THE HIGHWAYMEN- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “With infamous bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow crisscrossing the Midwest in a deadly spree of violence, a coalition of banks hires retired Texas Ranger Frank Hamer to assemble a posse and hunt down the criminal duo.”
3/15/19- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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THE MUSTANG- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In jail — as he was on the outside — convict Roman Coleman is trapped in a life of violence. But when he starts working with wild mustangs as a part of a prisoner rehabilitation program, he slowly discovers his humanity.”
3/15/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
4/18/19- I liked the movie and loved the scenes of the wild horses. TRDB. At the Theater.
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YARDIE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Things are looking up for Jamaican “D” when he heads to London to deliver some cocaine and reunites with a former sweetheart and their child. But after learning his brother’s killer lives in England, D’s thoughts of going straight shift to revenge.”
3/15/19- Poor reviews from all sources. TRDB.
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FIVE FEET APART- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Although sparks fly between cystic fibrosis patients Stella and Will while they’re being treated at the same hospital, protocol dictates that they remain at least 5 feet apart. But the two soon prove that love can transcend physical boundaries.”
3/15/19- Poor reviews in general. TRDB.
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THE EYES OF ORSON WELLES- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Unspooling as a missive written to legendary auteur Orson Welles, this fascinating documentary examines the artwork that he left behind, including drawings and paintings that provide insight into his visual thinking.
3/15/19- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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KNIFE+HEART- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Paris, Summer 1979. Anne (French pop star Vanessa Paradis) produces third-rate gay porn. After her editor and lover Lois leaves her, she tries to win her back by shooting her most ambitious film yet with her trusted, flaming sidekick Archibald. But one of her actors is brutally murdered and Anne gets caught up in a strange investigation that turns her life upside-down.”
3/15/19- Fair reviews from the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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ICEMAN- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Using the discovery of a Neolithic man’s mummified remains as a jumping-off point, this inventive drama imagines that prehistoric man’s long and perilous quest to exact revenge for the murders that wiped out his tribe.”
3/16/19- Good reviews by the critics and poor ones by audiences. TRDB.
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COMBAT OBSCURA- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “As a combat cameraman in Afghanistan from 2011-12, Miles Lagoze’s primary role was to gather footage for use in Marine Corps recruiting. But his camera kept rolling after the battles ended, capturing the boredom, banality and futility of endless war.”
3/13/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MY GENERATION- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in My Generation, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London.”
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BABYLON- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Never-before released in North America, Franco Rosso’s incendiary Babylon had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980 but was banned from the New York Film Festival that same year for “being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension”
3/8/19- Excellent reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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