MASTER Z: IP MAN LEGACY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After his defeat by Ip Man, martial-arts expert Cheung Tin-chi gives up the Wing Chun discipline and vows to live quietly in Hong Kong with his son. But he soon runs afoul of a triad and is pulled back into a life of violence.”
4/12/19- Good reviews for this action drama. Personally, I’ll skip it. TRDB.
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STOCKHOLM- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Inspired by a true story, this taut crime drama set in 1973 follows ex-convict Lars Nystrom as he attempts to rob a Stockholm bank. In the process, he takes three hostages — who ultimately bond with their captor and help him plot an escape.”
4/12/19- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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HER SMELL- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite her stardom, punk rock singer Becky Something is living out a personal mission of destruction fueled by drugs and a volatile temperament that threatens to alienate everyone she knows, including her bandmates.”
4/12/19- Very good reviews in general with a few negatives as well. I’ll give it a try. TRDB.
6/2/19- I watched about 20 minutes and hated every one of them. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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UNPLANNED- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson goes from counseling women about their reproductive rights and choices to becoming an antiabortion activist after seeing firsthand what an abortion entails.”
4/10/19- Poor reviews by the critics and fairly good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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SAUVAGE/ WILD- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Earning a rough living as a gay prostitute, 22-year-old Léo is smitten with handsome colleague Ahd, who doesn’t return Léo’s affections — and as he’s rebuffed, his feelings begin to fester in a harmful way.”
4/10/19- Very good reviews by the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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REINVENTING ROSALEE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this affectionate portrait, filmmaker Lillian Glass captures the indomitable spirit of her mother, Holocaust survivor Rosalee Glass, who began life anew in her 80s by becoming an actress — and at age 100, a musher.”
4/5/19- Very good reviews from audiences. TRDB.
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BLOWIN’ UP- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a Queens, New York, courtroom, Judge Toko Serita and her colleagues are revolutionizing the way the law deals with prostitution by allowing the accused to complete counseling sessions to get the charges dismissed, as detailed in this documentary.”
4/5/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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PETERLOO- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This historical drama focuses on a British government attack on a gathering in support of democracy and parliamentary reform in 1819 — an event that leaves more than a dozen dead and hundreds injured but ultimately leads to expanded voting rights.”
4/5/19- Weak reviews for this historical drama. TRDB.
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THE TESTAMENT- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Yoel, a meticulous historian leading a significant debate against holocaust deniers, discovers that his mother carries a false identity. A mystery about a man who is willing to risk everything to discover the truth.”
4/3/19- Mostly good reviews with a few fair ones thrown in as well. TRDB.
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TIGERLAND- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “With tigers edging toward extinction, this timely documentary focuses on the efforts of Russian scientist Pavel Fomenko and Indian conservationist Kailash Sankhala — two men separated by five decades — to save the big cats.
3/29/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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