JUDY BLUME FOREVER- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The radical honesty of the books by trailblazing author Judy Blume changed the way millions of adolescent readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up, but also led to critical battles against book banning and censorship.”
4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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DAY GROUND BURNING- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the Sol Nascente favela on the edge of Brasília, Brazil, a group of women hijacks a pipeline to sell oil to the community.”
4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary/drama. TRDB.
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A TOURIST’S GUIDE TO LOVE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Work brings an American travel executive to Vietnam, where a free-spirited tour guide helps open her eyes to a beautifully adventurous way of life.”
4/23/23- Fair reviews but it sounded OK to me. TRDB.
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OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rachel is 40 years old, with no children. She loves her life: her high school students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she becomes attached to Leila, his 4-year-old daughter. She tucks her into bed, cares for her, loves her like her own. But to love other people’s children is risky.”
4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this French comedy/drama. TRDB.
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GUY RITCHIE’S COVENANT- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.”
4/22/23- Good reviews by the critics and excellent reviews from audiences for this war movie. TRDB.
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BEAU IS AFRAID- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.
4/19/23- Fair reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Leo Russo (Ray Romano) lives a simple life in Queens, New York with his wife Angela (Laurie Metcalf), their shy but talented son “Sticks” (Jacob Ward), and Leo’s close-knit network of Italian-American relatives and neighborhood friends. Happy enough working at the family construction business alongside his father (Tony Lo Bianco) and younger brother (Sebastian Maniscalco), Leo lives each week for Sticks’ high-school basketball games.”
4/17/23- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
4/24/23- I liked this movie very much. TRDB.
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THE PLAINS- 2023. “Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. As the seasons pass in gentle rhythm we observe dramatic events of his life as well as mundane quotidian details, and learn more about the man, his inner conflicts and the relationships in his life — with his wife, his mother, deceased sister, and a younger co-worker whom he occasionally drives home.”
4/17/23- Excellent reviews for this drama/documentary. TRDB.
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SICK OF MYSELF- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Signe (Kristine Kujath Thorp) and Thomas (Eirik Sæther) are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy.”
4/17/23- Excellent reviews for this drama/comedy from Norway. TRDB.
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RARE OBJECTS- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An adaptation of Kathleen Tessaro’s novel of the same name, Rare Objects is a story about friendship that centers around a young woman who reclaims her own sense of self through her journey of self discovery that involves a new job, new friends and healing.”
4/17/23- The critics did not like this movie one bit but audiences loved it. TRDB.
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