BLACK SOULS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “While his two younger siblings have chosen to be part of the Carbone crime family, eldest brother Luciano has opted to herds goats. But when his son foolishly shoots up a tavern protected by a rival clan, Luciano is drawn into a blood feud.”
4/10/15- Excellent reviews from critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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MANOS SUCIAS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Big bucks propel a sullen Colombian fisherman and his naïve 19-year-old brother into ferrying a narco-torpedo of cocaine up the Pacific coast to Panama. But to deliver their cargo, they must get past the coast guard and an opportunistic thief.”
4/3/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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5 TO 7- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “An aspiring young novelist finds his conservative beliefs about love and relationships tested when a chance encounter outside a New York City hotel leads to an intense affair with a French diplomat’s beautiful wife.”
4/3/15- Fairly good critical review and very good audience reaction. TRDB.
4/12/15- I enjoyed this romantic movie that effectively brought out some of the important differences between French and U.S. customs and mores. TRDB.
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CUT BANK- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this tale of crime and passion, discontented Dwayne McLaren seizes a sudden chance to put his small-town roots behind him and head for the big city with his girlfriend. Unfortunately, the opportunity comes with some tangled strings attached.”
4/3/15- Awful reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
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BOYCHOIR- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Enrolled at a music academy far from his native Texas, 11-year-old orphan Stet feels miserably out of place and soon cross swords with the school’s choirmaster — who pushes Stet to live up to his exceptional vocal potential.”
4/3/15- Weak reviews from critics. Audiences were more enthusiastic. TRDB.
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WOMAN IN GOLD- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Six decades after World War II, Jewish octogenarian Maria Altmann begins a quest to reclaim the artwork confiscated from her family by the Nazis — including a famed Gustav Klimt masterpiece.”
4/1/15- Poor reviews!! Everyone I know who has seen this has loved it!! TRDB.
7/8/15- Before seeing this movie I felt that a dramatization, rather than a documentary such as “The Rape of Europa” would be difficult to accomplish and would trivialize the topic but I liked this movie very much. TRDB. Netflix.
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EFFIE GRAY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dakota Fanning stars as Euphemia Gray, whose unfulfilled (and unconsummated) marriage leads to her affair with a young painter. The love triangle intensifies when Gray requests a then-unheard-of annulment.”
4/1/15- Poor reviews!! TRDB.
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WOLF AT THE DOOR- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “After 6-year-old Clarinha is kidnapped from school, parents Sylvia and Bernardo frantically look to the police for help rescuing their daughter. Reluctantly, Bernardo reveals to a detective that his mistress, Rosa, may have been the abductor.”
3/27/15- Very good reviews by both critics and audiences. TRDB.
12/10/15- I liked this movie very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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WHITE GOD- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a cruel father dumps his daughter’s beloved dog, Hagen, out on the highway to fend for himself, Hagen not only survives the horrors of abandonment, dog fights and starvation, but rouses an angry army of mongrels out to exact vengeance.”
3/27/15- Very good reviews. The NY Times said it was like nothing you have seen on screen before. TRDB.
8/27/15- A fascinating movie with many possible meanings although I could have done with a little less of the “horror” component. TRDB. Netflix.
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SERENA- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “As most of America is mired in the Depression, George Pemberton and his wife, Serena, build a booming timber business together. But the family legacy becomes a knotty issue after Serena learns that she’s barren — and George has an illegitimate son.”
3/27/15- Poor reviews all around. TRDB.
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