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**Directed by: Ingmar Bergman**
**Starring: Victor Sjostrom, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin**
**Rated: NR (Suggested: PG-13 for Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Dream Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Wild Strawberries (1957)

July 11, 2018

An elderly professor takes a road trip from Stockholm to Lund to receive an honorary degree.

litw 5.jpeg — Lady In The Water (2006)

**Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan**
**Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 50m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Paul Giamatti's Acting,**
**WEAKNESSES: Slight Characters, No Magic**

Lady In The Water (2006)

July 11, 2018

Cleveland Heap (Paul Giamatti), the manager/janitor of an apartment building, must aid a nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard), which he has found living in the building’s swimming pool, in attempt to bestow a gift upon a chosen person and then return home, to her own realm.

Ivan's Childhood (1962)

July 9, 2018

A twelve-year-old boy works for the Soviet army as a spy behind German lines during WWII.

Black Narcissus (1947)

July 6, 2018

A group of nuns are sent to the Himalayas where they are tasked with turning an old home for concubines into a functioning convent.

Signs (2002)

July 5, 2018

Graham (Mel Gibson), an ex-reverend, and his family, still reeling after his wife’s death, are faced with the unexplained as crop circles and shadowy figures start frequenting their farm. As fears rise, will Graham's faith begin to regrow or die for good.

Living in Oblivion (1995)

July 5, 2018

The comical story of a group of independent filmmakers trying to shoot a film.

71zM2lo2SaL._RI_.jpg — Unbreakable (2000)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright
Rated: Running Time: 1 h 46 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Cinematography, Subtlety
WEAKNESSES: Moments of Melodrama, Heavy-Handed Directing

Unbreakable (2000)

July 3, 2018

After a tragic accident where security guard David Dunn is the only survivor, comic enthusiast Elijah Price seeks him out and tells him he might be extraordinary.

The Sixth Sense (1999)

July 3, 2018

Malcolm (Willis), a troubled child psychologist, works with a young boy, Cole (Osment), who exhibits all of the same problems another boy Malcom once failed to help. When this 'second chance’ takes a disturbing supernatural turn, will Malcom be able to help Cole or fail once again?

MV5BMjM1NDg1MjUzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTAxNjIzNTM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Directed by: Morgan Neville
Starring: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, Francois Scarborough Clemmons
Rated: PG-13 for Some Thematic Elements and Language
Running Time: 1 h 34 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Pacing, Editing, Story, Morals
WEAKNESSES: -

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

July 2, 2018

A documentary about the children’s show, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, and its host, Fred Rogers.

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

July 2, 2018

Charles Dreyfus escapes a mental institution and threatens the world with destruction unless someone can kill Inspector Clouseau.

MV5BMjgyOWRhMDctZTZlNC00M2I1LWI0NDQtYzlmODdmYjY2MThiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzY0MTE3NzU@._V1_SY1000_SX675_AL_.jpg — Sicario:Day of the Saldado (2018)

Directed by: Stefano Sollima
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabel Moner, Catherine Keener
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h 2 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing
WEAKNESSES: Cinematography

Sicario: Day of the Saldado (2018)

June 29, 2018

After it is discovered that one of the cartels is smuggling terrorists into the US, Matt Graver reteams with Alejandro to pit the cartels against each other again.

The Seagull (2018)

June 28, 2018

In this adaptation of the Anton Chekov an aging actress and her son, a rising writer, butt heads over their art, societal place, and choice of romantic interests. As a holiday by the lake unfolds so do their dysfunctions and fears.

The Virgin Spring (1960)

June 28, 2018

A young virgin and a jealous servant make their way to a church to deliver candles, but along the way they encounter trouble.

Dressed to Kill (1980)

June 27, 2018

After a call girl witnesses a murder, she becomes the next target of the murderer.

The Trip to Spain (2017)

June 25, 2018

Two old friends embark on a vacation across Spain, stopping for delectable cuisine, discussing culture and history, while telling jokes and doing impressions.

American Animals (2018)

June 25, 2018

Four college students plan a heist to steal rare books worth over twelve million dollars from their college library.

Ocean's 8 (2018)

June 22, 2018

When Debbie Ocean gets released from the slammer she gathers a gang of thieves to steal a 150 million dollar diamond necklace from round a debutante’s neck at the Met Gala. Maybe she can even get back at an old flame along the way.

My Life As a Zucchini (2016)

June 21, 2018

When young Zucchini accidentally kills his single alcoholic mother he is placed in a foster group home where he meets other children who are all in a similar plight and don’t know what to think of the new kid.

F is for Fake (1973)

Directed by: Orson Welles
Starring: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Francois Reichenbach
Rated: PG (does include nudity)
Running Time: 1h 29m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Editing, Writing
WEAKNESSES: Subject

F for Fake (1973)

June 19, 2018

In this pseudo documentary of sorts, director and pontificator, Orson Welles guides the viewer through a series of stories meant as a meditation on the nature of truth, falsehood, and art, focusing on painters, forgers, biographers.

First Reformed (2017)

June 13, 2018

When Father Toller, pastor at one of the oldest churches in the country, is asked to counsel a young man in his small congregation, he struggles with the despair he finds, the disillusionment he is infected by, and the people around him who seem not to understand.

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