ART OF LOVE- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “A professor at a top university in Puerto Rico falls in love with an aspiring artist from the immigrant Chinese community.”
7/23/22- Just 3 reviews and they are all poor. TRDB.
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QUEEN OF GLORY- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “‘Queen of Glory’ is the story of Sarah Obeng, the brilliant child of Ghanaian immigrants, who is quitting her Ivy League PhD program to follow her married lover to Ohio. When her mother dies suddenly, she bequeaths her daughter a Christian bookstore in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx where Sarah was raised.”
7/18/22- Fairly good reviews by the critics. TRDB.
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COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “The free-spirited Badri family escapes the toxic pollution and social unrest of Beirut by seeking refuge in a utopic mountain home they’ve devoted years to building for themselves. Unexpectedly, the government begins construction on a garbage landfill right outside their fence, bringing the trash and corruption of a whole country to their doorstep.”
7/18/22- Good reviews from the critics. TRDB.
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DON’T MAKE ME GO- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the time he has left with her. With the promise of long-awaited driving lessons, he convinces Wally to accompany him on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion, where he secretly hopes to reunite her with her mother who left them long ago.”
7/16/22- Miserable reviews from the critics and excellent ones from audiences. Loving road trips I’ll try to see this. TRDB.
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BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Juliette Binoche is Sara, a woman whose life spirals out of control when she becomes involved in a passionate love triangle. From acclaimed writer-director Claire Denis.”
7/9/22- Fairly good reviews for this drama/mystery. TRDB.
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MR. MALCOLM’S LIST- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite (Zawe Ashton) is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm (??p?? Dìrísù). Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto) to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman…or the perfect hoax.”
7/3/22- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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THE FORGIVEN- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Speeding through the Moroccan desert to attend an old friend’s lavish weekend party, wealthy Londoners David and Jo Henninger (Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain) are involved in a tragic accident with a local teenage boy.”
7/1/22- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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ELVIS- 2022. Synopsis by RT, “The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom.”
6/29/22- Fair reviews from the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
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POSER- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Wallflower Lennon Gates (Sylvie Mix) yearns for access to the inner sanctum of the underground music scene in Columbus, Ohio. When she creates a podcast to interview the local artists she adores, Lennon discovers her own musical ambitions, develops a fast friendship with the striking, confident performer Bobbi Kitten, and in the process creates an identity not wholly her own.”
6/26/22- Good reviews. TRDB.
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A MAN OF INTEGRITY- 2022. Reza, having distanced himself from the urban quagmire, leads a simple life along with his wife and young son, somewhere in a remote village in Northern Iran. He spends his days working on his goldfish farm. Nearby, a private company with close links to the government and local authorities, has taken control of nearly every aspect of regional life. Its shareholders, accumulating wealth, power and economic influence, have been pushing local farmers and small owners to sell off their belongings, farms and estates, to the benefit of the Company’s influential network and its monopoly.”
6/26/22- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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