WHO YOU THINK I AM- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Concerned that her lover, Ludo, may be cheating on her, 50-year-old teacher Claire creates a phony online identity using a pretty young woman’s photo as bait. Instead, Claire attracts Ludo’s 29-year-old assistant, Alex, who instantly becomes smitten.”
8/31/21- Fairly good reviews for this French drama/comedy starring Juliette Binoche. TRDB.
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MOSQUITO STATE- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “August 2007. Isolated in his austere penthouse overlooking Central Park, obsessive Wall Street data analyst Richard Boca (Beau Knapp) sees ominous patterns: His computer models are behaving erratically, as are the swarms of mosquitos breeding in his apartment, an infestation that attends his psychological meltdown.”
8/29/20- Fair reviews. TRDB.
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NO MAN OF GOD- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier sits down with serial killer Ted Bundy for a series of conversations, hoping to gain insight into his psyche. But in the process, Hagmaier’s feelings about Bundy grow increasingly complicated.”
8/28/21- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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ISABELLA- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Moving back and forth in time, this abstract drama centers on financially strapped actress Mariel’s attempts to audition for a Shakespeare play. But her ambitions are undermined as she receives help from a more assured and accomplished actress.”
8/28/21- Fairly good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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TOGETHER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Unspooling from the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, this timely dramedy follows a couple maintaining a coexistence for the sake of their 10-year-old son. But when lockdown occurs, they must re-evaluate their relationship.”
8/28/21- Fair reviews for this Indie drama/comedy. TRDB.
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WILDLAND- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix.”In the wake of her mom’s death, teenage Ida moves in with an aunt and her three adult sons, who all welcome Ida into the fold. After learning the family runs a criminal enterprise, Ida gets sucked in — until she witnesses a terrible act of violence.”
8/20/21- Excellent reviews, TRDB
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FLAG DAY- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Playing out over two decades, this fact-based drama follows journalist Jennifer Vogel as she struggles to come to grips with the legacy of her disarming dad — a career criminal who has counterfeited millions of dollars.”
8/18/21- Awful reviews. TRDB
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PASS OVER- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Moses and Kitch, two young black men, chat their way through a long, aimless day on a Chicago street corner. Periodically ducking bullets and managing visits from a genial but ominous stranger and an overtly hostile police officer, Moses and Kitch rely on their banter to get them through a day that is a hopeless retread of every other day, even as they continue to dream of their deliverance.”
8/14/21- Excellent reviews by the critics and poor ones by audiences. TRDB.
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EMA- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “After adopting troubled young Polo, married couple Ema and Gastón return him to the orphanage when the boy sets fire to their home, seriously injuring Ema’s sister. But the guilt-ridden Ema soon devises a secret plan to reclaim Polo.”
8/14/21- Very good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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MATERNA- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Materna follows the journeys of four New York women who are isolated by city life, separated by class, politics, race and religion, and yet bound by a shared hunger for identity and connection. With their futures at stake, the characters’ lives are upended by a fateful encounter underground, where their stories of personal transformation become a battle for survival.”
8/14/21- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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