LOVE AFTER LOVE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “An introspective examination of grief, this ensemble drama focuses on a family struggling to cope in the wake of the patriarch’s death, as their anger and inner anguish build up stress on their relationships.”
3/30/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
8/13/18- Really a movie about loss and grieving. I liked it. Starring Andie MacDowell. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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THE LAST MOVIE STAR- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Aging actor Vic Edwards is no longer the toast of Hollywood, but he hasn’t lost his desire for the spotlight and agrees to accept an award at a film festival. When he finds it’s a low-rent affair, he slips away and begins a journey into his past.”
3/30/18- Weak reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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FINDING YOUR FEET- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Smugly confident, Sandra Abbott gets a shock when she learns that her longtime husband is sleeping with her best friend. Taking refuge with her free-spirited sister, Sandra grudgingly tags along to a dance class — where she experiences an awakening.”
3/30/18- Good reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
10/8/18- This movie was fun at times and worth a viewing. Not great by any stretch. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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AFTER LOUIE- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “After experiencing the grim early years of the AIDS epidemic and its shattering effects, Sam Cooper feels alienated from modern gay culture and politics — until the far younger Braeden Devries revitalizes Sam’s life and helps him deal with the past.”
3/30/18- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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PERSONAL PROBLEMS- 2018. Here’s what Glenn Kenny wrote for the NY Times. “For all its rough edges, “Personal Problems” retains a vitality and an integrity that practically bounds off the screen.”
3/30/18- Most of the reviews are like the one above. TRDB.
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GEMINI- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When personal assistant Jill LeBeau finds her boss, rising actress Heather Anderson, shot to death in her own home, Jill becomes the prime suspect in a murder mystery and the target of Hollywood gossip about the women’s close relationship.”
3/30/18- Good overall reviews from the critics but none were excellent. Audiences were less impressed. TRDB.
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BEAUTY AND THE DOGS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “A carefree evening leads to a night of brutality for Mariam when she’s gang-raped by several policemen and receives more hostility than sympathy from the hospital personnel and authorities she turns to for help.”
3/23/18- Fair reviews. TRDB.
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A BAG OF MARBLES- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “As the German army occupies Paris in 1941, Jewish barber Roman Joffo realizes his family is in danger of detention and worse. Planning their escape to the “free zone” in southern France, he sends his youngest sons on the perilous trip by themselves.”
3/23/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
12/28/18- Yet another Holocaust movie with excellent acting and a grueling screenplay. Definitely recommended. TRDB. Hotwire On Demand.
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BACK TO BURGUNDY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Absent for more than a decade and now living in Australia, Jean returns to his native France when his dying father asks him to come home to help his siblings save the family winery. But first they’ll have to reconnect and repair their relationships.”
3/23/18- Fair reviews from the critics and much weaker ones from audiences. It does sound interesting to me and I’ll put it on the list of recommendations. TRDB.
6/28/18- What can I say? I liked it very much. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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I KILL GIANTS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Bored and lonely middle-schooler Barbara Thorson has developed an active fantasy life to compensate. But when a new girl in town offers friendship and a counselor tries to help Barbara, real life begins to intrude on her monster-killing fantasies.”
3/23/18- Fair reviews from both critics and audiences. TRDB.
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