FUGUE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Alicja does not know how she lost her memory, but in two years, she has created a new, independent life for herself, and has turned her back on her unknown past. But her family finds her, and she is returned to a home she does not know to be a mother, daughter, and wife to people who are strangers to her.”
4/2/23- Excellent reviews for this Polish drama. TRDB.
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GIRAFFE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “As a tunnel begins being built to connect Denmark and Germany, the present is set in motion toward the future.”
4/2/23- Good reviews for this drama/docudrama. TRDB.
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KILL BOKSOON- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “At work, she’s a renowned assassin. At home, she’s a single mom to a teenage girl. Killing is easy. It’s parenting that’s the hard part.”
4/2/23- Good reviews for this Korean drama. TRDB.
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RYE LANE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Yas (Vivian Oparah) and Dom (David Jonsson), two twenty-somethings both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an eventful day in South London — helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.”
4/2/23- Excellent reviews from the critics and audiences as well. TRDB.
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A THOUSAND AND ONE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A THOUSAND AND ONE follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.”
3/27/23- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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THE FIVE DEVILS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Eight-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets and queer romance.”
3/26/23- Good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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A GOOD PERSON- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Daniel (Morgan Freeman) is brought together with Allison (Florence Pugh), the once thriving young woman with a bright future who was involved in an unimaginable tragedy that took his daughter’s life. As grief-stricken Daniel navigates raising his teenage granddaughter and Allison seeks redemption, they discover that friendship, forgiveness, and hope can flourish in unlikely places.”
3/26/23- Awful reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
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WALK UP- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A middle-aged film director, together with his daughter whom he has not seen in years, visits a building owned by an interior designer. They have come because the daughter also hopes to study interior design. The designer owns the 4-story walk-up building, and she takes them up floor by floor to show them the renovations she has done.”
3/26/23- This Korean drama sounds boring to me but it received excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE WORST ONES- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A film shooting will take place at the cité Picasso, in the suburbs of Boulogne-Sur-Mer, in the north of France. During the casting, four teenagers, Lily, Ryan, Maylis and Jessy are chosen to play in the film. Everyone in the neighborhood is surprised: why only take the “worst ones”?
3/25/23- Excellent reviews for this French comedy/drama. TRDB.
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TORI AND LOKITA- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A friendship develops between two young people after they are exiled in Belgium.”
3/25/2023- Very good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
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