I AM NOT A WITCH- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a Zambian village, the residents cast a suspicious eye on new arrival Shula, an 8-year-old orphan girl. After a minor misunderstanding, she’s labeled a witch and banished to an internment camp — where she must decide whether to risk escape.”
9/7/18- Terrific reviews– the title turned me off at first. TRDB.
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THE APPARITION- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “After losing a colleague while on assignment, war reporter Jacques Mayano returns to France to recover. Instead, he’s drafted for a different kind of mission: to head a Vatican inquiry into an 18-year-old’s claims of being visited by the Virgin Mary.”
9/7/18- Mixed reviews including some excellent ones and some poor ones. TRDB.
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HAL- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the golden age of 1970s cinema, director Hal Ashby made some of the era’s best films — including “The Last Detail,” “Shampoo” and “Being There” — before fading from view. This documentary charts his story through interviews and archive material.”
9/7/18- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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PROTOTYPE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Beginning with reality and shifting increasingly into abstraction, this immersive cinematic journey moves from period photos of the aftermath of the hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, in 1900 to a meditation on the ocean’s powers.”
8/31/18– Excellent reviews for this science fiction documentary, whatever that is. TRDB.
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PICK OF THE LITTER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “This engaging documentary follows the two-year progress of five pooches trained from puppyhood to serve as guide dogs for the blind. The film also looks at the human devotion needed to help the canines learn a complex set of behavioral skills.
8/31/18- Great reviews. TRDB.
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LET THE CORPSES TAN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “After crime boss Rhino and his gang of thieves steal a fortune in gold, they hide out at a moldering Mediterranean villa occupied by a reclusive female artist. But the unexpected arrival of a pair of cops soon leads to a fierce firefight.”
8/31/18- Good reviews but horror, blood and gore are not for me. TRDB
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A PARIS EDUCATION- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this black-and-white drama about young love and artistic ideals, naive Etienne leaves home to study film directing in Paris, where he falls in with fellow cinephiles Mathias and Jean-Noël. But the ensuing year upends the trio’s illusions.”
8/31/18- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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INVENTING TOMORROW- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Documentarian Laura Nix trains her lens on a handful of inventive teens from around the world tackling ecological challenges as they get ready to submit their research projects at the yearly International Science and Engineering Fair.”
8/31/18- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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ACTIVE MEASURES- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Offering a gallery of alarming facts and implications regarding Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, this in-depth documentary details a program of divisive political messaging intended to benefit Donald Trump’s candidacy.”
8/31/18- Decent reviews from the critics and just passing ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE LITTLE STRANGER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Visiting a new patient, a rural doctor arrives at the crumbling mansion where his mother once worked — a place linked to stories of a malevolent ghost. Before long, the physician is witness to baffling events that may indeed be supernatural.”
8/31/18- Slightly more positive reviews than negative but some of the poor reviews were really poor. Is sounds bad to me and I’d skip it. TRDB.
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