The Skeleton Key (2005)

October 13, 2018

A hospice nurse moves into a home outside New Orleans to take care of an elderly man and his wife, only to find the house holds some secrets.

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**Directed by: Can Evenol**
**Starring: Mehmet Cerraghoglu, Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu**
**Rated: NR (Suggest R for Disturbing Ritualistic Violence and Sex, Gore, and Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 37 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Concept, Direction, Production Design, Some Writing, Cool Twist**
**WEAKNESSES: Content, Some Dialogue, Characters**

Baskin (2015)

October 13, 2018

A squad of cops are called to an isolated building, only to find that there is a group of nefarious occupants.

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**Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber**
**Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Pablo Schreiber, Roland Moller, Hannah Quinlivan**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sequences of Gun Violence and Action, and For Brief Strong Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It’s Exactly What You’d Expect**
**WEAKNESSES: It’s Exactly What You’d Expect**

Skyscraper (2018)

October 8, 2018

A security expert must save his family from a 225-story building that is besieged by criminals and also on fire.

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**Directed by: Paul Verhoeven**
**Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Effects, Writing, Story, B-Movie Gold**
**WEAKNESSES: Not For Everyone**

RoboCop (1987)

October 8, 2018

Set in future in a crime-ridden Detroit. A mortally wounded cop returns to the force as a cyborg, but is haunted by memories of his past.

MV5BMjA2MTEzMzkzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjM2MTM5MDI@._V1_.jpg — The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

**Directed by: Andre Ovredal**
**Starring: Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond**
**Rated: R for Bloody Horror Violence, Unsettling Grisly Images, Graphic Nudity, and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 26 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Brian Cox, Effects, Atmosphere, Simplicity of Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Emile Hirsch, Some Dialogue**

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

October 8, 2018

A father and son coroner team performs an autopsy on a body of an unknown woman discovered at a crime scene, only to find her body harbors some grim secrets.

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**Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi**
**Starring: Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Miskako Wantanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Frightening Moments)**
**Running Time: 3 h 3 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Stories, Culture, Mis-en-scene**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Kwaidan (1964)

October 7, 2018

An anthology film of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.

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**Directed by: Ruben Fleischer**
**Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed**
**Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Science-Fi Violence and Action, and For Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 52 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It’s Hilarious, Some Action**
**WEAKNESSES: Acting, Writing, Directing, Logic, Story, Plot Holes**

Venom (2018)

October 5, 2018

While journalist Eddie Brock is working on a story he encounters a powerful symbiote and becomes an anti-hero.

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**Directed by: Jeremy Saulnier**
**Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgard, Riley Keough, Macon Blair**
**Rated: TV-MA**
**Running Time: 2 h 5 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Atmosphere, Practical Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Themes, Meaning (?)**

Hold the Dark (2018)

October 5, 2018

After wolves take three children from an isolated village, writer Russell Core is recruited by one of the parents to track down a boy in the Alaskan wilderness.

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**Directed by: Brian De Palma**
**Starring: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer**
**Rated: R for Sexuality, Language and Terror Violence**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Directing, Editing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Familiar Story Elements**

Raising Cain (1992)

October 3, 2018

After a man’s wife cheats on him, he becomes increasingly unstable.

eXistenZ (1999)

October 2, 2018

Allegra Geller, a world famous game designer and Ted Pikul, a marketing trainee, go on the run after reality-enthusiast assassins try to kill Allegra.

Phenomena (1985)

October 1, 2018

A young girl who is both a psychic with a strong connection to insects and the daughter of a famous actor is sent to a boarding school in Switzerland, where her unusual abilities may help her to solve a string of gruesome murders.

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**Directed by: Dario Argento**
**Starring: Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi, Giuliano Gemma**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 40 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Soundtrack, Giallo Goodness, Meta Commentary**
**WEAKNESSES: It’s Not for Everyone**

Tenebre (1982)

October 1, 2018

A writer arrives in Rome to promote his book, only to be stalked by a serial killer obsessed with the writers work.

Two Evil Eyes (1990)

October 1, 2018

Two horror stories from Edgar Allan Poe, directed by horror auteurs George A Romero and Dario Argento.

Suspiria (1977)

October 1, 2018

An American ballerina attends a prestigious ballet academy, only to realize that something sinister is happening within its walls.

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**Directed by: Dario Argento**
**Starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Umberto Raho**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Several Depictions of Murder)**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Characters, Story, Cinematography, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Expositional Ending**

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

October 1, 2018

A writer is witness to an attempted murder and is then stalked by a serial killer.

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**Directed by: Dario Argento**
**Starring: Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charlson, Urbano Barberini**
**Rated: R for Strong Terror and Violence, and a Scene of Sexuality**
**Running Time: 1 h 47 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Atmosphere, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Dialogue, Plot Holes (?)**

Opera (1985)

October 1, 2018

A young opera singer is stalked by a fan intent on killing the people around her.

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**Directed by: Pietro Germi**
**Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Suggestive Content)**
**Running Time: 1 h 45 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Directing, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Content (?)**

Divorce Italian Style (1961)

September 26, 2018

A married Sicilian man, unhappy in his marriage, falls in love with his younger cousin and vows to wed her. But, since divorce is illegal in Italy, he must devise a way to convince his wife to have an affair so he can commit a crime of passion.

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**Directed by: Juzo Itami**
**Starring: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Sexual Content and Nudity)**
**Running Time: 2 h 7 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

A Taxing Woman (1987)

September 24, 2018

An ambitious young tax investigator rises through the ranks of the bureau she works at while forming a friendly relationship with Hideki Gondo, a rich middle-aged man she’s investigating for tax evasion.

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

September 21, 2018

A wealthy Doctor living in New York City reevaluates his life and marriage while wandering through the city after his wife admits she fantasized about cheating on him.

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**Directed by: Joel Portykus**
**Starring: Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Joe Anderson**
**Rated: NR (Suggest R for Some Language and a Scene of Mild Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 37 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Originality**
**WEAKNESSES: Last Scene (?), Some Makeup**

Buzzard (2014)

September 21, 2018

A slacker goes to extreme lengths to avoid doing any kind of work whatsoever.

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