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.
Add comment July 5th, 2021
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.
Add comment June 26th, 2021
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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BAD TALES- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a southern suburb of Rome, summer may seem blissful, but tensions and desperation are festering behind the façade. As distracted parents act out their simmering dramas, the kids’ rage-induced actions crack the veneer — with dire consequences.”
6/3/21- Awful reviews by the critics and excellent ones by audiences. TRDB.
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BAGGIO: THE DIVINE PONYTAIL- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A chronicle of the 22-year career of soccer star Roberto Baggio, including his difficult debut as a player and his deep rifts with some of his coaches.”
5/29/21- Just 2 reviews- one ok and the other awful. TRDB.
Add comment May 29th, 2021
THE MERCY OF THE JUNGLE- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two soldiers become lost in the jungle while fighting in Congo.”
5/29/21- I’ve seen just 3 reviews and they are all very good. TRDB.
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INTO THE DARKNESS- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Through a family and the relation between father and son, the film describes the dilemmas of the Danish population during World War II.”
5/21/21- Fair reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 21st, 2021
WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, 9-year-old Anna Kemper is living in 1933 Berlin when her Jewish family is forced to flee the Nazis. As they make their way to Zurich, Paris and eventually London, Anna faces a life of challenges and hardships as a refugee.”
5/21/21- Fair to good reviews by the critics and weak ones by audiences. I’ll try to see it. TRDB.
Add comment May 21st, 2021
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After being prevented from attending a medical conference in Dubai, a female Saudi doctor becomes a candidate in a municipal council election, with an eye toward repairing the road that leads to her clinic.”
5/16/21- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audience. TRDB.
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ABOUT ENDLESSNESS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “From Swedish auteur Roy Andersson comes this collection of caustic existential vignettes narrated by an otherworldly female voice who reflects on the story lines, which include an honor killing and a beaten army marching to a prisoner-of-war camp.”
4/27/21- Very good reviews for this Swedish drama. TRDB.
Add comment April 27th, 2021