THE DUELIST- 2016/ Synopsis by Netflix. “In czarist Russia, professional duelist Yakovlev makes his living standing in for gentlemen who fear their odds of survival. But his trade puts him in a dicey spot when he falls for a woman whose brother Yakovlev will soon be facing with pistols.”
12/2/16- The critics were 50/50 on this one but audiences liked it quite a bit. TRDB.
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OLD STONE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After hitting a motorcyclist — through no fault of his own — cabdriver Lao Shi comes to the victim’s aid, only to see his life unravel as he’s stuck with the man’s medical bills and dragged deeper and deeper into a bureaucratic nightmare.”
11/30/16- Excellent reviews! TRDB.
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NO PAY, NUDITY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Lester Rosenthal has enjoyed some success as an actor, but with his age now working against him, he’s beginning to spiral downward into depression. Then he’s offered the role of the Fool in his hometown’s production of King Lear.”
11/30/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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EVANS CRIME- 2016. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A college student named Evan White (Douglas Smith) is arrested on flimsy charges of drug possession, and finds himself facing 28 years in prison when a federal assistant district attorney (David Arquette) decides to prosecute him.”
11/30/16- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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PETE’S DRAGON- 2016.
A wonderful children’s movie about a boy with a pet dragon who live in the woods. TRDB.
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DEAR ZINDAGI- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Young Kaira thinks she can have it all, beginning with a brilliant career as a cinematographer. But on the way to achieving her dreams, she meets an unconventional thinker who changes her viewpoint.”
11/25/16- Audiences loved it. Just one critic reviewed it and he liked it. TRDB.
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EVOLUTION- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ten-year-old Nicolas knows something is afoot in the isolated seaside village he inhabits: For starters, there are no girls or men — only young boys and women. Adding to the mystery are the weird medical treatments the boys undergo.”
11/25/16- Good reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
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BADEN BADEN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When 26-year-old Ana decides that working on a film set isn’t the job for her after all, she heads to her hometown, where she pours her energy into renovating her grandmother’s bathroom — hoping to revamp herself in the process.”
11/25/11- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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ALWAYS SHINE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Once close friends, actresses Beth and Anna take off on a road trip to Big Sur to try to alleviate the professional jealousy that’s grown between them. Instead, their festering mutual resentments trigger a life-changing confrontation.”
11/25/16- Excellent reviews by the professionals and good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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LION- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this affecting true story, 5-year-old Saroo is adopted by an Australian couple after losing his way in the urban jungle of Kolkata. More than two decades later, new mapping technology prompts Saroo to search for his lost family in India.”
11/25/16- Good reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
12/25/16- I enjoyed this movie that proves once again that truth is stranger than fiction. TRDB. At the Theater.
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