Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Lawrence Tierney
Rated: R for Strong Violence and Language
Running Time: 1h 40m
TMM Score: 4.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Writing, Cinematography, Directing
WEAKNESSES: Some Over Acting
A diamond heist in LA goes horribly wrong.
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The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
Directed By: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloe Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Tom Waits
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 44m
TMM Score: 3 Stars
Strengths: Theme, Acting, Humor
Weakness: Ending, Monologues
Centerville is just what it sounds like; an average small town. When two of its citizens are found dead and half eaten, it can only be one thing. Some sort of animal. Or several. Or maybe, ZOMBIES!!!
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Monster’s Inc. (2001)
Directed by: Pete Doctor
Starring: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi
Rated: G
Running Time: 1h 32m
TMM Score: 4.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Animation, Characters, Fun
WEAKNESSES: Glaring Plot Hole
A monster city is kept alive by the screams of children, until one child escapes.
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Fargo (1996)
Directed By: Joel & Ethan Coen
Starring: William H. Macey, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Frances McDormand, John Caroll Lynch, Larry Brandenberg
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 38m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Acting, Themes, Cinematography, Unique Setting
Weakness: None
When Jerry Lundegaard, tired of scrounging for scraps and grinding as a failed car/undercoat salesman, decides to stage a kidnap and ransom of his wife to gain access to his father-in-law’s money and the mild mannered mid-westerner ends ends up in league with a violently pragmatic criminal cohort.
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, David Huddleston, Peter Stormare, Flea, John Turturro, David Thewlis
Rated: R for Pervasive Strong Language, Drug Content, Sexuality, and Brief Violence
Running Time: 1 h 57 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: This is a Perfect Film
WEAKNESSES: -
Slacker ‘The Dude’ navigates LA trying to untangle a mess of a conspiracy.
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The Death of Stalin (2017)
Directed by: Armando Iannucci
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs
Rated: R for Language Throughout, Violence and Some Sexual References
Running Time: 1 h 47 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting
WEAKNESSES: Subject Matter Might Offend
After Stalin's death, the Soviet Union is thrust into disarray while the remaining leaders struggle to maintain some semblance of order.
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