PARADICE: FAITH- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Anna Maria is an x-ray technician who spends her free time lugging a statue of the Virgin Mary through Vienna, hoping to convert her fellow citizens. But her mission is derailed by the sudden reappearance of her long-lost husband, an Egyptian Muslim.”
8/23/13- A good review in today’s NY Times and some good reviews all around. TRDB.
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THE GRANDMASTER- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “As the Japanese invasion looms, Chinese kung fu master Ip Man’s world changes when rival master Gong Er and her father arrive in his village. As her father ceremoniously retires, Gong Er finds love with Ip Man, who’s conflicted by his feelings.”
8/23/13- A good review in today’s NY Times for this martial arts film and positive reviews in general. The Wall St. Journal said that you had to be a martial arts fan to like this movie and sight unseen I would agree. TRDB.
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DRINKING BUDDIES- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Workmates at a small Chicago brewery, Luke and Kate are romantically involved with others but also the best of friends — on and off the clock. Things get complicated, however, when the couples spend a weekend together at a lakeside retreat.”
8/23/13- An excellent review in today’s NY Times and very good ones all around. TRDB.
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THE ULTIMATE LIFE- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Blessed with the treasures that came to him in The Ultimate Gift, Jason Stevens inherits family conflicts and copes with his wife’s extended trip abroad. Once again Jason must rethink his life values, and his grandfather’s journals provide a path.”
9/6/13- Bad reviews all over. TRDB.
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RED OBSESSION- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Russell Crowe narrates this sobering study of how the tastes of China’s nouveau riche are driving up wine prices in France’s Bordeaux region — and pushing out Western customers who can no longer afford it.”
8/23/13- Very good reviews. TRDB.
9/6/13- A good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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GOOD OL’ FREDA- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Freda Kelly was just a shy Liverpudlian teenager when she was asked to work for a local band hoping to make it big: the Beatles. In Good Ol’ Freda, the band’s former secretary tells her personal stories for the first time in 50 years.”
9/13/13- Mixed reviews, mostly positive but the NY Times didn’t care for it, saying that it was more coy than candid. TRDB.
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FIRE IN THE BLOOD- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “Filmmaker Dylan Mohan Gray delves into Africa’s AIDS crisis to put a human face on those caught in the battle over inexpensive, generic HIV drugs. Gray reveals the power of American pharmaceutical companies in the global market and what’s at stake.”
9/6/13- Mixed early reviews– the NY Times felt that the movie deserved a better vehicle for its message. TRDB.
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BEST KEPT SECRET- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “High school teacher Janet Mino has dedicated herself to helping a group of autistic students overcome obstacles and plan for normal lives. This documentary follows Mino as she prepares her kids — and their families — for the challenges ahead.”
9/6/13- Great reviews all around and in today’s NY Times as well. TRDB.
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SATYAGRAHA- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A dynamic and ambitious young man who is poised to take the elevator of corporate success, encounters personal tragedy which exposes him to the shocking on sequences of corruption in India. Joining hands with an idealist, he ignites a people’s protest that soon escalates into a massive movement with a national resonance, battling politicians determined to crush and discredit him.”
8/23/13- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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A TEACHER- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “A popular young high school teacher engaged in a passionate secret affair with one of her students gets pulled deeper into their mutual fantasy world, even as the danger of discovery threatens their relationship.”
9/6/13- A poor review in today’s NY Times and poor reviews in general. TRDB.
6/10/14- This movie deserved the poor reviews that it got. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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