The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

October 19, 2018

A newly engaged couple get a flat tire near a castle where the mad Dr. Frank-N-Furter is having a party.

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**Directed by: Andy Muschietti**
**Starring: Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Fin Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer**
**Rated: R for Violence/Horror, Bloody Images, and for Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 15 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Characters, Story, Aesthetic**
**WEAKNESSES: It's Not That Scary**

It (2017)

October 18, 2018

In the summer of 1989, a group of outcast kids band together to fight a mysterious force that feeds on the children of the town.

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**Directed by: Neil Jordan**
**Starring: Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, Stephen Rea**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Production Design, Anthology Storytelling**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Stories Don’t Work as Well as Others**

The Company of Wolves (1984)

October 17, 2018

An anthology of dark fairy tales, all of which involve werewolves.

First Man (2018)

October 17, 2018

A look at the life of Neil Armstrong as he navigates the trials of Project Gemini and then prepares for the historic Apollo 11 Mission.

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**Directed by: Gareth Evans**
**Starring: Dan Stevens, Michael Sheen, Kristine Froseth, Bill Miner**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Graphic Bloody Violence and Disturbing Material)**
**Running Time: 2 h 10 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Production Design, Atmosphere, Effects, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Content Will Deter Some Viewers, Some Plot Holes**

Apostle (2018)

October 15, 2018

A man journeys to an island that is home to a cult in an attempt to rescue his sister.

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**Directed by: Juan Carlos Medina**
**Starring: Olivia Cooke, Bill Nighy, Douglas Booth**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Grisly Violence and Some Sexual Material)**
**Running Time: 1 h 49 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Atmosphere, Acting, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

The Limehouse Golem (2016)

October 14, 2018

As famed musician Elizabeth Cree awaits her death sentence for the apparent murder of her husband, Inspector Kildare investigates a series of murders that might coincide with Cree’s husband.

asib.2018 1.jpg — A Star Is Born (2018)

**Directed by: Bradley Cooper**
**Starring: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliot**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 16m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Everything**
**WEAKNESSES: Nothing**

A Star Is Born (2018)

October 11, 2018

When struggling singer Ally is performing at a drag bar, the biggest Rock Star in the world happens to hear her as he makes a pit stop for more beers. The instant connection they feel mirrors her rise to fame as they both cope with the frustrations of fame, the music industry, and love.

asib.1979 1.jpg — A Star Is Born (1979)

**Directed by: Frank Pierson**
**Starring: Barbara Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 19m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Concert Set Pieces**
**WEAKNESSES: Strains Believability, No Emotional Connection**

A Star Is Born (1979)

October 11, 2018

The rowdiest mis-behaving-ist Rock Star in the game discovers a lounge singer who, he believes, has what it takes to be the next big thing. What does the next big thing mean for the last big thing?

71JF2+G0gCL._RI_.jpg — A Knight’s Tale (2001)

**Directed by: Brian Helgeland**
**Starring: Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Alan Tudyk, James Purefoy**
**Rated: PG-13 for Action Violence, Some Nudity and Brief Sex-Related Dialogue**
**Running Time: 2 h 12 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Fun, Writing, Characters**
**WEAKNESSES: 2000s Version of Cool, Nike Product Placement, Rock Music Soundtrack Doesn’t Always Work**

A Knight's Tale (2001)

October 9, 2018

A peasant masquerades as a knight to feed himself and maybe win some glory.

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**Directed by: Masaki Kobayashi**
**Starring: Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Miskako Wantanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Frightening Moments)**
**Running Time: 3 h 3 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Stories, Culture, Mis-en-scene**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Kwaidan (1964)

October 7, 2018

An anthology film of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.

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**Directed by: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead**
**Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Francesco Carnelutti**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Disturbing Images, Some Sexuality/Nudity and Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 49 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Cinematography, Story, Some Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Some Effects**

Spring (2014)

October 5, 2018

After Evan looses his Mom and his job in the same week, he heads to Italy, where he meets Louise, a seemingly perfect girl. But underneath her skin, Louise hides a secret.

Seduced and Abandoned (1964)

October 3, 2018

When Agnese, the youngest daughter of a Sicilian family, falls for her older sister’s fiance’, Peppino, she ends up pregnant a with a family desperate to see justice served and their daughter married, whether anyone involved actually wants that or not.

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**Directed by: Sean Byrne**
**Starring: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton**
**Rated: R for Strong Bloody Violence and Torture, Sexuality, Some Language, Teen Drug and Alcohol Use.**
**Running Time: 1 h 24 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting By Leads, Continually Ups Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting By Secondary Characters**

The Loved Ones (2009)

October 3, 2018

After Brent turns down Lola’s invitation to prom, she and her father kidnap Brent and force him to come to dinner.

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**Directed by: Brian De Palma**
**Starring: John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer**
**Rated: R for Sexuality, Language and Terror Violence**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Directing, Editing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Familiar Story Elements**

Raising Cain (1992)

October 3, 2018

After a man’s wife cheats on him, he becomes increasingly unstable.

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

September 21, 2018

A wealthy Doctor living in New York City reevaluates his life and marriage while wandering through the city after his wife admits she fantasized about cheating on him.

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**Directed by: Stanley Kubrick**
**Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 3 h 5 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Mise-En-Scene, Cinematography, Writing, Acting, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Length, Pacing During Second Act**

Barry Lyndon (1975)

September 19, 2018

An Irish scrapper slowly rises through the ranks of English aristocracy.

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**Directed by: Stanley Kubrick**
**Starring: James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Strong Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 2 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Content**

Lolita (1962)

September 14, 2018

A middle-aged man marries a widow to be closer to her young daughter.

Reversal of Fortune (1990)

September 10, 2018

Based on a true story. Sunny von Bulow lies in a coma and her husband Claus has been convicted on two counts of attempted murder. He says he’s innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

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.

mi3 1.jpg — Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

**Directed by: Nina Paley**
**Starring: Annette Hanshaw, Assem Chhabra, Bhavana Nagulapally**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1h 22m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Conviction, Music, Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing and Simple Animation**

Sita Sings the Blues (2008)

September 7, 2018

Sita and Rama, figures from the Vedas and Upanishads, are banished to a wild land of demons and monsters. When Sita is kidnapped by the king of the Rakshasa, Ravana, Rama must rescue her, but will he believe that she remained faithful during her stay with Ravana.

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