BATKID BEGINS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “On November 15, 2013, young leukemia patient Miles Scott got his wish to become Batman when San Francisco transformed itself into Gotham City to become Miles’s playground — a singular act of charity that became an Internet sensation.”
6/26/15- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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ADVANTAGEOUS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When age threatens her job as spokesperson for a radical procedure that offers lasting youth, a single mom faces a difficult decision to undergo the treatment — a sacrifice that may forever alter her but will secure her daughter’s future.”
6/26/15- Professional critics liked it but audiences did not. I’m not into sci-fi. TRDB.
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MAX- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this affecting drama based on real events, military dog Max is adopted by the family of his trainer, who was killed in Afghanistan. Besides helping the family overcome their grief, Max’s arrival provides new clues about the soldier’s death.”
6/26/15- Weak critical review but audiences have liked it. TRDB.
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FRESH DRESSED- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Just as hip-hop music transformed the entertainment world, the genre has left its mark on the fashion industry. This stylish documentary takes a look at a generation of designers who turned youth culture into a billion-dollar business.”
6/26/15- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE PRINCESS OF FRANCE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After his father’s death, theater director Victor returns to Buenos Aires to helm a radio version of a Shakespeare comedy, which attracts the interest of several actresses who have been — or hope to be — amorously involved with him.”
6/26/15- Decent reviews by critics, mostly for mood and language rather than the drama alone. Audiences have given this movie terrible ratings. TRDB.
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WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “This epic documentary of legendary recording artist and civil rights activist Nina Simone uses rare concert footage and her most memorable songs, along with diaries, letters, and interviews with Nina’s daughter, friends and collaborators, to tell the story of this beloved singer and black power icon. In “What Happened, Miss Simone?” Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus creates an unforgettable portrait of this iconic, controversial artist.”
6/24/15- Fairly good reviews from both critics and audiences. TRDB.
6/30/15- An excellent documentary about a special person. The music was great as well. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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A LITTLE CHAOS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When headstrong landscape designer Sabine De Barra is chosen to work on the gardens of King Louis XIV’s opulent new palace at Versailles, she finds herself at odds with the project’s famed chief architect — and thrust into a web of court intrigue.”
6/23/15- Weak reviews. TRDB.
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THE TRIBE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this dark-edged drama conveyed completely in sign language, teenager Sergey arrives at a boarding school for deaf-mute students and quickly discovers that there’s far more going on among the students than meets the eye.”
6/19/15- Fairly good reviews– some very good. TRDB.
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TENTACLE 8- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a computer virus erases top-secret files at the National Security Agency, codebreaker Ray Berry becomes the target of an internal probe. Suddenly in the crosshairs, Ray must rely on his cunning to elude pursuers while trying to reveal the truth.”
6/19/15- Poor early reviews from critics but audiences have liked it uniformly. TRDB.
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THE WANTED 18- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “This true tale from the Palestinian intifada of the late 1980s uses animation, re-enactments and interviews to narrate the effort by Palestinian residents to maintain and protect their own herd of milk cows, in defiance of Israeli occupation laws.”
6/19/15- Fair reviews from critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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