ALOFT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Twenty years after their traumatic separation, Nana and the son she abandoned have an intense reunion, surrounded by a dizzying landscape. The dialogue between the estranged mother and son changes both their lives in this tragedy-driven drama.”
5/22/15- Terrible critical review and audiences just so-so. I’ll skip it. TRDB.
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WHERE HOPE GROWS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After chronic anxiety attacks bring a premature end to Calvin Campbell’s professional baseball career, he spirals into depression — until he begins an unlikely friendship with a young supermarket clerk who has Down syndrome.”
5/15/15- Poor critical review but audiences have liked it. TRDB.
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KNOW HOW- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In a film written and acted by former foster care youth, five journeys interweave as they confront loss, heartbreak, and come of age in this tale about transience, survival and perseverance.”
5/15/15- I’ve seen just 4 reviews– 2 up and 2 down. I’d give it a chance. TRDB.
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IN THE NAME OF MY DAUGHTER- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Leaving a soured marriage behind, Agnès Le Roux returns home to live with her mother, who owns a casino. Before long, Agnes begins a fateful romance with her mother’s closest adviser, the conniving Maurice Agnelet — and then vanishes into thin air.”
5/15/15- Poor reviews for this drama with a cast that includes Catherine DeNeuve. TRDB.
11/30/15- I enjoyed this movie very much– a drama about obsession. TRDB. Netflix.
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EVERY SECRET THING- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Convicted of killing an infant when they were 11-year-old girls, Alice and Ronnie — now 18 and just out of jail — find themselves suspects again. This time, it’s a 3-year-old who’s missing … and no one in town can forget the young women’s pasts.”
5/15/15- Awful reviews. TRDB.
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ECHOES OF WAR-2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Upon returning to his Texas home after the Civil War, ex-soldier Wade Riley becomes entangled in the battle between his family of animal trappers and Randolph McCluskey, a cattle rancher whose men have been stealing animals from the Rileys’ traps.”
5/15/15- Poor reviews by critics but audiences have liked it very much. I’ll give it a try. TRDB.
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THE CONNECTION- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Pierre Michel goes from serving as a court magistrate to investigating the Marseille crime cartel that controls the city’s heroin trade. In the process, he becomes obsessed with bringing down the operation’s powerful and feared leader, Gaëtan Zampa.”
5/15/15- Weak reviews in general. TRDB.
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CHILDLESS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “As 16-year-old Katherine’s closest adult relatives prepare and gather for her funeral in Los Angeles, each of them — and the deceased — describes the swirl of emotions surrounding them.”
5/15/15- Just 2 reviews and both are positive. Sounds interesting and draining as well. TRDB.
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SLOW WEST- 2015. “A 16-year-old boy (Smit-McPhee) heads west on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves. He encounters a mysterious traveler named Silas (Fassbender) who protects him from the savage elements and outlaws in a lawless land, but is Silas really watching out for him¿or tied to the band of thieves tracking their every step?”
5/15/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
5/23/15- Slow, slow like the title only slower. A meandering western that could have been much better in my book. TRDB.
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ANIMALS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “While living near a Chicago zoo in their wreck of an auto, a drug-addicted young couple supports their habit through petty theft and hustling. But they’re forced to face reality when one of them requires medical help.’
5/15/15- Very good reviews from both critics and audiences as well. TRDB.
11/18/15- A well acted, well written powerful story about 2 junkies in love. Very good. TRDB. Netflix.
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