LEMON- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his longtime girlfriend leaves him, 40-year-old Isaac Lachmann watches as his life and acting career seem to dissolve before his eyes. But a new romance could offer Isaac a glimmer of hope.”
8/25/17- Weak reviews by the critics and weaker ones from audiences. TRDB.
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CLASH- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set during the tumult following Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in 2013, all of the action in this film takes place inside a police paddy wagon, where citizens of all political bents have been rounded up as violence rages in the streets.”
8/25/17- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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GOOK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “On April 29, 1992, the acquittals of the police accused in the Rodney King beating spark a flurry of riots in South Central Los Angeles. In the midst of the looting and chaos, Korean-American brothers Eli and Daniel fight to save their small store.”
8/25/17- Excellent reviews by the critics despite several calling this movie “uneven.” TRDB.
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BEACH RATS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teenage Frankie isn’t sure what he wants other than to escape from his dreary home life. In his quest to find himself — and to have some fun — he begins hooking up with older men while also pursuing a relationship with a prospective new girlfriend.”
8/25/17- Very good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With college out of the way and the rest of his life ahead of him, Thomas is taking his time to decide what he really wants. On the other hand, his father’s young mistress, Johanna, knows exactly what she wants — and it’s Thomas.”
8/24/17- Terrible reviews from the critics and just OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE BEGUILED (1971)- Synopsis by Netflix. “An injured Civil War soldier (Clint Eastwood) takes refuge in a fancy Southern girls’ school and quickly becomes the center of attention as the girls clamor for his affections, and the headmistress (Geraldine Page) freely practices her surgical skills on him. A far cry from typical Eastwood films, this moody, atmospheric drama is a tension-filled cult favorite from director Don Siegel (Dirty Harry, Escape from Alcatraz).”
8/23/17- I just saw this for the first time and liked it very much. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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6 DAYS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this riveting real-life thriller set in 1980, a tense standoff takes place between London police and heavily armed gunmen after they seize the Iranian Embassy, taking 26 hostages and barricading themselves inside.”
8/18/17- Poor reviews but it may interest some people– not me. TRDB.
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SHOT CALLER- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Recently released from prison and back on the streets of Southern California, an ex-con receives orders from his gang leaders to put together plans for committing an audacious crime with a rival gang.”
8/18/17- Fairly good reviews– somewhat better from audiences than the critics. TRDB.
11/21/17- I could not get into this movie and eventually turned it off. TRDB.
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PATTI CAKE$- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Defying the typical rapper profile, Jersey girl Patricia Dombrowski is determined to make it in the hip-hop world and escape her dead-end life. After a chance meeting with a reclusive heavy metal devotee named Basterd, her dream may become reality.”
8/18/17- OK reviews. TRDB.
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CROWN HEIGHTS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Wrongly pegged as the perpetrator of a shooting, 18-year-old Colin Warner spends 20 years in prison — even though the real killer eventually comes forward. But Colin’s best friend, Carl King, never stops fighting to free him.”
8/18/17- Fair reviews but it sounded interesting to me and I’ll probably see it. TRDB.
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