VORTEX- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A retired psychiatrist with dementia and a struggling author with a heart condition live their final days together in an apartment.”
5/1/22- Very good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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ANAIS IN LOVE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “ANAIS IN LOVE is a buoyant French comedy from filmmaker Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet. Boasting a playfully magnetic performance by star Anaïs Demoustier, the film follows a spirited young woman who falls in love with the novelist wife of the man with whom she’s having an affair.”
5/1/21- Excellent reviews for this French comedy. TRDB.
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FIREBIRD- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Firebird is a touching love story set in the Soviet Air Force during the Cold War. Sergey, a troubled young private, is counting the days till his military service ends. His life is turned upside down when a daring fighter pilot, Roman arrives at the base.”
4/27/21- Fair early reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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HIT THE ROAD- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” It follows a family of four — two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old — as they drive across the Iranian countryside.”
4/26/22- Sounds really good and I’l try to see this Iranian road trip. TRDB.
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CHARLOTTE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Charlotte is an animated drama that tells the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist.”
4/24/21- I don’t usually recommend animated movies but this one, despite only fair reviews, did sound interesting to me. TRDB.
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PETITE MAMAN- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly accompanies her parents to her mother’s childhood home to begin the difficult process of cleaning out its contents. As Nelly explores the house and nearby woods, she is immediately drawn to a neighbor her own age building a treehouse.”
4/24/22- Great reviews from the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend.”
4/20/22 Good reviews for this action/comedy. TRDB.
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THE NORTHMAN- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy’s mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who’s on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.”
4/20/22- Good reviews for this bloody revenge movie. I’ll skip it!! TRDB.
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FATHER STU- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After surviving a motorcycle accident, a former boxer and longtime agnostic starts to wonder if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization that he’s meant to be a Catholic priest.”
4/17/21- Poor critical review but audiences have liked it. TRDB.
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DUAL- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.”
4/16/21- Sci-fi and a bit too farfetched for me. TRDB.
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