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AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ten years after providing the world with a wake-up call regarding climate change in “An Inconvenient Truth,” Al Gore is still at it, traveling the globe to influence policy and raise awareness about the sustainable-energy revolution under way.’
7/28/17- Fair reviews from the critics and really poor ones from audiences. I will see this eventually. TRDB.
8/10/17- Weak reviews as noted but I enjoyed this documentary if one can use the term “enjoyed” in this type of situation. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: documentary
July 28th, 2017
DETROIT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This historical drama is set during the citizen unrest that occurred in 1967 Detroit, when the deaths of three black men inflamed the residents and led to 40 additional fatalities, along with the destruction or looting of 2,500 buildings.”
7/28/17- Great reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 28th, 2017
KEKSZAKALLU- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This observational drama follows four young Argentinean women — all insulated daughters of wealthy industrialists — as they stand on the cusp of adulthood and begin taking tentative steps into the broader world.”
7/21/17- Excellent reviews with the notable exception of the NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 24th, 2017
ROMEO IS BLEEDING- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This compelling documentary follows poet Donté Clark as he pens and helps mount an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragic play “Romeo and Juliet,” with an eye toward addressing the violence plaguing his hometown of Richmond, California.”
7/21/17- Only 3 reviews so far– 2 up and 1 down. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
July 24th, 2017
MISTER UNIVERSO- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When lion tamer Tairo loses his lucky charm, superstition keeps him from performing his traveling circus act. Looking for a replacement, Tairo embarks on a journey across Italy to find the man who gave him the amulet: famed strongman Mister Universo.”
7/21/17- Just a few reviews so far and they are all very good. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 24th, 2017
KILLING GROUND- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Looking for an escape from the city, Ian and Samantha make their way to a campsite in the bush, where they find an abandoned tent. But after they come across a child roaming the woods alone, they’re propelled into a hellish fight for survival.”
7/21/17- Generally good reviews but I will not recommend this “horror” film. TRDB.
Tags: drama, horror
July 24th, 2017
THE PULITZER AT 100- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Released during the 100th year of the Pulitzer prize, this absorbing documentary looks at the history of the awards, providing profiles of and interviews with a number of the winners and readings of their works by famous actors.”
7/21/17- Just a few reviews and they are terrible. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
July 24th, 2017
THE GIRL WITHOUT HANDS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, this animated fable focuses on a girl sold to the devil by her starving father. When her soul proves too virtuous for Satan to possess, he commands her dad to chop off her hands.”
7/21/17- Very good reviews for this animated film. TRDB.
Tags: animated, drama
July 24th, 2017
THE UNTAMED- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this genre-bending parable, unhappily married Alejandra and Angel find their parochial lives upended by an otherworldly creature that provides rapturous erotic pleasure — but is also a source of great danger.”
7/21/17- Good reviews from the critics and awful ones by audiences for this sci-fi, horror movie. I’ll skip it!!
Tags: horror, sci-fi
July 24th, 2017
GIRLS TRIP- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When four lifelong girlfriends journey to New Orleans to attend the Essence Festival — the largest event celebrating African-American culture and music in the United States — the women teach the Big Easy a thing or two about partying.”
7/21/17- I have NO intention of seeing this movie but it did get some very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy
July 24th, 2017
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