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THE 317th PLATOON- 2018. Synopsis by IMDB. “In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Werhmacht.”
8/10/18- Very few reviews but they are all excellent. This is what the NY Times had to say–“This is a staggeringly engrossing and effective movie, its settings both beautiful and oppressive, its incidents tense and eye-opening.” I’ll definitely try to see this movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
August 10th, 2018
SCOTTY AND THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this dishy documentary about his days facilitating sexual encounters for movie stars, handsome and charming Scotty Bowers recounts how he began supplying more than just gasoline at the filling station he ran in 1940s Hollywood.”
8/3/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
August 6th, 2018
COCOTE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Back in his hometown to attend his father’s funeral, evangelical Christian Alberto must take part in pagan rituals that violate his faith — and his internal struggle intensifies when his family urges him to avenge their patriarch’s murder.”
8/3/18- Very good reviews in general with some strong positive ones and some strong negative ones as well. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 6th, 2018
MILLA- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teens Leo and Milla are so in love that a lack of money and a dearth of possessions don’t dampen their ardor. But everything unexpectedly changes when Leo begins working on a fishing boat and Milla finds that she’s pregnant.”
8/3/18- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 6th, 2018
KING COHEN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the 1970s, take-no-prisoners director Larry Cohen made a string of movies that went on to become cult classics. This in-depth homage — featuring interviews with fans such as Martin Scorsese and John Landis — charts Cohen’s colorful story.”
8/3/18- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
August 6th, 2018
GAVAGAI- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “To cope with his grief, German widower Carsten Neuer journeys to Norway to tackle a formidable literary project that his late wife failed to finish: translating a legendary Norwegian author’s collection of poems into Chinese.”
8/3/18- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama
August 6th, 2018
THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teenager Cameron Post sees her life turn topsy-turvy when she’s caught having sex with another girl on prom night and is packed off to a conversion-therapy facility to be “cured.” Instead, she forms a bond with the two renegades in the group.”
8/3 18- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
8/15/18- An interesting portrayal of life in one of these religious conversion therapy programs. Be prepared for a sad movie. TRDB. At the Theater
Tags: drama
August 6th, 2018
BLACKkKLANSMAN- 2018. Synopsis by IMDB. “Taking on a dangerous undercover assignment, black Colorado cop Ron Stallworth manages to join the Ku Klux Klan’s Colorado Springs chapter — and is named its leader — by disguising his race on the phone while a white officer attends the meetings.”
8/10/18- Great reviews!!! Sounds like a must-see! TRDB.
8/11/18- I enjoyed the movie but it was far from great. Trying to make the movie more entertaining took away somewhat from the message. TRDB. At the Theater.
July 31st, 2018
THE BLEEDING EDGE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “America has the most technologically advanced health care system in the world, yet medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death, and the overwhelming majority of high-risk implanted devices never require a single clinical trial. In THE BLEEDING EDGE, Academy Award (R) nominated filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (THE INVISIBLE WAR, THE HUNTING GROUND) turn their sights on the $400 billion medical device industry, examining lax regulations, corporate cover-ups, and profit driven incentives that put patients at risk daily.”
7/27/18- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
7/29/18- An excellent and important documentary that is both informative and exasperating. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: documentary
July 28th, 2018
KILLER BEES- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Bridgehampton High School basketball team defends its Class D title and offers a way in to learn more about the African-American population in the Hamptons.”
7/27/18– I’ve seen just 4 reviews– 2 good and 2 poor. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
July 28th, 2018
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