THE CITIZEN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though Wilson has become a well-liked member of his community since taking refuge in Budapest many years ago, his inability to pass the citizenship exam is holding him back. But that begins to change when he hires a Hungarian woman to tutor him.”
7/5/18- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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SHARP OBJECTS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When two young girls are murdered in the town where she grew up, journalist Camille Preaker returns home to cover the case. But her traumatic past soon starts to interfere with her reporting efforts.”
7/5/18- Excellent reviews for this made-for-TV (HBO) movie. TRDB.
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ON THE SEVENTH DAY- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” Bicycle delivery guys, construction workers, dishwashers, deli workers, and cotton candy vendors, they work long hours six days a week and then savor their day of rest on Sundays on the soccer fields of Sunset Park. José, a bicycle delivery worker, is the team’s captain–young, talented, hardworking and responsible. When José’s team makes it to the finals, he and his teammates are thrilled. But his boss throws a wrench into the celebration when he tells José he has to work on Sunday, the day of the finals.”
7/3/18- Excellent reviews by the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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EVERYBODY KNOWS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her kids in tow, Laura travels from her adopted Argentinean home to her native Spain to attend her sister’s nuptials, anticipating a joyful reunion. But things turn sour when Laura’s teen daughter vanishes and long-kept secrets begin to surface.”
6/30/18- Weak reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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DARK RIVER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of her father’s death, Alice returns to her hometown in Yorkshire after 15 years away to settle the inheritance of the family farm with brother Joe. But a bitter quarrel between the two soon brings traumatic memories to the surface.”
6/29/18- Fairly good reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
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THIS IS CONGO- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, conflict has raged for more than two decades. This eye-opening documentary puts a human face on the struggles by profiling four survivors: a mineral dealer, a tailor, a whistle-blower and an army colonel.”
6/29/18- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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LOVE, CECIL- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “A photographer, set and costume designer, and writer, Cecil Beaton takes his own turn in the spotlight in this engaging documentary that draws on personal diaries, archival footage and photos to profile one of the 20th century’s great tastemakers.”
6/29/18- Good reviews from the critics but poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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WOMAN WALKS AHEAD- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When artist Catherine Weldon leaves her Brooklyn, New York, home in 1889 and travels to the Dakota Territory to paint a portrait of Lakota Sioux leader Sitting Bull, she becomes immersed in the Plains Indians’ struggle over land rights.”
6/29/18- Poor reviews from the critics for this movie starring Jessica Chastain. Audiences have liked it. TRDB.
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RECOVERY BOYS- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the heart of America’s opioid epidemic, four men attempt to reinvent their lives and mend broken relationships after years of drug abuse. Recovery Boys, from Academy Award nominated director Elaine McMillion Sheldon (Heroin(e)), is an intimate look at the strength, brotherhood, and courage that it takes to overcome addiction and lays bare the internal conflict of recovery. In an effort to break the cycle of generational addiction and trauma, the young men let go of painful pasts as they live in the present, and build a new community in a farming-based rehab.”
6/28/18- I saw 3 reviews — all very good. Audiences have liked this movie very much. TRDB.
Add comment June 28th, 2018
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS- 2018. “This riveting documentary charts the twisty story of identical triplets separated at birth, who reconnect by chance at age 19. But what starts as a happy reunion soon sets off a series of events that lead to shocking and sinister secrets.”
6/28/18- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
7/24/18- An excellent documentary- really an expose. I’d recommend it highly. TRDB. At the Theater.
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