OLD STONE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After hitting a motorcyclist — through no fault of his own — cabdriver Lao Shi comes to the victim’s aid, only to see his life unravel as he’s stuck with the man’s medical bills and dragged deeper and deeper into a bureaucratic nightmare.”
11/30/16- Excellent reviews! TRDB.
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NE ME QUITTE PAS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Leading uninspiring lives, two Belgian buddies — Marcel and Bob — lean on each other and on alcohol for solace. But when Marcel decides it’s time for them to stop drinking, Bob is reluctant to get with the new plan.”
11/18/16- Just a few reviews and they are mixed. So far I think I’ll skip it. TRDB.
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I AM NOT MADAME BOVARY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “To qualify for the apartment they covet, Li Xuelian and her husband, Qin Yuhe, agree to divorce. But to Li’s astonishment, Qin moves into the apartment with another woman. Outraged, Li begins a years-long campaign to expose Qin’s chicanery.”
11/18/16- Very good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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IRON MOON- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid the vast industrial engine of China, hundreds of millions of migrants lead grueling lives as factory and mine workers. To counter their numbing circumstances, many write and share poetry as a way of combating their anonymity.”
11/11/16- Very few reviews but they are good for this documentary from China. TRDB.
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DON’T CALL ME SON- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Taken from the woman who raised him after it’s learned that she snatched him at birth, cross-dressing teen Pierre is forced to live with his well-to-do biological parents. But as they try to shape him according to their standards, he begins to rebel.”
11/3/16- Fair reviews at best. TRDB.
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7 ANOS- 2016.
10/29/16- About 4 partners in a software company who must decide which of them will spend 7 years in prison so that the company may continue.
I liked it. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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CROSSCURRENT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “A trip down the Yangtze River becomes a meditation on life and death for cargo boat captain Gao Chun as he travels the waterway in the wake of his father’s death — liberating the soul of the older man while searching for his own soul mate.”
10/28/16- Just 2 professional reviews– 1 negative and the other weakly positive. I think I’d skip it for now. TRDB.
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CREEPY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After exchanging the perilous life of a police detective for the far safer world of academia, criminal-psychology lecturer Koichi Takakura is drawn back into the fray when an old case is reopened. Meanwhile, odd doings are afoot in his neighborhood.”
10/21/16- Excellent reviews from the critics. TRDB.
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THE HANDMAIDEN- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Hired by a suave con man, young street-thief Sook-hee secures employmentI haven’t hated a movie this much since I saw The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. Artful and well-acted but tedious and vulgar. Sorry folks. Call me a prude if you like but that’s what I think. as a handmaiden for wealthy but reclusive heiress Lady Hideko. But the pair’s plan to steal her fortune becomes complicated when Lady Hideko falls in love with Sook-hee.
10/21/16- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
11/9/16- Great reviews as noted above but I did not like this movie at all. The one reviewer who dissented said this- “I haven’t hated a movie this much since I saw The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. Artful and well-acted but tedious and vulgar. Sorry folks. Call me a prude if you like but that’s what I think.” That’s my sentiment as well. TRDB. At the Theater.
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DESIERTO- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After traveling through harsh desert terrain to cross the border into the United States, a desperate group of Mexicans finds themselves targeted by a psychotic vigilante determined to pursue his deranged version of border security.”
10/14/16- Really poor reviews from everyone. TRDB.
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