mishima 1.jpg — Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

**Directed by: Paul Schrader**
**Starring: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Cinematography, Production Design, Acting, Score**
**WEAKNESSES: Are you kidding? Who could find a weakness in this film.**

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

July 26, 2018

The great Japanese author and social leader, Yukio Mishima, prepares for his greatest work; of art and of action.

MV5BMjAwMTg3MDE0NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjQ1ODQyNTE@._V1_SY1000_SX675_AL_.jpg — Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

**Directed by: Oliver Assayas**
**Starring: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloe Grace Moretz**
**Rated: R for Language and Brief Graphic Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 4 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing (?)**

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

July 25, 2018

Twenty years after starring in a play that launched her career, a film star returns to the play to act in a different role, which forces her to face certain truths about herself.

Good Morning (1959)

July 24, 2018

In a small village in Japan, two boys start a silence strike to convince their parents to buy them a television.

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**Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell**
**Starring: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Michael Pitt**
**Rated: R for Sexual Content and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Soundtrack, Writing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Subject Matter Will Turn Away Some Viewers**

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

July 23, 2018

The story of Hedwig, a transgender punk/glam rock girl, as she goes on tour.

MV5BMWU4N2FjNzYtNTVkNC00NzQ0LTg0MjAtYTJlMjFhNGUxZDFmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc1NTYyMjg@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,649,1000_AL_.jpg — 12 Angry Men (1957)

**Directed by: Sidney Lumet**
**Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam**
**Rated: Approved**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

12 Angry Men (1957)

July 23, 2018

Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a young Puerto Rican boy charged with the murder of his father.

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