1*yr3aXzZNFx6Yxx-gtgcUIg.jpg — Inland Empire (2006)

**Directed by: David Lynch**
**Starring: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Harry Dean Stanton, Karolina Gruszka, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Terry Crews, Nastassja Kinski, Laura Harring, Naomi Watts**
**Rated: R for Language, Some Violence and Sexuality/Nudity**
**Running Time: 3 h**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Surreal Sequences, Unusual Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Length**

Inland Empire (2006)

February 24, 2020

An actress is cast to play the lead in a reputedly cursed script, and as she sets out to make the film, she finds it difficult to separate the film from reality, and reality from her dreams.

MV5BYTY4MTVhZGEtNGUyMS00Y2ZhLTlmN2EtMWI1YTYxMGYyN2I1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTAwMzUyOTc@._V1_.jpg — Dead Ringers (1988)

**Directed by: David Cronenberg**
**Starring: Jeremy Irons, Genevieve Bujold, Heidi von Palleske**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 56 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Jeremy Irons, Directing, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Dead Ringers (1988)

October 25, 2018

Twin gynecologists take advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, but when an actress comes to their clinic for advice the twin’s relationship and balance begins to fall apart.

Reversal of Fortune (1990)

September 10, 2018

Based on a true story. Sunny von Bulow lies in a coma and her husband Claus has been convicted on two counts of attempted murder. He says he’s innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

Red Sparrow

**Directed by: Francis Lawrence**
**Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, Torture, Sexual Content, Language and Some Graphic Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars Out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Extravagant Sets and Locations**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Writing, Acting**

Red Sparrow (2018)

March 5, 2018

After a career ending accident, former ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited into “sparrow school,” a specialized spy branch in Russia, where the agents are taught to use their powers of seduction as a tool.

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