MV5BZWM2N2FiZWUtN2VkNS00Y2VhLTg1NGEtNGM0YzZjMmI2NTI0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTAyODkwOQ@@._V1_.jpg — Wild at Heart (1990)

**Directed by: David Lynch**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Isabella Rossellini, Harry Dean Stanton, Dianne Ladd, Jack Nance, Sherilyn Fenn**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 5 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Style, Story, Weirdness, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Lynch-lite, Somewhat Silly at Times**

Wild at Heart (1990)

February 27, 2020

Young lovers Sailor and Lula go on the run after Lula’s mother tries to keep them apart by any means necessary.

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**Directed by: Edward Norton**
**Starring: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, Ethan Suplee, Michael Kenneth Williams, Leslie Mann**
**Rated: R for Language Throughout Including Some Sexual References, Brief Drug Use, and Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 24 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Story, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Length, Pacing**

Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

February 5, 2020

A private detective with Tourette’s syndrome in 1950s New York tries to solve the murder of his mentor and friend.

ltoc 1.jpg — The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

**Directed By: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 44m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Performance, Production Design, Themes**
**Weakness: NA**

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

November 20, 2019

An alternate telling of the life of Christ as he battles internally and externally with his destined role, his personal desire, and the dichotomy between soul and body.

LIGOS_105_M3.1V2.1.jpg — The Lighthouse (2019)

**Directed by: Robert Eggers**
**Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe**
**Rated: R for Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Disturbing Images and Some Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 49 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Themes, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Lighthouse (2019)

October 29, 2019

Two wickies on a post far out at sea begin to experience unusual phenomena.

MV5BMzM5NjUxOTEyMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjEyMDM0MDE@._V1_SY1000_SX675_AL_.jpg — The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

**Directed by: Wes Anderson**
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Matthiew Amalric, Adrein Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Jude Law, Billy Murray, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Lea Seydoux, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson
**Rated: R for Language, Some Sexual Content and Violence**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Mis-En-Scene, Writing, Production Design, Characters, Story, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

August 26, 2019

The adventures of the legendary concierge Gustave H at the famous Grand Budapest Hotel between the first and second World Wars.

John Carter (2012)

July 15, 2019

A civil war vet is transported to Mars where he discovers factions on the edge of war.

Finding Nemo (2003)

June 20, 2019

A fish must find his son in the open ocean.

John Wick (2014)

May 17, 2019

An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the mobsters that killed his dog and stole his car.

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**Directed by: Brady Corbet**
**Starring: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Stacy Martin, Raffey Cassidy, Logan Riley Bruner, Willem Dafoe**
**Rated: R for Language, Some Strong Violence, and Drug Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 54 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Directing, Story, Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Tough Subject Matter, Increasingly Unlikable Protagonist**

Vox Lux (2018)

March 4, 2019

An unusual set of circumstances bring success to a pop star.

MV5BOTRmZGJiZjUtMGJjYi00MzZhLTkzYjUtODE1Yjk5ZDRiODhlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODAzODU1NDQ@._V1_SY1000_SX675_AL_.jpg — At Eternity’s Gate

**Directed by: Julian Schnabel**
**Starring: Willem Dafoe, Mads Mikkelsen, Oscar Isaac, Rupert Friend, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Rupert Friend**
**Rated: PG-13 for Soem Thematic Elements**
**Running Time: 1 h 51 m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Performances, Cinematography, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Overly Ambitious**

At Eternity's Gate (2018)

February 13, 2019

A portrait of Vincent Van Gogh in his final, spiraling years.

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**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.

eXistenZ (1999)

October 2, 2018

Allegra Geller, a world famous game designer and Ted Pikul, a marketing trainee, go on the run after reality-enthusiast assassins try to kill Allegra.

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