STALINGRAD- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid the horrors of the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942, a group of Russian soldiers holes up in a house occupied by a terrified young woman. As a German colonel’s machinations destroy the surrounding city, the refugees find themselves forming a bond.”
2/28/14- Mixed reviews– half liked it and half did not. The NY Times did not. TRDB.
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FATAL ASSISTANCE-0= 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Haiti’s 2010 earthquake generated global support and monetary donations, but documentarian Raoul Peck — the nation’s former minister of culture — argues the resources were poorly applied, detailing the obstacles that have hampered Haiti’s recovery.”
2/28/14- Good reviews and today’s NY Times liked it very much as well. TRDB.
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CHLORINE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Obsessed with maintaining her family’s upper-crust lifestyle, Georgie pushes her put-upon husband, Roger, into a risky real estate investment. When the deal goes south, each member of the family starts to fall apart in his or her own neurotic way.”
2/28/14- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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KIDS FOR CASH- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “Seeking to dampen the appeal of youthful rebellion, juvenile court judge Mark Ciavarella starts handing out harsh sentences for trivial crimes. After a prisoner’s parent questions the judge’s practices, more questions arise in this documentary.”
2/28/14- Very good reviews from nearly everybody. TRDB.
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SON OF GOD- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “A follow-up to the landmark 2013 miniseries The Bible, this feature follows the life of Jesus Christ from his humble birth to his resurrection. Filmed in authentic historical locales, this epic presentation brings new life to the miraculous story.”
2/28/14- Weak reviews all around. TRDB.
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THE BAG MAN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “A hit man summoned to a motel deep in the bayou by an eccentric mob boss discovers that he’s one of several professional killers present. Now, with growing dread, the hired guns wait for the man who called them.”
2/28/14- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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THE STANDBYS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Cast as “standbys” to fill the shoes of big-name stars who can’t go on, three talented Broadway understudies wait patiently backstage for the dream they’ve been chasing their whole lives.”
1/21/14- Just a few reviews so far but they are good. TRDB.
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CHAPLIN OF THE MOUNTAINS- 2010. Synopsis by Netflix. “As two film-school graduates travel the Kurdish countryside screening Charlie Chaplin movies, they meet Nazé, a French-Kurdish woman searching for her roots. After scrapping their agenda, the duo begins a journey to help Nazé complete her mission.”
1/21/14- OK reviews in general and from the NY Times as well. TRDB.
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ANGELS IN STARDUST- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “An imaginative teenage girl, living in a mystical and dangerous community built on a deserted drive-in movie lot along the Texas-Oklahoma border, struggles to realize her potential and escape the world she was born into.”
2/21/14- Poor reviews all around. TRDB.
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WINTER’S TALE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Mark Helprin’s novel provides the basis for this film starring Colin Farrell as a thief who breaks into an ill girl’s home and then falls for her. As the action shifts between past and present, the burglar also acquires a flying-horse guardian angel.”
2/14/14- Awful reviews all around including the review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
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