PARIS CAN WAIT- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her daughter at college and her workaholic husband perpetually absent, Anne Lockwood is ripe for the wooing when one of her spouse’s associates offers to give her a lift from Cannes to Paris — a seven-hour journey that turns into two days.”
5/12/17- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
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WHISKY GALORE!- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This wacky maritime saga is based on the true story of the 1941 shipwreck of a freighter carrying 28,000 cases of malt whiskey. When the vessel runs aground near a remote Scottish island, the thirsty residents are all eager to help save the cargo.”
5/12/17- Mostly weak reviews. TRDB.
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LOWRIDERS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “As a teenager in East Los Angeles, street artist Danny embraces the lowrider world and its culture. But when an annual lowrider competition pits his ex-con brother against their old-style father, Danny is forced to make a difficult choice.”
5/12/17- The critics didn’t care for this movie- audiences did. TRDB.
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FOLK HERE & FUNNY GUY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “While Paul’s comedy career flounders, his longtime friend Jason is having great success as a folk singer. To help his buddy, Jason invites him on tour as the opening act — but doesn’t tell Paul that there’s a covert purpose behind the road trip.”
5/12/17- Early reviews are good. TRDB.
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STEFAN ZWEIG: FAREWELL TO EUROPE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, Jewish author Stefan Zweig flees his native Austria to escape the threat of Nazism, eventually settling in Brazil. Watching from afar as his beloved homeland is destroyed, Zweig finds that a life in exile is no life at all.”
5/12/17- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE WALL- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A crumbling concrete wall is all that stands between an American sharpshooter and the Iraqi sniper intent on killing him and his spotter. As the enemies converse over their radios, they know just one thing: Not all of them will come out alive.”
5/12/17- OK reviews– it sounded better than that to me. TRDB.
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TAKE ME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite his gift for staging simulated kidnappings, Ray’s business is flagging. So, when a stranger offers generous pay for a weekend abduction, Ray leaps at the opportunity — only to find that all is not what it seems.”
5/5/17- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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LIKE CRAZY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite their opposite personalities, mental hospital patients Donatella and Beatrice become friends and eventually escape from the facility together, embarking on a journey through the real world — which seems nuttier than the place they fled.”
5/5/17- Mostly very good reviews. TRDB.
9/22/17- An excellent comedy with some serious moments as well. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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CHUCK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Known for his ability to take punches and keep standing, boxer Chuck Wepner — nicknamed the “Bayonne Bleeder” — served as the inspiration for movie pugilist Rocky Balboa. This fast-paced biopic chronicles Wepner’s life in and out of the ring.
5/5/17- OK reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
9/23/17- What can I say— I liked it. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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A WOMAN’S LIFE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A moving and beautiful, but fragmented, account of the life of Jeanne as she sets out on the path of adult life and gradually experiences the harsh realities of a woman’s life in the 19th-century.”
5/5/17- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
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