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.

MV5BMTI0MzI5MTY1OV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzU4MjYzMQ@@._V1_.jpg — Feast (2005)

**Directed by: John Gulager**
**Starring: Navi Rawat, Judah Friedlander, Jason Mewes, Balthazar Getty, Dueane Whitaker**
**Rated: R for Pervasive Strong Creature Violence and Gore, Language, Some Sexuality and Drug Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects, Some Humor**
**WEAKNESSES: Thin Story, Thinks It’s More Clever Than It Is**

Feast (2005)

October 26, 2019

Bar patrons face off against bloodthirsty aliens.

Cache (2005)

August 2, 2019

A married couple is terrorized by a series of surveillance videotapes that are left on their front door.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

July 31, 2019

The fourth entry in the Harry Potter series pits him up against his greatest challenge yet: The Triwizard Tournament.

bg 1.jpg — The Brothers Grimm (2005)

**Directed By: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey, Peter Stormare, Jonathan Pryce**
**Rated: PG13**
**Run Time: 1h 58m**
**TMM Score: 3**
**Strengths: Unique High Concept, Some Laughs**
**Weakness: Dialogue, CGI**

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

July 11, 2019

Brothers Jake and Will Grimm are con-men grifting money from German villages in order to rid them of ‘supernatural entities,’ but when a French General forces them to uncover who is behind the disappearance of almost a dozen children, they discover that the supernatural isn’t just a figment of their imagination.

T 1.jpg — Tideland (2005)

**Directed By: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly**
**Rated: R Rated**
**Run Time: 2h**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Concept**
**Weakness: Gross, Meandering**

Tideland (2005)

June 13, 2019

Jeliza-Rose’s parents are a couple of dead beat drug addicts. The only thing keeping her from going insane is a vivid imagination and the imaginary friends she invents as she lives on an old abandoned country estate.

MV5BMTYxMzM4NTEzOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDMwNjQzMw@@._V1_.jpg — Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

**Directed by: Rob Marshall**
**Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Wantanabe, Koji YakushoSuzuka Ohgo, Samantha Futerman, Li Gong, Tsai Chin, Kaori Momoi**
**Rated: PG-13 for Mature Subject Matter and Some Sexual Content**
**Running Time: 2 h 25 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production and Costume Design, Pacing, Story, Cinematography, Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Themes, Mischaracterization of Characters, It’s in English (?)**

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

June 10, 2019

In 1920-50s Japan, a young girl is sold into slavery at a geisha house and must work hard to find her place in the world.

The New World (2005)

June 6, 2019

When the British arrive in Virginia, they expect to find a new land teeming with gold and people who are outclassed in weaponry, religion, and culture. What they find instead is a young woman who discovers that not all new worlds are physical places.

MV5BOWZkODhlZjQtMzdiYi00MDg2LTgxZDItN2IxMDZhMWE0MDdmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — The Constant Gardener (2005)

**Directed by: Fernando Meirelles**
**Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Donald Sumpter, Pete Postlethwaite**
**Rated: R for Language, Some Violent Images and Sexual Content/Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 9 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Editing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing During First Half of Second Act**

The Constant Gardener (2005)

May 6, 2019

After his wife is murdered, a British Diplomat living in Africa embarks on a quest to find out why, along the way uncovering a conspiracy that could have deadly impact.

The Skeleton Key (2005)

October 13, 2018

A hospice nurse moves into a home outside New Orleans to take care of an elderly man and his wife, only to find the house holds some secrets.

MV5BMjYxYmRlZWYtMzAwNC00MDA1LWJjNTItOTBjMzlhNGMzYzk3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,675,1000_AL_.jpg — King Kong (2005)

**Directed by: Peter Jackson**
**Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler**
**Rated: PG-13 for Frightening Adventure Violence and Some Disturbing Images**
**Running Time: 3 h 7 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Ambition, Direction, Production Design, Most Visual Effects, Character, Story, Doesn’t Take Itself Seriously**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Dated Visual Effects, Length, Somewhat Episodic**

King Kong (2005)

September 19, 2018

A movie director convinces his cast and crew to travel to a mysterious island where he plans to shoot his next film. The inhabitants of the island complicate the shoot.

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