BURN COUNTRY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Given asylum in America after working as a fixer for Western reporters in Afghanistan, 28-year-old Osman lands in a bucolic Northern California town. Accepting a job with the local paper, he soon finds his new environs as dangerous as his homeland.”
12/9/16- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
7/6/17– Don’t waste your time. TRDB. Netflix.
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THE WAVE (2015)- Synopsis by Netflix. “Everyone in the Norwegian village of Geiranger knows that one day the mountain overlooking their homes will collapse into the fjord and set off a tsunami. When the alarm finally sounds, residents and tourists have 10 minutes to get to high ground.”
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THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Nadine and Krista are the closest of high school chums. But after Nadine finds out that Krista is secretly dating Nadine’s detested older brother, the two friends soon turn into the worst of enemies.”
11/14/16- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
3/15/17- A very good movie with some interesting dialogue and very good acting. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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LOVING- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Recounting a landmark chapter in the struggle for civil rights, this absorbing drama depicts the 1958 arrest and imprisonment of Richard and Mildred Loving for violating Virginia’s law against interracial marriage.”
11/4/16- Excellent reviews by the critics and just “good” ones from audiences. TRDB.
3/16/17- A well acted drama on an important story. I liked it very much. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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THE EAGLE HUNTRESS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Aspiring to be an eagle hunter — a role historically performed only by men — Mongolian teen Aisholpan Nurgaiv dedicates herself to the art of taming and training golden eagles to hunt game in the stark Altai Mountains.”
11/3/16- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
2/8/17- An excellent documentary with a feminist theme. Beautiful cinematography as well. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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7 ANOS- 2016.
10/29/16- About 4 partners in a software company who must decide which of them will spend 7 years in prison so that the company may continue.
I liked it. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “This empathetic drama chronicles the experiences of three U.S. military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder following their service in Iraq — focusing on their struggle to reintegrate with the civilian world.”
10/28/16- An excellent review for this drama in today’s NY Times. There is a documentary with the same name so make sure it’s the drama with Miles Tellis that you look for. TRDB.
2/13/18- An excellent movie that really understands what these men are going through. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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FIRE AT SEA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “An island halfway between Sicily and Libya has become the vortex of Europe’s immigration struggles as observed in this documentary on Lampedusa, where more than 150,000 Africans each year make their first contact with European soil.”
10/21/16- Excellent reviews from the critics and fairly good ones from audiences. TRDB.
3/26/17- An excellent documentary that combines both the commonplace and the tragedy taking place on this once peaceful island. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Add comment October 21st, 2016
LITTLE SISTER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Upon learning that her brother has returned from the Iraq War, novitiate nun Colleen heads home, only to find herself struggling to reconnect with her disfigured, emotionally scarred sibling — and with the rest of her troubled family.”
10/14/16- Very good reviews from the critics and really poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
5/6/17- I enjoyed the movie. TRDB. Netflix Streaming. (Not to be confuse sith “Our Little Sister.”)
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THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Spirited and rebellious, 12-year-old Gilly Hopkins has been in and out of a long string of foster homes. When she’s sent to live with the unorthodox Maime Trotter, Gilly doesn’t intend to stay long, but Maime isn’t about to quit on her young charge.”
10/7/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
12/30/16- Kind of predictable but also kind of fun. TRDB.
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