YOMEDDINE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Abandoned at a leper colony in his youth, Beshay leaves the community for the first time after his wife’s death. Determined to find his kin, he sets off with his donkey cart — not realizing that a 10-year-old orphan has stowed away.”
5/31/19- Reviews are fair to good. TRDB.
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TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this coming-of-age tale set in 1990 Chile, teenage Sofía lives off the grid with her family and a group of like-minded ex-urbanites at the foot of the Andes — where disquieting adult truths soon disrupt her youthful idyll.”
5/31/19- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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ROCKETMAN- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the early 1970s, Elton John begins a rocket ride to fame. With his topnotch composing skills and over-the-top showmanship, he becomes one of the world’s most beloved rock stars over the next four decades, as recounted in this tuneful biopic.”
5/28/19- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
6/6/19- I loved the movie- great acting, touching screenplay and of course great music. TRDB. At the Theater.
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DIAMANTINO- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Disgraced by his poor play, international soccer star Diamantino begins a soul-searching odyssey that exposes him to social ills he didn’t know about. But his first attempt to improve the world puts him in the hands of an undercover tax investigator.”
5/24/19- Very good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB.
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ALL IS TRUE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After the Globe Theatre burns down in 1613, master playwright William Shakespeare returns to his wife and two daughters in Stratford, seeking to renew ties with the family he neglected during his long stay in London.”
5/21/19- Fair reviews by the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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TRIAL BY FIRE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, Cameron Todd Willingham faces the death penalty when he’s convicted of murdering his children in a Texas house fire. But a caring Houston housewife believes the verdict was based on flimsy evidence — and fights to free him.”
5/17/19- Fair to poor reviews. TRDB.
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WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a poisoning kills several of their family members, sisters Merricat and Constance share their estate with an ailing uncle. But the trio’s reclusive existence is disrupted by a visit from a charming cousin intent on stealing the family fortune.”
5/17/19- OK reviews. TRDB.
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PHOTOGRAPH- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “For young photographer Rafi’s ailing grandmother, time is running out, and she wants to see her grandson married. To placate her, Rafi asks a stranger to pose as his bride-to-be — an arrangement that will transform them both.”
5/17/19- Good reviews and it sounds like my type of movie. TRDB.
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THE WANDERING SOAP OPERA- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Through interconnected vignettes, this biting satire channels the quintessence of Chile’s soap operas to weigh in on the political, societal and economic turmoil occurring in the aftermath of Augusto Pinochet’s 17-year dictatorship.”
5/17/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE SOUVENIR- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this romantic drama, film student Julie is struggling to find her voice when she falls for the charismatic but mysterious Anthony. As love blooms, so does her creativity, but her mother and friends fear that the relationship will destroy Julie.”
5/17/19- Great reviews by the critics and terrible ones from audiences. I’ll try to see this one. TRDB.
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