PATTI CAKE$- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Defying the typical rapper profile, Jersey girl Patricia Dombrowski is determined to make it in the hip-hop world and escape her dead-end life. After a chance meeting with a reclusive heavy metal devotee named Basterd, her dream may become reality.”
8/18/17- OK reviews. TRDB.
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CROWN HEIGHTS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Wrongly pegged as the perpetrator of a shooting, 18-year-old Colin Warner spends 20 years in prison — even though the real killer eventually comes forward. But Colin’s best friend, Carl King, never stops fighting to free him.”
8/18/17- Fair reviews but it sounded interesting to me and I’ll probably see it. TRDB.
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WALK WITH ME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh introduced the concept of mindfulness to the West. This documentary takes viewers into his monastery in France and on the road with his followers, providing insight into monastic life.”
8/18/17- Excellent reviews from all except The NY Times. TRDB.
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THE QUEEN OF SPAIN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “After making it big in 1950s Hollywood, movie star Macarena Granada returns to her native Spain to play Queen Isabella in an upcoming period drama. But trouble begins almost immediately when the fascist government arrests the film’s director.”
8/18/17- Terrible reviews!!! TRDB.
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SIDEMEN: LONG ROAD TO GLORY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Featuring footage of their last joint performances, this toe-tapping documentary looks at the lives and musical legacies of aging sidemen Pinetop Perkins, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and Hubert Sumlin, who once played with Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf.”
8/18/17- Great early reviews. TRDB.
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LIZA, LIZA, SKIES ARE GREY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “As tidal changes in social values sweep through America in the summer of 1966, 16-year-old Brett and his girlfriend, Liza, climb on his motorcycle for a road trip up the California coast — and are exposed to far more than they expected.”
8/18/17- Poor reviews in general but as I’ve said before I love road movies and I’ll probably see this one eventually. TRDB.
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MARJORIE PRIME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this futuristic sci-fi tale, the subjective nature of memory and identity is explored through 86-year-old Marjorie and her interactions with a hologram — a lookalike of her deceased husband programmed to stir her fading memories.”
8/18/17- Very good reviews by critics and just OK ones from audiences. Sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
5/7/18- Unusual to say the least but I enjoyed it. TRDB. Amazon Prime.
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THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Fate comes full circle when a top bodyguard takes on the job of protecting the world’s best hit man, who’s bound for the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands to testify against an Eastern European country’s ruthless ex-ruler.”
8/18/17- Poor reviews from the critics and OK ones from audiences. I’d skip it! TRDB.
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LOGAN LUCKY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amping up the adrenaline with film shot during the real race, this pedal-to the-metal comedy revolves around an impossible heist attempted by two brothers during the Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.”
8/16/17- Very good reviews for this crime caper movie. TRDB.
12/16/17- I really had trouble getting into this heist caper. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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A TAXI DRIVER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1980, a German journalist hires Seoul taxi driver Man-seob to drive him to the distant town of Gwangju, which is rumored to be experiencing civil unrest. But what neither man knows is that a full-fledged insurrection is under way in the city.”
8/11/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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