SHITHOUSE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Feeling blue, lonely college freshman Alex attends a campus party where he meets resident adviser Maggie — and the two share a long enchanted evening. But to Alex’s shock, Maggie wants nothing to do with him the next day.”
10/16/20- Excellent reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB.
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THE WAR WITH GRANDPA- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Peter and his grandpa used to be very close, but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. However, grandpa doesn’t give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two.”
10/9/20- Terrible reviews from everyone. TRDB.
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FAITH BA$ED- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “FAITH BASED focuses on two slacker friends who come to the realization that every low budget Christian movie starring 90’s TV actors makes millions of dollars. They soon set out on a mission to make “A Prayer in Space”, the story of the first prayer ever to be prayed… in space.”
10/9/20- Good reviews for this comedy. TRDB.
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SAVE YOURSELVES- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A young Brooklyn couple head to an upstate cabin to unplug from their phones and reconnect with each other. Blissfully unaware of their surroundings, they are left to their own devices as the planet falls under attack.”
9/29/20- Fairly good reviews for this drama/comedy TRDB.
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THE LAST SHIFT- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Calling it quits after 38 years, an aging fast-food worker trains his young replacement on the graveyard shift at Oscar’s Chicken and Fish.”
9/25/20- Weak reviews but the synopsis sounded interesting to me. TRDB.
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KAJILLIONAIRE- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.”
9/25/20-Very good reviews from the critics but really poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
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I’VE GOT ISSUES- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A dreamy meditation on daily despair, with intertwining stories of characters who search for the light in the darkness.”
9/18/20- Mixed early reviews. TRDB.
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CRITICAL THINKING- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Making his directorial debut with this fact-based drama, John Leguizamo stars as a dedicated teacher who — against all odds — leads a team of underprivileged kids from one of Miami’s toughest high schools to the national chess championship.”
9/5/20- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
1/18/21- A very good movie that was more about life in general than about chess. TRDB.
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AN AMERICAN PICKLE- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Seth Rogen stars as Herschel Greenbaum, a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1919 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family. One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn’t aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he is troubled to learn that his only surviving relative is his great grandson, Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can’t even begin to understand.”
8/7/20- Fairly good reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
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PALM SPRINGS- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg) and reluctant maid of honor Sarah (Cristin Milioti) have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.”
7/10/20- Very good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB. On HULU.
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