MV5BNDg5NTQ0NDU1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMTExNzIyNjM@._V1_.jpg — The Other Side of the Wind (2018)

**Directed by: Orson Welles**
**Starring: John Huston, Oja Kodar, Peter Bogdanovich**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 2 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unapologetically Art House, Frenetic Editing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: More Style than Substance**

The Other Side of the Wind (2018)

November 12, 2018

A mockumentary about the last day of an aging eccentric film director struggling to put together his latest film.

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**Directed by: Mike Leigh**
**Starring: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell, Ewen Bremner, Peter Wight**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Strong Sexual Content Including Rape and Pervasive Language)**
**Running Time: 2 h 12 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Content, Themes (?)**

Naked (1993)

November 9, 2018

After committing a crime, a nihilistic man flees Manchester to go stay in London with his ex-girlfriend while he revaluates his life and philosophies.

agony 1.jpg — The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

**Directed by: Carol Reed**
**Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison**
**Rated: NR (PG best guess)**
**Running Time: 2h 18m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Acting**

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

November 9, 2018

When master marble sculptor Michelangelo is hired/forced by Pope Julius II to paint the Sistine Chapel he struggles to find meaning in the work and to get a long with the Pope, who seems to antagonize him at every turn.

Alien (1979)

November 8, 2018

The crew of the merchant space vessel Nostromo lands on a moon to investigate a distress call, only to find something they weren’t ready for waiting for them.

glad 1.jpg — Gladiator (2000)

**Directed by: Ridley Scott**
**Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris, Connie Nielson**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 35m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars (Loved It)**
**STRENGTHS: Production, Acting, Spectacle**
**WEAKNESSES: Final Speech/Ending**

Gladiator (2000)

November 8, 2018

When Maximus, a Roman General, is betrayed by Commodus, the Roman Emperor, His family is killed and he narrowly escapes into the life of a slave. As a Gladiator, will he ever realize vengeance upon the man who ruined his life?

A Passage to India (1984)

November 7, 2018

A commentary on cultural mistrust and British colonialism. A high-class English woman travels to India for adventure (and possibly love), but things go awry when she takes an expedition to the Marabar caves with a local named Aziz.

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**Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock**
**Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson, George Sanders**
**Rated: Nr (Suggested PG for some Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 2 h 10 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Cinematography, Production Design, Some Acting, Old Hollywood Charm**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing, Some Melodramatic Moments**

Rebecca (1940)

November 6, 2018

A young woman marries a rich troubled widower and is constantly reminded of her husband’s deceased wife.

dz 5.jpg — Doctor Zhivago (1965)

**Directed by: David Lean**
**Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 3h 17m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Production**
**WEAKNESSES: Personal Connection**

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

November 6, 2018

Sprawling across the Russian landscape, this epic film follows Yuri, a doctor and poet, and Lara, a young woman with a scandalous past. As the turmoil which gripped Russia before and after WW1 tears Yuri and Lara apart, they continue to serendipitously cross paths over and over, harboring a secret love for each other.

tcat 1.jpg — To Catch A Thief (1955)

**Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock**
**Starring: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1h 46m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars (didn’t like it)**
**STRENGTHS: Production**
**WEAKNESSES: Lack of Suspense**

To Catch A Thief (1955)

November 6, 2018

A retired jewel thief is suspected by the authorities, and everyone else, of committing a new string of burglaries. The only solution to his problem seems to be using his expertise to catch the real thief.

Brazil (1985)

November 5, 2018

An everyman of an oppressively bureaucratic future becomes entangled in a conspiracy after a clerical error.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

November 5, 2018

An orphaned boy learns he is famous in the wizarding world for once having bested an evil wizard as a baby. Upon rejoining the world of wizards, the boy joins a wizard school.

fishking 1.jpg — The Fisher King (1991)

**Directed by: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 18m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Length**

The Fisher King (1991)

November 5, 2018

When a disc jockey on the verge of blowing up causes a tragedy by giving some bad on-air advice, his entire life is thrown into chaos as he copes with being the cause of suffering and seeks redemption by helping a homeless man who is suffering from his own dementia fueled disfunction.

A1Aj7ttMqXL._RI_.jpg — Trick’r Treat (2007)

**Directed by: Michael Dougherty**
**Starring: Dylan Baker, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin**
**Rated: R for Horror Violence, Some Sexuality/Nudity and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 22 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Halloween Spirit**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Uneven Pacing**

Trick'r Treat (2007)

November 2, 2018

A flower shop worker comes across an unusual species of plant that brings him great fortune, but at a great cost.

Secrets & Lies (1996)

**Directed by: Mike Leigh**
**Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook**
**Rated: R for Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 16 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Characters, Story, Writing, Directing, Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Secrets and Lies (1996)

November 2, 2018

A young successful black woman discovers her birth mother is an underprivileged white woman. The revelation has repercussions that echo through their extended families.

Black Swan (2010)

November 2, 2018

Nina is one of the most dedicated and technical dancers in her ballet company. When their star retires all the girls vie for her position and Nina is granted the role, if, and it’s a big if, she can tap into her less controlled and naturally talented side.

Persona (1966)

November 1, 2018

A nurse takes care of a mute actress at an isolated island home, only to find their personalities begin melding together.

The Love Witch (2016)

November 1, 2018

Elaine is anything but a modern girl. Using magic to lure and keep men, however, she is left with a host of unexpected and frustrating emotions. Not to mention the ever growing stack of bodies she can claim to her name.

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**Directed by: Karl Freund**
**Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners**
**Rated: Approved**
**Running Time: 1 h 13 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Old Hollywood Charm**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Reuse of Shots, Expositional Dialogue, Dues Ex Machina**

The Mummy (1932)

October 31, 2018

A resurrected mummy searches for the reincarnation of his lost love.

The Invisible Man (1933)

October 31, 2018

A scientist is driven to insanity after he becomes invisible, and he spends his days terrorizing a town.

MV5BZDY2ODZhZWQtNDk0ZS00OGE4LWE4NjAtZjE5MTJhMjExMTRjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc1NTYyMjg@._V1_SY1000_SX666_AL_.jpg — Dracula (1931)

**Directed by: Tod Browning**
**Starring: Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Some Scary Images)**
**Running Time: 1 h 15 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Old Hollywood Charm, Production Design, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: It's Kind of Boring, Lack of Soundtrack/Atmosphere, Acting**

Dracula (1931)

October 31, 2018

Count Dracula leaves his castle in Transylvania to prey on a woman who lives in London.

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