BEN IS BACK- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “As troubled as he is charming, 19-year-old Ben Burns surprises everyone when he returns home for Christmas. Although his mother cautiously welcomes Ben’s arrival, he soon begins to disrupt the family.”
12/8/18- Excellent reviews for this movie starring Julia Roberts. TRDB.
4/10/19- An excellent depiction of a family in crisis stemming from their son’s addiction. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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THE GREAT PRETENDER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “To exorcise her past, French theatrical director Mona comes to New York City to stage her new play, which draws on her affair with ex-beau Nick. But complicated romantic entanglements soon spring up among Mona, Nick and the production’s cast.”
12/7/18- Just fair reviews. TRDB.
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ASHER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Aging hit man (and former Mossad agent) Asher never lets emotion hamper his work, but when he meets beautiful Sophie on a botched job, he breaks his rule about mixing business and pleasure. To ensure their future, however, he must bury his past.”
12/7/18- Fair reviews. TRDB.
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VOX LUX- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. ” After a classroom shooting leaves teenage Celeste with a spinal injury, she performs a tribute ballad at the memorial service and suddenly becomes a pop megastar. But 18 years later, her career has crashed and burned — and it’s time for a comeback.”
12/7/18- Fair reviews from the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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TYREL- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Tyler is invited to an all-male birthday bash at a cabin in the Catskills, he doesn’t realize that he’ll be the only black man there. But as the weekend party wears on, Tyler begins to feel increasingly out of place.”
12/5/18- Fair reviews at best but it sounds interesting to me. TRDB.
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THE CHARMER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix “Desperate to avoid deportation by securing Danish citizenship, Iranian migrant Esmail is looking for a woman who can expedite his plan. But when he falls for Sarah — who sees through his charms — Esmail’s past comes back to haunt him.”
12/5/18- Very good reviews for this Iranian drama. TRDB.
12/11/18- I found the movie both sensitive and suspenseful. Definitely worth seeing. TRDB. At the Theater.
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DRIVERX- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Former record-store owner Leonard Moore is now a stay-at-home dad, but when cash runs low and his job search comes up empty, he joins the gig economy as a ride-share driver — a move that soon strains his marriage.”
11/30/18- Early reviews are mixed including a few awful ones. TRDB.
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SICILIAN GHOST STORY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this real life-inspired drama, gangsters kidnap 13-year-old Giuseppe to keep his ex-mob-enforcer dad from testifying against them. While the residents of Giuseppe’s village keep mum about the crime, a smitten classmate begins a search for him.”
11/3/0/18- Excellent reviews from the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE MERCY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based adventure, amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst enters the 1968 Golden Globe Race to collect the prize money needed to save his business. But after his boat falls behind, he starts filing false logs from off the coast of South America.”
11/30/18- Fairly good reviews from the critics and awful ones from audiences. TRDB.
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HAPPY AS LAZZARO- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Lazzaro is a naive and optimistic twenty-year-old farmer; Tancredi is instead a young man with a fervid imagination. Between the two it is born an unexpected friendship, that above all for Lazzaro turns out to be an important moment of growth. Over time, the two face many difficulties together, until Tancredi makes his tracks lose in the city, and Lazzaro sets out to search for him.”
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