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MALCOLM AND MARIE- 2021- Synopsis by Netflix. “When director Malcolm and his girlfriend, Marie, return home from the premiere of his latest film, they settle in to happily await the critics’ reviews. But the night takes an unexpected turn as revelations about their past relationships emerge.”
2/5/21- Fair reviews. TRDB.
2/7/21- It’s difficult to say that you have liked a movie like this but I did– both brilliant and infuriating and certainly not for everyone. Lots of dirty laundry!!! TRDB.
Tags: drama
February 5th, 2021
LITTLE FISH- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a world where a pandemic is robbing people of their memories, young and old feel the horror of dementia — including newlyweds Emma and Jude, who struggle to keep recollections of their love alive after Jude contracts the illness.”
2/4/20- Excellent reviews for this sci-fi movie. TRDB.
Tags: sci-fi
February 4th, 2021
TWO OF US- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two retired women, Nina and Madeleine, have been secretly in love for decades. Everybody, including Madeleine’s family, thinks they are simply neighbors, sharing the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, enjoying the affection and pleasures of daily life together, until an unforeseen event turns their relationship upside down and leads Madeleine’s daughter to gradually unravel the truth about them.”
2/4/20- Excellent reviews for this drama from France. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama, Foreign
February 4th, 2021
JUST DON’T THINK I’LL SCREAM- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “During a self-imposed, six-month exile from the world, French director Frank Beauvais creates a cathartic diary of his life, using snippets from hundreds of films to link his personal struggles with various world events.”
1/30/21- Great reviews from the critics and just mediocre ones from audiences. TRDB.
January 30th, 2021
PALMER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “After taking a wrong turn, ex-gridiron star Eddie Palmer landed in jail for 12 years. Now free and living with his grandmother, Eddie struggles to fit in to his former community until he forms a bond with an abandoned boy who’s become his charge.”
1/30/21- Fair reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 30th, 2021
FINDING OHANA- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Geocache champion Pilialoha “Pili” Kawena, age 12, is abruptly lifted from her busy New York life and dropped into rural O’ahu to help care for her grandfather. Initially skeptical about her new surroundings, Pili finds a cryptic pirate’s journal in her Papa’s studio hinting at a 200-year-old shipwrecked treasure hidden away in the island’s caves and mountains.”
1/30/21- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: Comedy, drama
January 30th, 2021
THE DIG- 2020. Synopsis by IMDB. “An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.”
1/30/21- Good early reviews- staring Carey Mulligan.
1/31/21- A bit Hollywoodish and formulaic but I enjoyed it never-the-less. It helped that it was from a true story. TRDB.
Tags: drama
January 30th, 2021
THE REUNITED STATES- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “At a time when America is ripping apart at the seams, The Reunited States is a powerful and urgent documentary that follows the unsung heroes on the difficult journey of bridging our political and racial divides.”
1/30/21- Early reviews are good. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 30th, 2021
SOFTIE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Throwing his hat into the ring for a regional Kenyan election, activist Boniface “Softie” Mwangi finds it harder than expected to mount a clean campaign against corrupt competition as challenging the status quo puts his family and his life in peril.”
1/29/21- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 29th, 2021
TRUE MOTHERS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Desperate to have a child, Tokyo couple Kiyokazu and Satoko are elated to be able to adopt a baby boy being given up by his teenage mom, Hikari. But when she returns six years later to claim the tyke, Satoko refuses to believe Hikari is his mother.”
1/29/21- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 29th, 2021
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