MISS STEVENS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Still shaky after her mom’s death, high school teacher Rachel Stevens is asked to chaperone a trio of students to a state drama competition. During the trip, she begins a disquieting flirtation with one of her charges, the emotionally troubled Billy.”
9/16/16- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
1/16/17- An enjoyable drama with a good screenplay. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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OTHER PEOPLE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of a painful breakup, New York City comedy writer David Mulcahy decides to suspend his floundering career and help care for his dying mother in Sacramento. Though he puts on a brave face for his family, David is falling apart inside.”
9/9/16- Very good reviews all around. TRDB.
12/14/16- I really enjoyed this intimate, sensitive movie very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
5/14/17- I decided to see this movie again and really liked it again this time. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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CAMERAPERSON- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Longtime cinematographer Kirsten Johnson turns her hand to directing in this compelling visual memoir that combines images from far-flung locations she’s filmed — including Bosnia, Yemen and Rwanda — with touching scenes of her family.”
9/9/16– Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
3/3/17- Fascinating!! TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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THE INTERVENTION- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Ruby and Peter join three other couples for a weekend holiday, they’re dismayed to discover that their friend Annie has engineered the entire trip to help the pair address their marital problems.”
8/26/16- Fairly good reviews from critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
1/5/17- Absolutely AWFUL! TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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HANDS OF STONE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “The life and legend of championship boxer Roberto Duran are captured in this biographical drama, which depicts his impoverished childhood, his professional debut at 16, and the 34-year career that made him one of the most revered boxers of all time.”
8/26/16- Poor reviews for this movie but I might see it anyway. TRDB.
1/31/17- I watched half of this movie which was half too much. What was Robert DeNiro thinking? Awful. TRDB.
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ZOOM- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this inventive tale that blends live action and animation, smug filmmaker Edward, would-be novelist Michelle and insecure cartoonist Emma each create a story about one of the others while existing in different realities.”
9/2/16- Fair reviews including a few very good and a few very bad ones. TRDB.
4/12/17- A thoroughly weird movie. Did I like it??? Not sure yet. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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THE PEOPLE VS. FRITZ BAUER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “While serving as a state attorney general in postwar Germany, Fritz Bauer receives word that fugitive Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann is living in Argentina. To bring him to justice, Bauer secretly enlists help from the Israeli Mossad.”
8/19/16- Good reviews by the critics and excellent reviews by audiences. TRDB.
1/12/17- An excellent historical drama. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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IMPERIUM- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based thriller, young and eager FBI Agent Nate Foster takes on an undercover role that involves penetrating a hard-core white supremacist organization rumored to be gathering the components for a dirty bomb.”
8/19/16- Good reviews by critics and audiences but more so by the critics TRDB.
11/13/16- An FBI thriller that wasn’t very thrilling. I’d say it was just OK. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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LO AND BEHOLD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Directed by prolific documentarian Werner Herzog, this meditative examination of the history and future of the Internet features interviews with many of the experts whose insights and technological breakthroughs helped fuel the network revolution.”
8/16/16- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
3/31/17- Clearly one of the best and most interesting documentaries I have seen in a very long time. Don’t miss it!!! TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment August 16th, 2016
JOSHY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though he’s still reeling four months after his fiancée’s death, Josh elects to go ahead with a backwoods bachelor party — which soon turns into a wild weekend binge complete with booze, drugs and hookers.”
8/12/16- Sounds like trash but this movie has received fairly good reviews from the critics so I expect that it has more to offer than the synopsis would imply. TRDB.
10/18/16- Just as I imagined— partly frat-boy antics and part meaningful conversation. Judge for yourself. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment August 12th, 2016