FLU- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When people in a South Korean suburb start dropping like flies from a deadly airborne respiratory disease, the area is quarantined and chaos reigns. Meanwhile, an infectious disease specialist and a rescue worker frantically try to find a cure.”
9/6/13- Weak review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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BOUNTY KILLER- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “It’s been 20 years since corporations took over the world’s governments; in retaliation, a group issues death warrants for all white-collar criminals. From amateur savage to graceful assassin, the bounty killers now compete for body count and cash.”
9/9/13- Poor review in today’s NY Times and mixed reviews in general. TRDB.
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AMERICAN MILKSHAKE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “White boy Jolie longs to make his high school basketball team so that he can get in with the “in” crowd — the black kids from the projects. In the meantime, he’s sleeping with the black girl he’s “tutoring.”
9/6/13- Weak reviews all around and in today’s NY Times as well. TRDB.
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AMERICAN MADE MOVIE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “This passionate documentary examines the decades-long decline in U.S. manufacturing capacity and its fraying effect on the nation’s social fabric. The film also promotes changes in the way we live and work that can help restore America’s strength.”
9/6/13- Poor reviews all around including the one in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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A SINGLE SHOT– 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “After accidentally shooting a young woman, hunter John Moon panics and tries to hide the body in a cave. Stumbling onto a huge stash of cash there, he decides to keep it — and soon finds himself being hunted by backwater outlaws and redneck bullies.”
9/4/13- I’ve seen 3 reviews– all positive. TRDB.
9/20/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times and only fair ones in general. TRDB.
Add comment September 4th, 2013
THANKS FOR SHARING- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “While making his way through a support group for sex addicts, Adam dips his toe in the dating pool to embrace a meaningful relationship. But the woman he’s attracted to has sworn off addicts altogether.”
9/4/13- Mixed reviews. TRDB.
9/20/13- A “fair at best” review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
9/25/13- I liked this movie very much– great acting and a realistic depiction of the life of an addict of any kind. TRDB.
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PRISONERS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his 6-year-old daughter is abducted and the investigation stalls, carpenter Keller Dover tracks down the culprit himself. But his vigilante action pits him against the case’s lead detective and puts his own sanity at risk.”
9/4/13- Very good reviews for this suspense drama. TRDB.
9/20/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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MEN AT LUNCH- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Inspired by the iconic 1932 snapshot of 11 unnamed workers eating lunch atop a steel girder during Rockefeller Center’s construction, documentarian Seán Ó Cualáin sets out to learn their identities, toasting the immigrant labor force in the process.”
9/4/13- This sounds interesting but it has received poor reviews so far. TRDB.
9/20/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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GENERATION IRON- 2013. Synopsis by IMDB. “Generation Iron – examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders in the sport as they train to compete in the world’s most premiere bodybuilding stage – Mr. Olympia.”
9/4/13- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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C.O.G.- 2013- Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on a short story by David Sedaris, this comedy follows the brash young author as he travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. The journey exposes him to all sorts of culture clashes, but what awaits him at the farm is far worse.”
9/3/13- Mixed reviews in general, none great. The NY Times did not care for it. TRDB.
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