MV5BMTQ1MDA5NjUxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjAwMDg5MzE@._V1_.jpg — Buzzard (2014)

**Directed by: Joel Portykus**
**Starring: Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Joe Anderson**
**Rated: NR (Suggest R for Some Language and a Scene of Mild Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 37 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Originality**
**WEAKNESSES: Last Scene (?), Some Makeup**

Buzzard (2014)

September 21, 2018

A slacker goes to extreme lengths to avoid doing any kind of work whatsoever.

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.

MV5BMjA4NzE0NjQ5NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODE0MzIxNDM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Sweet Virginia (2017)

**Directed by:Jamie M Dagg**
**Starring: Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots**
**Rated: R for Violence, Some Strong Sexuality, Language, and Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Some Acting, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Predictability**

Sweet Virginia (2017)

September 18, 2018

A former rodeo champ turned hotel clerk unwittingly befriends a young man with a hidden violent side.

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: Stanley Kubrick**
**Starring: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Strong Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 2 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Content**

Lolita (1962)

September 14, 2018

A middle-aged man marries a widow to be closer to her young daughter.

Paths of Glory (1957)

September 12, 2018

After failing to attack a well-fortified position, a general accuses soldiers of cowardice and a commanding officer steps in to defend them.

Reign of Fire (2002)

September 11, 2018

A post apocalyptic action thriller set in a world where dragons have wiped out much of the human population.

The Killing (1956)

September 11, 2018

Mobsters plan to rob a racetrack.

Reversal of Fortune (1990)

September 10, 2018

Based on a true story. Sunny von Bulow lies in a coma and her husband Claus has been convicted on two counts of attempted murder. He says he’s innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

fear and desire 4.jpg — Fear and Desire (1953)

**Directed by: Stanley Kubrick**
**Starring: Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1h 2m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: It's not doing anything special.**

Fear and Desire (1953)

September 10, 2018

Four soldiers are stuck six miles behind enemy lines after a plane crash. As they make their way back to their camp they must face their own fears and decide which risks are worth taking when they run a cross a village girl who may turn them in.

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**Directed by: Guillaume Canet**
**Starring: Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier**
**Rated: NR (Suggest R for Violence, Language, and Some Nudity)**
**Running Time: 2 h 11 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Pacing, Story, Excitement, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Lengthy Expositional Scenes**

Tell No One (2006)

September 4, 2018

Eight years after the murder of Doctor Alexandre Beck’s wife, new clues begin to surface, reopening the case. The police find strong evidence suggesting Beck might be responsible for the murder, so Beck must evade the police while he to tries to prove his innocence.

MV5BNTQ0Njc3ODkyMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODQxOTE4MjE@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,676,1000_AL_.jpg — Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

**Directed by: Sion Sono**
**Starring: Jun Kunimura, Fumi Nikaido, Hiroki Hasegawa**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Frenetic Bloody Violence and Strong Language)**
**Running Time: 2 h 9 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Crazy Story, Unique Chracters**
**WEAKNESSES: CGI Effects, Pacing**

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

September 3, 2018

An independent film crew becomes entangled in a yakuza war.

Sid & Nancy (1986)

August 30, 2018

The true story of Sid Vicious, bassist for The Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.

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**Directed by: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire**
**Starring: Joe Cole, Pornchanok Mabklang, Panya Yimmuphai**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 56 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Realism, Writing, Directing, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

A Prayer Before Dawn (2017)

August 29, 2018

The true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer who was incarcerated in a Thai prison and fought in a Muay Thai tournament to prove himself to the other inmates.