PAPI CHULO- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When TV weatherman Sean finds himself on enforced leave with too much time on his hands, he hires a day laborer to paint his deck. But it soon becomes clear that what Sean really wants is a friend — even if it’s one who doesn’t speak his language.”
6/7/19- Weak reviews but it does sound interesting to me. TRDB.
Add comment June 7th, 2019
SHELTER- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Mossad agent Naomi returns to work after a long absence, she’s assigned to guard Mona, a Lebanese informant recovering from plastic surgery in a German safe house. Meanwhile, Mona’s former Hezbollah comrades are determined to hunt her down.”
6/5/19- No reviews yet but it sounds interesting. TRDB.
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THE FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though he has a doctorate degree in philosophy, Pierre-Paul Daoust ends up working as a courier — a job he considers beneath him. But it soon nets him two bags of money from a botched heist, putting him in a moral dilemma.”
5/31/19- OK reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 31st, 2019
YOMEDDINE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Abandoned at a leper colony in his youth, Beshay leaves the community for the first time after his wife’s death. Determined to find his kin, he sets off with his donkey cart — not realizing that a 10-year-old orphan has stowed away.”
5/31/19- Reviews are fair to good. TRDB.
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TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this coming-of-age tale set in 1990 Chile, teenage Sofía lives off the grid with her family and a group of like-minded ex-urbanites at the foot of the Andes — where disquieting adult truths soon disrupt her youthful idyll.”
5/31/19- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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DIAMANTINO- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Disgraced by his poor play, international soccer star Diamantino begins a soul-searching odyssey that exposes him to social ills he didn’t know about. But his first attempt to improve the world puts him in the hands of an undercover tax investigator.”
5/24/19- Very good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB.
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PHOTOGRAPH- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “For young photographer Rafi’s ailing grandmother, time is running out, and she wants to see her grandson married. To placate her, Rafi asks a stranger to pose as his bride-to-be — an arrangement that will transform them both.”
5/17/19- Good reviews and it sounds like my type of movie. TRDB.
Add comment May 17th, 2019
THE WANDERING SOAP OPERA- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Through interconnected vignettes, this biting satire channels the quintessence of Chile’s soap operas to weigh in on the political, societal and economic turmoil occurring in the aftermath of Augusto Pinochet’s 17-year dictatorship.”
5/17/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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THE THIRD WIFE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 19th-century Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes a rich landowner’s third wife, knowing that she must give birth to a son to increase her status. But after she becomes pregnant, dormant desires force her to choose between safety and freedom.”
5/15/19- Very good reviews for this movie. TRDB.
Add comment May 15th, 2019
ASAKO 1&2- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After young Asako falls for charming rogue Baku, he vanishes one day without explanation. Although Asako is heartbroken, she moves on and two years later meets Ryôhei, who is Baku’s physical double — but otherwise opposite in every way.
5/14/19- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
Add comment May 14th, 2019