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Nightwatch (1997)

Directed by: Ole Bornedal

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham, Brad Dourif, John C Reilly

Rated: R for Strong, Morbid Violence, Language, Sexuality and Some Drug Content

Running Time: 1 h 41 m

TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Some Acting, Concept, Some Direction 

WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Most Acting, Some Execution

Nightwatch (1997)

October 10, 2020

A law student at a morgue begins to discover clues that implicate him as the lead suspect in a series of grotesque murders. 

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In Horror, Mystery, Thriller Tags Ole Bornedal, Nick Nolte, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham, Brad Dourif, John C Reilly, Ewan McGregor, R, 2 Stars
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Hard Eight (1996)

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: John C. Reilly, Phillip Baker Hall, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson

Rated: R for Strong Language, Some Violence and Sexuality

Running Time: 1h 42m

TMM Score: 4.5 Stars

STRENGTHS: Directing, Cinematography, Story

WEAKNESSES: Ending Lacks Impact

Hard Eight (1996)

July 30, 2019

A man makes it big in gambling with the help of a mentor, but all good things must come to an end…

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In Crime, Drama Tags Karl Nagurski, Hard Eight, Paul Thomas Anderson, drama, Rated R, 4.5 Stars, John C Reilly, Phillip Baker Hall, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L Jackson
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Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C Reilly, John Goodman, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Tian Jing, Jason Mitchell, Richard Jenkins

Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence and Action, and for Brief Strong Language

Running Time: 1 h 58 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: It’s Dumb B-Movie Fun, Surprising Amount of Humor, Production Design, World Building

WEAKNESSES: It’s Dumb B-Movie Fun

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

May 24, 2019

Assisted by a military escort, a team of scientists travels to an uncharted island in the pacific in search of monsters. 

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In Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci Fi Tags Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C Reilly, John Goodman, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Tian Jing, Jason Mitchell, Richard Jenkins, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, PG-13, 3.5 Stars, 2017
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Boogie Nights (1997)

Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Heather Graham, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, William H. Macy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Thomas Jane, Alfred Molina

Rated: R for Strong Sex Scenes with Explicit Dialogue, Nudity, Drug Use, Language and Violence

Running Time: 2 h 35 m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Story

WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing Issues Towards the End

Boogie Nights (1997)

September 12, 2018

Eddie Adams AKA Dirk Diggler, a teenager living in California in the late seventies and early eighties, gets wrapped up in the porn industry, for better or worse. 

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In Biographical, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Epic Tags Boogie Nights, Paul Thomas Anderson, Mark Wahlberg, Heather Graham, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C Reilly, Don Cheadle, William H Macy, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Thomas Jane, Alfred Molina, R, 4 Stars, 1997
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