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Color Out of Space (2019)

Directed By: Richard Stanley

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight, Tommy Chong , Brendan Meyer, Julian Hilliard, Josh C. Waller, Q'orianka Kilcher

Rated: R

Run Time: 1h 51m

TMM Score: 5 Stars

Strengths: Lighting and Color, Nic Cage, Cosmic Dread

Weakness: Some CGI and Acting Moments

Color Out of Space (2019)

January 24, 2020

When a meteor crash lands near their home in the New England woods, one family is given a glimpse of the universe outside their capacity to grasp without insanity inducing effect.

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In Classic Literature, Fantasy, Horror, Sci Fi Tags Michael McDonald, 5 Stars, R Rated, Color Out of Space, 2019, Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight, Tommy Chong, Brendan Meyer, Julian Hilliard, Josh C. Waller, Q'orianka Kilcher, Richard Stanley
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli

Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, James Farentino, Ian McShane, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Donald Pleasence, Peter Ustinov

Rated: TV-G

Run Time: 6h 22m

TMM Score: 5 Stars

Strengths: Epic Scale, Respectful Treatment of Material

Weakness: Length, Certain Performances, Racial Representation

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

January 16, 2020

The story of the life of Jesus Christ.

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In Biographical, Biblical, Christian Film, Classic Literature, Drama, Epic Tags Michael McDonald, Jesus of Nazareth, 1977, Franco Zeffirelli, Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, James Farentino, Ian McShane, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Donald Pleasence, Peter Ustinov, TV-G, 5 Stars
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Little Women (2019)

Directed by: Greta Gerwig

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timpthee Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Louis Garrel, James Norton, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep

Rated: PG for Thematic Elements and Brief Smoking

Running Time: 2 h 14 m

TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Story Structure, Acting, Directing, Themes Cinematography, Production Design

WEAKNESSES: -

Little Women (2019)

December 30, 2019

Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel about the everyday adventures of the four March sisters.

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In Classic Literature, Comedy, Drama, Romance Tags Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timpthee Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Louis Garrel, James Norton, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep, Greta Gerwig, PG
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Scrooge (1970)

Directed By: Ronald Neame

Starring: Albert Finney, Sir Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith, Michael Medwin, David Collings, Anton Rodgers

Rated: G

Run Time: 1h 53m

TMM Score: 5 Stars

Strengths: Music, Acting, Production

Weakness: One Person’s Acting

Scrooge (1970)

December 11, 2019

Ebeneazer Scrooge is the most callous hard-hearted miser and loan shark London has ever seen until a visit from his dead partner’s ghost and three spirits open his eyes to the spirit of Christmas in this musical based on Charles Dickens’ classic tale.

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In Fantasy, Musical, Christmas, Classic Literature Tags Michael McDonald, Ronald Neame, Albert Finney, Sir Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith, Michael Medwin, David Collings, Anton Rodgers, G Rated, 5 Stars
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