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**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Ewan McGregor, John Bernthal, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Jim Belushi**
**Rated: PG-13 for Language, Brief Nudity/Sexuality, Some Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 8 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Coincidental Moments**

The Ghost Writer (2010)

May 10, 2019

A ghostwriter finds his life in danger when he begins work on the memoirs of a controversial former British Prime Minister.

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**Directed by: Abellatif Kechiche**
**Starring: Adele Exarchopoulos, Lea Seydoux, Salim Kechiouche**
**Rated: NC-17 for Explicit Sexual Content**
**Running Time: 3 h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Story, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Blue is the Warmest Color (2013)

February 14, 2019

Adele, a young schoolteacher in France, has a life altering awakening when she meets Emma, an artist with blue hair.

MV5BMTUyMjQ1MTY5OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzY5NjExMw@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,711,1000_AL_.jpg — A Prophet (2009)

**Directed by: Jacques Audiard**
**Starring: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Leila Bekhti**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity, Language and Drug Material**
**Running Time: 2 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Story, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

A Prophet (2009)

February 11, 2019

A directionless young Franco-Arab man is sent to a French prison where he is taken under the wing of a Corsican Mafioso.

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**Directed by: Oliver Assayas**
**Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Cyprien Fouquet, Laszlo Szabo**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Language and Brief Nudity)**
**Running Time: 1 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Characters, Directing, Acting, Cinematography, Soundtrack**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Cold Water (1994)

December 7, 2018

A rebellious teenage couple finds out that the girl in the relationship is to be sent away, and they decide the only way to escape is to run from their problems.

MV5BOTRmYTgzNjEtYzM1Ny00Zjk4LWJkZGYtYzhkNGFhNjc3N2M3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjI5NTk0MzE@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,750,1000_AL_.jpg — Mon Oncle (1958)

**Directed by: Jaques Tati**
**Starring: Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Alain Becourt**
**Rated: NR (Suggested G)**
**Running Time: 1 h 56 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Subtle Satire, Fun, Mis-En-Scene, Soundtrack**
**WEAKNESSES: Length**

Mon Oncle (1958)

December 3, 2018

Monsieur Hulot visits his wealthy sister, brother-in-law, and nephew but can’t quite fit into their modern home.

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**Directed by: Guillaume Canet**
**Starring: Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier**
**Rated: NR (Suggest R for Violence, Language, and Some Nudity)**
**Running Time: 2 h 11 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Pacing, Story, Excitement, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Lengthy Expositional Scenes**

Tell No One (2006)

September 4, 2018

Eight years after the murder of Doctor Alexandre Beck’s wife, new clues begin to surface, reopening the case. The police find strong evidence suggesting Beck might be responsible for the murder, so Beck must evade the police while he to tries to prove his innocence.

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