RAIDERS! THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Three Mississippi boys share a unique obsession: They want to film their own version of their favorite film, “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” This affable documentary chronicles the 30 years it took the friends to finally realize their cinematic goal.”
6/17/16- Excellent reviews from most critics and audiences as well. TRDB.
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PARCHED- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid the male-dominated environment of a rural Indian village, four women — who long to be free from lives of servitude and abuse — begin to challenge the patriarchal status quo that’s keeping them subjugated.”
6/17/16– Very good reviews for this Indian drama. TRDB.
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LAND AND SHADE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Returning home after a long absence to care for his ailing son, an elderly farmer finds the landscape ravaged by toxic smoke as the sugarcane fields are burned during the harvest. But despite the life-threatening situation, his wife refuses to leave.”
6/17/16- Very good reviews from all. TRDB.
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COSMOS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Looking for a few days of rest and relaxation, a would-be writer and a fashion maven arrive at a family-run rural guesthouse, only to find themselves obsessed with unraveling a macabre mystery involving a hanged sparrow.”
6/17/16- Some weird reviews but most professional critics liked it. Audiences not so much. TRDB.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a career accountant reconnects with a former classmate who now works as a CIA operative, the mild-mannered number-cruncher soon finds himself waist deep in a lethal counterespionage operation.”
6/17/16- Reading the reviews, this one sounds pretty stupid. TRDB.
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BANG GANG (A MODERN LOVE STORY)-2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Free of adult inhibitions, a circle of high-school friends begins indulging in sex games involving multiple participants. While their erotic adventures start simply enough, the teens soon end up in tangled emotional territory.”
6/17/16- Fair to good professional reviews but audiences have not liked it. TRDB.
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ARGENTINA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “This effusive musical documentary invites viewers to experience the rich contours of traditional Argentinean music, which is combined with dance movements to portray both regional tales and passionate love stories.”
6/17/16- Fair to good reviews. I’ll definitely plan to see it. TRDB.
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CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In Northeast Thailand, soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness lie bedridden in a school turned clinic, where doctors and volunteers tend to them. When a volunteer nurse forms a bond with a patient, she begins to experience odd hallucinations.
6/15/16- Not my kind of movie but this film received excellent reviews so I’d give it a try. TRDB.
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TIKKUN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “An ultra-Orthodox Jew, Haim-Aaron adheres so rigidly to his faith that when impure thoughts beset him, he collapses and suffers a seemingly fatal head injury. After being revived, he finds his mind full of spiritual doubts — and his hormones raging.”
6/10/16- Great reviews. TRDB.
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THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Founded by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the Silk Road Ensemble includes more than 50 musicians, composers and other artists. Touring the globe, the group collaborates with local performers in a quest to broaden the world’s musical horizons.”
6/10/16- Very good reviews from critics and fair ones from audiences for this documentary. TRDB.
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