ONCE UPON A TIME IN UGANDA- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in Uganda, this documentary follows two men from opposite sides of the world who come together over a shared love for Chuck Norris.”
7/7/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
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ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Archival footage and interviews with close friends provide insight into the life and career of Hollywood icon Rock Hudson.”
7/3/23- Good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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SIN LA HABANA- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Leonardo and Sara, a young Afro-Cuban couple, are desperate to leave the island. They decide that the best way to emigrate is for Leonardo to seduce a foreign woman, get legal status in another country, and then send for Sara. The woman they choose is Nasim, an Iranian-Canadian divorcée who is running from an oppressive past and yearning to have fun for the first time in her life.”
7/3/23- Excellent reviews for this Spanish drama. TRDB.
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PRISONER’S DAUGHTER- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After 12-years in prison, Max (Brian Cox) is diagnosed with terminal cancer and granted a compassionate release with the condition he reside with his daughter, Maxine (Kate Beckinsale). With no love lost toward Max but financially strapped and working multiple jobs to raise her only son, Ezra (Christopher Convery), she begrudgingly agrees to the conditions.”
7/2/23- Poor reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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IN THE COMPANY OF ROSE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie’s Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys, Phillip Roth, Carly Simon, the Clintons, James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein, Meryl Streep, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other luminaries of her time.”
7/2/2023- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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AS FAR AS I CAN WALK- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Siisi, nicknamed Strahinja, a 22-year-old Ghanaian refugee, is doing everything to integrate in Serbia. He volunteers for the Red Cross in the camp where he lives, looks for work, plays on the local football team… His biggest challenge, however, is to win back the woman he loves.”
7/2/23- Fair reviews but it does seem interesting to me. TRDB.
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EVERY BODY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “EVERY BODY is a revelatory investigation of the lives of intersex people. The film tells the stories of three individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy, and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthoods after each decided to set aside medical advice to keep their bodies a secret and instead came out as their authentic selves.”
7/1/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children.”
6/28/23- Excellent reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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TAKE CARE OF MAYA- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When nine-year-old Maya Kowalski was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in 2016, nothing could have prepared her or her family for what they were about to go through. As the medical team tried to understand her rare illness, they began to question the basic truths that bound the Kowalskis together.”
6/24/23- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
6/25/23- I saw this yesterday and I agree with those who praised this movie. Really a must see especially for those who care for children professionally. TRDB.
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THE STROLL- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The history of New York’s Meatpacking District told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. they recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that led to a movement for transgender rights.”
6/23/23- Excellent reviews from the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
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