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A CIAMBA- In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region’s factions – the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he’s ready to step into his big brother’s shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man.”
1/18/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.
7/13/18- A well done movie but the story itself I feel that I’ve seen a few times before. Never-the-less I would still recommend this movie. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama
January 18th, 2018
12 STRONG- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Chris Hemsworth (“Thor,” “The Avengers” films) and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (“Revolutionary Road,” “Nocturnal Animals”) star in “12 Strong,” a powerful new war drama. Based on the book best-selling book Horse Soldiers, it is story of heroism based on true events that unfolded a world away in the aftermath of 9/11.”
1/18/18- Mostly poor reviews with several good ones as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 18th, 2018
WHAT LIES UPSTREAM- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Spelling out in dire fashion the ongoing dangers of pollution in America’s drinking water supply, documentarian Cullen Hoback examines public-health threats in Michigan and West Virginia, and exposes the collusion between government and industry.”
1/12/18- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 13th, 2018
MY COFFEE WITH JEWISH FRIENDS- 2018. One reviewer said this about the movie-
1/12/18- I saw 4 reviews and all 4 were positive but none were exceptional. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 13th, 2018
MY ART- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Artist Ellie Shine has a secure job, good friends and a loyal canine companion, but what she doesn’t have is art-world recognition. So, when a pal offers her summer place to Ellie, she uses the occasion to re-create herself and her artistic persona.”
1/12/18- Fair reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 13th, 2018
ABE AND PHIL’S LAST POKER GAME- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “After moving into a nursing home with his invalid wife, Abe Mandelbaum forms a bond with womanizing gambler Phil Nicoletti. But their friendship is put to the test when they both claim to be the father of a young nurse looking for her biological dad.”
1/12/18- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
2/7/18- I enjoyed the movie especially the relationship between the two men. Martin Landau excellent as usual. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
January 12th, 2018
VAZANTE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When slave trader António loses his wife to childbirth, he soon weds 12-year-old Beatriz. Resuming his travels, he leaves her with a houseful of slaves in the remote Diamantina Mountains, where she commits an offense that has shocking repercussions.”
1/12/18- Good reviews by the critics and excellent ones by audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 12th, 2018
THE INSULT- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “On a Beirut street undergoing repairs, a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee butt heads. When an insult is hurled, they end up in court, and the case triggers a nationwide debate that opens old wounds and could erupt into a political crisis.”
1/12/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
2/21/18- An excellent drama about the Middle East and its hatreds. Also about the hidden power of women in the area. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 12th, 2018
HUMOR ME- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dumped by his wife and forgotten by audiences, playwright Nate Kroll has nobody to turn to except Dad, which is how Nate ends up sleeping on his father’s sofa and helping some women from his retirement community mount a production of “The Mikado.”
1/12/18- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
January 12th, 2018
SATURDAY CHURCH- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his dad dead and his mom trying to raise two boys, 14-year-old Ulysses is now the man of the house. Trouble is, he wants to be a woman. But after he finds a place with LGBT kids through a church program, his conservative aunt becomes suspicious.”
1/12/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 12th, 2018
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