CREED lll- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring.”
3/5/23- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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WHAT WE DO NEXT- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When Elsa Mercado (Michelle Veintimilla) is released from prison after serving 16 years for killing her father, New York City Councilwoman Sandy James (Karen Pittman) and corporate attorney Paul Jenkins (Corey Stoll) are forced to grapple with their involvement in the original crime.”
3/5/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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PALM TREES AND POWER LINES- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Seventeen-year-old Lea (Lily McInerny) spends her summer break aimlessly tanning in her backyard with her best friend, tiptoeing around her needy mother, and getting stoned with a group of boys from school. This monotony is interrupted by a chance encounter with Tom (Jonathan Tucker), an older man who promises an alternative to Lea’s unsatisfying adolescent life.”
3/5/23- Mostly excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “As the war in Eastern Ukraine takes a heavy toll on poor families living near the frontline, a small group of strong-willed social workers work tirelessly in a special kind of orphanage to create an almost magical safe space for kids to live in while the state decide the future fate of the child and family.”
2/25/23- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences for this Russian movie. TRDB.
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LINOLEUM 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children’s science TV show called “Above & Beyond”, has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket.”
2/25/23- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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YANAGOWER-2013. Synopsis by the NY TIMES. “Two brothers reconnect over a lost love in this drama from the Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu.”
2/25/23- Just 2 very good reviews for this Chines movie. TRDB.
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BRUISER- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood with Malcolm, his strict but loving father, and Porter, a charismatic drifter. When Darious learns Porter’s true identity, he is thrust into a conflict between the two men.”
2/25/23- Excellent reviews by all. TRDB.
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JUNIPER- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Ruth (Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling) is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and a newly fractured leg. Sam (George Ferrier) is her unruly grandson, recently kicked out of boarding school and grieving the death of his mother. When the two are brought together under the same roof, they form an unexpected bond.”
2/25/23- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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I MORDECAI- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When Mordecai, a Holocaust survivor, portrayed by Academy Award Nominee Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans, Ordinary People) is given a new iPhone, an unexpected series of upends his world. A heartwarming Miami-set comedy based on a true story.”
2/24/23- Weak reviews from the critics and fairly good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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PACIFICTION- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official DE ROLLER is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high end ‘establishment’ as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals.”
2/19/23- Good reviews. TRDB.
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