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Directed by: Mike Leigh
Starring: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis
Rated: R for Language and a Scene of Sensuality
Running Time: 1 h 43 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Themes, Characters
WEAKNESSES: -

Life is Sweet (1990)

November 13, 2018

A low-income family living in London does their best to navigate life and all its ups and downs.

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Directed by: Neil Jordan
Starring: Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 35 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Production Design, Anthology Storytelling
WEAKNESSES: Some Stories Don’t Work as Well as Others

The Company of Wolves (1984)

October 17, 2018

An anthology of dark fairy tales, all of which involve werewolves.