EVERYBODY KNOWS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her kids in tow, Laura travels from her adopted Argentinean home to her native Spain to attend her sister’s nuptials, anticipating a joyful reunion. But things turn sour when Laura’s teen daughter vanishes and long-kept secrets begin to surface.”
6/30/18- Weak reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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DARK RIVER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of her father’s death, Alice returns to her hometown in Yorkshire after 15 years away to settle the inheritance of the family farm with brother Joe. But a bitter quarrel between the two soon brings traumatic memories to the surface.”
6/29/18- Fairly good reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
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THE CAKEMAKER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Thomas, a young German baker, is having an affair with Oren, an Israeli married man who has frequent business visits in Berlin. When Oren dies in a car crash in Israel, Thomas travels to Jerusalem seeking answers regarding his death. Under a fabricated identity, Thomas infiltrates into the life of Anat, his lover’s newly widowed wife, who owns a small Café in downtown Jerusalem. Thomas starts to work for her and create German cakes and cookies that bring life into her Café. Thomas finds himself involved in Anat’s life in a way far beyond his anticipation, and to protect the truth he will stretch his lie to a point of no return.”
6/29/18- Excellent reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
8/25/18- I liked this movie very much. TRDB. At the Theater
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WOMAN WALKS AHEAD- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When artist Catherine Weldon leaves her Brooklyn, New York, home in 1889 and travels to the Dakota Territory to paint a portrait of Lakota Sioux leader Sitting Bull, she becomes immersed in the Plains Indians’ struggle over land rights.”
6/29/18- Poor reviews from the critics for this movie starring Jessica Chastain. Audiences have liked it. TRDB.
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IDEAL HOME- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Celebrity chef Erasmus and his life partner, Paul, are used to doing what they want, when they want. But their lifestyle is thoroughly disrupted when Erasmus’ 10-year-old grandson turns up on their doorstep in the wake of his father’s arrest.”
6/28/18- OK reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
10/12/18- Thoroughly enjoyable!! TRDB.
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CUSTODY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Caught in the middle of his parents’ bitter divorce, Julien Besson finds his life ruled by the terms of a shared custody order, forcing him to navigate the competing perspectives of his warring parents and to try to keep the worst from happening.”
6/28/18- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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WINTER BROTHERS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a small town in rural Denmark, laidback Johan works at a limestone mine, as does his oddball brother, Emil — who steals chemicals from the site to make moonshine. When his hooch is suspected of sickening a co-worker, the community ostracizes him.”
6/28/18- Very good reviews for this movie. TRDB.
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THE LEISURE SEEKER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “The Leisure Seeker stars Academy Award-winner® Helen Mirren and two-time Golden Globe-winner® Donald Sutherland as a runaway couple going on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, travelling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West. They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.”
6/28/18- Generally I will not miss a road movie but I may make an exception for this movie with terrible reviews. TRDB.
7/22/18- Well, I went against my own suggestion and saw this road movie. Great acting by Sutherland and Mirren really makes the movie. A poignant ending as well. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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IZZY GETS THE F*CK ACROSS TOWN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Awakening hung over in a stranger’s bed, hot mess Izzy learns from Facebook that her soul mate is going to marry her former best friend. Vowing to stop the engagement party, Izzy has five hours to make it across Los Angeles — without transportation.”
6/22/18- Weak reviews. TRDB.
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MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a group of bandits tries to rape young widow Marlina and steal her cattle, she turns the tables on them, decapitating the leader. The next day, she sets out for the nearest police station to report the crime, carrying the severed head as proof.”
6/22/18- Excellent reviews for this foreign film. TRDB.
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