DRAWING HOME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Debutante and budding artist Catharine Robb is dating a Rockefeller but sees her plans upended after she accepts fellow artist Peter Whyte’s invitation to visit him in his Canadian Rockies hometown, where she falls in love with him and the landscape.”
12/22/17- Poor reviews from all of the critics. TRDB.
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HOSTILES- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in 1892, this engrossing Western depicts the animosity between a U.S. Army captain and a Cheyenne war chief whose family the cavalry is escorting back to their Montana homeland — a journey that proves long and perilous for both sides.”
12/22/17- Fair reviews from the critics and better ones from audiences. Sounds good to me. TRDB.
5/11/18- A better than average western that survives some really poor writing. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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HAPPY END- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Living in Northern France near Calais, the well-to-do Laurent family is all-but oblivious to the crisis unfolding a few miles away at the “Calais Jungle,” where thousands of migrants and refugees huddle in misery as they face uncertain futures.”
12/22/17- Fair reviews from critics and audiences alike. Sounds good to me and I like Isabel Hupert who stars. TRDB.
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THE GREATEST SHOWMAN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Behind “The Greatest Show on Earth” was one of history’s greatest showmen, P.T. Barnum. This musical biopic centers on Barnum’s creation of the three-ring circus and his infatuation with Swedish songbird Jenny Lind.”
12/22/17- Poor reviews by the critics but good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE POST- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When the “Washington Post” agrees to publish the leaked Pentagon Papers — which point to a secret escalation of the Vietnam War — the Nixon administration tries to block publication, setting off an epic legal and political battle.”
12/22/17- Very good reviews by the critics and just fair ones by audiences. TRDlly
1/15/18- I found the movie enjoyable primarily as a history lesson– otherwise I would call it OK. TRDB. At the Theater.
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ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix.”In a crime that rivets the American public for months in 1973, members of an Italian paramilitary organization kidnap John Paul Getty III. When his oil-rich grandfather balks at paying the ransom, the bad guys up the stakes dramatically.”
12/20/17- Very good reviews from all sources. TRDB.
1/7/18- This movie was way to long and as far as I’m concerned it was rescued by some very good acting. TRDB.
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YOUTH- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this coming-of-age story set in 1970s and ’80s China, the young members of the People’s Liberation Army dance troupe experience the joys and pains of growing up during a time of social and economic upheaval in their country.”
12/15/17- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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FERDINAND- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “While mighty Ferdinand the bull looks menacing, the star of this animated children’s tale has a cheery nature — and no desire to enter the bullring. But because of his scary looks, villains abduct Ferdinand, planning to make him fight.”
12/15/17- Fair reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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BIRDBOY: THE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her island home left in ruins by an industrial accident, teenage mouse Dinky resolves to escape to a better place with classmates Sandra and Zorrit. But Dinky is pining for her drug-addicted pal Birdboy — and doesn’t want to leave without him.”
12/15/17- Great reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences for this animated film. TRDB.
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KALEIDOSCOPE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ex-con Carl is working to sustain an orderly life with a job, a flat and perhaps even romance on the horizon. But his prospects suddenly dim when his overbearing mother resurfaces in his life, arousing inside him a deeply rooted trauma.”
12/8/17- More positive than negative from the critics. Sounds strange to me. TRDB.
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