Mean Streets (1973)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus
Rated: R for Strong Violence and Language Throughout
Running Time: 1h 52m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
STRENGTHS: Performances, Story, Direction
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Outdated Material
Johnny Boy gets in over his head with a loan shark…
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The American Friend (1977)
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Dennis Hopper
Rated: R for Violence and Language
Running Time: 2h 6m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Direction, Cinematography, Writing, Performances
WEAKNESSES: -
Jonathan, a man dying of cancer, wanting nothing more than to provide for his family is given a job to kill a man for a lot of money. But Jonathan is no gunman…
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Spring Breakers (2012)
Directed by: Harmony Korine
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, James Franco, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine
Rated: R
Running Time: 1h 34m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Editing, Lighting, Energy
WEAKNESSES: Extreme Content
When four high schoolers run away from their conservative homes to live it up over spring break, the idea of returning to their him drum lives pushes them to party harder and harder, rather than go home.
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The Equalizer (2014)
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Denzel Washington, Martin Csokas, Chloe Grace Moretz
Rated: R
Running Time: 2h 12m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: All around Competence
WEAKNESSES: Nothing Makes The Film Stand Out, Length
Bob lives like a monk, working hard, helping others, simple meals at the same diner overnight before returning to his sparse apartment. When a young call girl, who frequents the same diner as he, runs afoul of the Russian mob, this simple man turns out to be a force for vengeance to her abusers.
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L.A. Confidential (1997)
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito
Rated: R
Running Time: 2h 18m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Acting, Story
WEAKNESSES: None
In 1950s Hollywood, the Glitz and Glam draws all like a moth to a flame and 3 cops; a boyscout, a bruiser, and a schmoozer, are out to find out who murdered everyone in a coffee shop late one night.
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