THE COMPETITION- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. ”
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WRESTLE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though Huntsville’s J.O. Johnson High has been on Alabama’s list of failing schools for years, its wrestling team is determined to win despite facing a bevy of obstacles, as chronicled in this affecting documentary.”
2/22/19- Very good reviews from the critics. TRDB.
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JIMI HENDRIX: ELECTRIC CHURCH- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Electric Church presents the legendary guitarist in full flight at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival before the largest US audience of his career.”
2/21/19- I’ve seen just 4 reviews and all were excellent. Audiences have enjoyed it as well. TRDB.
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PARKLAND: INSIDE BUILDING 12- 2019. Synopsis by IMDB. “Acclaimed director Charlie Minn brings attention to the victims of the infamous massacre that occurred on February 14th, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.”
2/15/19- Just 2 reviews so far and they are good. TRDB.
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A TUBA TO CUBA- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this engaging documentary, New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band heads to Cuba to explore the sounds that gave rise to the Big Easy’s musical style. Collaborating with Cuba’s best musicians, the band discovers a deep connection with the nation.”
2/15/19- Great reviews. TRDB.
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ONE MILLION AMERICAN DREAMS- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere…’ But what happens if you don’t make it in New York? What happens if you fall so far short of success in the world’s most iconic city that you can’t even afford to be buried properly? Less than 16 miles from central Manhattan lies Hart Island, a 101-acre cemetery and the final resting place of over 1 million New Yorkers.”
2/8/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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HEADING HOME: THE TALE OF TEAM ISRAEL- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “HEADING HOME: THE TALE OF TEAM ISRAEL is the David-and-Goliath story of Israel’s national baseball team as it competes for the first time in the World Baseball Classic.”
2/5/19- Very few reviews so far and they are mixed. TRDB.
3/5/19- I liked the movie and I especially enjoyed the various interviews with the players and their views about being Jewish and their relationship with Israel. TRDB. At the Theater.
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THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Peter Jackson directs this homage to the British troops of the First World War with never-before-seen-footage of soldiers as they faced the fear and uncertainty of frontline battle in Belgium.”
1/30/19- Great reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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JIHADISTS- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Banned in France (released as ‘Salfistes’), JIHADISTS goes deep into the heart of the Salafi movement, to reveal the inner workings of extremist Islam. A pair of Western filmmakers were granted unparalleled access to fundamentalist clerics of Sunni Islam who proselytize for a “purer” form of Islam–including jihad of the sword–in Mali, Tunisia, Iraq and Afghanistan.”
1/25/19- Fair reviews. TRDB.
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THE IMAGE BOOK- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Unspooling through the prism of French cinematic giant Jean-Luc Godard, this video essay — a stream-of-consciousness collage of images and sound — is a dark meditation on the power of imagery and the state of the world.”
1/25/19- Good reviews from the critics and absolutely terrible ones from audiences. TRDB.
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