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.

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**Directed by: David Lynch**
**Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Robert Forster, Patrick Fischler**
**Rated: R for Violence, Language and Some Strong Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Themes, Symbolism**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Mulholland Drive (2001)

July 19, 2019

After a car wreck leaves a woman without memory, she and cheerful aspiring actress embark on a trip across Hollywood searching for clues.

The Painted Veil (2006)

May 31, 2019

A British doctor helps fight a cholera epidemic in China whilst dealing with increasing threats to westerners by Nationalists. His unfaithful wife begrudgingly joins him.

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**Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton**
**Starring: Woody Harrelson, Brie Larson, Naomi Watts, Ella Anderson, Sarah Snook, Max Greenfield**
**Rated: PG-13 for Mature Thematic Content Involving Family Dysfunction, and For Some Language and Smoking**
**Running Time: 2 h 7 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Overly Sentimental, Betrays the Spirit of the Memoir**

The Glass Castle (2017)

April 15, 2019

Based on the memoirs of Jeanette Walls, The Glass Castle tells the story of a family living in poverty and dysfunction.

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**Directed by: Adam McKay**
**Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Justin Kirk, Jesse Plemons, Shea Whigham, Tyler Perry, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts**
**Rated: R for Language and Some Violent Images**
**Running Time: 2 h 12 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Directing, Some Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Writing, Ending, Heavy-Handedness**

Vice (2018)

March 29, 2019

The story of Dick Cheney, the most powerful Vice President in American History, and the way he forever changed the Global political landscape.

Eastern Promises (2007)

March 8, 2019

A London midwife delivers a baby for a dying teenage prostitute. When she attempts to find the family of the child, she finds herself dealing with a violent Russian mob family.

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**Directed by: Peter Jackson**
**Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler**
**Rated: PG-13 for Frightening Adventure Violence and Some Disturbing Images**
**Running Time: 3 h 7 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Ambition, Direction, Production Design, Most Visual Effects, Character, Story, Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Dated Visual Effects, Length, Somewhat Episodic**

King Kong (2005)

September 19, 2018

A movie director convinces his cast and crew to travel to a mysterious island where he plans to shoot his next film. The inhabitants of the island complicate the shoot.

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