DRAWING HOME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Debutante and budding artist Catharine Robb is dating a Rockefeller but sees her plans upended after she accepts fellow artist Peter Whyte’s invitation to visit him in his Canadian Rockies hometown, where she falls in love with him and the landscape.”
12/22/17- Poor reviews from all of the critics. TRDB.
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HAPPY END- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Living in Northern France near Calais, the well-to-do Laurent family is all-but oblivious to the crisis unfolding a few miles away at the “Calais Jungle,” where thousands of migrants and refugees huddle in misery as they face uncertain futures.”
12/22/17- Fair reviews from critics and audiences alike. Sounds good to me and I like Isabel Hupert who stars. TRDB.
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DOWNSIZING- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Feeling that their lives are out of control, a husband and wife decide to be reduced to tiny size to make life more affordable and leave a smaller carbon footprint. Unfortunately, after he undergoes the procedure, his spouse backs out.”
12/22/17- Weak reviews all around. TRDB.
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ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix.”In a crime that rivets the American public for months in 1973, members of an Italian paramilitary organization kidnap John Paul Getty III. When his oil-rich grandfather balks at paying the ransom, the bad guys up the stakes dramatically.”
12/20/17- Very good reviews from all sources. TRDB.
1/7/18- This movie was way to long and as far as I’m concerned it was rescued by some very good acting. TRDB.
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YOUTH- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this coming-of-age story set in 1970s and ’80s China, the young members of the People’s Liberation Army dance troupe experience the joys and pains of growing up during a time of social and economic upheaval in their country.”
12/15/17- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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FERDINAND- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “While mighty Ferdinand the bull looks menacing, the star of this animated children’s tale has a cheery nature — and no desire to enter the bullring. But because of his scary looks, villains abduct Ferdinand, planning to make him fight.”
12/15/17- Fair reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her island home left in ruins by an industrial accident, teenage mouse Dinky resolves to escape to a better place with classmates Sandra and Zorrit. But Dinky is pining for her drug-addicted pal Birdboy — and doesn’t want to leave without him.”
12/15/17- Great reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences for this animated film. TRDB.
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SOUFRA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Mariam Shaar has spent her life in a Lebanese refugee camp, but that hasn’t limited her ambitions: Enlisting the aid of fellow refugees from Syria, Iraq and Palestine, Shaar sets about opening a catering business, as chronicled in this documentary.”
12/15/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Racial hatred’s savage roots were on display in Recy Taylor’s gang rape by six white boys in 1944 Alabama. When she identified her attackers despite the danger to herself and her family, the case became a seminal moment in the civil rights movement.”
12/15/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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KALEIDOSCOPE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ex-con Carl is working to sustain an orderly life with a job, a flat and perhaps even romance on the horizon. But his prospects suddenly dim when his overbearing mother resurfaces in his life, arousing inside him a deeply rooted trauma.”
12/8/17- More positive than negative from the critics. Sounds strange to me. TRDB.
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