LA ULTIMA PELICULA- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “With the Mayan apocalypse of 2012 looming, an American director travels to the Yucatán to make his final film, scouting locations with help from a local guide and a reporter — who end up with roles in the movie.”
1/9/15- Good reviews by critics but audiences have not liked it at all. TRDB.
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SOMETHING, ANYTHING- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a traumatic event upends her plans for the future, a young newlywed in crisis leaves behind her husband, a successful real-estate career and suburbia to seek a spiritual, purpose-driven life.”
1/9/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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PREDESTINATION- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dispatched on a mission intended to alter the fabric of history, a temporal agent from a remote reality travels through time to prevent a criminal madman from carrying out a devastating attack on New York City.”
1/9/15- Fairly good reviews from critics and audiences alike for this sci-fi movie. I’d recommend it even though it’s not my kind of movie. TRDB.
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ODE TO MY FATHER- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in the heart of Korea’s densest international shopping district, this 60-year epic follows hard-working family man Deok-Soo and his descendents as they struggle with hardships in the big city, from post-war aftermath through to present day.”
1/9/15- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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IT’S ALL SO QUIET- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Helmer, a middle-aged Dutch farmer, leads a sheltered existence that revolves around his elderly, emotionally distant father. As Helmer tries to live his own life, he tentatively reaches out to a shy truck driver and a sweet-natured young farmhand.”
1/9/15- Very good reviews and I plan on seeing it. TRDB.
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FAREWELL, HERR SCHWARZ- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Delving into her family’s enigmatic past, director Yael Reuveny traces the lives of her grandmother Michla Schwarz and great-uncle Feiv’ke, whose missed meeting in Poland in 1945 forever altered the family’s history.”
1/9/15- Excellent critical review. TRDB.
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DARK SUMMER- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When 17-year-old Daniel is put under house arrest for stalking a classmate online, his confinement goes from boring to terrifying as a string of ominous incidents leaves him wondering whether he’s the one being stalked.”
1/9/15- Poor professional reviews and very good audience ones but this horror movie sounds really stupid and I’ll skip it. TRDB.
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BLACK NOVEMBER- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Outraged at the Nigerian government’s decision to let a giant energy corporation drill on their lands, a group of rebels abducts a U.S. oil executive — an act that leads to explosive consequences in this tense drama based on real events.”
1/9/15- Poor professional reviews but very good audience ones. Probably worth a try. TRDB.
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LI’L QUINQUIN- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “This slapstick police procedural begins with a gruesome discovery: a dismembered female body recovered from inside a dead cow. Tasked with solving the crime, police captain Van der Weyden launches a wildly incompetent investigation.”
1/2/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite the popularity of General Tso’s Chicken in Chinese eateries throughout the United States, the dish’s origin remains a mystery to most. This globe-hopping documentary seeks out the enigmatic General Tso and his culinary legacy.”
1/2/15-Very good reviews for this film. TRDB.
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