INCITEMENT- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set a year before the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, this fact-based thriller unfolds through the perspective of his killer — law student Yigal Amir — as he evolves from political activist to radicalized extremist.”
2/1/20- Great reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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JOSE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Living in poverty with his devout mother, young Guatemalan José finds comfort through casual sex with other gay men. But after falling for a migrant who asks José to run off with him, José must make a choice between his needy mom and his lover.”
1/31/20- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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THE ASSISTANT- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “After landing a job as an assistant to an entertainment mogul, aspiring producer Jane thinks she has it made. But as she settles into her new role, Jane begins to notice abuses large and small — until finally she must speak up.”
1/31/20- Good reviews. TRDB.
8/9/20- A very low key low budget drama that was just OK. TRDB.
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THE TRAITOR- 2020- Synopsis by Netflix. “As gang war rages in Sicily in the 1980s, Mafia captain Tommaso Buscetta flees to Brazil rather than risk assassination by his foes. After Buscetta is arrested and extradited to Italy, he becomes a critical witness in a mass trial of mob kingpins.”
1/31/20- OK reviews for this gangster movie. TRDB.
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THE LAST SUPPER- 2020- Synopsis by IMDB. “It’s January 30th 1933 – the day Hitler comes to power – and the German-Jewish family Glickstein comes together for a family dinner.”
1/30/20- I enjoyed this drama from Germany very much. At the Palm Beach Film Festival. TRDB.
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BEANPOLE- 1/29/20- Synopsis by Netflix. “During World War II, Iya and Masha form a strong bond while fighting together as anti-aircraft gunners. But when the conflict is over, the two women find themselves struggling to remake their lives amid the wreckage of 1945 Leningrad.”
1/29/20- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
6/8/20- This movie offered a good depiction of post war Leningrad although it could have been anywhere. From there on it went from weird to strange and back to weird again. With all that said I could not turn it off. TRDB.
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THE LAST FULL MEASURE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “This fact-based drama charts the story of Vietnam War medic William Pitsenbarger, who proves his valor by refusing to abandon 60 soldiers trapped in an ambush. Decades later, a Pentagon staffer works to have Pitsenbarger awarded the Medal of Honor.”
1/25/20- Mixed reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
6/27/20- I liked the movie very much especially with it being a basically true story. TRDB.
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ZOMBI CHILD- 1/24/20- Synopsis by Netflix. “Unfolding via parallel threads, this tale of zombies and ongoing colonialism shifts between 1962 Haiti and 2017 France as it follows a man raised from the dead to slave in the cane fields, and his granddaughter, who attends a Paris boarding school.”
1/24/20- Fairly good reviews for this horror/sci-fi movie. Not my type of movie. TRDB.
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THE GENTLEMEN- 1/24/20. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this star-studded caper, it’s “old money” drug traffickers vs. “new money” marijuana barons as a British drug lord tries to sell his lucrative business to a group of Oklahoma cannabis billionaires — which is easier said than done.”
1/24/20- Weak reviews at best. Even the positive reviews weren’t all that good. TRDB.
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QUEZON’S GAME- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Based on a true story of Holocaust heroism during World War II in the Philippines by Filipino President Manuel L. Quezon–who rescued as many persecuted Jews as Oskar Schindler at a time when most countries were turning their backs.”
1/24/20- Terrible reviews with most critics saying that the story was important but that the movie was poor. TRDB.
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