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Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Patrick Muldoon, Michael Ironside
Rated: R for Graphic Sci-Fi Violence and Gore, and For Some Language and Nudity
Running Time: 2 h 9 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, World Building, Directing, Satire, Fun
WEAKNESSES: Pacing During First Half

Starship Troopers (1997)

June 21, 2019

A satire on fascism where humans wage war against giant alien bugs.

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Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, Clancy Brown, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Zoe Kazan, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits
Rated: R for Some Strong Violence
Running Time: 2 h 12 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Coen Bros Flair, Irreverence and Poignancy, Clever Writing
WEAKNESSES: Some CGI and Sets Look A Little Cheap

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

November 20, 2018

Six stories set in the Coen Brothers’ Wild West.