LAST MEN IN ALEPPO- 2017. A documentary about the men in Syria who volunteer to be “white helmets”, the guys who try to save the civilian population after they are bombed by the different forces at war.”
3/7/18- An amazing documentary in which we again see that war is hell. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Add comment March 8th, 2018
OH LUCY!- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Tokyo office worker Setsuko Kawashima begins taking an English class, she cautiously comes out of her shell as she dons a blond wig, adopts a new persona and falls for her handsome tutor. When he suddenly disappears, she sets off to find him.”
3/2/18- Excellent reviews for this movie. TRDB.
9/16/18- I enjoyed this Japanese drama very much. TRDB.
Add comment March 2nd, 2018
WESTERN- 2018- Synopsis Sent to rural Bulgaria to build a hydroelectric power plant, a crew of German construction workers stirs up an atmosphere of suspicion with their loutish behavior. When a new man in the group begins fraternizing with the locals, tensions boil over.”
2/15/18- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Add comment February 15th, 2018
DOUBLE LOVER- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this erotic thriller, young psychiatric patient Chloé makes the mistake of falling in love with her therapist. But once she moves in with him, Chloé begins to believe that he’s concealing part of his life from her.”
2/13/18- Mixed reviews at best including some very good and some poor ones as well. TRDB.
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BEFORE WE VANISH- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Sent to survey planet Earth, three aliens each take over a different human body and mind, harvesting the hosts’ memories, concepts and emotions to pave the way for a full-blown invasion — and the annihilation of humanity.”
2/2/18- Fairly good reviews from critics and audiences as well. TRDB.
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24 FRAMES- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dispensing with a narrative structure, this carefully crafted last work of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami consists of 24 four-and-a-half-minute segments, each inspired by one of many still photos he shot over the years.”
2/2/18- Excellent views for this drama that sounds more like a documentary to me. TRDB.
4/14/18- Extremely creative and definitely worth seeing. I could have done with 16 frames. TRDB.
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THE LAST FAMILY- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Capturing the many obsessions of 20th-century Polish painter Zdzislaw Beksinski, this highly stylized biopic chronicles his relationships with his long-suffering wife, Zofia, and the couple’s mentally unstable son, Tomasz.”
1/26/18- Fairly good reviews by both the critics and by audiences. TRDB.
Add comment January 27th, 2018
THE INSULT- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “On a Beirut street undergoing repairs, a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee butt heads. When an insult is hurled, they end up in court, and the case triggers a nationwide debate that opens old wounds and could erupt into a political crisis.”
1/12/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
2/21/18- An excellent drama about the Middle East and its hatreds. Also about the hidden power of women in the area. TRDB. At the Theater.
Add comment January 12th, 2018
LOVER FOR A DAY- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “In the wake of a bad breakup, Jeanne lands at her father’s home, where she’s surprised to find his new girlfriend, Ariane, already ensconced. But Jeanne is even more surprised (and not pleasantly) to learn that she and Ariane are the same age.”
1/12/18- Fairly good reviews with a couple of poor ones thrown in. TRDB.
Add comment January 12th, 2018
IN THE FADE- 2017. Synopsis by Netflix. “With her life upended by the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack, Katja Sekerci can only nurse her pain at first. But she soon becomes obsessed with the hunt for the perpetrators and the ensuing trial of the neo-Nazis accused of the crime.
12/27/17- Fair reviews by both critics and audiences. TRDB.
6/23/18- I liked this German drama starring the German actress Diane Kruger. TRDB.
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