THE WANDERING SOAP OPERA- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Through interconnected vignettes, this biting satire channels the quintessence of Chile’s soap operas to weigh in on the political, societal and economic turmoil occurring in the aftermath of Augusto Pinochet’s 17-year dictatorship.”
5/17/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE SOUVENIR- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this romantic drama, film student Julie is struggling to find her voice when she falls for the charismatic but mysterious Anthony. As love blooms, so does her creativity, but her mother and friends fear that the relationship will destroy Julie.”
5/17/19- Great reviews by the critics and terrible ones from audiences. I’ll try to see this one. TRDB.
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THE SOUVENIR- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this romantic drama, film student Julie is struggling to find her voice when she falls for the charismatic but mysterious Anthony. As love blooms, so does her creativity, but her mother and friends fear that the relationship will destroy Julie.”
5/17/19- Great reviews by the critics and terrible ones from audiences. I’ll try to see this one. TRDB.
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THE THIRD WIFE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 19th-century Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes a rich landowner’s third wife, knowing that she must give birth to a son to increase her status. But after she becomes pregnant, dormant desires force her to choose between safety and freedom.”
5/15/19- Very good reviews for this movie. TRDB.
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THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Born in Jamaica but now living in New York City, realist Natasha Kingsley is facing imminent deportation. As she looks for an eleventh-hour reprieve to remain in America, fate leads her to meet young dreamer Daniel Bae … and sparks fly.”
9/9/19- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
9/18/19- A pretty weak love story. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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JOURNEY TO A MOTHER’S ROOM- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes.Leonor wants to leave home but she doesn’t dare tell her mother. Estrella doesn’t want her daughter to leave, but she isn’t able to keep her by her side. Mother and daughter will have to face a new time in their lives in which the world they share is wavering.”
5/15/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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PASOLINI- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This evocative portrait of outspoken, controversial director Pier Paolo Pasolini traces the last day of his life — Nov. 2, 1975 — which he spent with his mother and friends before vanishing into the night and being found murdered the next day.”
5/10/19- Decent reviews by the critics and awful ones by audiences. TRDB.
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CHARLIE SAYS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this biographical drama that follows Leslie Van Houten, Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins after they’re imprisoned for the Manson family murders, a graduate student tries to help them come to terms with their heinous crimes.”
5/10/19- Terrible reviews by the critics but excellent ones by audiences. TRDB.
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TOLKIEN- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this absorbing biopic focusing on the university days of J.R.R. Tolkien, the author meets his future wife and muse, Edith Bratt, and forms the friendships that will inspire him to pen his classic Middle-Earth novels.”
5/7/19- Poor reviews for this biopic. TRDB.
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EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This true-crime drama focuses on one of the most chilling serial murderers in U.S. history, Ted Bundy, whose good looks and sunny demeanor enabled him to abduct and then kill at least 30 young women before being caught and later executed.”
5/3/19- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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