ICAROS: A VISION- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Angelina learns that she has breast cancer, she travels to the Amazon hoping that shamanic medicine can cure her. But after taking the natural hallucinogen ayahuasca and bonding with a young shaman, she finds her perception of illness altered.”
5/19/17– Good reviews. TRDB.
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EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Confined to her home because of her severe autoimmune disorder, Maddy has spent 17 years isolated from the world. But the arrival of a handsome new next-door neighbor soon turns Maddy’s sheltered life upside down.”
5/19/17- Weak reviews by the critics and good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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AFTERIMAGE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “After losing an arm and a leg in World War I, Polish avant-garde artist and academic Wladyslaw Strzeminski became a passionate anti-Stalinist and a key figure in the Polish resistance to Soviet control of the nation’s politics and culture.”
5/19/17- Very good reviews. It sounds more like a documentary. TRDB.
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THE WOMAN WHO LEFT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “After serving 30 years for a crime she didn’t commit, Horacia Somorostro is freed when another inmate admits to framing her at the behest of Rodrigo Trinidad, Horacia’s ex-lover. Returning to her hometown, she quietly plots her revenge on Rodrigo.”
5/19/17- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Thomas Sung opened tiny Abacus Bank to serve fellow Chinese immigrants, little did he dream that his would be the only financial institution indicted in the wake of the 2008 mortgage meltdown. This documentary chronicles his long legal battle.”
5/19/17- Very good reviews for this movie. TRDB.
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PAINT IT BLACK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Already in shock after her boyfriend’s suicide, Josie is left reeling when his mother, Meredith, confronts her at his funeral. Despite their mutual hostility, Josie and Meredith are drawn together as they attempt to come to grips with their loss.”
5/19/17- Mostly good reviews but nobody raved about it. TRDB.
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FREE FIRE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a deserted Boston warehouse, two criminal gangs meet to complete an arms transaction, but the deal ends up going horribly awry, pitting the two sides against each other in a high-voltage shootout.”
5/15/17- Weak reviews. TRDB.
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TRACKTOWN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Clocking 100 miles a week in pursuit of her Olympic dream, long-distance runner Plumb Marigold finds little time left over for life. But when an ankle injury sidelines her, she’s faced with the unfathomable: taking a day off.”
5/12/17- Very good reviews from the critics and mediocre ones from audiences. TRDB.
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HOUNDS OF LOVE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Kidnapped by a deranged couple intent on torture and murder, 17-year-old schoolgirl Vicki Maloney soon figures out that her only chance for survival is to set her sadistic captors against each other.”
5/12/17- Good reviews for this drama by the critics. The NY Times did not like it and neither do I. TRDB.
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THE WEDDING PLAN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This offbeat comedy follows bride-to-be Michal, a 32-year-old Orthodox Jew whose fiancé breaks their engagement. Rather than call off the nuptials, Michal decides to let God provide her with a groom by the scheduled wedding day.”
5/12/17- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
5/19/17- Touted as a comedy– it isn’t. A wonderful Israeli movie that was poignant and interesting. Also very well acted. TRDB. At the Theater.
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