PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Toma toes. “PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS is a galvanizing look at actor, model and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from a sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power. Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.”
4/8/23- Excellent reviews for this biography. TRDB.
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ALAN PAKULA: GOING FOR TRUTH- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A portrait of the personal and professional life of acclaimed filmmaker Alan J. Pakula, who’s commitment to truth and story led to the creation of some of the 20th century’s most memorable films.”
4/8/23- I found just 1 review, from the NY Times, and it was positive. TRDB.
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SAM NOW- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Filmed over an expanse of 25 years, two brothers go on a 2,000-mile road trip to solve a family mystery. Shooting on nearly every camera format imaginable, from hand-developed Super-8 film to Arri 4K, Sam Harkness and his older half brother Reed use their creative world of fiction filmmaking to dive headfirst into dealing with the issue at hand: Sam’s mom is missing.”
4/8/23- Fair reviews. TRDB.
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SHOWING UP- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A sculptor (Michelle Williams) preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends, in Kelly Reichardt’s vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft.”
4/8/23- Very good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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JOYLAND- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Ranas–a happily patriarchal joint family–yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line. Their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet. Their impossible love story slowly illuminates the entire Rana family’s desire for sexual rebellion.”
4/7/23- Excellent reviews for this drama in Urdu. TRDB.
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AIR- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.”
4/6/23- Great reviews. TRDB.
4/11/23- I enjoyed the movie very much. TRDB.
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FUGUE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Alicja does not know how she lost her memory, but in two years, she has created a new, independent life for herself, and has turned her back on her unknown past. But her family finds her, and she is returned to a home she does not know to be a mother, daughter, and wife to people who are strangers to her.”
4/2/23- Excellent reviews for this Polish drama. TRDB.
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IN VIAGGIO: THE TRAVELS OF POPE FRANCIS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A decade-long chronicling of the travels of the head of the Catholic church across all corners of the world. Composed entirely of archival footage, the film grants rare access to the public life of the pontifical, not only from the elevated security of a pulpit but from the more democratic grounds of unpaved streets and vast public avenues.”
4/2/23- Fair reviews for this Italian documentary. TRDB.
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IMAGINING THE INDIAN: THE FIGHT AGAINST NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTING- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is an award-winning docume ntary that examines the movement that is ending the use of Native American names, logos, and mascots in the world of sports and beyond.”
4/2/23- Just 2 reviews noted so far— one up and one down. TRDB.
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GIRAFFE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “As a tunnel begins being built to connect Denmark and Germany, the present is set in motion toward the future.”
4/2/23- Good reviews for this drama/docudrama. TRDB.
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