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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.

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**Directed by: John Waters**
**Starring: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey, Cookie Mueller, Paul Swift**
**Rated: NC-17 for a Wide Range of Perversions in Explicit Detail**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It’s an Experience**
**WEAKNESSES: It’s a Lot to Take In**

Pink Flamingos (1972)

April 27, 2020

A married couple makes tries to prove they are filthier than Divine, who claims to be the filthiest person alive.

mp 1.jpg — Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)

**Directed By: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones**
**Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin**
**Rated: PG**
**Run Time: 1h 41m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Writing, Performances**
**Weakness: Sound**

Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)

March 12, 2020

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are given and take up a quest from God to retrieve the Holy Grail from wherever it may be.

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**Directed by: Autumn de Wilde**
**Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Mia Goth, Bill Nighy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner, Josh O’Connor, Amber Anderson**
**Rated: PG for Brief Partial Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 4 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, A Few Awkwardly Directed Scenes**

Emma. (2020)

March 11, 2020

A young woman in high society 1800s England meddles in the lives of her friends and relatives with the best of intentions, but not always the best results.

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.

71X7eSTLYVL._SL1394_.jpg — Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)

**Directed by: Bong Joon Ho**
**Starring: Sung-Jae Lee, Doona Bae, Ho-Jung Kim, Hee-Bong Byun**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R)**
**Running Time: 1 h 50 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unique Premise, Direction**
**WEAKNESSES: Unlikeable Characters, Pacing**

Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)

March 6, 2020

A part-time college professor finds himself annoyed by a perpetually yapping dog and decides to take action.

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.

t 1.jpg — Trainwreck (2015)

**Directed By: Judd Apatow**
**Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, John Cena, Lebron James, Colin Quinn, Tilda Swinton**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 5m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Humor, Use of Cameos, Strong Supporting Cast**
**Weakness: Length, a Couple Over Drawn Scenes**

Trainwreck (2015)

February 25, 2020

Amy is a writer for a New York magazine who doesn’t believe in happily-ever-after but when she begins to have feelings for the subject of an article she is writing, she is confronted with her ideas about relationships and individualism.

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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.

November (2017)

February 12, 2020

A poor village in Estonia tries to survive the winter by using magic, and a young girl among the villagers attempts to woo a young man.

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**Directed by: Pedro Almodovar**
**Starring: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles Leon**
**Rated: NC-17 for a Scene of Strong Adult Sensuality and Nudity**
**Running Time: 1 h 41 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Characters, Humor, Mis-En-Scene**
**WEAKNESSES: Almodovar-lite**

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)

February 10, 2020

A former mental patient takes a former porn star prisoner in an attempt to convince her to marry him.

919ItOAU36L._AC_SL1500_.jpg — For Your Consideration (2006)

**Directed by: Christopher Guest**
**Starring: Catherine O’Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Eugene Leavy, Christopher Moynihan, John Michael Higgins**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sexual References and Brief Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 26 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Satire, Structure**
**WEAKNESSES: Inside Jokes Won’t Work For Everyone**

For Your Consideration (2006)

February 7, 2020

An indie film production explodes into mania after it’s rumored one of the actors might be nominated for an Oscar.

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**Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock**
**Starring: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger**
**Rated: Approved**
**Running Time: 1 h 20 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Technical Aspects, Writing, Suspense**
**WEAKNESSES: Obvious Cuts**

Rope (1948)

January 28, 2020

Two men try to prove they’ve committed a perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate.

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**Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci**
**Starring: Robert DeNiro, Gerard Depardieu, Dominique Sandra, Donald Sutherland**
**Rated: NR (Suggested NC-17 for Explicit Sexual Content, and Violence Including Animal Cruelty)**
**Running Time: 5 h 17 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Acting, Some Amazing Sequences, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Animal Cruelty, Length, Themes, Also Directing**

1900 (1976)

January 17, 2020

An epic tale of class struggle in Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends- one wealthy, one poor.

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**Directed by: Takashi Miike**
**Starring: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinji Takeda, Naomi Nishida, Tesuro Tanba, Tamaki Miyazaki**
**Rated: R for Violent Images and Some Sexual Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 53 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Absurdity, Themes, Story, Fun, Innovation**
**WEAKNESSES: Also Absurdity**

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

January 15, 2020

A dark comedy concerning a family that opens an inn in a remote mountain region, only to have the arriving customers die in mysterious ways.

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Directed by: Riley Stearns
Starring: Jessie Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello
Rated: R for Violence, Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity and Language
Running Time: 1 h 44 m
TMM Score: 4.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Black Humor, Story, Acting
WEAKNESSES: -

The Art of Self Defense (2019)

January 7, 2020

After being brutally mugged, Casey Davies enrolls in a Karate course taught by an eccentric sensei.

The Forest of Love (2019)

January 6, 2020

Japanese cult director Sion Sono’s take on the Kitakysushu serial murder incident.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

December 31, 2019

Christmas with the Griswalds!

Uncut Gems (2019)

December 31, 2019

Howard Ratner, a New York City jeweler and compulsive gambling addict, makes a series of high stakes bets in an attempt to score a huge win, while simultaneously avoiding his bookies, and balancing his wife, kids and his mistress.

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