EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Upon learning that he’s dying, retired heart surgeon Ben Givens opts not to tell his family and instead heads to his hometown in Eastern Washington, planning to commit suicide. But a connection with a caring stranger gives Ben a new perspective.”
9/25/21- Excellent reviews for this drama/adventure. TRDB.
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EL PLANETA- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Spain’s 2009 financial crisis leaves recently widowed María and her daughter destitute, they seize on a number of dishonest means to maintain their lifestyle, even as they face the threat of eviction from María’s seaside home.”
9/25/21- Excellent reviews for this Spanish drama. TRDB.
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DEAR EVAN HANSEN- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this cinematic version of the hit Broadway musical, high schooler Evan Hansen gets entangled in a lie after a classmate kills himself and his parents mistakenly conclude that Evan’s letter to himself is their son’s suicide note.”
9/22/21- Awful reviews from everybody. TRDB.
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ASIA- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “To all outward appearances, single mom Asia and her teenage daughter, Vika, seem more like siblings, though they have little to do with each other. But as Vika’s health begins to fail, the underlying bond between them slowly surfaces.”
9/21/21- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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TANGO SHALOM- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Moshe Yehuda (Jos Laniado), a Hasidic Rabbi and amateur Hora dancer, enters a big televised Tango competition to save his Hebrew school from bankruptcy. There is only one problem: due to his orthodox religious beliefs, he is not allowed to touch a woman!”
9/21/21- Fairly good reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
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SAINT NARCISSE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Canada, 1972. Dominic, 22 years old, has a fetish… for himself. Nothing turns him on more than his reflection, with much of his time spent taking Polaroid selfies. When his loving grandmother dies, he discovers a deep family secret: his lesbian mother didn’t die in childbirth and he has a twin brother, Daniel, raised in a remote monastery by a depraved priest.”
9/19/21- Very good reviews for this strange movie. TRDB.
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THE NOWHERE INN- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Intent on producing her own musical self-portrait, pop songstress St. Vincent hires her best friend, Carrie Brownstein, to direct a documentary about St. Vincent’s music and life on tour. But the decision soon puts their friendship to the test.”
9/19/21- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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THE MAD WOMAN’S BALL- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A committed woman and a tormented nurse prepare to attend a famous ball at a neurological clinic in the 19th century.”
9/18/21- Good reviews. TRDB.
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WIFE OF A SPY- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “While living in Kobe, Japan, in 1940, affluent merchant Yusaku Fukuhara takes a business trip to Japanese-occupied Manchuria, where he witnesses government-sanctioned acts of cruelty — and he’s intent on bringing them to light.”
9/18/21- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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CRY MACHO- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Former rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder Miko has seen better days. But when he’s hired to snatch an ex-boss’s 11-year-old son from his alcoholic mother in Mexico, the journey back to Texas gives Miko a chance at redemption.”
9/16/21- Awful reviews with very few good ones mixed in. TRDB.
1/2/21- Awful it was not!! Usual Eastwood it was not as well but even so I did like it. TRDB.
Add comment September 16th, 2021