THE WHITE TIGER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Hailing from a poor village, young Balram Halwai has been trained to serve — and serve he does as a driver for a wealthy couple. But when they betray him, ambitious Balram vows to rise above his caste and become an entrepreneur.”
1/22/20- Very good reviews. TRDB.
1/23/21- I liked this movie very much. It portrays the rage of the caste system in a realistic drama. TRDB.
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IDENTIFYING FEATURES- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When her son vanishes while traveling north in an attempt to cross the U.S. border, Magdalena sets off on a courageous journey to determine his fate. Along the way, she begins traveling with a young stranger who hopes to reunite with his mother.”
1/22/21- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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THE SALT OF TEARS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Aspiring to follow in his father’s footsteps, handsome Luc is determined to become a cabinetmaker. As he’s learning his craft, he seduces one young woman and rekindles a romance with a former girlfriend — only to abandon them both for another.”
1/22/20– Fair reviews by most critics although the NY Times liked it very much. TRDB.
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DR. BIRD’S ADVICE FOR SAD POETS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Teen James Whitman is struggling: With his older sister exiled from the family, he has no one to talk to — so he turns a pigeon pal into an imaginary therapist. Aided by his avian analyst and his new crush, James begins a search for his sibling.”
1/17/21- Very few reviews and they are poor but the premise of this story sounds like it might be interesting never the less. TRDB.
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AMERICAN SKIN- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A war veteran seeks justice when police kill his unarmed son during a routine traffic stop.”
1/16/21- Weak reviews in general for this film. There are a couple of OK ones as well. TRDB.
Add comment January 16th, 2021
MY LITTLE SISTER- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “As ex-playwright Lisa is living with her family in Switzerland, her twin brother — a successful actor — contracts leukemia. Returning to her native Germany to be by his side, Lisa is soon drawn back into the world of theater.”
1/16/21- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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LOCKED DOWN- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In LOCKED DOWN, just as they decide to separate, Linda (Anne Hathaway) and Paxton (Chiwetel Ejiofor) find life has other plans when they are stuck at home in a mandatory lockdown.”
1/16/21- Really poor reviews but it may be worth seeing. TRDB.
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BLIZZARD OF SOULS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix.”Enraged by the loss of his home and mother to invading Germans during World War I, Latvian teen Arturs Vanags joins his country’s national battalion — and is forever changed by the horrors that he witnesses.
1/11/21- Fair reviews for this drama but it sounds OK to me. TRDB.
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WHITE LIE- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A university student who fakes a cancer diagnosis for the attention and financial gain struggles to maintain her secret.”
1/8/21- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston in 1964 to become world heavyweight champ, he celebrates at a motel in a black ward of Miami with Malcolm X, singer Sam Cooke and gridiron star Jim Brown in this fictionalized account of that night.”
1/7/21- Great reviews by the critics but awful ones from audiences. I’ll definitely see this movie. TRDB.
1/15/21- Well, I saw it and was forced to turn it off. Poor acting and poorer screenplay!! TRDB.
Add comment January 7th, 2021