MV5BMTYzMDY5ODU1Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjkwNzkwNjM@._V1_.jpg — Lizzie (2018)

**Directed by: Craig William Macneill**
**Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan, Denis O’Hare**
**Rated: R for Violence and Grisly Images, Nudity, a Scene of Sexuality, and Some Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 45 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: A Few Shaky Scenes**

Lizzie (2018)

October 2, 2019

A retelling of the infamous Borden murders of 1892.

A Score to Settle (2019)

October 1, 2019

A man seeks revenge after being wrongfully put away for 19 years.

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**Directed by: John Carpenter**
**Starring: Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong, Susan Blanchard, Dennis Dunn**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Concept, Some Creepy and Surreal Moments, Last Ten Minutes**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Some Characters, Acting**

Prince of Darkness (1987)

October 1, 2019

A research team studies a strange cylinder left in a deserted church and mysterious occurrences begin happening in the surrounding area.

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**Directed by: John Carpenter**
**Starring: Sam Neill, Jurgen Prochnow, Julie Carmen, Charlton Heston**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Concept, Some Genuinely Creepy Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Some Execution**

In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

October 1, 2019

An insurance investigator searches for a missing best selling horror novelist, only to find that the books have an increasing sway on his fans’ lives.

MV5BNjA4MTE4NTQzN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjM5MzkwMzE@._V1_.jpg — The Fanatic (2019)

**Directed by: Fred Durst**
**Starring: John Travolta, Devon Sawa, Ana Golja**
**Rated: R for Some Strong Violence, and Language Throughout**
**Running Time: 1 h 28 m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: John Travolta’s Unique Performance**
**WEAKNESSES: Story, Dialogue, Characters**

The Fanatic (2019)

September 30, 2019

An obsessive fan stalks his favorite movie star.

MV5BMTQzMzQ4MDAyNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzE0MDk3OA@@._V1_.jpg — Upstream Color (2013)

**Directed By: Shane Carruth**
**Starring: Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth**
**Rated: NR**
**Run Time: 1h 36m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Directorial Authorship, Themes**
**Weakness: -**

Upstream Color (2013)

September 27, 2019

Two people become victims of an organism, which draws the two of them together, forcing them to try and make sense of the ruins of their lives.

u 1.jpg — Unplanned (2019)

**Directed By: Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon**
**Starring: Ashley Bratcher, Brooks Ryan**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 49m**
**TMM Score: 2**
**Strengths: Acting**
**Weakness: Directing**

Unplanned (2019)

September 26, 2019

The story of a director of a Planned Parenthood branch and her journey into the pro-life movement.

br 1.jpg — Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

**Directed By: Denis Villeneuve**
**Starring: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Robin Wright**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 44m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Cinematography, Atmosphere**
**Weakness: Certain Characters, On The Nose Dialogue, Action Sequence**

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

September 25, 2019

Years have passed since the events of “Blade Runner” and K, a replicant blade runner, is on the trail of a replicant who may hold the key to replicants becoming a true race.

Death Wish (2018)

September 24, 2019

A mild mannered man is brought to his melting point after a violent act towards his family.

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**Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton**
**Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Lucas Black, John Ritter, James Hampton**
**Rated: R for Strong Language, Including Descriptions of Violent and Sexual Behavior**
**Running Time: 2 h 15 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Mild Pacing and Predictability Problems**

Sling Blade (1996)

September 23, 2019

After twenty-five years in captivity, Karl Childers, a mentally challenged man, is released from the hospital where he was put after he murdered his mother and her lover.

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**Directed by: Michael Radford**
**Starring: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 53 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Themes, Story, Cinematography, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Some Acting**

1984 (1984)

September 20, 2019

In an oppressive security state, a man tries to rebel by falling in love.

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**Directed by: Jennifer Kent**
**Starring: Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman**
**Rated: R for Strong Violent and Disturbing Content Including Rape, Language Throughout, and Brief Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 16 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Mild Pacing Issues**

The Nightingale (2018)

September 19, 2019

An Irish woman serving a prison sentence on Tasmania in the 1820s survives a horrific tragedy and then sets out for vengeance with the help of an Aboriginal man.

em 1.jpg — Ex Machina (2014)

**Directed By: Alex Garland**
**Starring: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 48m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, VFX**
**Weakness: Domhnall Gleeson’s Character**

Ex Machina (2014)

September 18, 2019

When a gifted programmer wins a week long visit with a tech multi-biliionaire, he becomes a part of one of the greatest discoveries mankind has ever achieved. A. I.

The Guilty (2018)

September 17, 2019

A police officer assigned to dispatch receives a phone call from a kidnapped woman and does everything in his power to try to save her.

Deliverance (1972)

September 17, 2019

A canoe trip goes horribly wrong for four friends in the deep Georgia wilderness.

Broadcast News (1987)

September 16, 2019

A behind the scenes look at the lives of two male television reporters and one female producer, all of whom are incredibly driven.

61a0fvXyuWL._RI_.jpg — Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

**Directed by: John Hughes**
**Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1 h 43 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Inventive Writing, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing**

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

September 13, 2019

A popular high school student skips school and his principal tries to catch him in the act.

ec 1.jpg — The Emperor's Club (2002)

**Directed By: Michael Hoffman**
**Starring: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Joel Gretsch, Edward Hermann, Harris Yulin, Paul Dano, Jesse Eisenberg**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 1h 49m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Themes, Unexpected Turns**
**Weakness: Schmaltzy**

The Emperor's Club (2002)

September 13, 2019

An aging teacher of Classics at a boarding school is given the opportunity to see how he affected the lives of his students when one of them organizes a reunion weekend.

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**Directed by: Robert Altman**
**Starring: Keith Carradine, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Shelley Duvall, Robert DoQui, Ned Beatty, Lily Tomlin, Barbara Harris, Jeff Goldblum**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 40 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Satire**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Nashville (1975)

September 13, 2019

An ensemble film that satires American culture and politics in the 1970s.

MV5BODE2NjE4NjYyMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNzk3MjQ0OTE@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

**Directed by: Kelly Fremon Craig**
**Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson, Hayden Szeto**
**Rated: R for Sexual Content, Language and Some Drinking- All Involving Teens**
**Running Time: 1 h 44 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Humor**
**WEAKNESSES: A Few Cheesy Moments**

The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

September 10, 2019

Life gets more complicated for a high school student after her best friend starts dating her brother.

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