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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

Directed By: J.J. Abrams

Starring: Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Max von Sydow, Peter Mayhew, Gwendoline Christie

Rated: PG-13

Run Time: 2h 18m

TMM Score: 5 Stars

Strengths: Feels Like Star Wars

Weakness: Some Characterizations

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

December 19, 2019

When an abandoned young woman and a runaway storm trooper befriend a droid which contains a map to Luke Skywalker’s hiding place, they are thrown into the midst of a galactic conflict between good and evil.

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In Action, Adventure, Epic, Fantasy, Sci Fi Tags Michael McDonald, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Star Wars, Episode VII, The Force Awakens, 5 Stars, PG-13, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Max von Sydow, Peter Mayhew, Gwendoline Christie, J.J. Abrams
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The Exorcist (EXTENDED CUT) (1973)

Directed by: William Friedkin

Starring: Linda Blair, Ellen Burstryn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller

Rated: R for Strong Language and Disturbing Images

Running Time: 2 h 12 m

TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS:Themes, Acting, Story, Writing

WEAKNESSES: -

The Exorcist (1973)

October 30, 2019

A teenage girl is possessed by a demon and two priests try to save her.

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In Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller Tags William Friedkin, Linda Blair, Ellen Burstryn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller, 1973
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Through A Glass Darkly (1961)

Directed by: Ingmar Bergman

Starring: Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Max Von Sydow

Rated: NR

Running Time: 1h 21m

TMM Score: 5 Stars

STRENGTHS: Acting, Themes

WEAKNESSES: Seriously?

Through A Glass Darkly (1961)

November 15, 2018

A young woman, Karin, newly released from a mental institution struggles with relating to her father, a writer, her husband, a doctor, and her brother, a 17 year old who feels estranged from his father. When she begins hearing and seeing things again, the family’s different approaches to the situation leave them all reeling.

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In Drama, Art House, Foreign Film Tags mjamesmcdonald, Through A Glass Darkly, 1961, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Harriet Andersson, Max von Sydow
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Solomon Kane (2009)

Directed by: M.J. Bassett

Starring: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite

Rated: R for Violence Throughout

Running Time: 1 h 44 m

TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Cool Concepts, Grimdark Storyline

WEAKNESSES: Tepid Execution, Wooden Lead, Tropes

Solomon Kane (2009)

August 10, 2018

After an encounter with a demon that tells him his soul is bound for hell, a mercenary renounces his ways of violence for a life of peace, but when he’s forced to travel back to his homeland, his vow of peace is tested. 

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In Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Action, Adventure Tags 2009, M.J. Bassett, James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite, R Rated, 3 stars
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Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Directed by: John Milius

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman

Rated: R

Running Time: 2 h 9 m

TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Production Design, Some Action

WEAKNESSES: Acting, Writing, Story, Aged Poorly

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

August 10, 2018

A barbarian seeks vengeance on the sorcerer that slew his parents when he was a child.

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In Action, Adventure, Fantasy Tags 1982, John Milius, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, 2 Stars, R Rated
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