ARABY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When factory worker Cristiano is hurt on the job and becomes comatose, young neighbor Andre brings some of Cristiano’s belongings to the hospital. Among them is a diary charting 20 years of his nomadic life, which unspools as Andre reads the journal.”
6/22/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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THE CATCHER WAS A SPY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this fact-based World War II thriller, Boston Red Sox catcher Moe Berg follows a mediocre baseball career with a heroic stint in military intelligence when he’s tasked with stopping the Nazis’ efforts to build an atomic bomb.”
6/19/18- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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BOUNDARIES- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her teenage son in tow, single mom Laura embarks on a road trip she knows will be hellish: picking up her pot-dealer dad from the nursing home he’s been kicked out of and driving him cross-country to her sister’s house.”
6/19/18- Weak reviews but I love road movies and I will try to see this one, starring Christopher Plummer. TRDB.
11/2/18- I really enjoyed this movie. Christopher Plummer was great in the role of the father. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Combining the true story of idealistic Brazilian globetrotter Gabriel Buchmann, who died alone in the mountains of Malawi, and the imagined drama of his final days, this moving docudrama also meditates on the realities and illusions of travel.”
6/15/18- Very good reviews including a few terrific ones. TRDB.
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THE YELLOW BIRDS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Friends since training, soldiers Bartle and Murph ship off to Iraq under the command of a ready-to-rumble sergeant. When only Bartle returns, a military investigator and Murph’s grieving mother are determined to make Bartle reveal what happened.”
6/15/18- This movie sounds interesting but received really poor reviews from the critics and from audiences as well. There were a few good ones- one from the NY Times. I think I’d give it a try. TRDB.
8/15/18- I enjoyed this movie very much and I think it stands above other movies with similar themes. Very good acting as well. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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SCARLET DIVA- 2018- Synopsis by Netflix. “Asia Argento writes, directs and stars in this semiautobiographical film, a darkly dramatic, sexually charged and surreal descent into the shockingly intimate world of Anna Battista, an actress on the rise. Anna’s harrowing and graphic journey plunges her into the dark heart of the film industry, where she experiences despair, loneliness and degradation while trying to recapture her innocence.”
6/11/18- Weak reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
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HEARTS BEAT LOUD- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “As Brooklynite Frank Fisher is getting ready to send his daughter, Sam, off to college on the West Coast, he can’t quite seem to let go of her. Knowing that the two share a love of music, Frank comes up with a ploy to keep Sam from leaving the nest.”
6/8/18- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
6/30/18- A fun movie with excellent music as well. I liked it very much. TRDB. At the Theater.
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NANCY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “After seeing a TV report about a couple whose young daughter vanished 30 years ago, Nancy Freeman becomes convinced they’re her real parents. Ignoring any doubts, she upends her quiet life as an office temp and insinuates herself into their lives.”
6/8/18- OK reviews by the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE VALLEY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Indian-American entrepreneur Neal Kumar and his family seem to be living the dream with an affluent life in Silicon Valley. But it blows up when his youngest daughter kills herself, and Neal begins to fixate on finding the reason behind her death.”
6/8/18- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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BERNARD AND HUEY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “A lost script by satirist Jules Feiffer provides the basis for this black comedy about college buddies Huey and Bernard, who reconnect 25 years later and find their fates have been reversed, with former ladies’ man Huey now a bedraggled loser.”
6/8/18- Fair reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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