FOLK HERE & FUNNY GUY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “While Paul’s comedy career flounders, his longtime friend Jason is having great success as a folk singer. To help his buddy, Jason invites him on tour as the opening act — but doesn’t tell Paul that there’s a covert purpose behind the road trip.”
5/12/17- Early reviews are good. TRDB.
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STEFAN ZWEIG: FAREWELL TO EUROPE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, Jewish author Stefan Zweig flees his native Austria to escape the threat of Nazism, eventually settling in Brazil. Watching from afar as his beloved homeland is destroyed, Zweig finds that a life in exile is no life at all.”
5/12/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE LAST SHAMAN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Young James Freeman’s life appears filled with promise … to everyone but him. Unable to shake severe depression, he travels to the jungles of the Amazon in search of a shaman who will perform a healing ritual with a psychoactive brew.”
5/12/17- Mostly negative reviews with a few decent ones thrown in. TRDB.
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SNATCHED- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this action comedy inspired by the screenwriter’s relationship with her mom, a mother-daughter trip goes terribly awry, turning their dream vacation into a holiday nightmare with hilarious consequences.
5/12/17- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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GET ME ROGER STONE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “One of the major architects of Donald Trump’s landmark presidential campaign, controversial political operative Roger Stone has been involved in Republican causes since the Nixon administration, as recounted in this revealing profile.”
5/12/17- Excellent reviews by the critics and OK ones by audiences. As an aside, this movie is currently on Netflix Streaming. TRDB.
5/13/17- A well done and informative documentary that was good enough to send shivers up my spine. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Stranded and snowbound at their isolated boarding school when their parents fail to fetch them for winter break, Rose and Kat encounter an unseen sinister presence as a haunted young woman on a mission heads in their direction.”
5/9/17- Fair reviews for this horror movie and I don’t do horror. Forget it! TRDB.
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SACRED- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Recruiting the labors of filmmakers the world over, director Thomas Lennon creates a stunning montage of the spiritual practices and beliefs — some solemn, some celebratory and some mysterious — followed by dozens of cultures.”
5/5/17- Only a few reviews but they are all good. TRDB.
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TAKE ME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite his gift for staging simulated kidnappings, Ray’s business is flagging. So, when a stranger offers generous pay for a weekend abduction, Ray leaps at the opportunity — only to find that all is not what it seems.”
5/5/17- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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TA’ANG- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “For the Ta’ang people of Myanmar’s Kokang region, civil war has been a constant for decades. Joining a group of displaced Ta’ang refugees who’ve escaped over the border to China, filmmaker Bing Wang documents their nomadic lives.”
5/5/17- Just a few early reviews but they are all good. TRDB.
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JULIAN SCHNABEL: A PRIVATE PORTRAIT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Celebrating the imaginative and eclectic achievements of artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, this absorbing documentary recounts the high and low points of his life and career through interviews with his family, friends and fellow artists”
5/5/17- Mostly poor reviews. TRDB.
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