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**Directed by: Lucio Fulci**
**Starring: Fabrizio Jovine, Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Gory Violence and Images)**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS:**
**WEAKNESSES:**

City of the Living Dead (1980)

October 23, 2020

A priest commits suicide and causes the gates of hell to open, unleashing zombies on a town.

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**Directed by: William Lustig**
**Starring: Joe Spinell, Tom Savini, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Atmosphere, Joe Spinell**
**WEAKNESSES: It’s Pretty F*cked Up**

Maniac (1980)

October 16, 2020

A psychotic man struggles with his impulse to kill and scalp women.

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.

Creed (2015)

March 20, 2020

Rocky Balboa serves as a mentor and trainer for Adonis Creed, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

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**Directed by: Leigh Whannell**
**Starring: Elizabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Harriet Dyer, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Storm Reid**
**Rated: R for Some Strong Bloody Violence, and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 4 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Some Great Scenes, Acting, Some Themes, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Lots of Tiny Plot Holes, Uneven Quality**

The Invisible Man (2020)

February 28, 2020

After Cecilia’s abusive ex Adrian takes his own life and leaves her a fortune, she begins to experience strange phenomena and suspects Adrian might be behind it.

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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.

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: Edward Norton**
**Starring: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, Ethan Suplee, Michael Kenneth Williams, Leslie Mann**
**Rated: R for Language Throughout Including Some Sexual References, Brief Drug Use, and Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 24 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Story, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Length, Pacing**

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

February 5, 2020

A private detective with Tourette’s syndrome in 1950s New York tries to solve the murder of his mentor and friend.

The Forest of Love (2019)

January 6, 2020

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

The Ninth Configuration (1980)

December 23, 2019

An isolated institution in the Pacific Northwest tries a controversial experimental treatment on its primarily Vietnam veteran population.

81ljj4G8V-L._RI_.jpg — Black Christmas (1974)

Directed by: Bob Clark
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Margot Kidder, Lynne Griffin
Rated: Suggested R for Strong Violence and Language
Running Time: 1h 38m
TMM Score: 3.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Directing, Mystery, Fun
WEAKNESSES: Too Many Plot Holes

Black Christmas (1974)

December 10, 2019

A sorority is harassed by a strange and sinister caller….

91PQwBtV43L._SL1500_.jpg — The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)

**Directed by: Duccio Tessari**
**Starring: Helmut Berger, Giancarlo Sbragia, Evelyn Steart, Silvano Tranquilli, Wendy D’Olive**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for A Scene of Sexuality, Some Violence and Thematic Elements)**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Perspective, Twist, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing, Some Melodrama**

The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)

November 25, 2019

After a young girl is murdered in a park, a television anchor is arrested for her murder, but murders of a similar style soon follow.

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**Directed by: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles**
**Rated: R for Strong Brutal Violence, Pervasive Strong Language, Drug Use and Some Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 58 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

Casino (1995)

November 18, 2019

Adapted from the true story of Las Vegas mobsters Lefty Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro.

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**Directed by: Nicolas Pesce**
**Starring: Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa**
**Rated: R for Aberrant Violent and Sexual Content, Nudity, and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 21 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Creativity, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: More Style than Substance, Minor Deux Ex Machina**

Piercing (2018)

November 14, 2019

A man with a growing inclination towards violence decides to murder a prostitute to get it out of his system.

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**Directed by: Wes Craven**
**Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, Wes Craven, Robert Englund**
**Rated: R for Explicit Horror Violence and Gore, and For Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 52 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Meta-Story, Atmosphere, Freddy Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: Takes A While to Get Going**

New Nightmare (1994)

October 25, 2019

As Heather Langenkamp prepares for her role in the latest installment in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series, she finds hers and her child’s dreams are being afflicted by Freddy.

MV5BMjA2NjU5MTg5OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTkyMzQxMDE@._V1_.jpg — Scream (1996)

Directed by: Wes Craven
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Skeet Ulrich, Matthew Lillard
Rated: R for Strong Graphic Horror Violence and Gore, and for Language
Running Time: 1h 51m
TMM Score: 3.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Fantastic Blend of Humor and Terror, Iconic
WEAKNESSES: Tension isn’t Tight, Over the Top Performances

Scream (1996)

October 10, 2019

A ghost faced killer preys on a small town

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**Directed by: James Watkins**
**Starring:Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciaran Hinds**
**Rated: PG-13 for Thematic Material and Violence/Disturbing Images**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Production Design, Pacing, Atmosphere, Ending**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Lack of Real Scares, Too Many Jump Scares**

The Woman in Black (2012)

October 8, 2019

A young lawyer travels to an isolated village to settle the estate of a client, only to find a vengeful spirit is haunting the occupants of the village.

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**Directed by: Neil Marshall**
**Starring: Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby, Liam Cunningham**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence/ Gore and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 45 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Budgetary Restraints**

Dog Soldiers (2002)

October 7, 2019

A group of military recruits runs into werewolves while training in Scotland.

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