MA- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. ” In this dialogue-free recasting of Mother Mary’s holy pilgrimage, a woman named Ma crosses the arid landscape of the American Southwest to reach Las Vegas, where she gives birth to a child who may be of divine origin.”
1/13/17- Very good reviews for this strange sounding drama. TRDB.
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100 STREETS- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “One square mile, 100 streets: These are the boundaries of this London-set ensemble drama that shows how disparate lives connect in surprising and vital ways — from an ex-rugby star to a drug dealer, a cab driver and more.”
1/13/17- Weak reviews with just a few positives. TRDB.
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ALONE IN BERLIN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Otto and Anna lose their son on the frontlines of World War II, they channel their rage into a small act of resistance: leaving postcards with anti-Nazi slogans all over Berlin. But their seditious deed soon draws the attention of the Gestapo.”
1/13/17- Awful reviews although the premise sounded somewhat interesting. TRDB.
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CLAIRE IN MOTION- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Three weeks after Claire Hunger’s art professor husband vanishes, everyone has given him up for dead — except Claire, whose continuing search for her missing spouse unearths secrets that reveal cracks in their union.”
1/13/17- Some very good reviews AND some very bad ones. I’d give it a try. TRDB.
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20th CENTURY WOMEN- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1979 Southern California, bohemian single mom Dorothea Fields looks to a pair of women from different generations to help teach her teenage son lessons about love and life. But he gets another perspective after Dorothea takes in a male boarder.”
1/11/17- Very good reviews for the movie and for Annette Bening. Definitely on my short list. TRDB.
1/25/17– I just saw this movie and liked it very much. Also liked Annette Bening. TRDB. At the Theater.
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JULIETA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “As she stands on the threshold of madness, 55-year-old teacher Julieta looks back at her tumultuous life over the past three decades — which have brought happiness, heartbreak and guilt.”
1/10/17- I saw this new movie by Pedro Almodovar today and liked it very much. Very good acting, great photography and an interesting story. Also, very sad. TRDB. At the Theater.
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BETWEEN US- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though longtime couple Dianne and Henry aren’t in a rush to get married, everyone else seems to think they should, so they head to city hall and tie the knot. But a sense of panic sets in almost immediately as they face the prospect of settling down.”
1/6/17- Fair reviews at best from critics. Audiences didn’t care for it either. TRDB.
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THE ARDENNES- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a home robbery carried out by brothers Kenneth and Dave backfires, only Kenneth is caught. After he spends four years in jail, the siblings reunite, but friction develops as Kenneth starts to suspect that his ex-girlfriend and Dave are involved.”
1/6/17- This movie got mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. The NY Times liked it. TRDB.
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HIDDEN FIGURES- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the race to space between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, three black female mathematicians play a key role in launching astronaut John Glenn into outer space, making him the first American to orbit Earth.”
12/23/16- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
1/21/17- Despite the rave reviews I felt that the movie was most valuable in relation to the true-ish story that it told rather than the movie itself. Kevin Costner was ridiculous to me as was some of the petty conversation. TRDB. At the Theater.
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SILENCE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 17th-century Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate is determined to rid the country of Western influences, starting with the Catholic Church. When two Jesuit priests from Portugal arrive looking for their mentor, they face persecution and violence.”
12/23/16- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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