of glory came to an end when its founders were indicted for tax evasion.”
10/4/18- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE HATE U GIVE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though Starr Carter lives in a lower-income black neighborhood, she attends a largely white prep school. When she sees a longtime friend shot by a white police officer, Starr finds herself caught between two worlds as she tries to do the right thing.’
10/4/18- Excellent reviews!! TRDB.
7/23/19- I enjoyed this movie very much. Comcast On-Demand.
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THE GREAT BUSTER: A CELEBRATION- Synopsis by Netflix. “This engaging documentary charts the life of one of cinema’s great creative forces: Buster Keaton. Beginning his career in vaudeville, he was later hailed as a master director whose talent for physical comedy and optical trickery changed filmmaking.”
10/3/18- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MOYNIHAN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “A four-term U.S. senator, Daniel Patrick Moynihan was also a policy specialist and a venerated social thinker. This insightful documentary looks at Moynihan’s humble Depression-era roots, his singular career and his evolution of ideas.”
10/3/18- Just 1 review noted today and it sounds OK. TRDB.
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