PIMP- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “As she struggles to take care of her mom, female pimp Wednesday hopes for a better life with her girlfriend, Nikki — who starts turning tricks to help out. But the couple faces trouble when Wednesday gets caught in a dangerous game with a male pimp.”
11/9/18- Just 4 reviews so far. Two are outright poor and the other two are marginally OK. TRDB.
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NUMBER 37- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this South African tribute to “Rear Window,” small-time crook Randal Hendricks is confined to a wheelchair and in hock to a loan shark when he witnesses a neighbor slay a cop. Suddenly, Randal sees a way to get the cash he desperately needs.”
11/9/18- I have my doubts after reading the synopsis but reviews were really great. TRDB.
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THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER’S WEB- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Tech prodigy Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist join forces once again in an effort to unwind a complex tangle of corruption and cybercrime — a task that grows increasingly dangerous as they unearth a world of secrets.”
11/9/18- Poor reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a six-part Western anthology film, a series of tales about the American frontier told through the unique and incomparable voice of Joel and Ethan Coen. Each chapter tells a distinct story about the American West.”
11/9/18- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
11/17/18- I couldn’t get into this movie and turned it off. TRDB.
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THE FRONT RUNNER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, Sen. Gary Hart is the front-runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination — but he sees his ambitions short-circuited when reports of an extramarital affair turn up in the media.”
11/7/18- Fair reviews from the critics. Audiences really disliked this movie. TRDB.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A satire of Hollywood, The Other Side of the Wind focuses on the last days of a legendary film director named Jake Hannaford (played by John Huston), who is struggling to forge his last great comeback as a major filmmaker. Hannaford is hard at work on his final masterpiece,”
11/3/18- Fairly good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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BOY ERASED- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Nineteen-year-old Jared is far from ready to tell his parents that he’s gay, but they find out anyway, forcing him to make a choice: attend a “conversion therapy” program or be shunned by his family and Baptist community.”
11/2/18- Very good reviews by the critics and fairly good ones from audiences. TRDB.
11/28/18- Another good movie about what it’s like being gay and the folly of “conversion therapy.” TRDB. At the Theater.
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BODIED- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “At first, graduate student Adam Merkin is only interested in the brutal art of battle rap as a thesis topic — until he discovers by chance that he has a talent for the art form. But his gift for public putdowns soon has unexpected consequences.”
11/2/18- Excellent reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
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THE GRIEF OF OTHERS- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” The Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth. Without words to express their grief, the parents, John and Ricky, try to return to their previous lives.”
11/2/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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9 FINGERS- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “9 FINGERS begins in the manner of a film noir: at night, in a station, a man named Magloire fled. Without baggage and without future. As he falls on a pack of money, trouble begins. ”
11/2/18- Just 4 reviews– 3 up and 1 down. TRDB.
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