IT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this tale of horror adapted from a Stephen King novel, children in a small Maine town begin vanishing. When a group of seven youngsters discovers that the culprit is an evil clown named Pennywise, they band together in an effort to destroy him.”
9/8/17- Great reviews but definitely NOT my kind of movie and I won’t recommend IT. TRDB.
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VICEROY’S HOUSE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “An epic chapter in the history of the British Empire is recounted in this period drama that follows the last viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, as he oversees the nation’s seismic transition to independence in 1947.”
9/1/17- Mixed reviews– more up than down. TRDB.
12/16/17- I did not care one hoot for it and I turned it off. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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JESUS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Wayward teen Jesus lives in Santiago with his father, dedicating his life to new and stupid thrills. He gets more than he bargained for when he and his friends beat another teen into a coma, forcing Jesus to turn to his fed-up father for help.”
9/1/17- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
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THE LAYOVER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When the unexpected approach of a hurricane reroutes the plane carrying best friends Kate and Meg, they end up with a layover long enough for both woman to fall for an attractive man also grounded by the same flight.”
9/1/17- Terrible reviews. TRDB.
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DOLORES- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the early 1960s, Dolores Huerta cofounded the first farm workers’ union in America, yet after Cesar Chavez’s death, she was forced out of the union’s all-male leadership. This documentary charts her fight for workers’ rights and gender equality.”
9/1/17- Great reviews. TRDB.
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KILL ME PLEASE (2017)- Synopsis by Netflix. “In the upscale Barra da Tijuca district of Rio de Janeiro, an ongoing series of grisly murders sparks the morbid fascination of a group of bored teenage girls — particularly Bia, who becomes increasingly obsessed with the crimes.”
9/1/17- Weak reviews from critics and terrible ones from audiences. TRDB.
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FREE IN DEED- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When conventional medicine fails to control the pain that propels her autistic son to harm himself, weary single mother Melva Neddy turns to a self-professed faith healer for help. Unfortunately, he has demons of his own to conquer.”
9/1/17- Just 3 reviews and they are all excellent. TRDB.
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I DO … UNTIL I DON’T- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this ensemble comedy, a documentary filmmaker invites three disparate Florida couples to discuss their unions, advancing with them her theory that marriage is obsolete and should be replaced with a seven-year renewable contract.”
8/31/17- Awful reviews and I’ll miss it. TRDB.
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TULIP FEVER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “As 17th-century Amsterdam is immersed in tulip mania, a struggling artist and a wealthy married woman fall in love when he’s commissioned to paint her portrait. To pay for a new life together, they gamble on the tulip bulb market.”
8/31/17- Terrible early reviews. TRDB.
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TALES OF AN IMMORAL COUPLE- 2017. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Tales of an Immoral Couple centers on Lucio and Martina, two former lovers whose passionate romance began while attending a strict Catholic high school in Mexico. Twenty-five five years later, they unexpectedly run into each other in the city of San Miguel de Allende and despite still sharing an undiminished love for one another they both pretend to be in happy marriages – even if it’s all lies. As they try to maintain their facades, a comedy of errors ensues that reveals the true reasons why the couple ended up separating in the first place.”
8/25/17- I’ve seen just 3 reviews– 2 very good and one so-so. TRDB.
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