AMERICA
AMERICA- 2019.
9/15/19- About a family in Mexico, this PBS documentary received an excellent review in the NY Times. TRDB.
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Posts with the tag 'drama'
THE SOUND OF SILENCE
THE SOUND OF SILENCE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In New York City, Peter Lucian earns a living as a “house tuner,” helping his clients make their homes better fit their personalities. But when he can’t adjust the residence of a woman plagued by exhaustion, Peter begins to doubt his methods.”
9/14/19- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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MONOS
MONOS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a remote mountaintop setting somewhere in Latin America, a rebel group of teenage commandos bearing noms de guerre like Rambo, Smurf, Bigfoot, Wolf and Boom-Boom perform military training exercises while watching over a prisoner (Julianne Nicholson).”
9/14/19- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
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ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE
ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Portugal withdraws from Angola in 1975 after five centuries of colonial rule, Polish war reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski insists on being there to capture the tumultuous events that ensue as Angola erupts into civil war.”
9/14/19- Good reviews. TRDB.
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AMERICAN DREAMER
AMERICAN DREAMER- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Computer programmer Cam once had it all, but when he loses his job and family, he ends up working as a ride-share driver. Desperate to make ends meet, the irrational Cam abducts the son of a drug-dealer client, hoping to collect a ransom.”
9/14/19- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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HUSTLERS
HUSTLERS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Angry about being taken advantage of by their employer and their customers, a group of former strip-club employees turns the tables on their wealthy Wall Street clients in this true-life tale.”
9/10/19- Good reviews by the critics and weak reviews from audiences for this lousy movie. Don’t bother. TRDB.
Add comment September 10th, 2019
THE GOLDFINCH
THE GOLDFINCH- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his mother dies in a bomb attack at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, young Theodore Decker’s life is profoundly altered — especially after he steals a priceless painting from the debris and ends up involved in the art underworld.”
9/10/19- Terrible reviews for this movie based on a novel. TRDB.
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PROMISE AT DAWN
PROMISE AT DAWN- 2019. Synopsis by MetaCritic. “From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this epic drama tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.”
9/6/19- Fair very early reviews. TRDB.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE
STRANGE BUT TRUE- 2019. “Synopsis by Netflix. “A woman who, five years after the tragic death of her boyfriend, arrives on the doorstep of his family to tell them she is pregnant with his child. Though skeptical, the family find themselves trying to prove her right, only to discover that the truth is much more terrifying than they could have imagined.”
9/5/19- Good review for this suspense movie. TRDB.
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I’M LEAVING NOW
I’M LEAVING NOW-2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Undocumented Mexican immigrant Felipe Hernández has spent years working in New York City and sending his earnings home to his family. Now he’s ready to return, but his family isn’t ready for him to come back — leaving Felipe at a crossroads.”
9/5/19- Good early reviews but very few published as of now. TRDB.
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