THE IRON ORCHARD- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on the book of the same name, this epic drama follows ambitious wildcatter Jim McNeely, who’s determined to surmount the harsh challenges of the West Texas oil business and rise to the top of the industry in the late 1930s.”
3/1/19- Terrible reviews by the critics but it was well received by audiences. TRDB.
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KAILI BLUES- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A stunning, dreamlike debut, KAILI BLUES is about a country doctor’s search for an abandoned child that takes him to a mysterious place where past, present and future become one.”
2/27/19- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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THE 5 BROWNS: DIGGING THROUGH THE DARKNESS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This compelling documentary charts the story of the Brown siblings, five piano prodigies who experience a rapid rise to fame but face a fall equally precipitous when the girls in the family learn that their father sexually abused all of them.”
2/27/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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GRETA- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When young Frances returns a handbag she found on the New York City subway to its owner, lonely widow Greta, she gains a new friend. But their relationship begins to take a sinister turn as Greta becomes obsessed with Frances.”
2/27/19- Early reviews are really bad. TRDB.
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PROSECUTING EVIL: THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF BEN FERENCZ- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This absorbing documentary profiles the last surviving member of the prosecution team at the Nuremberg war crimes trials, Ben Ferencz, who was 27 years old when he led the emotion-packed trial of Nazis from the Einsatzgruppen death squads.”
2/22/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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HOLIDAY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Seduced by the trappings of wealth afforded by a life of crime, Sascha revels in her role as a gangster’s girlfriend. But when she goes on a lush vacation with her beau’s criminal family, she learns that everything has a cost.”
2/22/19- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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THE COMPETITION- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. ”
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JIMI HENDRIX: ELECTRIC CHURCH- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Electric Church presents the legendary guitarist in full flight at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival before the largest US audience of his career.”
2/21/19- I’ve seen just 4 reviews and all were excellent. Audiences have enjoyed it as well. TRDB.
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THE UNICORN- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Unicorn is a feature length documentary about outsider musician Peter Grudzien, the one-man musical force behind The Unicorn, possibly the first gay country album.”
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PARKLAND: INSIDE BUILDING 12- 2019. Synopsis by IMDB. “Acclaimed director Charlie Minn brings attention to the victims of the infamous massacre that occurred on February 14th, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.”
2/15/19- Just 2 reviews so far and they are good. TRDB.
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