THE GOD COMMITTEE- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “This medical drama casts a spotlight on the ethics of a trio of physicians compelled to determine — within one hour — which of three transplant candidates should receive a life-saving organ. Six years later, the doctors face the ramifications.”
7/5/21- Fair reviews in general– better from audiences than from critics. TRDB.
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COUSINS- 2021. Synopsis by IMDB. “Entwines the very different lives of three Maori girls, cousins, through tumultuous decades, after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage.”
7/5/21- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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NO SUDDEN MOVE- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set in 1954 Detroit, NO SUDDEN MOVE centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document. When their plan goes horribly wrong, their search for who hired them — and for what ultimate purpose — weaves them through all echelons of the race-torn, rapidly changing city.”
7/4/21- Very good reviews by the critics and fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
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ZOLA- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “On a life-changing whim, Detroit waitress Zola joins her new and licentious friend Stefani on a road trip to Florida, where they plan to rake in a bundle as strippers. Instead, they get entangled in a wild ride that includes violence and murder.”
6/30/21- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
10/25/21- Good reviews from the critics and OK ones from audiences. I thought the movie was just OK. TRDB.
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SUN CHILDREN– 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in Tehran, this incisive drama follows four street kids who pull off small-time scams and petty robberies until a local thug makes them an offer: If they’ll enroll in school, they can get their boss closer to a lost treasure buried nearby.”
6/26/21- Excellent reviews for this Persian language drama. TRDB.
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LANSKY- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this gangland biopic, aging crime boss Meyer Lansky hires writer David Stone to help record Lansky’s memories of a life filled with danger, murder and corruption on a grand scale. Meanwhile, the FBI is pressuring Stone to dig deeper for them.”
10/19/21- Poor reviews by the critics but audiences liked it and so did I. TRDB.
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I CARRY YOU WITH ME- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two Mexican men maintain a romantic relationship that spans decades.”
6/26/21- Great reviews by the critics and fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
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SWEET THING- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The story revolves around the two siblings and their struggle to find solid ground in the homes of Adam, their alcoholic father, and Eve, their negligent mother. The children ultimately run away and find a temporary life for themselves around the town of New Bedford, MA.”
6/19/21- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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LES NOTRES- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the provincial Quebecois town of Sainte-Adeline, a popular teenager’s pregnancy and refusal to identify the father spark threats and accusations that begin to unravel the close-knit community’s social fabric.”
6/19/21- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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SUMMER OF 85- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Two young men meet in dramatic fashion on the Normandy coast when Alexis capsizes his boat and mercurial David comes to the rescue. After becoming friends, they begin an intense romance, but things take a dark turn as David’s sinister side surfaces.”
6/19/21- Mixed reviews. TRDB.
Add comment June 19th, 2021