WHY IS WE AMERICANS? 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “By turns kinetic and intimate, ‘Why is We Americans?’ is an in-depth, cinematic exploration of Newark’s legendary Baraka family.”
1/17/2021- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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THE PINK CLOUD- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A mysterious and deadly pink cloud appears across the globe, forcing everyone to stay home. Strangers at the outset, Giovana and Yago try to invent themselves as a couple as years of shared lockdown pass. While Yago is living in his own utopia, Giovana feels trapped deep inside.”
1/17/21- Early reviews are excellent. TRDB.
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DELICIOUS- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Writer/director Éric Besnard’s mouth-watering new historical comedy indelibly pairs Grégory Gadebois and Isabelle Carré as a gifted chef and his unlikely protégé, who must find the resolve to free themselves from servitude.”
1/16/22- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN IN AMERICA- 2022. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this illuminating documentary that intertwines interviews, archival film, a lecture and personal anecdotes, civil-rights lawyer Jeffery Robinson delivers a powerful rebuke of the racist views that have scarred America’s past and haunt its present.”
1/16/22- Excellent reviews by the critics and awful ones by audiences. TRDB.
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BELLE- 2022. Synopsis by Netflix. “While living a quiet life with her father in a small mountain village, 17-year-old Suzu finds her way into a virtual world known as “U,” where she assumes the persona of a much-loved singer named Belle.”
1/16/2022- Excellent reviews for this Japanese animated drama. TRDB
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ITALIAN STUDIES- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “From award-winning filmmaker Adam Leon, Italian Studies is a lyrical film about dislocation, connection, and the elusive nature of identity. While visiting New York City from her native London, writer Alina Reynolds (Academy Award®-nominee Vanessa Kirby) inexplicably loses her memory and suddenly becomes unmoored and adrift on the streets of Manhattan with no sense of time or place — or even her own name.”
1/13/2002- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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EXPEDITION CONTENT- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An immersive marvel of sonic ethnography, Expedition Content draws on audio recordings made by recent college graduate and Standard Oil heir Michael Rockefeller as part of the 1961 Harvard-Peabody Expedition to Netherlands New Guinea that set up tents among the indigenous Hubula (also known as Dani) people.”
1/8/22- No reviews as yet but I am familiar with this project and I’ll let you know about this documentary. TRDB.
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AMERICAN GADFLY- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After decades of quiet living, 89 year-old former U.S. senator Mike Gravel comes out of retirement when a group of teenagers convince him to run for president. Through Senator Gravel’s official Twitter account, the Gravel teens embark on an unlikely adventure to qualify him for the Democratic debates in order to advance an anti-war, anti-corruption, and direct democracy agenda in the 2020 presidential race.”
1/8/22- Just a few early reviews and they for this documentary and are good. TRDB.
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A HERO- 1/6/21- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rahim (Amir Jadidi) is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor (Mohsen Tanabandeh) to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don’t go as planned…”
1/6/22- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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THE 355- 2021, Synopsis by Netflix. “Lady spies have their day as a team of female agents from government agencies around the world bands together — and embraces their differences — to prevent an evil organization from sending the planet into chaos.”
1/6/21- No reviews noted yet but it does not sound good to me. We’ll see!! TRDB.
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