MV5BNzUyODk4OTkxNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzY0MDgzNTM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Mile 22 (2019)

**Directed by: Peter Berg**
**Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey, John Malkovich**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence and Language Throughout**
**Running Time: 1 h 34 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Iko Uwais, Action, Ending**
**WEAKNESSES: Writing, Acting, Length**

Mile 22 (2019)

March 28, 2019

An elite intelligence team tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer out of Indonesia.

MV5BMjExMDQ1NjMzOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjkxMzMyNzM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Velevet Buzzsaw (2019)

**Directed by: Dan Gilroy**
**Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Toni Collette, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, John Malkovich**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 53 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Theme**
**WEAKNESSES: Unlikeable Characters, Finding a Tone**

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

February 8, 2019

After a series of paintings by a recently deceased unknown artist are discovered, a group of artists try to get rich off the artist’s work, only to find the artwork fighting back.

MV5BMGYxZDEzMDMtMDIzNy00OTQ5LTkzYmItYzdkYTgxMGRkOWVmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

**Directed by: E Elias Merhige**
**Starring: John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cary Elwes**
**Rated: R for Some Sexuality, Drug Content, Violence and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Production Design, Atmosphere, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Cinematography, Small Target Audience (?)**

Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

October 6, 2018

The filming of Nosferatu (1922) is complicated by the demands and habits of lead actor Max Schreck.

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