THE NIGHTINGALE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Fulfilling a pledge he made to his late wife, an ex-farmer and his pampered granddaughter embark on a long trek through the mountains of China. Along the way, the pair unexpectedly forms a bond that profoundly affects the entire family.”
5/4/16- A delightful story with wonderful characters. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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VIVA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Jesus’ dream of performing in a drag club finally becomes a reality, his disapproving macho dad arrives on the scene threatening to spoil everything — and a clash of wills soon ensues between father and son.”
4/29/16- Very good reviews all around. TRDB.
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VIKTORIA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Thanks to a fluke of nature, Viktoria is dubbed Bulgaria’s “Child of the Decade” and grows up at odds with her mother, who wanted to flee to the West. Over the years, their relationship parallels the struggles of the post-Communist era.”
4/29/16- Very good reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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PALI ROAD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After an auto accident, medical resident Lily Zhang wakes up into an utterly unfamiliar life: married to a spouse she never married, mother to a 5-year-old son she never gave birth to, and with no sign that her fiancé ever existed.”
4/29/16- Fair critical review but audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
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THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY-2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “This absorbing biopic recounts the life of self-taught Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, who made his way to Cambridge University in 1914 and rose to prominence under the tutelage of renowned math professor G.H. Hardy.”
4/29/16- Fair professional reviews and fairly good ones from audiences. TRDB.
9/19/16- OK from an educational perspective but the movie seemed corny and overacted to me. TRDB. Netflix.
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THE WAIT (L’ATTESA)- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “As single mother Anna mourns her son’s death, Jeanne, a stranger claiming to be his lover arrives for a visit — unaware of his demise. Withholding the unspeakable truth for as long as possible, Anna begins to grow close to Jeanne.”
4/29/16- OK professional reviews and the same for audiences. TRDB.
8/21/16- I was riveted to the screen. Juliette Binoche is great in the part and despite the slow pace I really enjoyed the movie. TRDB. Netflix.
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THE FAMILY FANG- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Raised in a household dominated by their performance-artist parents, Annie and Buster have stayed far away as adults. But after an accident lands Buster back home and Annie joins him, things take an unexpected turn when Mom and Dad vanish.”
4/29/16- Fair reviews from both audiences and critics. TRDB.
5/10/16- Extremely creative and very well acted, this film makes its mark and is definitely worth seeing. TRDB. Comcast On-Demand.
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BOUREK- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this wacky doomsday comedy set against the collapse of civilization, an eclectic collection of strangers from around the globe plays out their intertwined fates on the Greek island of Khronos.”
4/29/16- Just a few reviews and they are poor. Audiences have rated it much better. TRDB.
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THE AMERICAN SIDE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Private eye Charlie Paczynski gets more than he bargained for when a failed blackmail scheme takes him to Niagara Falls and lands him in the middle of a conspiracy involving the lost design for a revolutionary invention by Nikola Tesla.”
4/29/16- Just 3 reviews so far– 2 up and 1 down but even the positive reviews did not sound great. TRDB.
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PAPA: HEMINGWAY IN CUBA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in the late 1950s amid the turmoil of the Cuban revolution, this fact-based drama follows young journalist Ed Myers during a pilgrimage to Havana to meet his hero, iconic writer Ernest Hemingway, who’s descending into depression and alcoholism.”
4/29/16- Awful reviews by the critics and just OK ones by audiences. TRDB.
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