KEANU- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Keanu is no ordinary cat, but is the feline worth dying for? That’s the question two buddies find themselves pondering when they masquerade as drug dealers to infiltrate the criminal gang who snatched their kitty.”
4/29/16- Good reviews from audiences and critics but definitely NOT my kind of movie and I’ll pass. TRDB.
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FASSBINDER: TO LOVE WITHOUT DEMANDS- 2016. Synopsis by IMDB. “Thomsen presents previously unseen interview footage recorded with Fassbinder throughout their fifteen-year friendship, which spans exactly the length of his career – their first encounter was at the Berlinale in 1969 where Fassbinder’s debut was famously booed (you can hear the cries of “Awful!” and “Shame!” on the archive footage), and their last was just three weeks before his untimely death.”
4/29/16- I’ll probably see this movie eventually. Reviews are quite good from audiences and, so far, mixed from the critics. TRDB.
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BOUREK- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this wacky doomsday comedy set against the collapse of civilization, an eclectic collection of strangers from around the globe plays out their intertwined fates on the Greek island of Khronos.”
4/29/16- Just a few reviews and they are poor. Audiences have rated it much better. TRDB.
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A BEAUTIFUL PLANET- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Presenting an extraordinary portrait of Earth as photographed from space, this captivating documentary produced in collaboration with NASA features arresting images, along with a unique perspective on humankind’s future.”
4/29/16- Uniformly great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE AMERICAN SIDE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Private eye Charlie Paczynski gets more than he bargained for when a failed blackmail scheme takes him to Niagara Falls and lands him in the middle of a conspiracy involving the lost design for a revolutionary invention by Nikola Tesla.”
4/29/16- Just 3 reviews so far– 2 up and 1 down but even the positive reviews did not sound great. TRDB.
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EVA HESSE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “German-born artist Eva Hesse was a rising star in the 1960s New York City art scene before succumbing to a brain tumor at age 34. This absorbing documentary spotlights Hesse’s imaginative use of new materials in her distinctive post-minimalist style.”
4/26/16- I’ve seen just 4 reviews– 3 up and 1 down. I’ll probably see it at some point. TRDB.
Add comment April 27th, 2016
PAPA: HEMINGWAY IN CUBA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in the late 1950s amid the turmoil of the Cuban revolution, this fact-based drama follows young journalist Ed Myers during a pilgrimage to Havana to meet his hero, iconic writer Ernest Hemingway, who’s descending into depression and alcoholism.”
4/29/16- Awful reviews by the critics and just OK ones by audiences. TRDB.
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WE THE PEOPLE: THE MARKET BASKET EFFECT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Starting with a single store more than 40 years ago, the Demoulas family built a New England grocery chain cherished by employees and customers — until a split in the family forced out the beloved CEO, which spurred a remarkable boycott and protest.”
4/22/16- Just 3 reviews– 2 up and 1 down. Sounds interesting to me and I’d give it a try. TRDB.
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TALE OF TALES- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Intertwining three tales of irony, magic and monsters, this surreal anthology follows an infertile queen fixated on bearing a child, a feckless monarch obsessed with a gifted flea and a randy ruler who develops an unwitting infatuation.”
4/22/16- Good professional reviews and fair audience ones but this sci-fi movie does not appeal to me at all. TRDB.
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MEN & CHICKEN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Siblings Gabriel and Elias are none-too close, but when it’s revealed in their dad’s will that they were adopted, they unite to find their biological father — a journey that takes them to an isolated island and a decaying sanatorium.”
4/22/16- Fair reviews for this foreign drama starring Mads Mikkelsen. TRDB.
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