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The Fall (2006)

Directed By: Tarsem Singh

Starring: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell

Rated: R

Run Time: 1h 57m

TMM Score: 5 Stars

Strengths: Acting, Production Design and Costuming, Emotional Connection

Weakness: Brief CGI Moments

The Fall (2006)

February 13, 2020

In a hospital, an injured stuntman weaves an epic tale for a young girl with a broken arm in order to convince her to help him obtain the Morphine he needs to numb his inner anguish.

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In Adventure, Art House, Coming of Age, Epic, Fantasy Tags Michael McDonald, The Fall, 2006, Tarsem Singh, Tarsem, Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, R Rated, 5 Stars
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For Your Consideration (2006)

Directed by: Christopher Guest

Starring: Catherine O’Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest, Eugene Leavy, Christopher Moynihan, John Michael Higgins

Rated: PG-13 for Sexual References and Brief Language

Running Time: 1 h 26 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Satire, Structure

WEAKNESSES: Inside Jokes Won’t Work For Everyone

For Your Consideration (2006)

February 7, 2020

An indie film production explodes into mania after it’s rumored one of the actors might be nominated for an Oscar.  

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In Comedy, Drama Tags Christopher Guest, Catherine O’Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Eugene Leavy, Christopher Moynihan, John Michael Higgins, 2006, 3.5 Stars
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Directed by: Tom Tykwer

Starring: Ben Winshaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman

Rated: R for Aberrant Behavior Involving Nudity, Violence, Sexuality, and Disturbing Images

Running Time: 2 h 27 m

TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Direction, Acting, Production Design, Story, Concept

WEAKNESSES: Length, Ending

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

January 10, 2020

A perfumer with an incredible sense of smell has a deadly obsession with his pursuit of trying capture the scent of women. 

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In Crime, Drama, Epic, Mystery, Thriller Tags Tom Tykwer, 2006, Ben Winshaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, R, 3 Stars
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The Omen (2006)

Directed by: John Moore

Starring: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Gambon

Rated: R for Disturbing Violent Content, Graphic Images and Some Language

Running Time: 1 h 50 m

TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Story, Acting

WEAKNESSES: Rather Pointless Remake

The Omen (2006)

October 29, 2019

A remake of the 1976 classic. An American diplomat begins to suspect his son might be the antichrist. 

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In Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller Tags Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Gambon, John Moore, 2006
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300 (2006)

Directed by: Zack Snyder

Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Regan, Dominic West, Rodrigo Santoro

Rated: R for Graphic Battle Sequences Throughout, Some Sexuality and Nudity

Running Time: 1 h 57 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Style, Action

WEAKNESSES: Writing, Style Over Substance

300 (2006)

September 27, 2019

King Leonidas leads three hundred Spartans in a fight against King Xerxes and his massive army.

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In Action, Adventure, Epic, Fantasy, Romance, War Tags Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Regan, Dominic West, Rodrigo Santoro, Zack Snyder, 3.5 Stars, 2006
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The Painted Veil (2006)

Directed by: John Curran

Starring: Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones

Rated: PG-13 for Some Mature Sexual Situations, Partial Nudity, Disturbing Images and Brief Drug Content

Running Time: 2 h 5 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Acting, Locations, Soundtrack, Writing

WEAKNESSES: Melodramatic Moments, Somewhat Predictable, Low-Key White Savior Complex

The Painted Veil (2006)

May 31, 2019

A British doctor helps fight a cholera epidemic in China whilst dealing with increasing threats to westerners by Nationalists. His unfaithful wife begrudgingly joins him.

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In Adventure, Drama, Romance Tags Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Live Schreiber, Toby Jones, John Curran, 2006, 3.5 Stars, PG-13
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Silent Hill (2006)

Directed by: Christophe Gans

Starring: Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, Sean Bean, Jodelle Ferland

Rated: R for Strong Horror Violence and Gore, Disturbing Images, and Some Language

Running Time: 2 h 5 m

TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Visuals, Atmosphere, Production Design, Soundtrack

WEAKNESSES: Writing, Acting, Story Structure, Length

Silent Hill (2006)

October 11, 2018

A young girl’s recurring nightmares about Silent Hill, the place she was born, prompts he mother to take her to take her daughter there, only to find that Silent Hill is not at all what they thought it might be. 

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In Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Tags 2006, Silent Hill, Christophe Gans, Radha Mitchell, Laurie Holden, Sean Bean, Jodelle Ferland, R, 2.5 Stars
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Tell No One (2006)

Directed by: Guillaume Canet

Starring: Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier

Rated: NR (Suggest R for Violence, Language, and Some Nudity)

Running Time: 2 h 11 m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Pacing, Story, Excitement, Acting

WEAKNESSES: Some Lengthy Expositional Scenes

Tell No One (2006)

September 4, 2018

Eight years after the murder of Doctor Alexandre Beck’s wife, new clues begin to surface, reopening the case. The police find strong evidence suggesting Beck might be responsible for the murder, so Beck must evade the police while he to tries to prove his innocence.

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In Action, Crime, Drama, Foreign Film, Mystery, Thriller Tags Guillaume Canet, Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier, NR, 2006, France, 4 Stars
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Lady In The Water (2006)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright

Rated: PG-13

Running Time: 1h 50m

TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Paul Giamatti's Acting,

WEAKNESSES: Slight Characters, No Magic

Lady In The Water (2006)

July 11, 2018

Cleveland Heap (Paul Giamatti), the manager/janitor of an apartment building, must aid a nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard), which he has found living in the building’s swimming pool, in attempt to bestow a gift upon a chosen person and then return home, to her own realm.

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In Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller Tags M. Night Shyamalan, Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Ballaban, Fantasy, Drama, Lady in the Water, 2006, PG-13, 1 Star
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