SYLVIO- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This offbeat comedy follows frustrated gorilla Sylvio Bernardi, who hates his job as a debt collector and aspires to be a puppeteer. But Sylvios’s life takes an unexpected turn when he inadvertently becomes a hit on a local TV show.”
11/8/17– Very good reviews. TRDB.
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this retelling of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, a train ride through Europe on the famed Orient Express becomes the setting for murder when an American passenger is slain — and almost everyone on board is a suspect.”
11/8/17- Fair reviews for this re-make. TRDB.
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MY FRIEND DAHMER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on an acclaimed graphic novel and filmed in and around the subject’s childhood home, this engrossing drama follows a teenage Jeffrey Dahmer before he begins the killing spree that will make him notorious.”
11/3/17- Good reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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11/8/16- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “As Americans went to the polls on Nov. 8, 2016, to elect a new president, more than 40 filmmakers began capturing the event. From a West Virginia coal miner to a New York City taxi driver and more, this documentary shares their differing viewpoints.”
11/3/17- OK reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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NO DRESS CODE REQUIRED- 2017. “This empathetic documentary chronicles the stymied wedding plans of stylists Victor and Fernando, who wage a battle for their legal rights after finding that gay couples aren’t allowed to marry in the Mexican state of Baja California.”
11/3/17- Early reviews are good. TRDB.
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MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A day in the life of undocumented immigrant Luciana provides a harrowing look at the challenges of getting by in the new world as she accepts a high-paying but undefined job, only to find herself involved in a cruel and dangerous game.”
11/3/17– Great reviews by the critics and terrible ones by audiences. TRDB.
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A GRAY STATE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When David Crowley and his family turn up dead in their Minnesota home, conspiracy theories abound thanks to Crowley’s in-process film depicting a federal government run amok. But what really happened? This fascinating documentary seeks to find out.”
11/3/17- Great reviews by the critics and just fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
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ALONG FOR THE RIDE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Larger than life — and as eccentric as any role he played — Dennis Hopper provides rich fodder for this biographical documentary that draws on the memories (and interviewing skills) of the actor’s longtime friend Satya de la Manitou.”
11/3/17- Very few reviews so far and they are mixed. TRDB.
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LAST FLAG FLYING- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Three grizzled Vietnam-era veterans — Doc, Sal and Mueller — travel together up the East Coast on a mournful personal mission: to hold an appropriate burial for Doc’s only child, who perished in the opening stages of the Iraq invasion.”
11/3/17- Fairly good reviews with some poor ones mixed in. I saw the trailer and it looked stupid to me. TRDB.
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WAIT FOR YOUR LAUGH- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” Rose Marie’s rise to fame began at the age of four with her own NBC radio show. As she grew, she went from the stages of Vaudeville to the bright lights of Vegas, to some of the most iconic television shows. But it’s not just credits like The Dick Van Dyke Show and Hollywood Squares that make her life so memorable. Characters like Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, and Jerry Lewis all played a part in this woman’s story of fame, love, tragedy, and success. A woman’s ninety-year career is also the greatest untold story in Show business.”
11/3/17- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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