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**Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson**
**Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, Charlotte Rampling**
**Rated: R for Some Disturbing Bloody Images**
**Running Time: 1 h 51 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Acting, Some Directing, Twist**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Uneven Writing, Some Acting, How Twist Was Handled**

The Little Stranger (2018)

October 2, 2019

After a doctor is called to a crumbling manor, strange things begin to happen to him and the family that lives there.

MV5BMTYzMDY5ODU1Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjkwNzkwNjM@._V1_.jpg — Lizzie (2018)

**Directed by: Craig William Macneill**
**Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan, Denis O’Hare**
**Rated: R for Violence and Grisly Images, Nudity, a Scene of Sexuality, and Some Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 45 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: A Few Shaky Scenes**

Lizzie (2018)

October 2, 2019

A retelling of the infamous Borden murders of 1892.

Death Wish (2018)

September 24, 2019

A mild mannered man is brought to his melting point after a violent act towards his family.

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**Directed by: Jennifer Kent**
**Starring: Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman**
**Rated: R for Strong Violent and Disturbing Content Including Rape, Language Throughout, and Brief Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 16 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Mild Pacing Issues**

The Nightingale (2018)

September 19, 2019

An Irish woman serving a prison sentence on Tasmania in the 1820s survives a horrific tragedy and then sets out for vengeance with the help of an Aboriginal man.

The Guilty (2018)

September 17, 2019

A police officer assigned to dispatch receives a phone call from a kidnapped woman and does everything in his power to try to save her.

mg 1.jpg — Meeting Gorbachev (2018)

**Directed By: Werner Herzog**
**Starring: Mikhail Gorbachev, Werner Herzog, Yuri Andropov, James Baker, Leonid Brezhnev**
**Rated: NR**
**Run Time: 1h 30m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Human Insight**
**Weakness: The Drone Footage**

Meeting Gorbachev (2018)

August 7, 2019

A personal conversational interview between German director Werner Herzog and Russian politician Mikhail Gorbachev serves as the point of entry into the politician’s personal recollections of his career, the Soviet Union, Russia, and the political climate of the world.

bs 1.jpg — If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

**Directed By: Barry Jenkins**
**Starring: Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Tayonna Parris, Coleman Domingo, Diego Luna, Dave Franco**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 59m**
**TMM Score: 5**
**Strengths: Story, Acting, Cinematography**
**Weakness: None**

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

July 3, 2019

In 1970’s Harlem, Tish and Fonny, a young couple, bind their souls to each other with love, though the world seems hell-bent on breaking that bond.

Hotel Mumbai (2018)

June 17, 2019

The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai.

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**Directed by: Claire Denis**
**Starring: Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth**
**Rated: R for Disturbing Sexual and Violent Content Including Sexual Assault, Graphic Nudity, and For Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 53 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Story Structure, Acting, Cinematography, Unique Story, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Some Production Design**

High Life (2018)

June 17, 2019

A father and daughter struggle to survive in deep space.

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**Directed by: David Robert Mitchell**
**Starring: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Riki Lindhome, Callie Hernandez**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Violence, Language Throughout and Some Drug Use**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Themes, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: A Few Chintzy Sets and Effects**

Under the Silver Lake (2018)

May 27, 2019

A directionless young man living in LA meets a girl whom then mysteriously vanishes overnight, prompting him to embark on a quest to find her. As he quests, he finds himself wrapped up in a bizarre conspiracy.

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**Directed by: Peter Hedges**
**Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B. Vance**
**Rated: R for Language Throughout and Some Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1h 44m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Performances, Message**
**WEAKNESSES: Too Safe**

Ben is Back (2018)

May 14, 2019

A recovering drug addict must battle towards sobriety with the help from his mother.

ek 1.jpg — Everybody Knows (2018)

**Directed By: Asghar Farhadi**
**Starring: Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darin**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 13m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Mystery**
**Weakness: A Hair Long**

Everybody Knows (2018)

May 14, 2019

Laura’s family is gathering in her small hometown village for her sister’s wedding but when a crisis emerges, the family’s baggage and secrets are brought to light, clouding the resolution of a life or death struggle.