MV5BMjM3NzQ5NDcxOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNzM4MTQ5NTM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — The Nun (2018)

**Directed by: Corin Hardy**
**Starring: Taissa Farminga, Jonas Bloquet, Demian Bichir**
**Rated: R for Terror, Violence, and Disturbing/Bloody Images**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Aesthetic**
**WEAKNESSES: Plot, Writing, Lack of Scares**

The Nun (2018)

December 17, 2018

A priest and a woman on the threshold of her final vows are sent to Romania to investigate a mysterious death at a monastery.

alex-tsoucas-the-man-who-fell-to-earth-poster-variant-arts.jpg — The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

**Directed by: Nicolas Roeg**
**Starring: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Editing, Cinematography, Acting, Unconventionality**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

December 10, 2018

An alien poses as a human in an attempt to return to his dying planet, but the distractions of a human woman and the greed of man continually complicate things.

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**Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville**
**Starring: Alain Delon, Francois Perier, Nathalie Delon**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1 h 41 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Style, Acting, Directing, Soundtrack**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Le Samourai (1967)

December 4, 2018

A professional hitman lives a life of solitude in order to keep things simple, but when there is a witness to his latest contract, things get complicated.

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: Billy Wilder**
**Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon**
**Rated: Nr (Suggested PG-13 for Risque Humor)**
**Running Time: 2 h 1 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Soundtrack**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Some Like It Hot (1959)

November 30, 2018

Two down on their luck male musicians must fleet Chicago after witnessing a mob hit, disguising themselves as two females for an all girls band playing in Florida.

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.

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**Directed by: Rob Reiner**
**Starring: Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Cary Elwes, Andre The Giant, Wallace Shawn, Christopher Guest, Chris Sarandon, Fred Savage, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1 h 38 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Pretty Much Everything**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Princess Bride (1988)

November 23, 2018

While home sick from school, a young boy’s grandfather reads him a book titled, The Princess Bride.

Overlord (2018)

November 19, 2018

A group of American soldiers stumble upon a Nazi experiment after being dropped behind enemy lines on the eve of D-Day.

MV5BMjMxOTM1OTI4MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODE5OTYxMDI@._V1_.jpg — Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

**Directed by: David Yates**
**Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Colin Ferrell, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Samantha Morton, Ezra Miller**
**Rated: PG-13 for Some Fantasy Action**
**Running Time: 2 h 13 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: World-Building, Characters, Production Design, Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Scatterbrained Story, Pacing**

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

November 16, 2018

A wizard named Newt Scamander journeys to New York in the 1926, only to accidentally become involved with a group of Wizards. Meanwhile, the evil Grindelwald wrecks havoc around the wizarding and muggle worlds alike.

Alien (1979)

November 8, 2018

The crew of the merchant space vessel Nostromo lands on a moon to investigate a distress call, only to find something they weren’t ready for waiting for them.

A Passage to India (1984)

November 7, 2018

A commentary on cultural mistrust and British colonialism. A high-class English woman travels to India for adventure (and possibly love), but things go awry when she takes an expedition to the Marabar caves with a local named Aziz.

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**Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock**
**Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders**
**Rated: Nr (Suggested PG for some Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 2 h 10 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Cinematography, Production Design, Some Acting, Old Hollywood Charm**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing, Some Melodramatic Moments**

Rebecca (1940)

November 6, 2018

A young woman marries a rich troubled widower and is constantly reminded of her husband’s deceased wife.

tcat 1.jpg — To Catch A Thief (1955)

**Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock**
**Starring: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1h 46m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars (didn’t like it)**
**STRENGTHS: Production**
**WEAKNESSES: Lack of Suspense**

To Catch A Thief (1955)

November 6, 2018

A retired jewel thief is suspected by the authorities, and everyone else, of committing a new string of burglaries. The only solution to his problem seems to be using his expertise to catch the real thief.

Brazil (1985)

November 5, 2018

An everyman of an oppressively bureaucratic future becomes entangled in a conspiracy after a clerical error.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

November 5, 2018

An orphaned boy learns he is famous in the wizarding world for once having bested an evil wizard as a baby. Upon rejoining the world of wizards, the boy joins a wizard school.