ACASA, MY HOME
ACASA, MY HOME- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A rural Romanian couple and their nine children must learn to live in the big city.”
1/16/21- Truly remarkable reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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Posts with the tag 'documentary'
MLK/FBI
MLK/FBI- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an American hero: a bridge-builder, a shrewd political tactician, and a moral leader. Yet throughout his history-altering political career, he was often treated by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies like an enemy of the state. This documentary exposes the nature of the surveillance used by the FBI to monitor King.”
1/15/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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MY REMBRANDT
MY REMBRANDT- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rembrandt, the grandmaster of intimacy rocks the art world; 350 years after his death, many people, even entire nations are obsessed with his paintings.”
1/11/21- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE REASON I JUMP
THE REASON I JUMP- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “With Naoki Higashida’s best seller about living with autism as a guide, this illuminating documentary looks at the reality of the disorder and how it’s viewed around the globe, dispelling myths and challenging common assumptions in the process.”
1/8/21- Very good early reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING LEFT BEHIND
BEAUTIFUL SOMETHING LEFT BEHIND- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “By turns poignant and inspiring, this documentary follows a group of young children at New Jersey’s Good Grief counseling center, where they learn to cope with the traumatic loss of a parent or sibling by sharing their feelings with one another.”
1/8/21- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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SOME KIND OF HEAVEN
SOME KIND OF HEAVEN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “All the packaged positivity in the world can’t mask the unhappiness of some residents of the Villages, where documentarian Lance Oppenheim trains his lens on four members of the Central Florida community dubbed the “Disneyland for Retirees.”
1/7/21- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
2/16/21- I liked this documentary very much. TRDB.
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THE DISSIDENT
THE DISSIDENT- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover-up perpetrated by the very country he loved.”
12/24/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER
THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1998, Guatemalan Bishop Juan Gerardi was murdered two days after releasing a damning report on atrocities carried out for decades by the nation’s military. This riveting documentary recounts the risky quest to identify his killers.”
12/19/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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NASRIN
NASRIN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has fought tirelessly for the rights of women, children and others in her country. Filmed in secret over two years, this powerful documentary chronicles the now-imprisoned crusader’s life and work.”
12/19/20- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER
THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “This is the story of the last remaining Blockbuster Video in the world. The massive global phenomenon that once had over 3,000 locations is now down to a single store in the small town of Bend, OR.”
12/19/20- Fair to good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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