HERE COME THE VIDEOFREEX- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1969, CBS News hired a group of alternative-media journalists armed with portable video cameras to report on the counterculture beat. While the results were never aired, the collective remained together and created its own progressive legacy.”
3/9/16– I’ve read just 2 reviews for this documentary and they are both good. TRDB.
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WHITE LIES- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this early 20th-century drama set in New Zealand, Maori medicine woman Paraiti is sought out by a European desperate to terminate her pregnancy. At first Paraiti refuses to help the woman, but subsequent tragic events begin to change her mind.”
3/4/16- Just 2 professional reviews and they are both very good. TRDB.
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TRAPPED- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid a political climate that’s produced a staggering array of regulations restricting abortion providers, this topical documentary looks at the clinics struggling to provide care and the people going to court to protect women’s reproductive rights.”
3/4/16- Great reviews for this well-times documentary. TRDB.
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THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a strict reading of Sharia law, Islamic jihadists who invaded northern Mali in 2012 invoked a total ban on music, driving Malian musicians into exile. But they’re determined to reclaim their musical culture, as chronicled in this documentary.”
3/4/16- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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KNIGHT OF CUPS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Drifting through life amid the hollowness of hedonistic Hollywood, an uninspired and unmoored screenwriter moves from one fleeting relationship.”
3/4/16- Weak reviews all around. TRDB.
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CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR- 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.”
3/4/16- Sounds silly but has received excellent reviews so I’ll recommend it. TRDB.
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THE BOY AND THE BEAST- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Kyuta, a lonely boy from the human realm, stumbles into the world of beasts, he strikes up a friendship with Kumatetsu — an equally lonely bakemono. Soon, the two are off on a series of adventures that forge an even stronger bond between them.”
3/4/16- Fairly good reviews for this animated movie. TRDB.
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VIRUS OF FEAR- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When swimming instructor Jordi kisses a terrified child on the cheek to comfort him, the boy’s infuriated parents interpret the gesture as abuse. Struggling to defend himself, Jordi must also bear the nightmarish shame of his alleged crime.”
2/26/16- Just 1 review so far and it’s pretty good. TRDB.
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THE WITCH- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this unsettling tale of horror set in the 17th century, a family of devout Christian homesteaders on the edge of the New England wilderness faces hardships so extreme that they begin to fear the devil is lurking among them.”
2/19/16- Good reviews but not my kind of movie. TRDB.
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WE ARE TWISTED F***ING SISTER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Glam-rock legends Twisted Sister labored for a decade in the suburban clubs surrounding New York City before achieving national fame. This engaging documentary fondly recalls the band’s long and colorful history.”
2/19/16- Good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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