The Report (2019)
Directed by: Scott Z. Burns
Starring: Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Corey Stoll, Maura Tierney, Michael C Hall, Tim Blake Nelson
Rated: R for Some Scenes of Inhumane Treatment and Torture, and Language
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length
A senate staffer is tasked to lead an investigation into the CIA’s ‘Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.”
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Beautiful Boy (2018)
Directed by: Felix van Groeningen
Starring: Steve Carell, Timothee Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan, Kaitlin Dever
Rated: R for Drug Content Throughout, Language, and Brief Sexual Material
Running Time: 2 h
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Story
WEAKNESSES: Directing, Some Cheesy Writing, Soundtrack
Based on a pair of best-selling memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff. Nic struggled for years with methamphetamine addiction.
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