STRAIGHT UP- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When insecure Todd — who’s always identified as gay — begins dating women, his friends are skeptical until he meets aspiring actress Rory and the two become inseparable. But can a relationship that’s all talk and no sex survive?”
2/29/20- Good reviews for this LGBT movie. TRDB.
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SAINT FRANCES- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Fresh on the heels of an unplanned pregnancy and subsequent abortion, Bridget is in no mood for care-giving when she’s offered a job as a 6-year-old’s nanny. But after getting off to a rocky start, she begins to form a connection with her charge.”
2/29/20- Very good reviews. TRDB.
7/26/20- I liked this drama very much and highly recommend it. The 6 year old girl is wonderful. TRDB. Netflix (Disc.)
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THE WHISTLERS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “With a big payday at stake, corrupt policeman Cristi teams with femme fatale Gilda to spring a white-collar crook from a Canary Islands jail. But Cristi will need to communicate with the local mob, which requires learning a secret whistling language.”
2/29/20- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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WENDY- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “This reimagining of the classic tale “Peter Pan” centers on Wendy, who’s transported to a remote island where aging and time have been disrupted. Inhabited by a group of lost children, the isle is home to Peter Pan, who takes Wendy under his wing.”
2/29/20- Really poor reviews. TRDB.
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FLESH OUT- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Verida is a modern girl. She works in a beauty salon, is addicted to social media and hangs out with her friends. Still, she is engaged to a man chosen by her family. Like many girls her age, she is under pressure to gain a substantial amount of weight in a tradition called gavage, in order to reach the voluptuous body considered in Mauritania a sign of great beauty, charm, wealth and social status.”
2/27/20- Uniformly excellent reviews. TRDB.
3/1/20- I just saw this and I liked it– not great but very good and a window into another culture. TRDB.
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SEBERG- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1960s Los Angeles, American actress (and French New Wave darling) Jean Seberg becomes the target of an FBI investigation as a result of her support for the Black Panthers and civil-rights activist Hakim Jamal.”
2/26/20- Awful reviews!!! TRDB.
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JINPA- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “On an isolated road passing through the vast barren plains of Tibet, a truck driver who has accidentally run over a sheep chances upon a young man who is hitching a ride. As they drive and chat, the truck driver notices that his new friend has a silver dagger strapped to his leg. He comes to understand that this man is out to kill someone who wronged him earlier in life. As he drops the hitchhiker off at a fork in the road, little does the truck driver realize that their short time together has changed everything, and that their destinies are inexorably intertwined.”
2/22/20- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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VITALINA VERELA- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Living apart from her husband, who’s been working in Lisbon for decades, 55-year-old Vitalina Varela finally makes it from Cape Verde to Lisbon — three days after he dies. As she settles his affairs, Vitalina discovers he had a secret life.”
2/22/20. Great reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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BALLOON- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1979, two East German families determined to escape to freedom work together to fashion a hot-air balloon that will carry them over the border to the West. When their first attempt fails, they resolve to try again.”
2/22/20- Weak reviews from most reviewers. TRDB.
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EMMA- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Writer Jane Austen’s meddling heroine Emma Woodhouse comes alive again in this big-screen adaptation of the classic novel about a young woman who delights in matchmaking despite her woeful record of success.”
2/22/20- Very good reviews for this re-make. TRDB.
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