SING ME A SONG- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Offering a look at development’s effect on remote Bhutan when he appeared in the documentary “Happiness” at age 8, young monk Peyangki is back a decade later, tethered to technology and falling in love while struggling to remain on a spiritual path.”
12/11/12- Good early reviews.TRDB.
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THE PROM- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Down-on-their-luck Broadway stars shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend.”
12/11/20- Fair reviews from the critics and good ones from audiences. TRDB.
12/15/20- I enjoyed this musical drama very much. TRDB.
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LET THEM ALL TALK- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The story of a celebrated author (Meryl Streep) who takes a journey with some old friends (Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest) to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew (Lucas Hedges) comes along to wrangle the ladies as well as her literary agent (Gemma Chan) who is desperate to find out about her next book.”
12/10/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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FAREWELL AMOR- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An Angolan woman and her daughter reunite with her husband after spending 17 years in exile. Now strangers, they find common ground in their shared love of dance.”
12/10/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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BLACK BEAR- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A filmmaker plays a calculated game of desire and jealousy in pursuit of a work of art that blurs the boundaries between autobiography and invention.”
12/4/20- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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ANOTHER ROUND- 2020. Synopsis by IMDB. “Four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood.”
12/4/2020- Excellent reviews for this movie from Denmark. TRDB.
1/15/21- I really enjoyed this Danish drama. Be sure you don’t miss the last scene where you get to see Mads Mikkelsen dance. TRDB.
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I’M YOUR WOMAN- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in the 1970s, this gritty drama follows young mom Jean, who’s living comfortably in suburbia till her hubby runs afoul of his criminal cohorts and disappears. With his foes closing in on Jean, she’s forced to go on the run with the couple’s baby.”
12/4/2020- Fair reviews in general but some of the reviews were pretty good and I would try to see it. TRDB.
12/18/20- A few interesting scenes but not really worth spending two hours with this drama. TRDB.
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MANK- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Orson Welles calls upon hard-drinking screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz to pen the script for “Citizen Kane,” he seizes the chance, drawing on all of his industry experience to tell the thinly veiled story of William Randolph Hearst.”
11/28/20- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
12/8/20- I don’t know what all the hoopla is about but this movie was boring as hell. TRDB.
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IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE- 2001. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1962 Hong Kong, neighboring married apartment-dwellers Mr. Chow and Mrs. Chan discover that their spouses are having an affair. The two spend time together and find they have much in common, but vow never to behave like their unfaithful mates.”
11/28/20- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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OVERSEAS- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The portrait of an almost invisible female economic migration, that of the young Filipino women who go live abroad to work for rich foreigners in order to feed their families.”
11/28/20- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
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