ADU- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes.”In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far away, an environmental activist contemplates the terrible image of an elephant, dead and fangless.”
7/9/20- Very good reviews by audiences. I liked the movie despite awful or absent sub-titles. TRDB. On Netflix.
Add comment July 9th, 2020
BUNGALOW– Synopsis by IMDB. “A German soldier goes AWOL and returns home to more problems than he left.”
7/2/20- Fair reviews but the overall premise sounds interesting. TRDB.
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HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD- 2019- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding Seoul in 1994, a lonely 14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Deprived of attention from her family, she roams the neighborhood with her best friend, attempts romantic relationships with both girls and boys alike and is sent to the hospital with an unclear diagnosis. When Young-ji, a new teacher, arrives, she becomes the first adult Eun-hee feels really understands her.”
6/26/20- Excellent reviews for this Korean movie. TRDB.
Add comment June 26th, 2020
HILL OF FREEDOM- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Kwon (Seo Younghwa) returns to Seoul from a restorative stay in the mountains.She is given a packet of letters left by Mori (Ryo Kase), who has come back from Japan to propose to her. As she walks down a flight of stairs, Kwon drops and scatters the letters, all of which are undated. When she reads them, she has to make sense of the chronology… and so must we.”
6/14/20- Very good reviews for this drama from Seoul. TRDB.
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I’M NO LONGER HERE- 2020. Synopsis by IMDB. “In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.”
5/30/20- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
6/1/20- I thought that the movie was a bit too slow at times but was very well done. Nicely photographed as well. TRDB.
Add comment May 30th, 2020
ON A MAGICAL NIGHT- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Maria confesses to her mate of 20 years that she’s had numerous affairs, he’s devastated, and she takes off. Moving into a hotel across from the couple’s apartment, she’s visited by ghosts from the past as she ruminates on her marriage.”
5/9/20- Fair to good reviews for this comic drama. TRDB. On Youtube and others.
Add comment May 9th, 2020
15 YEARS- 2019. Synopsis by IMDB. “Yoav’s demons start haunting him after his best friend becomes pregnant without telling him, and after his boyfriend of 15 years starts talking about children too. His life unravels, and self-destruction seems inevitable.”
5/3/20- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
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HERE AND NOW- 2018. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A social drama told through the eyes of a young immigrant living with his little sister in the slums of the city of Ashdod and struggling to assimilate into Israeli society, who forms a hip-hop band with his three best friends. They believe that music will allow them to make their voices heard, to influence their harsh reality.”
4/23/20- I liked the movie. TRDB. As part of a Jewish Film Festival.
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UNORTHODOX- 2020. About a Hasidic woman in Williamsburg who runs away from her community and her husband to begin a new life in Berlin.
3/26/20- Great reviews for this Netflix mini-series. TRDB.
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A FORTUNATE MAN- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “About a brilliant engineer from a lower social class than his peers and lovers.”
3/25/20- Weak reviews but I enjoyed this period piece from Denmark. TRDB.
Add comment March 25th, 2020