MV5BYmViNmFhYjEtYWRmZi00OTE1LTljYzQtZjY2MjA4NzZhODBmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjQ2MjQ5NzM@._V1_.jpg — A Touch of Zen (1971)

**Directed by: King Hu**
**Starring: Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Sustain Sequences of Martial Arts Action Violence)**
**Running Time: 3 h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unconventional Storytelling, Characters, Action, Excitement, Worldbuilding, Empowerment**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

A Touch of Zen (1971)

August 16, 2019

An unambitious small town painter and monks from a Buddhist monastery aid a lady fugitive in her run from corrupt government officials.

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**Directed by: Robert Altman**
**Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, Hugh Millais, Shelley Duvall, Corey Fischer**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Pacing, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

July 8, 2019

A gambler and a prostitute form a partnership and make a fortune in a remote Old West mining town, until a large corporation makes an offer to buy them out.

Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)

April 25, 2019

A reporter and a retired blind crossword puzzle writer collaborate to solve a slew of murders.

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**Directed by: Stanley Kubrick**
**Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 16 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Direction, Story, Irony, Writing, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Content, Some Acting (?)**

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

September 18, 2018

After a couple nights of ‘ultra-violence’ Alex DeLarge is sent to prison, where he undergoes an experimental surgery that will curb his more devious impulses.

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**Directed by: Sam Peckinpah**
**Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughn**
**Rated: R for Strong Brutal Violence Including a Sexual Attack, Menace, Some Sexual Content, and Pervasive Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 58 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Pacing, Acting, Directing, Editing, Characters**
**WEAKNESSES: Uncomfortable Controversial Material**

Straw Dogs (1971)

August 14, 2018

A young American and his English wife move to the wife’s hometown, only to face harassment from the locals.

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