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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Truth or Consequences is a speculative documentary about time and how we weave the past into the present and our possible future. Set in the small desert town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, the film takes place in the shadow of the world’s first commercial Spaceport. Subtly set in a near future when space travel has begun, the film follows five residents in the town.”
3/6/21- I’ve seen just 1 review and it’s good. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi
March 6th, 2021
ADAM- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “As she runs a bakery from her Casablanca home, widow and mother Abla sees her routine disrupted when Samia, a pregnant young woman, appears at Abla’s door seeking refuge. After reluctantly taking Samia in, Abla finds the course of her life changing.”
3/7/21- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 6th, 2021
THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in Northern Italy, this fascinating documentary focuses on a cadre of aging men and their trained canine companions, who search the forest at night for the white Alba truffle — an elusive delicacy that’s impossible to cultivate.”
3/6/21- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
March 6th, 2021
KEEP AN EYE OUT- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An absurd all-night interrogation takes place in a 1970s police station.”
3/5/21- Very good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 5th, 2021
BOOGIE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, N.Y., dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.”
3/5/21- Poor reviews for this movie but it sounds to me like there are possibilities there. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 5th, 2021
STRAY- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “STRAY explores what it means to live as a being without status or security, following three strays as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society.”
3/5/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
March 5th, 2021
MY SALINGER YEAR- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “New York in the 90s: After leaving graduate school to pursue her dream of becoming a writer, Joanna (Margaret Qualley) gets hired as an assistant to Margaret (Sigourney Weaver), the stoic and old-fashioned literary agent of J. D. Salinger.”
3/3/21- Just a few reviews and they are fair at best. TRDB.
Tags: drama
March 3rd, 2021
THE AFFAIR- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 1930s Czechoslovakia, newlyweds Viktor and Liesel Landauer are filled with optimism and happiness in their new home. But all too soon, extramarital temptations bring out their darkest secrets and desires. As Liesel turns to her sensual friend Hana for the passion she lacks in her marriage, Nazi troops enter the country, threatening the Landauer’s lives and the burning desire between the two women.”
3/3/21- I’ve seen just 1 review and it is poor. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 3rd, 2021
‘TIL KINGDOM COME- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In this provocative look at strange political bedfellows, Israeli filmmaker Maya Zinshtein (Forever Pure, DOC NYC 2016) investigates the political alliance between American evangelicals and Israel’s right wing, and their influence on the Trump administration’s foreign policy.”
2/27/21- Great reviews by most critics. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
February 27th, 2021
MY ZOE- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Geneticist Isabelle shares custody of her beloved daughter, Zoe, with ex-husband James. But their combative co-parenting stops when Zoe suffers a brain hemorrhage, and Isabelle takes a tissue sample to a doctor in Russia in an attempt to clone her.”
2/27/21- Weak reviews but it sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 27th, 2021
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