THE CRIMES THAT BIND- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Desperate and confused, Alicia will do the impossible to keep her son from prison after he’s convicted of trying to murder his ex-wife.”
8/21/20- Mixed reviews. Some critics liked it very much. TRDB.
8/26/20- I liked this movie from Argentina very much. TRDB.
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AN EASY GIRL- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A teen girl is drawn to her cousin’s hedonistic lifestyle when they spend the summer together in Cannes as she learns about herself and her own values.”
8/14/20- Excellent reviews by the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB. On Netflix.
8/14/20- A coming of age story in the South of France one summer. I’m neutral on this movie- not as good as some reviews would indicate and certainly not as bad as others. TRDB.
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CERTIFIED COPY- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Binoche plays a gallery owner living in a Tuscan village who attends a lecture by a British author (opera star William Shimell) on authenticity and fakery in art. Afterward, she invites him on a tour of the countryside, during which he is mistaken for her husband. They keep up the pretense and continue on their afternoon out, discussing love, life and art.”
8/9/20- Very good reviews from the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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THE SECRET GARDEN- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “THE SECRET GARDEN starring Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Dixie Egerickx is a new take on the beloved classic novel of the same name written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Set in England during a new time period in 1947, the film follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.”
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SONG WITHOUT A NAME- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Enticed by the promise of free care to what ends up being a fake medical clinic, pregnant Georgina sees her newborn instantly stolen from her. Launching a desperate search for the baby, Georgina gets nowhere until she turns to a sympathetic reporter.”
8/8/20- No reviews as yet but I’d see it now if I could. TRDB.
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I USED TO GO HERE- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Following the lackluster launch of her debut novel, 35-year-old writer Kate Conklin (Gillian Jacobs) receives an invitation from her former professor and old crush (Jemaine Clement) to speak at her alma mater. With her book tour cancelled, and her ego deflated, Kate decides to take the trip, wondering if returning to her old college as a published author might give her the morale boost she sorely needs. Instead, she falls into a comical regression — from misadventures with eccentric twenty-year olds to feelings of jealousy toward her former professor’s new favorite student.”
8/8/20- Very good reviews by the critics and just fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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AN AMERICAN PICKLE- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Seth Rogen stars as Herschel Greenbaum, a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1919 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family. One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn’t aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he is troubled to learn that his only surviving relative is his great grandson, Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can’t even begin to understand.”
8/7/20- Fairly good reviews by the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
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LA LLORONA- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Indignant retired general Enrique finally faces trial for the genocidal massacre of thousands of Mayans decades ago. As a horde of angry protesters threatens to invade their opulent home, the women of the house–his haughty wife, conflicted daughter, and precocious granddaughter–weigh their responsibility to shield the erratic, senile Enrique against the devastating truths being publicly revealed and the increasing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.”
8/7/20- Excellent reviews from the critics and weak ones from audiences. TRDB.
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SUMMERLAND- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Nursing a broken heart, Alice isolates herself in her coastal cottage in Southern England to work on her thesis as World War II rages across Europe. But her seclusion ends when she’s forced to take in young Frank, an evacuee from London.”
7/31/20- Fair reviews for this drama BUT it sounds OK to me. TRDB.
4/27/21- An OK movie that held my interest most of the time. TRDB.
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THE CUBAN- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Academy award winner Louis Gossett Jr. expands his repertoire of exceptional performances in the role of Luis, an elderly Cuban musician who is brought out of his shell by his care worker, a young Afghan immigrant named Mina. Mina’s attempts to get through to Luis, even just to feed him, are futile. That is, until she discovers the music. A poster of Benny More inspires Mina to hum a jazz tune that, to her surprise, ignites a spark inside him. As each day passes the music awakens Luis more and more until the colorful world of his past becomes vibrant and real again. Mina comes into her own as she gets to know him and their friendship blossoms.”
7/31/20- Fair reviews for this drama. TRDB.
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