3 Women (1977)

September 2, 2019

Two roommates and an artist share a bizarre relationship after a series of emotional traumas.

id 1.jpg — In Darkness (2011)

**Directed By: Agnieszka Holland**
**Starring: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 25m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Point of View, Character Relationships**
**Weakness: Pacing**

In Darkness (2011)

August 30, 2019

When the Germans occupying Poland round up the Jews into the ghettos, a Polish sewer inspector decides to help hide some of them from the Germans, for a price.

Three Colors: White (1994)

August 30, 2019

After his wife divorces him, a Polish immigrant plots to get even with her.

Three Colors: Blue (1993)

August 30, 2019

A woman must find a way to carry on after the death of her husband and child.

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**Directed by: Paco Cabezas**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Peter Stormare, Danny Glover, Aubrey Peeples**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Violence and Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 38 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Ending, Some Unintentionally Funny Action Scenes**
**WEAKNESSES: Writing, Directing, Unlikeable Characters, Acting, Pacing**

Rage (2014)

August 30, 2019

After his daughter is murdered, an ex-criminal gets his old crew together to find the people that killed her.

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**Directed by: Krysztof Kieslowski**
**Starring: Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frederique Feder**
**Rated: R for a Brief but Strong Sex Scene**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Three Colors: Red (1995)

August 30, 2019

A model forms a relationship with a retired judge that has a hobby of invading on people’s privacy.

dl 1.jpg — The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

**Directed By: Krzysztof Kieslowski**
**Starring: Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 38m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Music, Cinematography**
**Weakness: -**

The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

August 29, 2019

Two women, one in France, the other Poland, are inexplicably linked in spirit.

d 1.jpg — Danton (1983)

**Directed By: Andrzej Wajda**
**Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro**
**Rated: PG**
**Run Time: 2h 16m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Production Design**
**Weakness: Length**

Danton (1983)

August 28, 2019

In France, under the reign of Terror, one of the most prominent leaders of the revolution, Georges Danton, attempts to lay bare the corruption of the Committee for Public Safety and its chair, Maximillian Robespierre.

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**Directed by: Wojciech Has**
**Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzynska, Elzbieta Czyzewksa**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity and Thematic Elements)**
**Running Time: 3 h 2 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Unexpected Humor, Production Design, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)

August 28, 2019

A soldier in a war finds a book that recounts a tale of a soldier traveling through Spain and meeting a variety of characters, many of who have stories of their own to tell.

Ida (2013)

August 27, 2019

A young novice nun on the verge of taking her vows discovers a family secret dating back to German occupation.

MV5BMzM5NjUxOTEyMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjEyMDM0MDE@._V1_SY1000_SX675_AL_.jpg — The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

**Directed by: Wes Anderson**
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Matthiew Amalric, Adrein Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Billy Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Lea Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson
**Rated: R for Language, Some Sexual Content and Violence**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Mis-En-Scene, Writing, Production Design, Characters, Story, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

August 26, 2019

The adventures of the legendary concierge Gustave H at the famous Grand Budapest Hotel between the first and second World Wars.

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**Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones**
**Starring: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Brian Cox**
**Rated: R for Violence and Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Production Design, Some Acting, Some Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Pacing, Length, Some Writing**

Rob Roy (1995)

August 23, 2019

A Scottish man seeks a loan from a British nobleman, and after his honor is wronged he seeks vengeance.

81gu6PWvlKL._RI_.jpg — Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

**Directed by: Mike Figgis**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue, Julian Sands, Richard Lewis**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexuality and Language, Violence and Pervasive Alcohol Abuse**
**Running Time: 1 h 51 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Slightly Melodramatic**

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

August 23, 2019

An alcoholic ex-screenwriter moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death, where he encounters a prostitute with whom he forms a unique relationship.

a 1.jpg — Adaptation (2002)

**Directed By: Spike Jonze**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Brian Cox**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 55m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Story, Acting**
**Weakness: None**

Adaptation (2002)

August 23, 2019

A writer struggles to complete a screenplay which is based on a book which was based on an article which was based on an incident which had transcendental effect on the author.

aoo 1.jpg — Army of One (2016)

**Directed By: Larry Charles**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Paul Scheer, Will Sasso, Rainn Wilson**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 32m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: Nic Cage**
**Weakness: Uninspired Directing, Pacing**

Army of One (2016)

August 22, 2019

When Gary Faulkner is told by God to go get Osama Bin Laden he struggles with his Holy Quest/Life balance.

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**Directed by: Maria Pulera**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Mitchell, Franka Potente**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content, Language Throughout, Some Violence**
**Running Time: 1h 30m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Nicolas Cage**
**WEAKNESSES: Just About Everything Else**

Between Worlds (2018)

August 22, 2019

Grieving truck driver Joe finds himself in a steamy story of spirits.

gr 1.jpg — Ghost Rider (2007)

**Directed By: Mark Steven Johnson**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda, Wes Bentley**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 1h 54m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**Strengths: Ummm… I got nothing.**
**Weakness: CG, Acting, Story, Logic, Everything**

Ghost Rider (2007)

August 21, 2019

When the son of a motorcycle daredevil makes a deal with the real devil he becomes a spectral flaming skeletal bounty hunter for him, collecting any souls the devil desires.

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**Directed by: The Pang Brothers**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Chakrit Yamnam, Charlie Yeung**
**Rated: R for Violence, Language, Some Sexuality**
**Running Time: 1h 35m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Almost So Bad It’s Good, Unintentionally Hilarious**
**WEAKNESSES: Cinematography, Direction, Action, Performances**

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

August 21, 2019

Contract Killer Joe Faces His Toughest Assignment Yet

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**Directed by: John Woo**
**Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Alessandro Nivola, Joan Allen**
**Rated: R for Intense Sequences of Strong Violence, and For Strong Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 18 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects and Stunts, Ridiculous Performances, Bizarre Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Logic, Hokey 90s Moments**

Face/Off (1997)

August 21, 2019

An FBI agent undergoes a facial transplant surgery to work his way into a terrorist sect, but the plan goes awry when the terrorist whose face he stole impersonates the FBI agent.

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**Directed by: Dominic Sena**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Stephen Graham, Robert Sheehan, Christopher Lee**
**Rated: PG-13 for Thematic Elements, Violence and Disturbing Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Claire Foy, Pacing, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Paint-By-Numbers Plot, Pointless Action Scenes, Character and Story Logic**

Season of the Witch (2011)

August 20, 2019

Crusader deserters are charged with bringing a suspected witch to an isolated monastery, where the monks that reside there will use a book to judge her.

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