THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A satire of Hollywood, The Other Side of the Wind focuses on the last days of a legendary film director named Jake Hannaford (played by John Huston), who is struggling to forge his last great comeback as a major filmmaker. Hannaford is hard at work on his final masterpiece,”
11/3/18- Fairly good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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BOY ERASED- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Nineteen-year-old Jared is far from ready to tell his parents that he’s gay, but they find out anyway, forcing him to make a choice: attend a “conversion therapy” program or be shunned by his family and Baptist community.”
11/2/18- Very good reviews by the critics and fairly good ones from audiences. TRDB.
11/28/18- Another good movie about what it’s like being gay and the folly of “conversion therapy.” TRDB. At the Theater.
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BODIED- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “At first, graduate student Adam Merkin is only interested in the brutal art of battle rap as a thesis topic — until he discovers by chance that he has a talent for the art form. But his gift for public putdowns soon has unexpected consequences.”
11/2/18- Excellent reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
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THE GRIEF OF OTHERS- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” The Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth. Without words to express their grief, the parents, John and Ricky, try to return to their previous lives.”
11/2/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “For Clara, the only thing left of her mother is a locked box containing a priceless gift. Following a golden thread to find the key, Clara enters a parallel universe inhabited by gingerbread soldiers, an army of mice and the tyrant Mother Ginger.”
11/2/18- Really poor reviews. TRDB.
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A PRIVATE WAR- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based drama, dauntless war correspondent Marie Colvin reports from the front lines of conflict in hot spots all over the world, including Chechnya, Kosovo, the Middle East and East Timor.”
11/2/18- Very good reviews from the critics but just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
2/10/19- I enjoyed the movie especially as it demonstrated once again that war is hell- in this case covered by Colvin. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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VAYA- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Three rural travelers, each on a separate mission, board a train bound for Johannesburg, but none of their journeys turn out as expected. Their plans thwarted, the three individuals find their lives in the big city intersecting in unexpected ways.”
10/26/18- Just 4 reviews but they are all very good. TRDB.
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A BREAD FACTORY, PART 1 AND PART 2- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Forty years ago, Dorothea (Tyne Daly) and Greta (Elisabeth Henry) moved to the town of Checkford and bought an abandoned bread factory that they transformed into an arts space. Here they host movies, plays, dance, exhibits and artists. It’s where civic groups and immigrant communities can meet, where there are after school programs for children. Now a celebrity couple-performance artists from China-have come to Checkford.”
10/26/18- Great reviews for Part 1 and Part 2. TRDB.
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1985- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1985, gay New Yorker Adrian returns to his family home in Texas for the first time in three years. But he faces a seemingly unbridgeable divide as he seeks to reveal his dire situation to his strict religious parents.”
10/26/18- Excellent reviews by both critics and audiences. TRDB.
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SUSPIRIA- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “After American ballet student Susie Bannion travels to Germany to attend a prestigious dance academy, she soon discovers that the school has a sinister history — and is still harboring deadly secrets.”
10/26/18- Fair reviews by the critics and somewhat better ones by audiences. TRDB.
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