MV5BMjMwNzM2OTk3OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjExOTU0NDE@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,675,1000_AL_.jpg — Spring (2014)

**Directed by: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead**
**Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Francesco Carnelutti**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Disturbing Images, Some Sexuality/Nudity and Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 49 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Cinematography, Story, Some Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Some Effects**

Spring (2014)

October 5, 2018

After Evan looses his Mom and his job in the same week, he heads to Italy, where he meets Louise, a seemingly perfect girl. But underneath her skin, Louise hides a secret.

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**Directed by: Wojciech Has**
**Starring: Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Halina Kowalska**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity and Sexual Situations, and Foreboding Images and Themes)**
**Running Time: 2 h 4 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Writing, Directing, Acting, Editing, Ingenuity**
**WEAKNESSES: May Be Difficult to Follow First Time Through**

The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

October 4, 2018

A man named Jozef visits a sanatorium where his father is staying, only to find that within its walls, time doesn’t behave the way it should.

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**Directed by: Adrian Lyne**
**Starring: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Alexander**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 53 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Atmosphere, Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

October 4, 2018

A Vietnam veteran struggles to maintain his sanity as he’s bombarded with delusions that might be the result of something that happened while he fought in the war.

MV5BMjEzNDQ0MzM0N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzA1NDM1Nw@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,640,1000_AL_.jpg — The Loved Ones (2009)

**Directed by: Sean Byrne**
**Starring: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton**
**Rated: R for Strong Bloody Violence and Torture, Sexuality, Some Language, Teen Drug and Alcohol Use.**
**Running Time: 1 h 24 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting By Leads, Continually Ups Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting By Secondary Characters**

The Loved Ones (2009)

October 3, 2018

After Brent turns down Lola’s invitation to prom, she and her father kidnap Brent and force him to come to dinner.

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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.

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**Directed by: David Cronenberg**
**Starring: Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Pacing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Overreaches, Plot Holes**

Rabid (1977)

October 2, 2018

After a motorcycle accident and then subsequent experimental plastic surgery, a woman develops a strange disease, which makes her thirst for blood.

Rabid Grannies (1988)

October 2, 2018

The greedy members of the Remington family gather together to celebrate the birthdays of their two elderly aunts that have an enormous fortune. But after opening a gift from their estranged nephew, things get a little out of control.

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.

Inferno (1980)

October 1, 2018

An American student living in Rome and his sister in New York try to figure out why a slew of killings have started near them.

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.

The Shining (1980)

September 20, 2018

A writer takes his wife and child to be a caretaker for an isolated hotel during the winter, only to find that there might be an evil presence lurking in the hotel.

MV5BMTY3MjM1Mzc4N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODM0NzAxMDE@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,675,1000_AL_.jpg — A Clockwork Orange (1971)

**Directed by: Stanley Kubrick**
**Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 16 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Direction, Story, Irony, Writing, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Content, Some Acting (?)**

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

September 18, 2018

After a couple nights of ‘ultra-violence’ Alex DeLarge is sent to prison, where he undergoes an experimental surgery that will curb his more devious impulses.

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**Directed by: Panos Cosmatos**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Richard Brake**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Strong Bloody Violence, Disturbing Images, Drug and Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity and Some Language)**
**Running Time: 2 h 1 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Aesthetic, Cinematography, Uniqueness, Acting, Inventiveness**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing, Some Themes**

Mandy (2018)

September 17, 2018

Set in alternative world in 1983. Red Miller hunts a religious cult after they murder the love of his life, Mandy.

MV5BMjM5MDk2NDIxMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjU5NDk3NTM@._V1_.jpg — The Predator (2018)

**Directed by: Shane Black**
**Starring: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Yvonne Strahovski**
**Rated: R for Strong Bloody Violence, Language Throughout, and Crude Sexual References**
**Running Time: 1 h 47 m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Dialogue, Some Action**
**WEAKNESSES: Direction, Lack of Story, Characters, Writing**

The Predator (2018)

September 14, 2018

A young boy accidentally calls Predator to earth and soldiers have to fight off the alien.

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**Directed by: John Waters**
**Starring: Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Jean Hill, Edith Massey**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unique Story, Bizarre Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Content**

Desperate Living (1977)

August 24, 2018

After a neurotic woman murders her husband with the help of her maid, they flee to a strange town called Mortville, which is ruled over by a fascist queen.

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