MV5BMTUyMjQ1MTY5OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzY5NjExMw@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,711,1000_AL_.jpg — A Prophet (2009)

**Directed by: Jacques Audiard**
**Starring: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Leila Bekhti**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, Sexual Content, Nudity, Language and Drug Material**
**Running Time: 2 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Story, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

A Prophet (2009)

February 11, 2019

A directionless young Franco-Arab man is sent to a French prison where he is taken under the wing of a Corsican Mafioso.

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**Directed by: Chang-dong Lee**
**Starring: Ah-in Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jun**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Sexuality and Nudity, and Brief Drug Use and Violence)**
**Running Time: 2 h 28 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Themes, Atmosphere**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Burning (2018)

February 1, 2019

A man runs into a woman that he used to know by chance and they form a tenuous friendship. After the woman returns from a trip, she introduces him to her new mysterious friend.

Roma (2018)

January 25, 2019

A year in the life of a maid living in Mexico City during the 1970s.

91aPxJCgZzL._RI_.jpg — Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Mariko Okada, Rentarô Mikuni
Rated: NR
Running Time: 1h 33m
TMM Score: 3.5 out of 5
STRENGTHS: Characters, Story, Themes, Color, Japan
WEAKNESSES: Action, Blocking

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

January 17, 2019

An aspiring warrior joins the losing side of a feudal war, sending him on a downward spiral as he finds himself a wanted fugitive in the land he once called home.

ALphaville Poster.jpg — Alphaville (1965)

**Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard**
**Starring: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Howard Vernon**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1h 39m**
**TMM Score: 2 out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Theme**
**WEAKNESSES: Direction, Editing, Budget**

Alphaville (1965)

January 10, 2019

A secret agent from The Outlands ventures into Alphaville on a three part mission that concludes in the destruction of Alphaville’s creator.

Cries and Whispers (1972)

December 13, 2018

Two women return home to visit their dying sister, only to have repressed tensions come to light.

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**Directed by: Federico Fellini**
**Starring: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Suggestive Content and Brief Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 48 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

La Strada (1954)

December 12, 2018

A jovial girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, and learns to endure life with all it’s ups and downs.

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**Directed by: Ingmar Bergman**
**Starring: Albert Johansson, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman, Anders Ek, Annika Tretow**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity and Sexual Material)**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Themes, Directing, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing (?)**

Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)

December 11, 2018

A poor ringleader for a traveling circus returns home to his wife after three years away, making his mistress jealous and angry.

L'argent (1983)

December 4, 2018

When a couple of kids pass off a counterfeit bill in a photography shop they inadvertently set off a chain of events which will have dire consequences, not for them, but for innocent standers by.

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**Directed by: Jaques Tati**
**Starring: Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Alain Becourt**
**Rated: NR (Suggested G)**
**Running Time: 1 h 56 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Subtle Satire, Fun, Mis-En-Scene, Soundtrack**
**WEAKNESSES: Length**

Mon Oncle (1958)

December 3, 2018

Monsieur Hulot visits his wealthy sister, brother-in-law, and nephew but can’t quite fit into their modern home.

71TJJ1zpKFL._RI_.jpg — Hour of the Wolf (1968)

**Directed by: Ingmar Bergman**
**Starring: Max Von Sydow, Liv Ullman, Ingrid Thulin**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Disturbing Themes and Brief Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Directing, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing (Maybe? I mean, it’s Bergman, what do you expect?)**

Hour of the Wolf (1968)

November 29, 2018

An artist and his younger pregnant wife retreat to an island, where the husband can paint. While there, the artist confronts secrets from his past that slowly drive him mad.

711RTqaA2FL._SL1500_.jpg — Ikiru (1952)

**Directed by: Akira Kurosawa**
**Starring: Takashi Shimura, Shin’ichi Himori, Minoru Chiaki**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Thematic Elements)**
**Running Time: 2 h 23 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Structure**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Ikiru (1952)

November 22, 2018

An aging bureaucrat reexamines his life after discovering he has terminal stomach cancer.

tgd 1.jpg — Through A Glass Darkly (1961)

**Directed by: Ingmar Bergman**
**Starring: Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Max Von Sydow**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1h 21m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Seriously?**

Through A Glass Darkly (1961)

November 15, 2018

A young woman, Karin, newly released from a mental institution struggles with relating to her father, a writer, her husband, a doctor, and her brother, a 17 year old who feels estranged from his father. When she begins hearing and seeing things again, the family’s different approaches to the situation leave them all reeling.

Persona (1966)

November 1, 2018

A nurse takes care of a mute actress at an isolated island home, only to find their personalities begin melding together.

Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)

October 29, 2018

A small Italian town is thrown into disarray after a series of child murders.

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**Directed by: Paul Urkijo Alijo**
**Starring: Kandido Urgana, Uma Bracaglia, Eneko Sargardoy**
**Rated: MA**
**Running Time: 1 h 38 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Production Design, Make Up, Unexpected Humor**
**WEAKNESSES: Won’t Appeal to All Audiences**

Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (2017)

October 27, 2018

A retelling of an ancient fable about a Blacksmith who captures a demon.

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**Directed by: Joachim Trier**
**Starring: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Elle Dorrit Petersen**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Sexuality and Violence, and Disturbing Content)**
**Running Time: 1 h 56 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Writing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Themes, Familiar Story**

Thelma (2017)

October 24, 2018

While away at college, a girl with oppressive religious parents falls in love with a female friend and tries to suppress the urges, only to arouse dormant telekentic powers.

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**Directed by: Jaume Balaguero**
**Starring: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Disturbing Behavior, Some Sexuality/Nudity and A Scene of Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Content**

Sleep Tight (2011)

October 22, 2018

A depressed concierge at an apartment complex in Spain makes it his life’s work to make his tenant’s lives as miserable as his, but one tenant in particular is incredibly jovial.

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**Directed by: Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachvov**
**Starring: Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Frightening Moments)**
**Running Time: 1 h 17 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Irony, Cinematography, Some Special Effects, Historical Importance**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Special Effects, Scary Moments Feel Slightly Dated**

Viy (1967)

October 21, 2018

A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of a witch, whom he murdered, which means spending three nights alone in her mausoleum.

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**Directed by: Jee-woon Kim**
**Starring: Soo-jung Lim, Kap-su Kim, Jung-ah Yum, Geun-young Moon**
**Rated: R for Some Violence and Disturbing Images**
**Running Time: 1 h 55 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Acting, Sound Design, Atmosphere**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

October 16, 2018

A family struggles to deal with a horrible tragedy.

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