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Directed by: Sean Penn
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Aaron Eckhart, Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Clarkson, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright, Mickey Rourke, Sam Shepard, Harry Dean Stanton, Lois Smith, Vanessa Redgrave
Rated: R for Strong Violence and Language
Running Time: 2 h 4 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Unexpected Twist on a Familiar Storyline, Directing
WEAKNESSES: Some Overly Coincidental Moments, Some Dicey Acting

The Pledge (2001)

March 15, 2019

A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.

Cold in July

Directed by: Jim Mickle
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson
Rated: R for Disturbing Bloody Violence, Language and Some Sexuality/ Nudity
Running Time: 1 h 49 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars
STRENGTHS: Writing, Pacing
WEAKNESSES: Some Acting

Cold in July (2014)

March 8, 2018

After killing a home invader, Richard Dane and his family are terrorized by the dead intruder’s father, a violent ex con. But everything changes when the two men discover something unexpected.