MV5BM2E4ZjgwYjAtZmY0MS00OGFlLTlhZjgtMjU2OWY4NWNmZjg3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)

**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: Mariano Baino**
**Starring: Louise Salter, Venera Simmons, Mariya Kapnist**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 34 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Production Design, Atmosphere, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Slightly Schmaltzy Climax, Mild Pacing in First Act**

Dark Waters (1993)

October 13, 2020

After the death of her father, a young girl travels to a remote convent on an island to find out why her father funded it for years.

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**Directed by: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke**
**Starring: Martin Freeman, Susie Porter, Simone Landers**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Graphic Violence and Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 45 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Themes, General Execution**
**WEAKNESSES: Well Worn Territory, Pacing**

Cargo (2017)

October 12, 2020

In zombie-ridden Australia, a father searches for someone to protect his infant daughter.

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**Directed by: Peter Callow**
**Starring: Eva-Marie Kung, Ross Noble, Colin Burnicle, Griffin Stevens, Sesselia Olafs, Edward Baker-Duly**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Violence Including Disturbing Images and for Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Atmosphere, Concept, World Building**
**WEAKNESSES: Effects, Acting, Unlikeable Characters**

The Circle (2017)

October 7, 2020

A group of archaeology students travel to a remote Scottish island where they stumble upon a mysterious site, and soon, unusual phenomenon begin.

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

April 15, 2020

The concluding chapter in The Hobbit Trilogy.

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**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: Robert Redford**
**Starring: Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt**
**Rated: PG for Momentary Nudity, and Some Language in a Family Drama**
**Running Time: 2 h 3 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

A River Runs Through It (1992)

March 18, 2020

The two sons of a minister in Montana come of age, while also learning the secrets of fly-fishing.

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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.

The Straight Story (1999)

February 28, 2020

An elderly man decides to drive across several states on a lawnmower to see his estranged brother who has just had a stroke.

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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.

o 1.jpeg — Okja (2017)

**Directed By: Bong Joon-ho**
**Starring: Seo-hyun Ahn, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Giancarlo Esposito, Jake Gyllenhaal, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Shirley Henderson**
**Rated: TV-MA**
**Run Time: 2h**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Characters, Themes, World Building**
**Weakness: Pacing, Wildly Uneven Tone**

Okja (2017)

February 27, 2020

When international food conglomerate, Mirando, genetically engineers a food source called Super Pigs, one little peasant girl is given one as part of a publicity stunt. Ten years later Mirando wants it back but Mija isn’t giving up on her friend, without a fight.

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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.

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**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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