POLITE SOCIETY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A merry mash-up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action, POLITE SOCIETY follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage.”
4/30/23- Excellent reviews from the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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R.M.N.- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu’s (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days) gripping portrait of ethnic and economic resentments tearing at the fabric of a small mountain town.”
4/30/23- Excellent reviews for this drama from Romania. TRDB.
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THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After meeting as children over a series of summers in the Italian Alps, Pietro (Luca Marinelli) and Bruno (Alessandro Borghi) reunite as adults to build a mountainside cottage which becomes a site of both reflection and reconciliation.”
4/30/23- Excellent reviews for this drama from Italy. TRDB.
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PLAN 75- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In a near dystopian future, Japan’s government launches PLAN 75, a program encouraging the elderly to terminate their own lives to relieve its rapidly aging population’s social and economic burdens. In Chie Hayakawa’s remarkable and sensitive feature film debut, the lives of three ordinary citizens intersect in this new reality.”
4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this sci-fi drama. TRDB.
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A TOURIST’S GUIDE TO LOVE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Work brings an American travel executive to Vietnam, where a free-spirited tour guide helps open her eyes to a beautifully adventurous way of life.”
4/23/23- Fair reviews but it sounded OK to me. TRDB.
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OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rachel is 40 years old, with no children. She loves her life: her high school students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she becomes attached to Leila, his 4-year-old daughter. She tucks her into bed, cares for her, loves her like her own. But to love other people’s children is risky.”
4/23/23- Excellent reviews for this French comedy/drama. TRDB.
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GUY RITCHIE’S COVENANT- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.”
4/22/23- Good reviews by the critics and excellent reviews from audiences for this war movie. TRDB.
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BEAU IS AFRAID- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother in this bold and ingeniously depraved new film from writer/director Ari Aster.
4/19/23- Fair reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Leo Russo (Ray Romano) lives a simple life in Queens, New York with his wife Angela (Laurie Metcalf), their shy but talented son “Sticks” (Jacob Ward), and Leo’s close-knit network of Italian-American relatives and neighborhood friends. Happy enough working at the family construction business alongside his father (Tony Lo Bianco) and younger brother (Sebastian Maniscalco), Leo lives each week for Sticks’ high-school basketball games.”
4/17/23- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
4/24/23- I liked this movie very much. TRDB.
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SICK OF MYSELF- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Signe (Kristine Kujath Thorp) and Thomas (Eirik Sæther) are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona hell-bent on attracting attention and sympathy.”
4/17/23- Excellent reviews for this drama/comedy from Norway. TRDB.
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