TAKE ME- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite his gift for staging simulated kidnappings, Ray’s business is flagging. So, when a stranger offers generous pay for a weekend abduction, Ray leaps at the opportunity — only to find that all is not what it seems.”
5/5/17- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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LIKE CRAZY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Despite their opposite personalities, mental hospital patients Donatella and Beatrice become friends and eventually escape from the facility together, embarking on a journey through the real world — which seems nuttier than the place they fled.”
5/5/17- Mostly very good reviews. TRDB.
9/22/17- An excellent comedy with some serious moments as well. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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CHUCK- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Known for his ability to take punches and keep standing, boxer Chuck Wepner — nicknamed the “Bayonne Bleeder” — served as the inspiration for movie pugilist Rocky Balboa. This fast-paced biopic chronicles Wepner’s life in and out of the ring.
5/5/17- OK reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
9/23/17- What can I say— I liked it. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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A WOMAN’S LIFE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “A moving and beautiful, but fragmented, account of the life of Jeanne as she sets out on the path of adult life and gradually experiences the harsh realities of a woman’s life in the 19th-century.”
5/5/17- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
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3 GENERATIONS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a New York City teen seeks a sex change from female to male, her life-changing decision raises identity issues for her family as her single mother and lesbian grandmother struggle to make sense of it all.”
5/3/17- Poor reviews. TRDB.
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THE DINNER (2017)- Synopsis by Netflix. “During a tense meal at an elegant restaurant, two brothers and their wives discuss how far to go in order to prevent their sons from being identified and arrested for a violent crime they committed that was caught on a security camera.”
5/2/17- Poor reviews but I like Richard Gere and Laura Linney so I might see this anyway.. TRDB.
8/15/17- If you can get by all of the zigzagging from present to past you can really enjoy the movie. Very well acted and I recommend it. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
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A DARK SONG- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Distraught over her son’s death, Sophia Howard hires an occultist to lead her through a six-month series of rituals at a secluded house to make contact with the boy. But as the days pass and their isolation increases, the two find themselves tested.”
4/28/17- Good reviews from the critics and just OK ones from audiences. As I hate “horror” movies I will probably skip this one. TRDB.
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ONE WEEK AND A DAY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “After the week of mourning for 25-year-old Ronnie Spivak comes to an end, his parents — mom Vicky and dad Eyal — cope in starkly different ways. While Vicky tries to resume her routines, Eyal decides to get stoned on his son’s medicinal marijuana.”
4/28/17- Very good reviews from the critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
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BUSTER’S MAL HEART- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this mind-bending existential mystery, an eccentric fugitive living in the woods survives on food he steals from unoccupied vacation homes. But he’s tormented by visions of being adrift at sea and memories of his prior life as a loving family man.”
4/28/17- Fair reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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NATASHA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When 16-year-old Mark Berman’s great uncle enters into an arranged marriage with a woman from the old country — Russia — the bride’s nubile 14-year-old daughter becomes Mark’s charge. Before long, an illicit romance ensues.”
4/28/17- Excellent reviews from ALL of the reviewers. TRDB.
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