MV5BNjdhNzZlYzYtYTBlNS00NTJiLWI2ZWUtMDI2YzI2MzM5NjY4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc1NTYyMjg@._V1_.jpg — Cape Fear (1991)

Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Juliette Lewis, Jessica Lange, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum
Rated: R for Strong Violence, and for Language
Running Time: 2h 8m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
STRENGTHS: Robert De Niro, Direction, Fun
WEAKNESSES: Silly Last Act

Cape Fear (1991)

November 27, 2019

After a man is released from prison, he seeks revenge on his lawyer who let him get convicted…

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson
Rated: R for Disturbing Violent Content, Language and Some Nudity
Running Time: 2h 19m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Visceral, Unrestrained, Demands and Rewards Multiple Views
WEAKNESSES: -

Shutter Island (2010)

November 27, 2019

Two detectives search for a missing psych ward patient on Shutter Island, but there’s more to this island than meets the eye…

MV5BY2NkZjEzMDgtN2RjYy00YzM1LWI4ZmQtMjIwYjFjNmI3ZGEwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzkwMjQ5NzM@._V1_.jpg — Goodfellas (1990)

Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro
Rated: R for Strong Brutal Violence, Pervasive Strong Language, Drug Use, and Some Sexuality
Running Time: 2h 28m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Direction, Performances, Best of the Genre
WEAKNESSES: -

Goodfellas (1990)

November 26, 2019

As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster…

Mean Streets (1973)

November 26, 2019

Johnny Boy gets in over his head with a loan shark…

The American Friend (1977)

November 20, 2019

Jonathan, a man dying of cancer, wanting nothing more than to provide for his family is given a job to kill a man for a lot of money. But Jonathan is no gunman…

MV5BOWVmZGQ0MGYtMDI1Yy00MDkxLWJiYjQtMmZjZmQ0NDFmMDRhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjg3MDMxNzU@._V1_.jpg — The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

Directed by: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Starring: Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes
Rated: PG-13 for Thematic Content, Language Throughout, Some Violence and Smoking
Running Time: 1h 37m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Heartfelt, Poignant, Terrific Performances
WEAKNESSES: -

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

November 12, 2019

Two very different people form a bond on an exciting journey…

The Frozen Ground (2013)

October 8, 2019

A detective hunts down the famous serial killer Robert Hansen.

A Score to Settle (2019)

October 1, 2019

A man seeks revenge after being wrongfully put away for 19 years.

Deliverance (1972)

September 17, 2019

A canoe trip goes horribly wrong for four friends in the deep Georgia wilderness.

betweenworlds__08738.1547876225.jpg — Between Worlds (2018)

**Directed by: Maria Pulera**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Penelope Mitchell, Franka Potente**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content, Language Throughout, Some Violence**
**Running Time: 1h 30m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Nicolas Cage**
**WEAKNESSES: Just About Everything Else**

Between Worlds (2018)

August 22, 2019

Grieving truck driver Joe finds himself in a steamy story of spirits.

Urban Cowboy (1980)

August 13, 2019

A city boy sets out to the country to be the best mechanical bull rider in Texas.

Punch-Drunk Love

**Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson**
**Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman**
**Rated: R for Strong Language Including a Scene of Sexual Dialogue**
**Running Time: 1h 35m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Direction, Cinematography, Writing, Performances**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

August 6, 2019

A man with crippling social anxiety finds love.

Shadow (2018)

April 30, 2019

Two rival kingdoms plot and fight for ultimate victory.

A History of Violence (2005)

April 16, 2019

Tom Stall had the perfect life, until he became a hero.

spring breakers 4.jpg — Spring Breakers (2012)

**Directed by: Harmony Korine**
**Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, James Franco, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1h 34m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Editing, Lighting, Energy**
**WEAKNESSES: Extreme Content**

Spring Breakers (2012)

August 1, 2018

When four high schoolers run away from their conservative homes to live it up over spring break, the idea of returning to their him drum lives pushes them to party harder and harder, rather than go home.

mishima 1.jpg — Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

**Directed by: Paul Schrader**
**Starring: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Cinematography, Production Design, Acting, Score**
**WEAKNESSES: Are you kidding? Who could find a weakness in this film.**

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

July 26, 2018

The great Japanese author and social leader, Yukio Mishima, prepares for his greatest work; of art and of action.

LA Confidential 1.jpg — L.A. Confidential (1997)

**Directed by: Curtis Hanson**
**Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 18m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Acting, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: None**

L.A. Confidential (1997)

July 13, 2018

In 1950s Hollywood, the Glitz and Glam draws all like a moth to a flame and 3 cops; a boyscout, a bruiser, and a schmoozer, are out to find out who murdered everyone in a coffee shop late one night.

litw 5.jpeg — Lady In The Water (2006)

**Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan**
**Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 50m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Paul Giamatti's Acting,**
**WEAKNESSES: Slight Characters, No Magic**

Lady In The Water (2006)

July 11, 2018

Cleveland Heap (Paul Giamatti), the manager/janitor of an apartment building, must aid a nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard), which he has found living in the building’s swimming pool, in attempt to bestow a gift upon a chosen person and then return home, to her own realm.

Sicario (2015)

June 28, 2018

An FBI agent is recruited by a shadowy agency to help fight the cartels.

Charly (1968)

February 22, 2018

Charlie Gordon, a man with an IQ of 59, undergoes a surgery that transforms him into a genius, but as he becomes smarter, he realizes the operation may not have been everything he hoped.

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