PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “After a traumatic event causes 30-year-old Cassie to drop out of medical school, her life appears to be at a standstill. But she’s living a double life, and her apparent inertia turns into vengeance when night falls.”
12/25/20- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
3/21/21- I liked this drama/mystery starring Carey Mulligan very much. I still have a knot in my stomach. TRDB.
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NEWS OF THE WORLD- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Five years after the end of the Civil War, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken by the Kiowa people. Forced to return to her aunt and uncle, Kidd agrees to escort the child across the harsh and unforgiving plains of Texas.”
12/25/20- Very good reviews for this drama/western including several excellent ones and a few negatives as well. Tom Hanks stars. TRDB.
4/11/21- I liked the movie but I didn’t feel the suspense that others did. Hanks is great as usual. TRDB.
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SYLVIE’S LOVE- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “While awaiting her fiancé’s return from the Korean War, young Sylvie Johnson is working in her dad’s record store when a handsome saxophonist looking for a day job saunters in and sweeps her off her feet, forever complicating her life.”
12/23/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
12/24/20- I enjoyed this movie and recommend it. TRDB.
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PINOCCCHIO- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Geppetto’s puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits through a wonderful world full of imaginative creatures – from the belly of a giant fish, to the Land of Toys and the Field of Miracles.”
12/22/20- Very good reviews for this classic story. TRDB.
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MA’ RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago as a band of musicians await trailblazing performer, the legendary “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey (Academy Award® winner Viola Davis).”
12/19/20- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
12/23/20- After a slow start this movie got much better and I enjoyed it very much. TRDB.
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FISHERMAN’S FRIENDS- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “A fast living, cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen. He struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families. Soon he’s forced to reevaluate his own integrity and ultimately question what success really means.”
12/15/20- Based on a true story the movie was good and I enjoyed the music. TRDB.
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THE WEASEL’S TALE- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A retired actress from the golden age of Argentine cinema shares a mansion with her husband, a screenwriter and a director. They will do anything to preserve the world they created for themselves.”
12/12/20- Very good reviews for this drama/comedy. TRDB.
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SAFETY- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ““Safety” is a drama inspired by the empowering story of former Clemson University football safety Ray McElrathbey (Jay Reeves), a young man facing a series of challenging circumstances, whose dedication and persistence help him to triumph over repeated adversities. ”
12/12/20- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “On assignment for her TV show, ambitious travel reporter Yoko visits the nation of Uzbekistan hoping to capture a mythical fish on film for her viewers. Instead, she becomes increasingly undone by her unfamiliar surroundings.”
12/11/20- Excellent reviews for this foreign drama. TRDB.
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FUNNY BOY- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A young Tamil boy growing up gay in Sri Lanka during the deadly Tamil-Sinhalese conflict.”
12/11/20- Mixed reviews. TRDB.
12/13/20- Boring and similar to many other movies I’ve seen before with all of the stereotypes represented. TRDB.
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