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.

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?

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.

Sicario (2015)

June 28, 2018

An FBI agent is recruited by a shadowy agency to help fight the cartels.

Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)

June 20, 2018

A lonely young girl meets a mysterious boy on a mountain. When he disappears into a world beyond, the girl follows him and eventually discovers things about both her past and the boy’s.

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.

As The Gods Will (2014)

June 7, 2018

Shun Takahata is a typical bored teenager, but when his high school is forced to play supernatural deadly playground games, he must come to grips with the the value of his and his friends’ lives.

After Hours (1985)

May 24, 2018

A man goes to meet a girl for a date, but after weird things begin to happen, all he really wants to do is get home.

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**Directed by: Danny Boyle**
**Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal**
**Rated: R for Some Violence, Disturbing Images and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Editing, Directing, Cinematography, Message**
**WEAKNESSES: Melodramatic Moments**

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

May 21, 2018

When he is accused of cheating, an orphan from Mumbai recounts moments from his life that helped him answer questions on the Indian version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”

Deep Red (1975)

May 9, 2018

After witnessing the murder of a psychic, composer Marcus Daly teams up with reporter Gianna Brezzi to investigate the crimes of a serial killer.

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

May 3, 2018

During the Spanish Civil war, Ana, a young girl living in a small, isolated village, lives her life in through her imagination while trying to understand the world around her.

A Quiet Place (2018)

April 9, 2018

In a post-apocalyptic world, creatures that hunt by sound stalk a family that hides in farmhouse.

Derren Brown: The Push

**Directed by: Jon Richards**
**Starring: Ben Adams, Darren Brown, Tom Carter**
**Rated: TV-MA**
**Running Time: 1h 8m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Tension Building**
**WEAKNESSES: Underlying Moral, Drawn Out**

Derren Brown: The Push (2016)

March 15, 2018

In this special reality TV presentation, one man is put through an elaborate series of social pressures all designed to see if a normal, everyday guy can be pushed to kill.

A Separation

**Directed by: Asghar Farhadi**
**Starring: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayet**
**Rated: PG13**
**Running Time: 2h 3m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Mystery, Complicated Characters, Cultural Immersion, Acting, Deliberate Direction**
**WEAKNESSES: None**

A Separation (2011)

March 9, 2018

As an Iranian couple flirt with divorce they are accused of assault. As the mystery of what happened is revealed, so is who they truly are.

Cold in July

**Directed by: Jim Mickle**
**Starring: Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson**
**Rated: R for Disturbing Bloody Violence, Language and Some Sexuality/ Nudity**
**Running Time: 1 h 49 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting**

Cold in July (2014)

March 8, 2018

After killing a home invader, Richard Dane and his family are terrorized by the dead intruder’s father, a violent ex con. But everything changes when the two men discover something unexpected.

Red Sparrow

**Directed by: Francis Lawrence**
**Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Jeremy Irons**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, Torture, Sexual Content, Language and Some Graphic Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars Out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Extravagant Sets and Locations**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Writing, Acting**

Red Sparrow (2018)

March 5, 2018

After a career ending accident, former ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited into “sparrow school,” a specialized spy branch in Russia, where the agents are taught to use their powers of seduction as a tool.

Annihilation

**Directed by: Alex Garland**
**Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac**
**Rated: R for Violence, Bloody Images, Language and Some Sexuality**
**Running Time: 1 h 55 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Visual Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Themes (?)**

Annihilation (2018)

March 1, 2018

A biologist with a military background is recruited by a mysterious agency to enter Area X, a location unlike anywhere else on earth, where she hopes to find a cure for her husband’s sudden and inexplicable sickness.

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

February 15, 2018

A retired justice agent writes a novel to process a murder case that haunts him two and a half decades after the events transpired.

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