MAN DOWN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Against the grim landscape of a postapocalyptic America, ex-marine Gabriel Drummer searches the ruins for his missing wife and son while also trying to leave behind his devastating experiences in the Afghan War.”
12/2/16- Terrible reviews by the critics and relatively good ones from audiences. I’d pass on this one. TRDB.
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JACKIE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Still reeling from her husband’s shocking assassination in Dallas, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy battles through exhaustion, overwhelming heartache and anger to preserve his legacy — and to define her own.”
12/1/16- Very good reviews from both critics and audiences but several of the positive reviews were less than glowing. I’ll try to see it. TRDB.
1/4/17- I thought that this movie was just OK and mostly provided footnotes to history. Also, I like Natalie Portman. TRDB. At the Theater.
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GOODNIGHT BROOKLYN: THE STORY OF DEATH BY AUDIO- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “This nostalgic documentary laments the 2014 closing of Brooklyn, New York’s fabled underground music club Death By Audio and the inexorable pressure of real-estate prices driving out much-loved community institutions.”
12/2/16- Just 3 reviews so far– 2 really poor and 1 really good. We’ll see. TRDB.
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THE EYES OF MY MOTHER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Using minimal dialogue and filmed in black and white, this dark tale recounts the story of a young woman named Francisca, whose memory of a ghastly scene from her childhood leads her down a violent path years later.”
12/2/16- OK reviews by the critics and less so by audiences. TRDB.
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THE DUELIST- 2016/ Synopsis by Netflix. “In czarist Russia, professional duelist Yakovlev makes his living standing in for gentlemen who fear their odds of survival. But his trade puts him in a dicey spot when he falls for a woman whose brother Yakovlev will soon be facing with pistols.”
12/2/16- The critics were 50/50 on this one but audiences liked it quite a bit. TRDB.
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BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though 20-year-old Michelle Smith is legally blind and has Asperger’s syndrome, neither has prevented her from seeking her own path — which unexpectedly wends through a world that includes offbeat obsessions and kink.”
12/2/16- Great reviews!! TRDB.
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BOBBY SANDS: 66 DAYS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “This potent documentary charts the life of jailed Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands and one of the pivotal episodes in Northern Ireland’s conflict: his 66-day hunger strike, which inflamed emotions worldwide and ensured his status as a martyr.”
11/3/0/16- Excellent reviews by critics and good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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OLD STONE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After hitting a motorcyclist — through no fault of his own — cabdriver Lao Shi comes to the victim’s aid, only to see his life unravel as he’s stuck with the man’s medical bills and dragged deeper and deeper into a bureaucratic nightmare.”
11/30/16- Excellent reviews! TRDB.
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NO PAY, NUDITY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Lester Rosenthal has enjoyed some success as an actor, but with his age now working against him, he’s beginning to spiral downward into depression. Then he’s offered the role of the Fool in his hometown’s production of King Lear.”
11/30/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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EVANS CRIME- 2016. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A college student named Evan White (Douglas Smith) is arrested on flimsy charges of drug possession, and finds himself facing 28 years in prison when a federal assistant district attorney (David Arquette) decides to prosecute him.”
11/30/16- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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