SOUFRA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Mariam Shaar has spent her life in a Lebanese refugee camp, but that hasn’t limited her ambitions: Enlisting the aid of fellow refugees from Syria, Iraq and Palestine, Shaar sets about opening a catering business, as chronicled in this documentary.”
12/15/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Racial hatred’s savage roots were on display in Recy Taylor’s gang rape by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. When she identified her attackers despite the danger to herself and her family, the case became a seminal moment in the civil rights movement.”
12/15/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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KILLING FOR LOVE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This engrossing look at a 1985 double homicide focuses on bringing to justice the killers of a Lynchburg, Virginia, husband and wife as suspicions fall on the wealthy couple’s daughter when she and her boyfriend suddenly flee abroad.”
12/15/17- Excellent reviews all around for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “As his boss, Eddie Johnson, prepares to become a Montana senator, loyal Lefty Brown prepares to be the man in charge for the first time in his life. But his plans to run Eddie’s ranch are upended when Eddie is murdered — and now Lefty wants revenge.”
12/15/17- OK reviews. TRDB.
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KALEIDOSCOPE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ex-con Carl is working to sustain an orderly life with a job, a flat and perhaps even romance on the horizon. But his prospects suddenly dim when his overbearing mother resurfaces in his life, arousing inside him a deeply rooted trauma.”
12/8/17- More positive than negative from the critics. Sounds strange to me. TRDB.
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FOXTROT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Beginning with a couple’s shock upon learning that their son, an Israeli soldier, has been killed, this heart-wrenching drama then recounts his service at a lonely military checkpoint and the absurdly tragic facts surrounding his death.”
12/8/17- Great reviews from all. TRDB.
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I, TONYA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This wickedly entertaining biopic looks at the life and doomed career of ice skater Tonya Harding and her connection to one of the most infamous sports scandals in American history: the assault on rival Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 Winter Olympics.”
12/8/17- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
2/9/18- Thoroughly enjoyable and definitely recommended. TRDB. At the Theater.
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BULLET HEAD- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this taut crime thriller, a band of career criminals has plenty of time to reflect on their life choices when they find themselves locked inside a warehouse patrolled by a vicious attack dog, with the police closing in on them.”
12/7/17- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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THE TRIBES OF PALOS VERDES- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When the Mason family moves to Palos Verdes, California, everything changes: Suddenly, Dad is a surgeon to the stars, Mom is on the verge of a breakdown, and son Jim has become a druggie. For solace, daughter Medina turns to surfing.”
12/1/17- Fair reviews from the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE NEW RADICAL- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a world they see as corporatized and soul-killing, a generation of millennial radicals are taking to the Internet and using technology to attack the system. This documentary shines a light on the crypto-anarchists at the heart of the movement.”
12/1/17- Fair reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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