KEEPERS OF THE GAME- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “For the Mohawk tribe, lacrosse was a sacred sport long open only to men. Today, both sexes play, but the all-Mohawk girls team of Salmon River High in Fort Covington, New York, has something to prove as they set their sights on a championship.”
4/22/16- Just 2 professional reviews but they are both very positive for this documentary. TRDB.
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JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this insightful portrait of 1960s rock legend Janis Joplin, private letters and interviews with her family, friends and colleagues reveal a fragile soul whose overpowering voice made her a superstar before her death from a drug overdose at age 27.”
4/22/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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OUR LAST TANGO- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes fell in love as teenagers, neither imagined that it would mark the beginning of a stormy 50-year relationship during which they would become the world’s most celebrated tango dancers.”
4/15/16- Great reviews by the critics– just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
8/24/16– The great reviews are accurate. Very well done movie and if you like tango be prepared to watch the best of their time. TRDB. Netflix.
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THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Art and fashion collide — and the debate over whether fashion is art reignites — when New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art holds its annual Met Gala and accompanying exhibition. This film offers a look at 2014’s “China: Through the Looking Glass.”
4/15/16- Fairly good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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ABOVE AND BELOW- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Scattered across the vast reaches of America’s Western desert, five eccentric exiles from modern civilization pursue their private obsessions in this offbeat and artfully filmed social documentary.”
4/15/16- Good reviews for this odd sounding documentary. TRDB.
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CLASS DIVIDE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Focusing on a specific block of 10th Avenue in the West Chelsea district, this documentary studies the social impact of gentrification in New York, using the expensive private school across the street from a low-income housing project as one example.”
4/13/16- I’ve seen just 1 review (from the NY Times) and it’s good. TRDB.
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HAVANA MOTOR CLUB- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After the 1959 Cuban revolution, the nation’s new leader outlawed car racing. More than 50 years later, a handful of Cuban auto enthusiasts are at last allowed to bring out their carefully preserved classic models for a legal drag-racing competition.”
4/8/16- Very good reviews by the critics for this documentary. TRDB.
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VITA ACTIVA: THE SPIRIT OF HANNAH ARENDT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt, who coined the controversial phrase “the banality of evil,” provides rich subject matter for this absorbing documentary that uses archival footage to chart her life and explore the evolution of her thinking.”
4/6/16– Professional reviews are excellent. Audiences have liked this movie very much as well. TRDB.
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NOTFILM- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Noted playwright Samuel Beckett ventured only once into cinema, penning the script for a 22-minute piece simply titled “Film.” This fascinating history of the project includes rare audio recordings of the author discussing aspects of the production.”
3/31/16- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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NO HOME MOVIE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Chantal Akerman’s mother, Holocaust survivor Natalia, has long been at the core of the filmmaker’s work. In this touching documentary, Chantal memorializes her mom through conversations recorded during the last months of Natalia’s life.”
3/31/16- Fairly good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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