The Little Stranger (2018)
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, Charlotte Rampling
Rated: R for Some Disturbing Bloody Images
Running Time: 1 h 51 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Some Acting, Some Directing, Twist
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Uneven Writing, Some Acting, How Twist Was Handled
After a doctor is called to a crumbling manor, strange things begin to happen to him and the family that lives there.
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Midsommar (2019)
Directed by: Ari Aster
Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Anders Back, Ellora Torchia
Rated: R for Disturbing Ritualistic Violence and Grisly Images, Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Drug Use and Language
Running Time: 2 h 27 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, World Building, Themes, Cinematography, Acting
WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing
A couple whose relationship is on the fritz travels to Sweden for a midsummer festival which, they soon learn, finds its roots in pagan ritual.
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