TOP SPIN- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Providing a courtside view of competitive table tennis, this briskly paced documentary follows a trio of determined teen athletes as they undergo the rigors of training for a spot on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team.”
8/18/15- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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SOME KIND OF BEAUTIFUL- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Poetry professor Richard Haig weaves a tangled web out of his romantic life, which includes an affair with a graduate student whom he’s impregnated. But when he falls in love with her stepsister, Haig begins to reassess his profligate life.”
8/18/15- Just 2 reviews and they are both terrible. TRDB.
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SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “New York City is the backdrop for this farcical romp that centers on a randy theater director who offers a call girl a tidy sum to quit the profession — and soon finds her auditioning for his latest production … starring his wife.”
8/18/15- Weak reviews and I think I’ll skip this one. TRDB.
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MATEO- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Mateo is a complicated guy. Born Matthew Stoneman and raised in New Hampshire, he loves nothing more than singing mariachi — a talent he acquired while serving time in prison. Now, his life is all about getting to Cuba to complete his dream project.”
8/18/15- So far just 2 reviews– one very good and the other very bad. TRDB.
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GUIDANCE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Once the star of a children’s TV show, David Gold gets by doing voiceovers, until even that work dries up. Posing as a guidance counselor, Gold gets hired at Grusin High School, where the staff finds him suspect and so do the students — at first.”
8/18/15- Very good reviews for this stupid sounding movie. TRDB.
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DIGGING FOR FIRE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix.”While house-sitting at a posh Hollywood Hills home, young couple Tim and Lee find their marital fidelity tested when the discovery of a rusty pistol and a bone in the backyard sends them on separate adventures.”
8/18/15- Mixed reviews, some terrible and others just OK. TRDB.
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BEING EVEL- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Chronicling the life and lore of motorcycle daredevil Robert “Evel” Knievel, this revealing documentary details the triumphs and bone-crushing failures of his spectacular career, his humble origins and his personal battles.”
8/18/15- Great reviews for this movie. TRDB.
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AFTER WORDS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Plagued by a midlife crisis, a timid librarian gets a fresh start when she moves to Costa Rica in search of something more — and unwittingly ends up hiring a young lothario to show her around the exotic countryside.”
8/21/15- Terrible professional reviews but audiences have liked it. TRDB.
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SLOW LEARNERS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When platonic pals (and colleagues) Jeff Lowry and Anne Martin fail to ignite sparks in their romantic lives, they make a pact to “improve” themselves, launching a makeover campaign they’re certain will leave them confident and lucky in love.”
8/18/15- No reviews yet. TRDB.
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ROSENWALD- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “This engaging documentary profiles businessman and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, who rose from immigrant roots to become the president of Sears in 1908. In addition, he committed millions to improving educational opportunities for black children.”
8/14/15- Fairly good reviews by critics and less so by audiences. TRDB.
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