THE BOOKSELLERS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “This absorbing documentary provides a look into the business of rare books in New York City, visiting with bibliophiles of every stripe and examining a galaxy of volumes from the past that range from priceless to the seemingly prosaic.”
3/6/20- Fair to good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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BACURAU- 2020- Synopsis by Netflix. “After the 94-year-old matriarch of a Brazilian outback village dies, residents find that their town, Bacurau, is disappearing from maps of the area. Meanwhile, a party of wealthy hunters arrives for a deadly safari to eradicate the townsfolk, too.”
3/6/20- Very good reviews but this premise does absolutely nothing and I will skip it. TRDB.
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THE CORDILLERA OF DREAMS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Filmmaker Patricio Guzmán has lived in exile from his native Chile for more than 40 years, but the country has never been far from his mind. In the final chapter of his Chilean trilogy, Guzmán turns a meditative lens on the cordillera of the Andes.”
3/1/20- Excellent reviews for this foreign documentary. TRDB.
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STRAIGHT UP- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When insecure Todd — who’s always identified as gay — begins dating women, his friends are skeptical until he meets aspiring actress Rory and the two become inseparable. But can a relationship that’s all talk and no sex survive?”
2/29/20- Good reviews for this LGBT movie. TRDB.
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DISAPPEARANCE AT CLIFTON HILL- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When her mom dies, troubled Abby heads back to her hometown of Niagara Falls, where she and her estranged sister try to settle the details of their mother’s estate. But the visit also forces Abby to relive a haunting episode from her youth.”
2/29/20- Fair reviews. TRDB.
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BLOOD ON HER NAME- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “After single mom Leigh Tiller kills a man in self-defense, she decides to cover it up. But when her conscience demands that she provide closure for the dead man’s family, she moves his body where they can find it, leading to unforeseen complications.”
2/29/20- Many reviews were positive but very few were really good. The premise is interesting. TRDB.
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THE WHISTLERS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “With a big payday at stake, corrupt policeman Cristi teams with femme fatale Gilda to spring a white-collar crook from a Canary Islands jail. But Cristi will need to communicate with the local mob, which requires learning a secret whistling language.”
2/29/20- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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WENDY- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “This reimagining of the classic tale “Peter Pan” centers on Wendy, who’s transported to a remote island where aging and time have been disrupted. Inhabited by a group of lost children, the isle is home to Peter Pan, who takes Wendy under his wing.”
2/29/20- Really poor reviews. TRDB.
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SEBERG- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1960s Los Angeles, American actress (and French New Wave darling) Jean Seberg becomes the target of an FBI investigation as a result of her support for the Black Panthers and civil-rights activist Hakim Jamal.”
2/26/20- Awful reviews!!! TRDB.
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JINPA- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “On an isolated road passing through the vast barren plains of Tibet, a truck driver who has accidentally run over a sheep chances upon a young man who is hitching a ride. As they drive and chat, the truck driver notices that his new friend has a silver dagger strapped to his leg. He comes to understand that this man is out to kill someone who wronged him earlier in life. As he drops the hitchhiker off at a fork in the road, little does the truck driver realize that their short time together has changed everything, and that their destinies are inexorably intertwined.”
2/22/20- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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