THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “During her daily rail commute, divorcée Rachel Watson observes the happily married couple living in a house near the train route. One day, she witnesses a scene that enrages her — and soon finds herself deeply entangled in the ensuing mystery.”
9/30/16- Mediocre reviews. TRDB.
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GIRL ASLEEP- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her 15th birthday bearing down on her, Greta Driscoll is anything but eager to abandon childhood for the quagmires of adolescence. But after a calamitous birthday party tosses her into a phantasmic world of dreams, nothing can be the same.”
9/30/16- Fairly good reviews for this weird sounding movie. TRDB.
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DENIAL- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the 1990s, well-known Holocaust denier David Irving sued historian Deborah Lipstadt — issuing a complaint under British law requiring the American academic to prove that the greatest atrocity of World War II actually took place. ”
9/30/16- Decent reviews from critics and audiences. The NY Times did not like it. TRDB.
10/22/16- While I liked the movie I felt that it was too Hollywoodish on many occasions and lacked the passion that I would have expected. TRDB.
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DEEPWATER HORIZON- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Replaying the catastrophic explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010, this tense drama recounts the horrific experiences of the 126 crew members onboard and the numerous acts of courage that saved untold lives.”
9/28/16- Generally good reviews with a bunch of negative ones thrown in as well. TRDB.
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EUNGYO (A MUSE)- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Director Ji-woo Jung unabashedly infuses the proceedings with a fierce emotional resonance that boils these characters’ blood into remorseless anger and unconscionable actions.”
9/25/16- An interesting drama about the relationship between a 70 year old poet and a high school girl. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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I.T.- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Apparently, businessman Mike Regan didn’t learn the workplace’s Golden Rule: Never mess with your tech expert! But he’s about to learn it as his disgruntled information technology consultant sets out to make Mike’s life a living hell.”
9/23/16- So far the few reviews I’ve seen are negative. TRDB.
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1000 RUPEE NOTE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Impoverished housemaid Budhi receives an unexpected windfall when a campaigning politician handing out bribes stuffs several 1,000-rupee notes into her hand. Elated by her good fortune, Budhi embarks on an ill-considered shopping spree.”
9/23/16- Just 2 reviews- 1 up and 1 down. I would probably try it at home. TRDB.
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MY BLIND BROTHER- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Handsome and generous by nature — but also smug and vain — overachiever Robbie has never let his blindness slow him down. By contrast, his resentful younger brother, Bill, is a sad sack. But that doesn’t stop him from trying to steal Robbie’s girl.”
9/23/16- This film got decent reviews but most of the positives had some issue with it also. I’m NOT going. TRDB.
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GOAT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “As he starts college, Brad Land decides to pledge to the same fraternity that his older brother, Brett, already belongs to. But a series of humiliating hazing rituals soon rattles both siblings to the core.”
9/23/16- Good reviews by the critics and fairly weak ones by audiences. I’ll skip it. TRDB.
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THE FREE WORLD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Two decades after being wrongly imprisoned, Mo Lundy struggles to adjust to life in the outside world but finds purpose in his job at an animal shelter. Soon, however, his growing involvement with a battered woman puts his freedom in jeopardy.”
9/23/16- Poor reviews in general with the few positives not convincing. TRDB.
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