The Report (2019)
Directed by: Scott Z. Burns
Starring: Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Corey Stoll, Maura Tierney, Michael C Hall, Tim Blake Nelson
Rated: R for Some Scenes of Inhumane Treatment and Torture, and Language
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length
A senate staffer is tasked to lead an investigation into the CIA’s ‘Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.”
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O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000)
Directed By: Joel & Ethan Coen
Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Charles Durning
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 1h 47m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Acting, Writing, Music
Weakness: None
Everett, Pete, and Delmar aren’t just down on their luck during the Great Depression. They are chained together in a chain gang, till they break free in an attempt to find buried treasure that is.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, Clancy Brown, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Zoe Kazan, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits
Rated: R for Some Strong Violence
Running Time: 2 h 12 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Coen Bros Flair, Irreverence and Poignancy, Clever Writing
WEAKNESSES: Some CGI and Sets Look A Little Cheap
Six stories set in the Coen Brothers’ Wild West.
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