TO DUST- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Struggling to accept his wife’s sudden death, Hasidic cantor Shmuel believes he must understand how her body will decompose. Enlisting the aid of a biology professor, Shmuel begins the blasphemous act of scientific investigation.”
2/8/19- Excellent reviews for this strange sounding drama. TRDB.
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LORDS OF CHAOS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based rock ‘n’ roll drama, a teen’s dream turns into something much darker when Øystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous) forms heavy metal band Mayhem in 1987, only to fall prey six years later to the violence reflected in its music.”
2/8/19- Fair reviews at best– several calling the movie just plain boring. TRDB.
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HIGH FLYING BIRD- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the midst of a pro basketball lockout, sports agent Ray Burke (André Holland) finds himself caught in the face-off between the league and the players.”
2/8/19- Excellent reviews by the critics. TRDB.
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DAUGHTER OF MINE-2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Ten-year-old Vittoria is already chafing at the rules her doting mom imposes on her when she meets free-spirited Angelica, who mesmerizes Vittoria. But she finds her world upended after learning that Angelica is her birth mother.”
2/1/19- Excellent reviews from the critics and really poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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VELVET BUZZSAW- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Eager to make it in the Los Angeles art scene, young agent Josephina is elated when she finds a collection of paintings by a recently deceased neighbor. Disregarding instructions to destroy the works, she begins showing them … with dire results.”
2/1/19- Fair to poor reviews from critics and audiences. TRDB.
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PIERCING- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Haunted by an impulse to kill his infant, new father Reed decides to get rid of his homicidal demons by killing a prostitute instead. But his intended victim proves more than a match, and the two are soon locked in a battle of wills.”
2/1/19- Fair reviews by the critics and poor ones by audiences. TRDB.
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BRAID- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “To support themselves, would-be artists Petula and Tilda deal drugs till a bust puts them in debt to their supplier. When they flee to the estate of childhood chum Daphne — who’s become unhinged — she forces them into a warped game of role-playing.”
2/1/19- Most of the reviews were very good but some didn’t like it at all. TRDB.
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ARCTIC- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When his plane crashes in the Arctic, Danish explorer Overgård hunkers down to await rescue. But after a helicopter promising salvation also crashes — leaving its co-pilot badly hurt — Overgård must decide whether to begin a long trek to find help.”
2/1/19- Excellent reviews for this drama starring Mads Mikkelsen. TRDB.
5/24/19- I liked the movie but to be honest it was similar to various movies I’ve seen that relate to being stranded under impossible condition, whether by land or by sea. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Modern-day schoolboy Alex finds himself at the center of an age-old battle when he stumbles upon King Arthur’s fabled sword Excalibur, which Alex and his friends must use to stop evil enchantress Morgana — who plans to destroy the world.”
1/25/19- Very good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE INVISIBLES- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This riveting docudrama follows four resourceful Jewish youths living under Nazi rule in 1943 Berlin, where they elude the roundup of Jews by taking cover in safe houses and freely walking the streets, virtually hiding in plain sight.”
1/25/19- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
4/24/19- I enjoyed this movie and at the same time learned lots of facts about these brave people and what they endured. TRDB. At the Theater.
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