pain and glory.jpg — Pain & Glory (2019)

**Directed By: Pedro Almodovar**
**Starring: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Penelope Cruz**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 53m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Performances, Color, Subtlety**
**Weakness: Perhaps Length, perhaps...**

Pain & Glory (2019)

November 21, 2019

An aging filmmaker, who has taken a years long hiatus from directing, re-examines his life as he reconnects with the people and memories that are dredged up from his past when his old breakout film is given a 30 year remastering and special screening.

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.

Parasite (2019)

November 13, 2019

A family of unemployed con-artists and thieves find the perfect mark in a trusting and unsuspecting wealthy woman and her family whose casual indifference create unexpected and violent problems.

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.

dlk 1.jpg — Don’t Look Now (1973)

**Directed By: Nicolas Roeg**
**Starring: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania, Massimo Serato**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 50m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Direction, Acting**
**Weakness: Doesn’t Connect the Dots**

Don't Look Now (1973)

October 16, 2019

After suffering a family tragedy, a British couple living in Venice are confronted by a series of mysterious and perhaps paranormal events.

MV5BMzgwMjJiZmItYmU4MS00ODc5LWI2MmEtZjJhNWM1MjFkMzdjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,647,1000_AL_.jpg — Basket Case (1982)

**Directed by: Frank Henenlotter**
**Starring: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Teri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Comic Horror Violence and Gore and Some Nudity)**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS:Writing, Creature Design, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: *Definitely* Not for Everyone**

Basket Case (1982)

October 14, 2019

A young man travels to New York with his deformed Siamese-twin brother in a basket with plans for vengeance on the doctors that separated them against their will.

MV5BMTA3NzkzMDUxODBeQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU4MDM0ODc5ODcz._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — The Perfection (2018)

**Directed by: Richard Shepard**
**Starring: Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Webber**
**Rated: TV-MA**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Acting, Execution**

The Perfection (2018)

October 13, 2019

A musical prodigy seeks out the star pupil of her former school, and the encounter sends both musicians down a dark path.

s+1.jpg — Solaris (1972)

**Directed By: Andrei Tarkovsky**
**Starring: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet**
**Rated: PG**
**Run Time: 2h 47m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Directorial Vision, Concept**
**Weakness: Some Special Effects**

Solaris (1972)

October 2, 2019

Dr. Kelvin is sent to a space station orbiting the planet Solaris to discover why everyone on board went insane.

MV5BMTYzMDY5ODU1Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjkwNzkwNjM@._V1_.jpg — Lizzie (2018)

**Directed by: Craig William Macneill**
**Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Fiona Shaw, Jamey Sheridan, Denis O’Hare**
**Rated: R for Violence and Grisly Images, Nudity, a Scene of Sexuality, and Some Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 45 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: A Few Shaky Scenes**

Lizzie (2018)

October 2, 2019

A retelling of the infamous Borden murders of 1892.

MV5BMTQzMzQ4MDAyNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzE0MDk3OA@@._V1_.jpg — Upstream Color (2013)

**Directed By: Shane Carruth**
**Starring: Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth**
**Rated: NR**
**Run Time: 1h 36m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Directorial Authorship, Themes**
**Weakness: -**

Upstream Color (2013)

September 27, 2019

Two people become victims of an organism, which draws the two of them together, forcing them to try and make sense of the ruins of their lives.

uts 1.jpg — Under the Skin (2013)

**Directed By: Jonathan Glazer**
**Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 48m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Cinematography, Directorial Integrity**
**Weakness: -**

Under the Skin (2013)

September 19, 2019

A visitor from another planet observes human individuals, groups, patterns, and behaviour from a detached alien point of view.

MV5BYTg1MmNiMjItMmY4Yy00ZDQ3LThjMzYtZGQ0ZTQzNTdkMGQ1L2ltYWdlL2ltYWdlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,666,1000_AL_.jpg — Three Colors: Red (1995)

**Directed by: Krysztof Kieslowski**
**Starring: Irene Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frederique Feder**
**Rated: R for a Brief but Strong Sex Scene**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Three Colors: Red (1995)

August 30, 2019

A model forms a relationship with a retired judge that has a hobby of invading on people’s privacy.

dl 1.jpg — The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

**Directed By: Krzysztof Kieslowski**
**Starring: Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 38m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Music, Cinematography**
**Weakness: -**

The Double Life of Veronique (1991)

August 29, 2019

Two women, one in France, the other Poland, are inexplicably linked in spirit.

91430xto51L._SL1500_.jpg — The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)

**Directed by: Wojciech Has**
**Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzynska, Elzbieta Czyzewksa**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Nudity and Thematic Elements)**
**Running Time: 3 h 2 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Unexpected Humor, Production Design, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)

August 28, 2019

A soldier in a war finds a book that recounts a tale of a soldier traveling through Spain and meeting a variety of characters, many of who have stories of their own to tell.

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.

Bad Lieutenant (1992)

August 19, 2019

A police lieutenant with serious gambling and drug addictions reevaluates the way he chooses to live his life during his investigation into the rape of a nun.

MV5BNWM2MDZmMDgtYjViOS00YzBmLWE4YzctMDMyYTQ2YTc4MmVkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDk3NzU2MTQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,666,1000_AL_.jpg — Mulholland Drive (2001)

**Directed by: David Lynch**
**Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Robert Forster, Patrick Fischler**
**Rated: R for Violence, Language and Some Strong Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Themes, Symbolism**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Mulholland Drive (2001)

July 19, 2019

After a car wreck leaves a woman without memory, she and cheerful aspiring actress embark on a trip across Hollywood searching for clues.

bg 1.jpg — The Brothers Grimm (2005)

**Directed By: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey, Peter Stormare, Jonathan Pryce**
**Rated: PG13**
**Run Time: 1h 58m**
**TMM Score: 3**
**Strengths: Unique High Concept, Some Laughs**
**Weakness: Dialogue, CGI**

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

July 11, 2019

Brothers Jake and Will Grimm are con-men grifting money from German villages in order to rid them of ‘supernatural entities,’ but when a French General forces them to uncover who is behind the disappearance of almost a dozen children, they discover that the supernatural isn’t just a figment of their imagination.

MV5BNzFlMGJiYjgtY2ZiZi00YmQzLWJiY2QtZDAyOTBlYzc2MGQ0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc1NTYyMjg@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,648,1000_AL_.jpg — Macbeth (1971)

**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, Nicholas Selby, Stephan Chase**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 20 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Direction, Cinematography, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing**

Macbeth (1971)

July 10, 2019

With the help of his wife, a Scottish lord murders his king and ascends to the throne, only to be driven mad by his guilt.

ogf+1.jpg — Only God Forgives (2013)

**Directed By: Nicolas Winding Refn**
**Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 30m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: Visuals, Score**
**Weakness: Acting, Shallow Substance**

Only God Forgives (2013)

July 10, 2019

When an ex-pat Gangster’s brother is killed by a cop, revenge is the only thing on the mind of his mother. He, however, hopes for another way.

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