Light of My Life (2019)
Directed by: Casey Affleck
Starring: Casey Affleck, Anna Pniowsky, Elisabeth Moss, Tom Bower
Rated: R for Some Violence
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Acting
WEAKNESSES: Mild Pacing, Predictable
After a plague wipes out most of the female population, a father must fight to keep his immune eleven-year-old daughter safe from the men who might wish her harm.
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Her Smell (2018)
Directed by: Alex Ross Perry
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Angel Christian Roman, Cara Delevinge, Dan Stevens, Ashley Benson, Amber Heard, Virginia Madsen
Rated: R for Language Throughout and Some Drug Use
Running Time: 2 h 14 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Elisabeth Moss, Directing, Writing
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length, Cheesy Ending
A punk rocker falls victim to her self-destructive lifestyle and must fight for her sobriety.
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Us (2019)
Directed by: Jordan Peele
Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex
Rated: R for Violence/Terror, and Language
Running Time: 1 h 56 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Message
WEAKNESSES: -
A family on vacation is terrorized by a group of doppelgangers.
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The Seagull (2018)
Directed by: Michael Mayer
Starring: Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss
Rated: PG13
Running Time: 1h 38m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, It's a Play
In this adaptation of the Anton Chekov an aging actress and her son, a rising writer, butt heads over their art, societal place, and choice of romantic interests. As a holiday by the lake unfolds so do their dysfunctions and fears.
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