QUEEN OF HEARTS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When respected attorney Anne seduces her troubled teenage stepson, her reckless act of betrayal upends her life — and leads her to make an unalterable choice that has devastating repercussions.”
11/1/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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GAY CHORUS DEEP SOUTH- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “To counter new discriminatory laws and the regressive effect of the 2016 election, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir set off on a tour of the South to deliver a musical message of tolerance.”
11/1/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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CUBBY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Man-child Mark Nabel has carefully avoided growing up. But when he moves to New York City and takes a job as a baby sitter, Mark’s 6-year-old charge and a fantasy superhero conjured from an LSD-laced cupcake nudge him toward adulthood.”
11/1/19- Weak reviews. TRDB.
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ADOPT A HIGHWAY- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After serving more than 20 years in prison for a marijuana rap under California’s “three strikes” law, Russell Millings is starting from scratch on the outside. But his life suddenly becomes far more complicated when he finds a baby in a dumpster.”
11/1/19- Fair reviews but I’ll definitely try to see this movie. TRDB.
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REDOUBT- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the snowy desolation of Idaho’s rugged Sawtooth Mountains, a diverse group of voiceless characters communicates via gestures and choreography that both echo and presage their encounters with wildlife.”
10/30/19- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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HARRIET- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This inspiring biopic recounts the life of Harriet Tubman, who’s born into servitude and becomes known as the “Moses of her people” for helping slaves escape bondage through the Underground Railroad. Later, she works as a spy for the Union Army.”
10/30/19- Fair reviews at best for this drama about Harriet Tubman. TRDB.
5/18/20- A really Hollywood version of a basically true story. I had trouble staying interested. TRDB. Netflix.
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SYNONYMS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this well-crafted drama inspired by director Nadav Lapid’s experiences, a young Israeli lands in Paris determined to speak only French in order to shed his national identity. But assimilation proves tough until a bourgeois couple offers to help.”
10/25/19- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
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FRANKIE- 10/25/19. Synopsis by Netflix. “After learning that she has just months left to live, famed actress Frankie gathers three generations of her family in the picturesque town of Sintra, Portugal, for an emotionally charged final holiday.”
10/25/19- Fair reviews but it sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
3/16/21- I enjoyed the movie. TRDB.
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BURNING CANE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this slice-of-life drama about rural Louisiana and the people who inhabit it, lush cinematography blends with Southern Gothic storytelling to relate the tale of a pastor experiencing a crisis of faith and a mom trying help her alcoholic son.”
10/25/19- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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PARADISE HILLS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Uma wakes up one morning in Paradise Hills, a high-class treatment facility on an isolated tropical island where well-off families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. But Uma soon realizes that lurking behind all this beauty is a sinister secret. It’s a race against the clock as Uma and her friends try to escape paradise hills before it consumes them all.”
10/25/19- Fair reviews at best for this sci-fi drama. TRDB.
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