BUSHWICK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “After she emerges from the New York City subway in the Bushwick neighborhood, five blocks is all that separates Lucy from her grandmother. But navigating them will take a lot of cunning and courage — because a Texas militia has invaded Brooklyn.”
8/25/17- Poor reviews all around. TRDB.
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THE VILLAINESS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Trained as an assassin in China, Sook-hee is coerced by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service to become a sleeper agent. Taking on a new identity, she lives a regular life and executes missions — until her latest assignment changes everything.”
8/25/17- Good reviews by the critics and OK reviews by audiences. I’d see it even though it sounds like “La Femme Nikita”. TRDB.
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POLINA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “All Polina has ever wanted to do is dance. But her presumed path from being a student bound for the Bolshoi Ballet to star ballerina shifts when she meets a French dancer who introduces Polina to modern choreography and a more expressive dance form.”
8/25/17- Fair reviews by the critics and weaker ones from audiences. Sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
9/9/17- I loved the movie and all of its parts. Great dancing. TRDB. At the Theater.
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LEMON- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his longtime girlfriend leaves him, 40-year-old Isaac Lachmann watches as his life and acting career seem to dissolve before his eyes. But a new romance could offer Isaac a glimmer of hope.”
8/25/17- Weak reviews by the critics and weaker ones from audiences. TRDB.
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CLASH- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set during the tumult following Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in 2013, all of the action in this film takes place inside a police paddy wagon, where citizens of all political bents have been rounded up as violence rages in the streets.”
8/25/17- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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GOOK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “On April 29, 1992, the acquittals of the police accused in the Rodney King beating spark a flurry of riots in South Central Los Angeles. In the midst of the looting and chaos, Korean-American brothers Eli and Daniel fight to save their small store.”
8/25/17- Excellent reviews by the critics despite several calling this movie “uneven.” TRDB.
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BEACH RATS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teenage Frankie isn’t sure what he wants other than to escape from his dreary home life. In his quest to find himself — and to have some fun — he begins hooking up with older men while also pursuing a relationship with a prospective new girlfriend.”
8/25/17- Very good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With college out of the way and the rest of his life ahead of him, Thomas is taking his time to decide what he really wants. On the other hand, his father’s young mistress, Johanna, knows exactly what she wants — and it’s Thomas.”
8/24/17- Terrible reviews from the critics and just OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
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WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Shocking millions of fans, singer Whitney Houston accidentally drowned in 2012, but by then her domestic and addition struggles had already taken a toll on a career that began at age 15. This revealing documentary chronicles her roller-coaster life.”
8/18/17- Very good reviews from the critics and poor ones from audiences. I’d see it. TRDB.
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6 DAYS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this riveting real-life thriller set in 1980, a tense standoff takes place between London police and heavily armed gunmen after they seize the Iranian Embassy, taking 26 hostages and barricading themselves inside.”
8/18/17- Poor reviews but it may interest some people– not me. TRDB.
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