Hero (2002)

January 8, 2020

One “Nameless” Hero Assassin is called before the great conqueror King to relay his account of defeating the three greatest assassins and threats to his Imperial Rule.

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Directed by: Riley Stearns
Starring: Jessie Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello
Rated: R for Violence, Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity and Language
Running Time: 1 h 44 m
TMM Score: 4.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Black Humor, Story, Acting
WEAKNESSES: -

The Art of Self Defense (2019)

January 7, 2020

After being brutally mugged, Casey Davies enrolls in a Karate course taught by an eccentric sensei.

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**Directed by: King Hu**
**Starring: Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Sustain Sequences of Martial Arts Action Violence)**
**Running Time: 3 h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unconventional Storytelling, Characters, Action, Excitement, Worldbuilding, Empowerment**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

A Touch of Zen (1971)

August 16, 2019

An unambitious small town painter and monks from a Buddhist monastery aid a lady fugitive in her run from corrupt government officials.

kb2+1.jpg — Kill Bill Vol 2 (2004)

**Directed By: Quentin Tarantino**
**Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shin'ichi Chiba, Michael Madsen**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 51m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Editing, Choreography, Characters, Dialogue, Soundtrack**
**Weakness: None**

Kill Bill Vol 2 (2004)

July 25, 2019

The Bride was murdered by Bill on her wedding day, or so he thought. Now, the former assassin has woken from her coma and is out for revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who ruined her life and then, finally, she is going to kill Bill.

kb 2.jpg — Kill Bill Vol 1 (2003)

**Directed By: Quentin Tarantino**
**Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shin'ichi Chiba, Michael Madsen**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 51m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Editing, Choreography, Action Sequences, Dialogue, Soundtrack**
**Weakness: None**

Kill Bill vol 1 (2003)

July 25, 2019

PS 1.jpg — Police Story (1985)

**Directed By: Jackie Chan, Chi-Hwa Chen**
**Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Kwok-Hung Lam, Bill Tung, Yuen Chor**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 1h 40m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Martial Arts, Comedy, Set Pieces**
**Weakness: Emotional Connection**

Police Story (1985)

July 18, 2019

When a Hong Kong Hero Police Officer is tasked with protecting a witness and girlfriend of a powerful gangster he must navigate the dicey waters of his own personal relationship, the police precinct’s bureaucracy, and clear his name from being framed for killing a fellow cop.

m 1.jpg — The Matrix (1999)

**Directed By: The Wachowskis**
**Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 16m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Effects, Story, Action Sequences**
**Weakness: Unimpressive Acting**

The Matrix (1999)

June 4, 2019

Thomas Anderson is a hacker, obsessed with something called The Matrix, which even he doesn’t know what it is. When another hacker named Trinity introduces him to a cyber-terrorist terrorist named Morpheus, he finds out that nothing about the world he thought he knew is true.

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