AMERICAN MADE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “To avoid jail time for smuggling drugs into the United States from South America, pilot Barry Seal turns informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration — and soon finds himself in the midst of one of the largest covert operations in U.S. history.”
9/29/17- Very good reviews by most critics. Audiences have enjoyed it as well. TRDB.
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LUCKY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This wry character study follows Lucky, a lonely 90-year-old living in a dusty desert town, as he meditates on his inevitable death. Despite his strong belief that God does not exist, Lucky isn’t ready to make the jump into nothingness.”
9/29/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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OUR SOULS AT NIGHT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though widow Addie Moore and widower Louis Waters have been next-door neighbors for decades, they’ve scarcely had any contact since their spouses died. But everything changes when Addie, looking to make a connection, pays Louis a visit.”
9/29/17- Very good reviews from the critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
9/29/17- Jane Fonda and Robert Redford were great together and the movie was enjoyable as well. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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TRAMONTANE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When blind Lebanese youth Rabih applies for a passport to go on tour in Europe with his musical ensemble, he learns that his ID card is a forgery. Determined to unearth his real identity, he sets out on a journey across the country to look for clues.”
9/26/17- I saw this wonderful movie at the 2017 Arab Film Festival at Jacob Burns. Interesting and full of issues still pertinent today. TRDB. At the Theater.
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JERRY BEFORE SEINFELD- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Jerry Before Seinfeld: Jerry Seinfeld returns to The Comic Strip for an intimate ?stand-up ? set at the club that helped launch his career. Interspersed with never-before-seen material — including a library of legal pads with every joke he’s written since 1975, childhood videos, and more — Jerry performs the jokes that put him on the comedy map in an hour-long stand-up special, only on Netflix.”
9/25/17- Jerry at his best. Worth seeing. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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WOODSHOCK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this immersive thriller, a young woman reeling from the pain of a deep personal loss ingests powerful, mind-bending cannabinoids in an effort to put the past behind her. But she soon begins to spiral out of control.”
9/22/17- This movie received some of the worst reviews I’ve seen in a long time from the critics. Somehow audiences seemed to have liked it. I’ll pass. TRDB.
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THE TIGER HUNTER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Hoping to live up to his tiger-hunter father’s legacy and prove himself worthy of wedding boyhood crush Ruby, Sami Malik leaves India for Chicago to work as an engineer. But when the job falls through, Sami concocts a half-baked charade to woo Ruby.”
9/22/17– Fairly good reviews by both audiences and critics. TRDB.
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THE FORCE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Taking viewers inside police vehicles and providing a glimpse of the challenges crime fighters face, this documentary profiles a department in transition as Oakland, California, strives to end corruption in its police force and restore public trust.”
9/22/17- Excellent reviews by the critics and just OK ones by audiences. TRDB.
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HONG KONG TRILOGY- 2017. “Reframing Hong Kong in a new light, cinematographer Christopher Doyle’s intriguing fusion of documentary and fiction gives three generations of the city’s denizens a platform to express — and dramatize — their viewpoints and concerns.”
9/22/17- Very few reviews so far and they are mostly poor. TRDB.
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UNREST- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When 28-year-old Jennifer Brea begins suffering symptoms that leave her bedridden, doctors claim her condition is psychosomatic. Looking for answers, she turns a lens on herself and four others to document their battles with chronic fatigue syndrome.”
9/22/17- Excellent reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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