A BIGGER SPLASH- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “As wealthy Americans Paul and Marianne are enjoying a serene vacation on a remote Italian island, two surprise guests arrive: Marianne’s former lover and his teenage daughter — who quickly change the social and sexual dynamics.”
5/4/16- Very good professional reviews and fair audience reaction. TRDB.
5/13/16- I liked the movie a lot- great acting and a very good story. TRDB. At the Theater.
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VIVA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Jesus’ dream of performing in a drag club finally becomes a reality, his disapproving macho dad arrives on the scene threatening to spoil everything — and a clash of wills soon ensues between father and son.”
4/29/16- Very good reviews all around. TRDB.
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VIKTORIA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Thanks to a fluke of nature, Viktoria is dubbed Bulgaria’s “Child of the Decade” and grows up at odds with her mother, who wanted to flee to the West. Over the years, their relationship parallels the struggles of the post-Communist era.”
4/29/16- Very good reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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TRANFIXED- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Modern love is a sticky proposition, but it’s especially challenging for straight male John Gelmone and transsexual Martine Stonehouse, both living with Asperger’s. They want to wed, but Maxine’s obesity jeopardizes her gender-reassignment surgery.”
4/29/16- Very good reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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PALI ROAD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After an auto accident, medical resident Lily Zhang wakes up into an utterly unfamiliar life: married to a spouse she never married, mother to a 5-year-old son she never gave birth to, and with no sign that her fiancé ever existed.”
4/29/16- Fair critical review but audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
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OLDER THAN IRELAND- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “By turns funny and touching, this absorbing documentary features candid interviews with 30 Irish centenarians who offer insightful perspectives about life as they share their memories of pivotal personal and historic events.”
4/29/16- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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KEANU- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Keanu is no ordinary cat, but is the feline worth dying for? That’s the question two buddies find themselves pondering when they masquerade as drug dealers to infiltrate the criminal gang who snatched their kitty.”
4/29/16- Good reviews from audiences and critics but definitely NOT my kind of movie and I’ll pass. TRDB.
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FASSBINDER: TO LOVE WITHOUT DEMANDS- 2016. Synopsis by IMDB. “Thomsen presents previously unseen interview footage recorded with Fassbinder throughout their fifteen-year friendship, which spans exactly the length of his career – their first encounter was at the Berlinale in 1969 where Fassbinder’s debut was famously booed (you can hear the cries of “Awful!” and “Shame!” on the archive footage), and their last was just three weeks before his untimely death.”
4/29/16- I’ll probably see this movie eventually. Reviews are quite good from audiences and, so far, mixed from the critics. TRDB.
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THE FAMILY FANG- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Raised in a household dominated by their performance-artist parents, Annie and Buster have stayed far away as adults. But after an accident lands Buster back home and Annie joins him, things take an unexpected turn when Mom and Dad vanish.”
4/29/16- Fair reviews from both audiences and critics. TRDB.
5/10/16- Extremely creative and very well acted, this film makes its mark and is definitely worth seeing. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
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BOUREK- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this wacky doomsday comedy set against the collapse of civilization, an eclectic collection of strangers from around the globe plays out their intertwined fates on the Greek island of Khronos.”
4/29/16- Just a few reviews and they are poor. Audiences have rated it much better. TRDB.
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