71VSOieDxeL._SL1443_.jpg — Polytechnique (2009)

**Directed by: Denis Villeneuve**
**Starring: Maxim Gaudette, Sebastien Huberdeau, Karine Vanasse, Evelyn Brouchu**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Extended Sequences of Realistic and Disturbing Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 17 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Some Acting, Cinematography, Pacing, Structure, Relevance**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Respect for Victims**

Polytechnique (2009)

December 15, 2020

A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989.

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**Directed by: Brian Clemens**
**Starring: Horst Janson, John Carson, Caroline Munro, Shane Briant, Wanda Ventham**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, World Building, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Melodramatic, Cheesy**

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)

October 18, 2020

A master swordsman and his hunchback assistant attempt to hunt a vampire that has been plaguing a town, with the help of one of its citizens.

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**Directed by: William Lustig**
**Starring: Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Robert Z’Dar**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 25 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Schlocky Fun, Bruce Campbell**
**WEAKNESSES: Pretty Much Everything**

Maniac Cop (1988)

October 16, 2020

A killer dressed as a cop prowls the streets of NYC. IS ANYWHERE SAFE!?

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**Directed by: Christopher Smith**
**Starring: Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, Andy Nyman, Toby Stephens**
**Rated: R for Strong Bloody Violence, Language, Drug Content and Some Sexuality/Nudity**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Run of the Mill**

Severance (2006)

October 15, 2020

A dark comedy about a group of workers who travel to a remote location for an office retreat, but are attacked along the way.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Extended Edition) (2014)

April 15, 2020

The concluding chapter in The Hobbit Trilogy.

MV5BMzU0NDY0NDEzNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTIxNDU1MDE@._V1_.jpg — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edition) (2013)

**Directed by: Peter Jackson**
**Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, John Callen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry**
**Rated: PG-13 for Extended Sequences of Intense Fantasy Action Violence, and Frightening Images**
**Running Time: 3 h 7 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Action, Cinematography, Score, Smaug**
**WEAKNESSES: Tauriel and Legolas, Convoluted Side Plots, Overlong, Too Much CGI**

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edition) (2013)

April 14, 2020

Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves of Erebor continue their journey.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Cut) (2012)

April 13, 2020

Bilbo Baggins is recruited for an adventure that will send him galivanting across Middle Earth.

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**Directed by: Ken Annakin**
**Starring: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran, Sessue Hayakawa**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 2 h 6 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Fun, Production Design, Some Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Kevin Corcoran, Length, Practicality, Some Dated Ideas and Themes**

Swiss Family Robinson (1960)

March 23, 2020

A Swiss family is shipwrecked on a tropical island where they struggle to survive.

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**Directed by: Julie Taymor**
**Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Osheen Jones, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Matthew Rhys**
**Rated: R for Strong Violent and Sexual Images**
**Running Time: 2 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Matthew Rhys**

Titus (1999)

March 13, 2020

Titus returns from war victorious, only to offend enemies that will cause him greater turmoil.

Come to Daddy (2019)

March 9, 2020

A man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to connect with the father he never knew.

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**Directed by: Bong Joon Ho**
**Starring: Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Alison Pill**
**Rated: R for Violence, Language and Drug Content**
**Running Time: 2 h 6 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: World Building, Directing, Story, Themes, Fun, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Sort of Messy**

Snowpiercer (2013)

March 4, 2020

In a frozen post-apocalyptic world, the only survivors of humanity ride a train that travels around the world in an endless cycle.

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**Directed by: Bong Joon Ho**
**Starring: Kang-ho Song, Hee-Bong Byun, Hae-il Park**
**Rated: R for Creature Violence and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Characters, Themes, Entertainment**
**WEAKNESSES: Stumbles a Bit Towards the End**

The Host (2006)

March 3, 2020

A monster from the Han River attacks Seoul while a father races to rescue his daughter.

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**Directed by: David Lynch**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Dianne Ladd, Jack Nance, Sherilyn Fenn**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 5 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Style, Story, Weirdness, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Lynch-lite, Somewhat Silly at Times**

Wild at Heart (1990)

February 27, 2020

Young lovers Sailor and Lula go on the run after Lula’s mother tries to keep them apart by any means necessary.

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**Directed by: L.Q. Jones**
**Starring: Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards, Tim McIntire (Voice)**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unique Story, Characters, Bizarre World, Some Style**
**WEAKNESSES: Rough Themes, Some Dated Scenes**

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

February 21, 2020

In the post-apocalyptic year of 2024, a boy and his telepathic dog travel across a wasteland in search of food, shelter, and sex.

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**Directed by: Yasuharu Hasebe**
**Starring: Meiko Kaji, Masakazu Tamura, Yumi Kanei**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1 h 29 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Fun, Style, Pacing, Meiko Kaji**
**WEAKNESSES: A Bit Superfluous**

Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973)

February 20, 2020

The final chapter in the Female Prisoner Scorpion series.

918VSOuI0qL._RI_.jpg — Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)

**Directed by: Shun’ya Ito**
**Starring: Meiko Kaji, Mikio Narita, Reisen Ri, Yayoi Wantanabe**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Graphic and Disturbing Violence and Nudity)**
**Running Time: 1 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Style, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Not As Much Fun as Previous Entries**

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)

February 19, 2020

Matsu the Scorpion is sheltered by a woman whom is being abused, while an old prison mate, the police, and a cop whose arm she hacked off hunt her.

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**Directed by: Shun’ya Ito**
**Starring: Meiko Kaji, Fumio Wantanabe, Yukie Kagawa, FUdeko Tanaka**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Graphic Violence and Nudity)**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Style, Direction, Story, Action, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Sleazy/ Exploitative (?)**

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)

February 18, 2020

The second entry in the Female Prisoner Scorpion series. After being locked in solitary confinement for a year, Matsu the Scorpion escapes with a van full of prisoners and flees across a surreal landscape.

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**Directed by: Shun’ya Ito**
**Starring: Meiko Kaji, Rie Yokoyama, Yayoi Watanabe, Natsuyagi Isao**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Graphic Violence and Nudity)**
**Running Time: 1 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Style, Story, Fun, Influence**
**WEAKNESSES: Sleazy/ Exploitative (?)**

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)

February 17, 2020

After being betrayed by detective she had fallen in love with, a young woman is sent to a prison full of violent prisoners and guards.

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

February 7, 2020

After breaking up with the Joker, Harley Quinn tries to find out how she fits in the world, while teaming up with a group of superheroes to stop a crime lord.

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**Directed by: Oliver Stone**
**Starring: Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Lopez, Billy Bob Thornton, Powers Boothe, Claire Danes, Jon Voight, Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, Sexuality and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 5 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Some Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Directing, Editing**

U Turn (1997)

February 5, 2020

A man heading to Vegas to pay off his gambling debt is waylaid in a strange Arizona town where everything goes wrong.

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