MV5BOGQ3MTdiYjQtZmU1NC00NmQ5LTg2YTMtYWI0NjA5MzUwZTFkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,670,1000_AL_.jpg — Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

**Directed by: Rachel Talalay**
**Starring: Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Yaphet Kotto, Johnny Depp, Roseanne Barr**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 29 m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Freddy’s Origin, One or Two Dream Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: Everything Else**

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

October 25, 2019

Ten years after the last “Nightmare”, Freddy has killed all but one of the remaining teens in Springwood and now must use the amnestic John Doe to lure more teens to him.

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**Directed by: Wes Craven**
**Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Ronee Blakley**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Atmosphere, Story, World Building, Characters, Creativity**
**WEAKNESSES: Schmaltzy Moments**

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

October 25, 2019

A slain child murderer returns to haunt the dreams of the children whose parents killed him.

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**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, Emmanuelle Seigner**
**Rated: R for Some Violence and Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 13 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Tone**

The Ninth Gate (1999)

October 19, 2019

A rare books dealer is drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones after accepting a new job offer from a mysterious and wealthy patron.

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**Directed by: David Yates**
**Starring: Eddie Redmanyne, Johnny Depp, Zoe Krzvitz,Ezra Miller, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Jude Law, Brontis Jodorowsky**
**Rated: PG-13 for Some Sequences of Fantasy Action**
**Running Time: 2 h 14 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Special Effects, Some Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Jumbled Story, Fan Service Over Substance**

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

March 11, 2019

Wizard Newt Scamander finds himself wrapped up in an adventure that pits him and his friends against the evil Grindelwald.

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**Directed by: Tim Burton**
**Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen**
**Rated: R for Graphic Bloody Violence**
**Running Time: 1 h 56 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Art Direction, Music, Acting, Story, Dark Humor**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

October 20, 2018

A barber who has been wrongfully imprisoned for fifteen years returns to London to extract his revenge on the judge who wronged him.

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**Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes**
**Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm**
**Rated:R for Strong Violence/Gore, Sexuality, Language and Drug Content**
**Running Time: 2 h 2 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Production Design, Atmosphere, Some Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Cheap Thrill Moments, Some Awkward Scenes, Color Grading**

From Hell (2001)

October 14, 2018

In 1888, Jack the Ripper stalks the Whitechapel District of London.

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**Directed by: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer**
**Rated: PG13**
**Running Time: 2h 3m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Story Concept**
**WEAKNESSES: Visual Effects, Uneven Story Structure**

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

August 22, 2018

An Ancient Storyteller and his band of entertainers, travel the world, opening people’s imaginations and competing with The Devil to enthrall their souls. Now, a new wager, threatens the life of his daughter who may be falling for a mysterious, dashing, and shady new member of their troupe.

fear 1.jpg — Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

**Directed by: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1h 58m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Originality, Acting, Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Sound Mix**

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

August 15, 2018

A sports writer detours to Las Vegas while on assignment and struggles to pull his drug riddled brain and body out of the city that seems to always pull him back in.

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