The Book of Eli (2010)

December 13, 2018

Through a ravaged post-apocalyptic wasteland, Eli must travel and protect a book he claims is of untold value. Whether or not it is, there's a mad man water baron after it and the promise of what it hold in its pages.

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**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.

focus_8c00_Poster France.jpg — Belle De Jour (1967)

**Directed by: Luis Bunuel**
**Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Genevieve Page**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 40 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Belle De Jour (1967)

December 6, 2018

A young Parisian housewife spends her afternoons working as a prostitute in a brothel.

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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.

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: Michael Crichton**
**Starring: Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Yul Brynner**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1 h 28 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Influence, Meta-Aesthetic**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Drawn Out Moments**

Westworld (1973)

November 28, 2018

Two wealthy friends take a vacation at Westworld, an adult theme park where visitors can live out their fantasies by interacting with robots. Once there, the machines begin to malfunction, and the friends struggle to stay alive.

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.

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**Directed by: Jon Turteltaub**
**Starring: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose**
**Rated: PG-13 for Action/Peril, Bloody Images and Some Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 53 m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: The Crazy Beach Scene**
**WEAKNESSES: Predictability, Dialogue, Acting, Special Effects**

The Meg (2018)

November 13, 2018

Jonas Taylor squares off against a Megladon.

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**Directed by: Mike Leigh**
**Starring: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell, Ewen Bremner, Peter Wight**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Strong Sexual Content Including Rape and Pervasive Language)**
**Running Time: 2 h 12 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Content, Themes (?)**

Naked (1993)

November 9, 2018

After committing a crime, a nihilistic man flees Manchester to go stay in London with his ex-girlfriend while he revaluates his life and philosophies.

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.

glad 1.jpg — Gladiator (2000)

**Directed by: Ridley Scott**
**Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Connie Nielson**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 35m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars (Loved It)**
**STRENGTHS: Production, Acting, Spectacle**
**WEAKNESSES: Final Speech/Ending**

Gladiator (2000)

November 8, 2018

When Maximus, a Roman General, is betrayed by Commodus, the Roman Emperor, His family is killed and he narrowly escapes into the life of a slave. As a Gladiator, will he ever realize vengeance upon the man who ruined his life?

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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.