HAVE A NICE DAY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Satirizing the overpowering effects of greed on humans of every stripe, this darkly comic animated tale follows a host of dodgy characters racing to get their mitts on a fortune in cash stolen from a mobster.”
1/26/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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HUMOR ME- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dumped by his wife and forgotten by audiences, playwright Nate Kroll has nobody to turn to except Dad, which is how Nate ends up sleeping on his father’s sofa and helping some women from his retirement community mount a production of “The Mikado.”
1/12/18- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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DOWNSIZING- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Feeling that their lives are out of control, a husband and wife decide to be reduced to tiny size to make life more affordable and leave a smaller carbon footprint. Unfortunately, after he undergoes the procedure, his spouse backs out.”
12/22/17- Weak reviews all around. TRDB.
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SUNDOWNERS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Alex Hopper couldn’t be more bored with his “career” as a wedding videographer. So, when his boss sends him to a destination wedding in Mexico, the frustrated filmmaker invites a friend along and the two are primed for fun — whatever it may entail.”
12/15/17- Very good reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Syrian refugee Khaled and ex-traveling salesman Wikström have many miles under their belts when they cross paths in Helsinki. Now a restaurateur, Wikström finds Khaled sleeping behind his diner and offers him a job, leading to an unlikely friendship.”
12/1/17- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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THE DISASTER ARTIST- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Opening to blistering reviews in 2003, “The Room” has since become a so-bad-it’s-good cult classic. This showbiz spoof provides a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film and the friendship between the director and star who propelled it.”
11/30/17- Excellent reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
3/22/18- I enjoyed this nutty movie very much. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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SYLVIO- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “This offbeat comedy follows frustrated gorilla Sylvio Bernardi, who hates his job as a debt collector and aspires to be a puppeteer. But Sylvios’s life takes an unexpected turn when he inadvertently becomes a hit on a local TV show.”
11/8/17– Very good reviews. TRDB.
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LAST FLAG FLYING- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Three grizzled Vietnam-era veterans — Doc, Sal and Mueller — travel together up the East Coast on a mournful personal mission: to hold an appropriate burial for Doc’s only child, who perished in the opening stages of the Iraq invasion.”
11/3/17- Fairly good reviews with some poor ones mixed in. I saw the trailer and it looked stupid to me. TRDB.
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SUBURBICON- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “The American Dream is manifest in 1957 Suburbicon, but beyond the manicured lawns, trouble is brewing. When a young mom dies in a home invasion, her household unravels — yet the community is far more concerned about the arrival of a black family.”
10/27/17- Awful reviews!! TRDB.
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THE SQUARE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Testing the thin line between art and reality, a famed museum’s new creative director mounts an installation — “The Square” — intended to foster altruism. But he sets off a hue and cry after enlisting a public relations firm to tout the exhibition.”
10/27/17- Fairly good reviews for this odd sounding drama. I’ll see it. TRDB.
3/14/18- The reviews were on target. A weird movie but it definitely had merit and I watched the entire 2 hours and 22 minutes. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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