18 1/2- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “In 1974, a White House transcriber is thrust into the Watergate scandal when she obtains the only copy of the infamous 18 1/2-minute gap in Nixon’s tapes.”
6/5/2022- Fair reviews. TRDB.
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MY DEAD DAD- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “In this charming coming-of-age drama young burnout Lucas (Pedro Correa) is notified that his estranged father has passed away. Relieved to never have to hear about him again Lucas learns that his father left him the responsibility of managing an apartment complex in Los Angeles. Determined to sell off the complex without a second thought Lucas meets the eclectic tenants and soon discovers his father was a different man than the one he knew.”
6/5/22- Good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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FORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants nothing more than to fit in as she navigates the everyday social dramas of middle school. Life in the harbor is peaceful until a shocking revelation from the past threatens to uproot the pair’s tender relationship.”
6/5/22- Very good reviews for this animated drama from Japan. TRDB.
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN tells the heartwarming true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist. This humble crane operator from Barrow-in-Furness managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976, despite never playing a round of golf before. He shot the worst round in Open history and drew the ire of the golfing elite, but became a folk hero in the process and, more importantly, showed his family the importance of pursuing your dreams.”
6/5/22- Excellent reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
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MIRACLE- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Divided into two chapters, director Bogdan George Apetri’s MIRACLE begins with the young, beautiful Cristina Tofan (Ioana Bugarin) sneaking away from an isolated convent. The film’s second part follows Marius Preda (Emanuel Pârvu), a determined inspector retracing Cristina’s steps days after her departure.”
6/5/22- Excellent reviews for this drama from Romania. TRDB.
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FIRE ISLAND- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The story centers on two best friends (Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang) who set out to have a legendary summer adventure with the help of cheap rosé and their cadre of eclectic friends.”
6/5/22- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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BENEDICTION- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Terence Davies, Benediction explores the turbulent life of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon (Jack Lowden). The writer and soldier was a complex man who survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery but who became a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the war when he returned from service.”
6/1/22- Excellent early reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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SINCE I BEEN DOWN- 2021. Synopsis by RT. “In 1993, Washington State voters passed the three-strikes law and sent children considered irredeemable super-predators to prison for life without parole. Influenced by the national drug war frenzy, escalating crime, and gang activity, during the fear-based political policies of the 1980’s and ’90’s, Tacoma, Washington sacrificed their most vulnerable children.”
5/30/21- Just a few reviews and they are excellent. TRDB.
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FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Sometime in the 1960s, in sunny Sacramento, two Filipina-American sisters got together to play music. Little did they know their garage rock band would evolve into the legendary Fanny, the first all-woman band to release an LP with a major record label.”
5/30/22- Reviews are excellent for this musical documentary. TRDB.
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PAULIE GO!- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A young AI prodigy gets rejected from a world-renowned robotics lab and does what any rational teenager would do — steals a van and drive cross-country to Minnesota to track down the professor who turned him down.”
5/30/22- Fair early reviews. TRDB.
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