SILENCE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 17th-century Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate is determined to rid the country of Western influences, starting with the Catholic Church. When two Jesuit priests from Portugal arrive looking for their mentor, they face persecution and violence.”
12/23/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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LIVE BY NIGHT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “With bootlegging profits skyrocketing during the era of Prohibition, Joe Coughlin — the son of a cop — makes a name for himself in the underworld by becoming a smuggler and then a gangster. But as his power grows, Joe finds there’s a price to pay.”
12/23/16- Weak reviews. TRDB.
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I, DANIEL BLAKE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “A carpenter for most of his life, Daniel Blake is forced to seek state welfare after suffering a heart attack at 59. While trudging through an endless maze of red tape, he befriends a young single mother of two stuck in similar circumstances.”
12/23/16- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
6/14/17- I thoroughly enjoyed this movie about a guy trying to do the right thing who is failed by the state. Very funny at times as well. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
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TONI ERDMANN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Looking to reconnect with his buttoned-up executive daughter, incorrigible prankster Winfried Conradi sets off for Bucharest, Romania, to pay her a surprise visit — and soon turns her life upside down with his practical jokes.”
12/23/16- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
4/19/17-Very different than anything you’ve seen before this movie was well reviewed and deservedly so. I found it interesting and touching as well. TRDB. HotWire on demand.
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A MONSTER CALLS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this adaptation of a children’s fantasy novel, 12-year-old Conor has been devastated by his mother’s terminal cancer diagnosis. Then a monster begins visiting Conor at night, who tells stories that help him come to terms with the truth.”
12/23/16- Very good reviews for this sci-fi drama. TRDB.
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THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a nameless homicide victim’s body is delivered to a father-and-son team of medical examiners, their efforts to identify the beautiful corpse lead to a series of increasingly strange clues about the woman and the mystery of her death.”
12/21/16- This horror movie has received very good reviews but I probably won’t see it. TRDB.
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PATRIOTS DAY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “A tragic bombing near the finish line at the 2013 Boston Marathon sets off a citywide manhunt for the perpetrators. With residents devastated by the events, Sgt. Tommy Saunders and the Boston Police Department zero in on two suspects.”
12/21/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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ELLE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Elle (2016) -After ruthless businesswoman Michèle becomes the victim of a brutal rape, she begins an obsessive hunt for her assailant. When she tracks him down, the two begin a macabre dialogue that Michèle can’t resist, despite the danger.”
12/20/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
12/28/16- A weird, sometimes violent French drama. Interesting at times but I cannot recommend it. TRDB. At the Theater.
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A KIND OF MURDER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Fantasizing about murder and committing the deed are two different things. But they become uncomfortably close for architect and mystery writer Walter Stackhouse, whose guilty conscience puts him in a suspicious light when his wife is found dead.”
12/13/16- Early reviews are negative. TRDB.
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TWO LOVERS AND A BEAR- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “TIn the great Canadian North, life is harsh at minus 50 degrees, but the stinging cold pales in comparison to the emotional struggles of young lovers Lucy and Roman, who head into the wilderness to leave their troubled pasts behind them.”
12/16/16- Very good reviews by the critics and a weak “50/50” from audiences. TRDB.
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