The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Cut) (2012)

April 13, 2020

Bilbo Baggins is recruited for an adventure that will send him galivanting across Middle Earth.

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: Jonathan Levine**
**Starring: Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, Bob Odenkirk, Alexander Skarsgard, Randall Park, Andy Serkis, O’Shea Jackson Jr., June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content, Language Throughout and Some Drug Content**
**Running Time: 2 h 5 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Themes, Writing, Acting, Humor**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

Long Shot (2019)

July 30, 2019

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush Charlotte Field, whom is preparing to run for president.

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**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.

Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

**Directed by: Rian Johnson**
**Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sequences of Sci-fi Action and Violence**
**Running Time: 2 H 32 M**
**TMM: 5 out of 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Everything**
**Weaknesses: -**

Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)

January 1, 2018

The seventh entry in the Star Wars saga.

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