MV5BN2ZiMjkwNWYtZWRjNy00YTYxLWI1ZWYtODI0NTA5YTg4ZDIxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDA5ODIzMDk@._V1_.jpg — The Rocketeer (1991)

**Directed by: Joe Johnston**
**Starring: Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin,Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino, Terry O’Quinn**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1 h 48 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Nostalgic Tone, Story, Some Acting, Ending**
**WEAKNESSES: Billy Campbell**

The Rocketeer (1991)

April 5, 2019

A young pilot finds a jetpack that allows him to be a masked hero.

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**Directed by: Norman Jewison**
**Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Thematic Material, Mild Language and Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 50 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Message, Acting, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Side Acting by Side Characters, Familiar Message**

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

April 4, 2019

An African-American police detective is asked to assist in the investigation of a murder in Sparta, Mississippi, where the police chief and many of the officers are racist.

MV5BMTY1OTI0NjcyM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTc1NzI5OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,687,1000_AL_.jpg — Resolution (2012)

**Directed by: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead**
**Starring: Peter Cilella, Vinny Curran, Emily Montague**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Strong Language, Some Violence, and Drug Use)**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Pacing, World-Building**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting**

Resolution (2012)

October 5, 2018

A man travels to an isolated cabin to help his estranged best friend overcome meth addiction, only to find the cabin might hold dark secrets.

MV5BNjA5OTI1MjgwMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDU2NzY2NDM@._V1_SY999_CR0,0,676,999_AL_.jpg — The Endless (2017)

**Directed by:Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead**
**Starring: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Callie Hernandez, Tate Ellington**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Language, Violence and Some Disturbing Material)**
**Running Time: 1 h 51 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Pacing, Atmosphere**
**WEAKNESSES: Climax, Special Effects**

The Endless (2017)

October 5, 2018

Two brothers return to a cult they left when they were teenagers, only to discover the cult might not be as crazy as they once seemed.

MV5BMjEzNDQ0MzM0N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzA1NDM1Nw@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,640,1000_AL_.jpg — The Loved Ones (2009)

**Directed by: Sean Byrne**
**Starring: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton**
**Rated: R for Strong Bloody Violence and Torture, Sexuality, Some Language, Teen Drug and Alcohol Use.**
**Running Time: 1 h 24 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting By Leads, Continually Ups Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting By Secondary Characters**

The Loved Ones (2009)

October 3, 2018

After Brent turns down Lola’s invitation to prom, she and her father kidnap Brent and force him to come to dinner.

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**Directed by: David Cronenberg**
**Starring: Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Pacing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Overreaches, Plot Holes**

Rabid (1977)

October 2, 2018

After a motorcycle accident and then subsequent experimental plastic surgery, a woman develops a strange disease, which makes her thirst for blood.

Rabid Grannies (1988)

October 2, 2018

The greedy members of the Remington family gather together to celebrate the birthdays of their two elderly aunts that have an enormous fortune. But after opening a gift from their estranged nephew, things get a little out of control.

Inferno (1980)

October 1, 2018

An American student living in Rome and his sister in New York try to figure out why a slew of killings have started near them.

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**Directed by: John Waters**
**Starring: Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Jean Hill, Edith Massey**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unique Story, Bizarre Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Content**

Desperate Living (1977)

August 24, 2018

After a neurotic woman murders her husband with the help of her maid, they flee to a strange town called Mortville, which is ruled over by a fascist queen.

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**Directed by: Brian Henson**
**Starring: Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Kevin Bishop**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Innocence, Fun, Music, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Not As Tight As Other Muppet Movies**

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

August 17, 2018

The Muppets embark on a quest to Treasure Island.

Barfly (1987)

August 16, 2018

A semi-autobiographical film about the alcoholic author and poet, Charles Bukowski.

8 1/2 (1963)

August 15, 2018

A director scrambles to come up with an idea for his next picture.

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**Directed by: Sam Peckinpah**
**Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughn**
**Rated: R for Strong Brutal Violence Including a Sexual Attack, Menace, Some Sexual Content, and Pervasive Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 58 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Pacing, Acting, Directing, Editing, Characters**
**WEAKNESSES: Uncomfortable Controversial Material**

Straw Dogs (1971)

August 14, 2018

A young American and his English wife move to the wife’s hometown, only to face harassment from the locals.

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

March 27, 2018

The Kaiju are back, and once again it's up to the men and women in Jaegars to fight them off, and save the planet once more.

The Death of Stalin

March 22, 2018

After Stalin's death, the Soviet Union is thrust into disarray while the remaining leaders struggle to maintain some semblance of order.

The Outsider (2018)

March 19, 2018

An American living in post-war Japan joins the Yakuza and rises through their ranks.

Gringo (2018)

March 13, 2018

A law abiding citizen is pulled into dealing with the Mexican cartels after his sleazy business partners screw over a gangster named "The Black Panther."

MV5BNDcyNDA4NDAzN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODQxMDQ5NDM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Thoroughbreds (2017)

**Directed by: Cory Finley**
**Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, Anton Yelchin**
**Rated: R for Disturbing Behavior, Bloody Images, Sexual References and Some Drug Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Underlying Message**

Thoroughbreds (2017)

March 12, 2018

Lily and Amanda, two wealthy, troubled teenage girls living in suburban Connecticut, bond over the banality of their lives, their disdain Lily’s step dad, and toying with the idea of murder.

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.

Red Sparrow

**Directed by: Francis Lawrence**
**Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, Torture, Sexual Content, Language and Some Graphic Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars Out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Extravagant Sets and Locations**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Writing, Acting**

Red Sparrow (2018)

March 5, 2018

After a career ending accident, former ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited into “sparrow school,” a specialized spy branch in Russia, where the agents are taught to use their powers of seduction as a tool.

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