focus_8c00_Poster France.jpg — Belle De Jour (1967)

**Directed by: Luis Bunuel**
**Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Genevieve Page**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 40 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Belle De Jour (1967)

December 6, 2018

A young Parisian housewife spends her afternoons working as a prostitute in a brothel.

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**Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville**
**Starring: Alain Delon, Francois Perier, Nathalie Delon**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1 h 41 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Style, Acting, Directing, Soundtrack**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Le Samourai (1967)

December 4, 2018

A professional hitman lives a life of solitude in order to keep things simple, but when there is a witness to his latest contract, things get complicated.

MV5BOTk1Nzk1MDc1MF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjU2NDExNjM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

**Directed by: Drew Goddard**
**Starring: Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, John Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Shea Whigham, Nick Offerman, Lewis Pullman**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, Language, Some Drug Content and Brief Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 21 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Characters, Story, Setting**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)

October 18, 2018

Seven strangers all harboring secrets meet at El Royale, a mysterious hotel on the border of California and Nevada.

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**Directed by: Paul Verhoeven**
**Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Effects, Writing, Story, B-Movie Gold**
**WEAKNESSES: Not For Everyone**

RoboCop (1987)

October 8, 2018

Set in future in a crime-ridden Detroit. A mortally wounded cop returns to the force as a cyborg, but is haunted by memories of his past.

MV5BMjA4NzE0NjQ5NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODE0MzIxNDM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Sweet Virginia (2017)

**Directed by:Jamie M Dagg**
**Starring: Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots**
**Rated: R for Violence, Some Strong Sexuality, Language, and Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Some Acting, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Predictability**

Sweet Virginia (2017)

September 18, 2018

A former rodeo champ turned hotel clerk unwittingly befriends a young man with a hidden violent side.

The Killing (1956)

September 11, 2018

Mobsters plan to rob a racetrack.

killers kiss 1.jpg — Killer's Kiss (1955)

**Directed by: Stanley Kubrick**
**Starring: Frank Silvera, Irene Kane, Jamie Smith**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1h 7m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Standard Story**

Killer's Kiss (1955)

September 10, 2018

When a low level boxer, Davey, falls for a private dancer, Gloria, he runs afoul of her manager, Vincent, who fancies her and has no qualms about using violence to get her.

MV5BODk4MTkxMDE1Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjE0NjEzOTE@._V1_.jpg — Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

**Directed by: Louis Malle**
**Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Violence and Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Soundtrack, Always Raising Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing/ Drawn Out Scenes**

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

August 3, 2018

A businessman murders his employer, which sets off a series of crimes.

LA Confidential 1.jpg — L.A. Confidential (1997)

**Directed by: Curtis Hanson**
**Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 18m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Acting, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: None**

L.A. Confidential (1997)

July 13, 2018

In 1950s Hollywood, the Glitz and Glam draws all like a moth to a flame and 3 cops; a boyscout, a bruiser, and a schmoozer, are out to find out who murdered everyone in a coffee shop late one night.

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