71yUIAE3-LL._SL1444_.jpg — Demon Seed (1977)

**Directed by: Donald Cammell**
**Starring: Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 34 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Themes, Acting, Some Creepy Moments**
**WEAKNESSES: Schmaltzy/Dated Effects and Ideas**

Demon Seed (1977)

October 14, 2020

A scientist creates Proteus- a type of artificial intelligence that can learn on its own. Proteus soon becomes obsessed with the scientist’s wife.

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**Directed by: Peter Callow**
**Starring: Eva-Marie Kung, Ross Noble, Colin Burnicle, Griffin Stevens, Sesselia Olafs, Edward Baker-Duly**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Some Violence Including Disturbing Images and for Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Atmosphere, Concept, World Building**
**WEAKNESSES: Effects, Acting, Unlikeable Characters**

The Circle (2017)

October 7, 2020

A group of archaeology students travel to a remote Scottish island where they stumble upon a mysterious site, and soon, unusual phenomenon begin.

zt 1.jpg — Zero Theorem (2013)

**Directed By: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Christoph Waltz, Lucas Hedges, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 47m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**Strengths: Briefly Humorous**
**Weakness: Plot, Coherence, Resolution, Meandering**

Zero Theorem (2013)

April 10, 2020

Qohen is a singularly minded omni-phobic computer operator who believes that the meaning of his life is just a phone call away if only he can keep Management’s constant demands for the Zero Theorem Proof off his back.

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**Directed by: Bong Joon Ho**
**Starring: Chris Evans, Kang-ho Song, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Octavia Spencer, Ewen Bremner, Alison Pill**
**Rated: R for Violence, Language and Drug Content**
**Running Time: 2 h 6 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: World Building, Directing, Story, Themes, Fun, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Sort of Messy**

Snowpiercer (2013)

March 4, 2020

In a frozen post-apocalyptic world, the only survivors of humanity ride a train that travels around the world in an endless cycle.

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**Directed by: Leigh Whannell**
**Starring: Elizabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Harriet Dyer, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Storm Reid**
**Rated: R for Some Strong Bloody Violence, and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 4 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Some Great Scenes, Acting, Some Themes, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Lots of Tiny Plot Holes, Uneven Quality**

The Invisible Man (2020)

February 28, 2020

After Cecilia’s abusive ex Adrian takes his own life and leaves her a fortune, she begins to experience strange phenomena and suspects Adrian might be behind it.

o 1.jpeg — Okja (2017)

**Directed By: Bong Joon-ho**
**Starring: Seo-hyun Ahn, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Giancarlo Esposito, Jake Gyllenhaal, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Shirley Henderson**
**Rated: TV-MA**
**Run Time: 2h**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Characters, Themes, World Building**
**Weakness: Pacing, Wildly Uneven Tone**

Okja (2017)

February 27, 2020

When international food conglomerate, Mirando, genetically engineers a food source called Super Pigs, one little peasant girl is given one as part of a publicity stunt. Ten years later Mirando wants it back but Mija isn’t giving up on her friend, without a fight.

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**Directed by: L.Q. Jones**
**Starring: Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards, Tim McIntire (Voice)**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unique Story, Characters, Bizarre World, Some Style**
**WEAKNESSES: Rough Themes, Some Dated Scenes**

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

February 21, 2020

In the post-apocalyptic year of 2024, a boy and his telepathic dog travel across a wasteland in search of food, shelter, and sex.

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

February 7, 2020

After breaking up with the Joker, Harley Quinn tries to find out how she fits in the world, while teaming up with a group of superheroes to stop a crime lord.

eh 1.jpg — Event Horizon (1997)

**Directed By: Paul W.S. Anderson**
**Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs**
**Rated: R Rated**
**Run Time: 1 h 36m**
**TMM Score: 4**
**Strengths: High Concept, Atmosphere, Horror Sequences**
**Weakness: Some Acting, Slight**

Event Horizon (1997)

February 6, 2020

Years after its disastrous disappearance, the Event Horizon, a ship designed to travel faster than light has reappeared near Neptune. It’s up to one crew to find out what happened to it, where it went, and what came back with it.

