MISS STEVENS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Still shaky after her mom’s death, high school teacher Rachel Stevens is asked to chaperone a trio of students to a state drama competition. During the trip, she begins a disquieting flirtation with one of her charges, the emotionally troubled Billy.”
9/16/16- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
1/16/17- An enjoyable drama with a good screenplay. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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TRANSPECOS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Most days are dull for U.S. Border Patrol agents Davis, Flores and Hobbs. But that can change in an instant, as the trio finds out when a routine stop gone wrong leaves them with a dead body, a wrecked vehicle and a cache of cocaine.”
9/9/16- Excellent reviews from critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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OTHER PEOPLE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of a painful breakup, New York City comedy writer David Mulcahy decides to suspend his floundering career and help care for his dying mother in Sacramento. Though he puts on a brave face for his family, David is falling apart inside.”
9/9/16- Very good reviews all around. TRDB.
12/14/16- I really enjoyed this intimate, sensitive movie very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
5/14/17- I decided to see this movie again and really liked it again this time. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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LONDON ROAD- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix “In 2006, five women’s bodies are discovered in the English town of Ipswich. In the wake of the tragedy, the shaken residents struggle to deal with the aftermath and the realization that the killer was a member of the community.”
9/9/16- Fairly good professional reviews but poor audience ones. TRDB.
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KICKS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Fifteen-year old Brandon ventures into the tough streets of East Oakland to get back a pair of stolen sneakers. The odyssey him and his two best friends embark on is at once the night of their lives and a gamble with life and death stakes.”
9/9/16- Fairly good reviews from the critics and just OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
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ITHACA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “It’s the summer of 1942, and with his older brother off at war and his dad dead, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is the man of the house. To support his mom, sister and toddler brother, Homer turns his bike into cash by becoming a telegraph messenger.”
9/9/16- Terrible reviews. TRDB.
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DEMON- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “While digging the hole for a pool at his new home, soon-to-be husband Piotr comes across some old human remains. Keeping the find to himself, Piotr is assailed by deathly nightmares the night before his wedding — but the worst is yet to come.”
9/9/16- Very good reviews by the critics and mediocre ones by audiences. I’ll probably skip it. TRDB.
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COME WHAT MAY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Nazi forces rout the French army in May 1940, the denizens of a threatened village abandon their homes and head west. Traveling together are a German dissenter in search of his son, and a Scottish officer whose entire unit has been slaughtered.”
9/9/16- This movie sounds interesting but unfortunately received poor reviews. TRDB.
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AS I OPEN MY EYES- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “As the social ferment of Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution swirls around 18-year-old rock singer Farah, her provocative lyrics draw attention from the police. When she’s detained for questioning, Farah realizes that one of her friends has betrayed her.”
9/9/16- The critics loved the movie– audiences liked it. TRDB.
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THE APOSTATE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this gently absurdist comedy, Gonzalo Tamayo finds himself navigating the baffling bureaucracy of the Catholic Church when he attempts to formally renounce his faith. Tomayo soon discovers that leaving the church is much easier said than done. In this coming-of-age satire told with a gentle nod to the Cohen Brother’s sensibility, the Apostate touches meaningfully on the crisis within the Catholic Church; a crisis that centers on the conflict between tradition and modernity.”
9/9/16- OK reviews with several critics calling it odd or different. TRDB.
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