Star Wars: Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi (1983)
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
The epic conclusion of the original Star Wars trilogy…
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The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Directed by: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Starring: Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes
Rated: PG-13 for Thematic Content, Language Throughout, Some Violence and Smoking
Running Time: 1h 37m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Heartfelt, Poignant, Terrific Performances
WEAKNESSES: -
Two very different people form a bond on an exciting journey…
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Directed by: Brad Bird
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg
Rated: PG13
Running Time: 2h 12m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Set Pieces
WEAKNESSES: Terrible 3rd Act
After an infiltration of the Kremlin goes south, the entire IMF is disavowed. Now, alone and cutoff, Ethan Hunt and team must track down the terrorist responsible and stop him from starting a nuclear war.
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The Last Airbender (2010)
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis
Rated: PG
Running Time: 1h 43m
TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: It's Not As Long As You Might Expect
WEAKNESSES: It Fails At Everything It Attempts
100 years ago, the mysterious and powerful leader known as the Avatar disappeared. Now, he has reappeared as a small boy, the next incarnation of the once revered warrior. Can he and his new found young friends defeat the evil Fire Nation and restore balance to the world?
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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena.
Rated: PG13
Running Time: 1h 58m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Humor, Enjoyable Action, No Bad Guy That Wants To Take Over The World
WEAKNESSES: One Too Many Plot Lines
With the revelation that people can return from the quantum zone, Hope's eyes turn to Scott to help her rescue her mother. If only Scott wasn't under house arrest.
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Ant-Man (2015)
Directed by: Peyton Reed
Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1h 57m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Some Humorous Moments
WEAKNESSES: Uninteresting, Not Heisty Enough
Ex-Con, Scott Lang can't find work, pay his child support, or get his own apartment. When a rich inventor approaches him with the opportunity to restore his life and family, Scott dons the inventor's advanced battle suit to become Ant-Man and safeguard the world from another guy, bad guy, in another battle suit, bad battle suit.
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Sicario (2015)
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Daniel Kaluuya
Rated: R for strong violence, grisly images, and language
Running Time: 2 h 1 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: writing, directing, acting, cinematography, soundtrack, pacing
WEAKNESSES: -
An FBI agent is recruited by a shadowy agency to help fight the cartels.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Directed by: J. A. Bayona
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Toby Jones
Rated: PG13
Running Time: 2h 8m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: It is a movie.
WEAKNESSES: The emptiness inside when you leave the theater.
The now abandoned Jurassic World Theme Island's existence, and all the dinosaurs on it, is threatened by a volcanic eruption so do-gooders, Claire Dearing and Owen Grady are off to save the animals from a second extinction event. I wonder if some dishonest businessmen will double cross them at some point?
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