coos 7.jpg — Color Out of Space (2019)

**Directed By: Richard Stanley**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight, Tommy Chong , Brendan Meyer, Julian Hilliard, Josh C. Waller, Q'orianka Kilcher**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 51m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Lighting and Color, Nic Cage, Cosmic Dread**
**Weakness: Some CGI and Acting Moments**

Color Out of Space (2019)

January 24, 2020

When a meteor crash lands near their home in the New England woods, one family is given a glimpse of the universe outside their capacity to grasp without insanity inducing effect.

Split Second (1992)

January 20, 2020

In 2008 dystopian London, global warming has caused flooding, and Detective Harley Stone must wade his way through the streets to find a vicious serial killer whom might not be human.

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**Directed by: Ang Lee**
**Starring: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong**
**Rated: PG-13 for Violence and Action Throughout, and Brief Strong Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 57 m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Nothing**
**WEAKNESSES: Boring, Frame Rate, Acting, Dialogue**

Gemini Man (2019)

January 13, 2020

An aging hitman faces off against a younger clone of himself.

ros 1.jpg — Star Wars: Episode IX - Rise of Skywalker (2019)

**Directed By: J.J. Abrams**
**Starring: Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Ian McDiarmid**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 21m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: Humor, Broad Story Strokes**
**Weakness: CGI, Scene Execution, Predictability**

Star Wars: Episode IX - Rise of Skywalker (2019)

December 20, 2019

With Emperor Palpatine’s presence now looming, Kylo Ren is hunting him down in a power mad frenzy, Rey is drawn to attempting to save Ren, and the entire resistance must band together to defeat an ancient foe, one last time.

ro 1.jpg — Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

**Directed By: Gareth Edwards**
**Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn,**
**Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 13m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: Broad Story Strokes, Climax**
**Weakness: Muddled Plot, Main Characters**

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

December 20, 2019

Jyn Erso has been living and surviving aimlessly since The Empire killed her mother and captured her father to help build the Death Star. When the rebellion asks her to join an effort to steal plans for the doomsday weapon

fa 1.jpg — Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

**Directed By: J.J. Abrams**
Starring: Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Max von Sydow, Peter Mayhew, Gwendoline Christie
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 18m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Feels Like Star Wars**
**Weakness: Some Characterizations**

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

December 19, 2019

When an abandoned young woman and a runaway storm trooper befriend a droid which contains a map to Luke Skywalker’s hiding place, they are thrown into the midst of a galactic conflict between good and evil.

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Directed by: Richard Marquand
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams
Rated: PG for Sci Fi Action Violence
Running Time: 2h 16m
TMM Score: 4.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Satisfying Conclusion, VFX, Characters
WEAKNESSES: Story not as Strong as Predecessor

Star Wars: Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi (1983)

December 18, 2019

The epic conclusion of the original Star Wars trilogy…

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Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fischer, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams
Rated: PG for Sci-Fi Action Violence
Running Time: 2h 7m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Expanding Universe, Characters, Story, Twist
WEAKNESSES: -

Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

December 18, 2019

The saga continues for Luke Skywalker…

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

December 17, 2019

A Farmhand from a backwater planet is caught in the crossfire of an intergalactic battle between dark and light when he receives a distress call from a captured princess and decides to help.

MV5BNTc4MTc3NTQ5OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTg0NjI4NA@@._V1_.jpg — Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

**Directed by: George Lucas**
**Starring: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Oz, Jimmy Smits, Christopher Lee**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sci-Fi Violence and Some Intense Images**
**Running Time: 2 h 20 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Darker Entry, Some Action, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Battle Fatigue, Acting, Ubiquitous CGI, Dialogue, Cheesy Moments**

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

December 17, 2019

Three years after the start of the clone wars, Obi-Wan and Anakin find themselves lured into a plot that may offset the balance of the force, and set the Sith up for rule.

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

December 17, 2019

Once again, people are sucked into the world of Jumanji, and they must fight to escape.

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