THE OUTPOST- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Based on true events. A team of U.S. soldiers stationed at the deadliest outpost in Afghanistan are relentlessly attacked by an overwhelming force of Taliban insurgents. Their fight for survival is the ultimate display of American valor.”
8/8/20- Another war is hell movie. Just OK. TRDB.
Add comment July 3rd, 2020
VIENA AND THE FANTOMES- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “Working as a roadie on a punk band’s cross-country tour, Viena is having the time of her life. But it comes to an end as she’s pulled into the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle’s dangerous currents, including drugs, alcohol and a fatal attraction to celebrity.”
7/1/20- Just 1 review noted and it is good. TRDB.
Add comment July 1st, 2020
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” When aspiring musicians Lars (Will Ferrell) and Sigrit (Rachel McAdams) are given the opportunity of a lifetime to represent their country at the world’s biggest song competition, they finally have a chance to prove that any dream is a dream worth fighting for.”
6/26/20- Poor reviews by the critics and OK ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment June 26th, 2020
HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD- 2019- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Set against the backdrop of a rapidly expanding Seoul in 1994, a lonely 14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Deprived of attention from her family, she roams the neighborhood with her best friend, attempts romantic relationships with both girls and boys alike and is sent to the hospital with an unclear diagnosis. When Young-ji, a new teacher, arrives, she becomes the first adult Eun-hee feels really understands her.”
6/26/20- Excellent reviews for this Korean movie. TRDB.
Add comment June 26th, 2020
THE LAST TREE- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “THE LAST TREE follows the story of Femi, a British boy of Nigerian heritage who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire, moves to inner London to live with his mum. Struggling with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment, teenage Femi has to figure out which path to adulthood he wants to take, and what it means to be a young black man in London.”
6/26/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Add comment June 26th, 2020
BABYTEETH- 2020. Synopsis by Netflix. “When seriously ill teenager Milla falls madly in love with smalltime drug dealer Moses, it’s her parents’ worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window.”
6/24/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Add comment June 24th, 2020
MR. JONES- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Agnieszka Holland’s thriller, set on the eve of WWII, sees Hitler’s rise to power and Stalin’s Soviet propaganda machine pushing their “utopia” to the Western world. Meanwhile an ambitious young journalist, Gareth Jones (James Norton) travels to Moscow to uncover the truth behind the propaganda.”
6/21/20- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Add comment June 21st, 2020
MISS JUNETEENTH- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Turquoise Jones is a single mom who holds down a household, a rebellious teenager, and pretty much everything that goes down at Wayman’s BBQ & Lounge. Turquoise is also a bona fide beauty queen–she was once crowned Miss Juneteenth, a title commemorating the day slaves in Texas were freed–two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.”
6/21/20- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Add comment June 21st, 2020
WASP NETWORK- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In the late 80s and early 90s, rebel groups based in Florida enact violent attacks on Cuba to protest Castro’s influence, bombing hotels and murdering innocent beachgoers. In retaliation, the Cuban government deploys an elite group of spies to take down the terrorist groups from the inside.”
6/20/20- Poor reviews but you can see Penelope. TRDB.
Add comment June 20th, 2020
HILL OF FREEDOM- 2020. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Kwon (Seo Younghwa) returns to Seoul from a restorative stay in the mountains.She is given a packet of letters left by Mori (Ryo Kase), who has come back from Japan to propose to her. As she walks down a flight of stairs, Kwon drops and scatters the letters, all of which are undated. When she reads them, she has to make sense of the chronology… and so must we.”
6/14/20- Very good reviews for this drama from Seoul. TRDB.
Add comment June 14th, 2020