A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

August 22, 2018

Based on a true story of rival youth gangs in 1960s Taiwan.

Barfly (1987)

August 16, 2018

A semi-autobiographical film about the alcoholic author and poet, Charles Bukowski.

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**Directed by: Sam Peckinpah**
**Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughn**
**Rated: R for Strong Brutal Violence Including a Sexual Attack, Menace, Some Sexual Content, and Pervasive Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 58 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Pacing, Acting, Directing, Editing, Characters**
**WEAKNESSES: Uncomfortable Controversial Material**

Straw Dogs (1971)

August 14, 2018

A young American and his English wife move to the wife’s hometown, only to face harassment from the locals.

Solomon Kane (2009)

August 10, 2018

After an encounter with a demon that tells him his soul is bound for hell, a mercenary renounces his ways of violence for a life of peace, but when he’s forced to travel back to his homeland, his vow of peace is tested.

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**Directed by: Otto Preminger**
**Starring: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, George C. Scott**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Thematic Material Including Rape Related Dialogue)**
**Running Time: 2 h 40 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Length**

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

August 9, 2018

A lawyer from a small Michigan town defends a man who killed another man who raped his wife.

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**Directed by: Terrence Malick**
**Starring: Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson**
**Rated: R for Realistic War Violence and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 50 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Directing, Acting, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing (?)**

The Thin Red Line (1998)

August 8, 2018

A depiction of the conflict at Guadalcanal during WW2.

MV5BODk4MTkxMDE1Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjE0NjEzOTE@._V1_.jpg — Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

**Directed by: Louis Malle**
**Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Violence and Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Soundtrack, Always Raising Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing/ Drawn Out Scenes**

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

August 3, 2018

A businessman murders his employer, which sets off a series of crimes.

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**Directed by: Terrence Malick**
**Starring: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1 h 34 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Symbolism, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Days of Heaven (1978)

August 2, 2018

A farm hand convinces the woman he loves to marry their dying boss so they can claim his fortune.

Repo Man (1984)

July 31, 2018

In an alternate version of LA, a young punk named Otto gets wrapped up in the world of repo men. When there’s a large reward put out for a certain Chevy Malibu his world gets even crazier.

Badlands (1973)

July 30, 2018

In the 1950s, a teenage girl becomes romantically involved with an older greaser. When her father finds out and forbids them to see each other again, they kill her father, and then flee across the country, leaving a trail of bodies in their wake.

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**Directed by: Scott Cooper**
**Starring: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Jesse Plemons**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 14 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Directing, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Well Worn Themes**

Hostiles (2017)

July 27, 2018

An army captain with a history of violence towards Native Americans is forced to escort a dying Cheyenne chief across miles of violence-ridden territory.

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**Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavil, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bently, Alec Baldwin**
**Rated: PG-13 for Violence and Intense Sequences of Action, and For Brief Strong Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Action, Writing, Memorable Villain, Higher Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Expositional Dialogue, Suspension of Disbelief Required**

Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018)

July 27, 2018

After a mission goes wrong and three cores of plutonium go missing, and Ethan and his team scramble to try and recover them.

Yi Yi (2000)

July 27, 2018

The members of the Taipei family experience life in all its various stages, reconciling old relationship, starting new romances, and shaping their view or the world.

Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

July 26, 2018

After the IMF is shut down, Ethan Hunt goes rogue to find the Syndicate, a deadly crime organization.

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**Directed by: King Hu**
**Starring: Lingfeng Shangguan, Chun Shih, Ying Bai**
**Rated: NR (Suggested: PG-13 for Martial Arts Action Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 51 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Action, Cinematography, Story, Acting, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Melodramatic Moments**

Dragon Inn (1967)

July 26, 2018

Traveling swordsmen discover a plot to assassinate the two remaining members of a defeated general’s family and decide to intervene.

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**Directed by: Oliver Assayas**
**Starring: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloe Grace Moretz**
**Rated: R for Language and Brief Graphic Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 4 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing (?)**

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

July 25, 2018

Twenty years after starring in a play that launched her career, a film star returns to the play to act in a different role, which forces her to face certain truths about herself.

mi4 1.jpg — Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

**Directed by: Brad Bird**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg**
**Rated: PG13**
**Running Time: 2h 12m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Set Pieces**
**WEAKNESSES: Terrible 3rd Act**

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

July 25, 2018

After an infiltration of the Kremlin goes south, the entire IMF is disavowed. Now, alone and cutoff, Ethan Hunt and team must track down the terrorist responsible and stop him from starting a nuclear war.

mi3 1.jpg — Mission: Impossible III (2006)

**Directed by: J.J. Abrams**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymore Hoffman, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne, Kerri Russell, Maggie Q, Simon Pegg, Jonathan Rhys Meyers**
**Rated: PG13**
**Running Time: 2h 6m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Set Pieces, Villain**
**WEAKNESSES: A Little Cheesy**

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

July 24, 2018

Once again, Ethan Hunt must track down a criminal mastermind and root out a secret betrayer within the IMF ranks, this time, before his wife pays the ultimate price.

Mission Impossible MOVIE POSTER.jpg — Mission: Impossible(1996)

**Directed by: Brian De Palma**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Beart, Henry Czerny**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 50m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Atmosphere, Set Pieces**
**WEAKNESSES: Feels Dated at Times, Is a Real Slam to Fans of The Show**

Mission: Impossible (1996)

July 23, 2018

When Ethan Hunt’s team of secret agent’s are all betrayed he is the only one left for his superiors to blame and to track down the real traitor.

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**Directed by: Sidney Lumet**
**Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam**
**Rated: Approved**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

12 Angry Men (1957)

July 23, 2018

Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a young Puerto Rican boy charged with the murder of his father.

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