THE PAPER TIGERS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “Decades past their glory days as teenage kung-fu fighters, three former best friends reunite after their martial-arts master is murdered. Putting their differences aside, the trio resolves to avenge the killing at all costs.”
5/8/21- Excellent reviews by the critics and fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
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PAPER SPIDERS- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “After losing her father, high school senior Melanie grows closer to her mother than ever. But their relationship becomes strained as Melanie’s paranoid mom begins to believe their new next-door neighbor is stalking her.”
5/8/21- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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SILO- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Inspired by true events, SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Disaster strikes when teenager Cody Rose is entrapped in a 50-foot-tall grain bin. When the corn turns to quicksand, family, neighbors and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue Cody from drowning in the crop that has sustained their community for generations.”
5/8/21- Poor reviews with a few positive ones as well. TRDB.
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THE WATER MAN- 2021. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his mom suffering from leukemia, 11-year-old Gunner buries himself in books hoping to find a cure. Instead, he discovers a route to immortality through the mythic Water Man, sending Gunner and a friend off to the woods to find the fabled spirit.”
5/8/21- Good reviews for this adventure/drama. TRDB.
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TRIUMPH- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” Despite having cerebral palsy, a bright and determined teen pushes himself to join the high-school wrestling team. Going to extreme lengths, he crushes obstacles and inspires others along his journey to prove his abilities.”
5/4/21-Very good audience reviews- no critical reviews as yet. TRDB.
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THE OUTSIDE STORY- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Brian Tyree Henry takes on his first big screen lead role as Charles Young, a broken-hearted video editor. Perceiving a betrayal of trust as a sign his girlfriend Isha (Sonequa Martin-Green) is leaving him, Charles preemptively blows up his relationship and sequesters himself at home.”
5/4/21- Excellent reviews by the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Young Katie Mitchell embarks on a road trip with her proud parents, younger brother and beloved dog to start her first year at film school. But their plans to bond as a family soon get interrupted when the world’s electronic devices come to life to stage an uprising.”
5/3/21- Excellent reviews for this movie that the whole family can enjoy. TRDB.
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FOUR GOOD DAYS- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In an emotional journey based on a true story by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post writer Eli Saslow, 31-year-old Molly begs her estranged mother Deb for help fighting a fierce battle against the demons that have derailed her life.”
5/4/21- Awful reviews by the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
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MARIGHELLA- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Facing a violent military dictatorship and an intimidated opposition, writer-turned-politician Carlos Marighella articulates a resistance all the while ousting heinous crimes of torture and the infamous censorship instituted by the regime.”
5/3/21- Weak early reviews. TRDB.
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LIMBO- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “LIMBO is a wry and poignant observation of the refugee experience, set on a fictional remote Scottish island where a group of new arrivals await the results of their asylum claims.”
5/3/21- Excellent reviews by the critics and just fair ones by audiences. TRDB.
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