FREE STATE OF JONES- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “As the Civil War rages on, Mississippi farmer Newton Knight, his neighbors and a ragtag group of slaves band together and lead Jones County to secede from the Confederacy, establishing a mixed-race free state in the heart of the South.”
6/21/16- Terrible reviews, most critics calling it a boring history lesson. TRDB.
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PARCHED- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid the male-dominated environment of a rural Indian village, four women — who long to be free from lives of servitude and abuse — begin to challenge the patriarchal status quo that’s keeping them subjugated.”
6/17/16– Very good reviews for this Indian drama. TRDB.
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LAND AND SHADE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Returning home after a long absence to care for his ailing son, an elderly farmer finds the landscape ravaged by toxic smoke as the sugarcane fields are burned during the harvest. But despite the life-threatening situation, his wife refuses to leave.”
6/17/16- Very good reviews from all. TRDB.
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COSMOS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Looking for a few days of rest and relaxation, a would-be writer and a fashion maven arrive at a family-run rural guesthouse, only to find themselves obsessed with unraveling a macabre mystery involving a hanged sparrow.”
6/17/16- Some weird reviews but most professional critics liked it. Audiences not so much. TRDB.
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BANG GANG (A MODERN LOVE STORY)-2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Free of adult inhibitions, a circle of high-school friends begins indulging in sex games involving multiple participants. While their erotic adventures start simply enough, the teens soon end up in tangled emotional territory.”
6/17/16- Fair to good professional reviews but audiences have not liked it. TRDB.
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AUF DAS LEBEN (TO LIFE!)- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After getting evicted from her home, an aging cabaret singer is ready to take her life when she meets a young man who reminds her of a former lover. The odd pair forms a deep connection when he reveals that he’s suffering from a severe illness.”
6/16/16- Very good reviews by audiences but I could not find any professional reviews. TRDB.
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CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In Northeast Thailand, soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness lie bedridden in a school turned clinic, where doctors and volunteers tend to them. When a volunteer nurse forms a bond with a patient, she begins to experience odd hallucinations.
6/15/16- Not my kind of movie but this film received excellent reviews so I’d give it a try. TRDB.
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TIKKUN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “An ultra-Orthodox Jew, Haim-Aaron adheres so rigidly to his faith that when impure thoughts beset him, he collapses and suffers a seemingly fatal head injury. After being revived, he finds his mind full of spiritual doubts — and his hormones raging.”
6/10/16- Great reviews. TRDB.
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LEN AND COMPANY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Burned out by the industry that’s made him a millionaire, successful music producer Len Black chucks it all to lead a life of rustic exile in upstate New York — until his estranged son arrives, followed by a badgered pop star. So much for exile.”
6/10/16- Fair to good reviews by the critics but less so by audiences. TRDB.
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LAST CAB TO DARWIN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Seventy-year-old taxi driver Rex has been content to live his entire life in his dusty hometown. But when he’s diagnosed with terminal cancer, the news prompts Rex to hit the road on an epic journey, determined to end his days on his terms.”
6/10/16- Very good reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
10/10/16- I enjoyed the movie primarily because of the story. The acting was, I felt, weak at best. Still, worth seeing. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Add comment June 10th, 2016