Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Danny DeVito, Awkwafina, Alex Wolff, Colin Hanks, Rory McCann
Rated: PG-13 for Adventure Action, Suggestive Content and Some Language
Running Time: 2 h 3 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Some Humor, Production Design
WEAKNESSES: Worn Out Jokes, Pacing
Once again, people are sucked into the world of Jumanji, and they must fight to escape.
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The Farewell (2019)
Directed By: Lulu Wang
Starring: Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Aoi Mizuhara
Rated: PG
Run Time: 98 min
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Peformances, Thematic Exploration
Weakness: NA
Billi, a Chinese immigrant raised in New York, returns home with her family to visit Nai Nai, her grandmother who has terminal cancer but, for cultural reasons, hasn’t been told about her diagnosis by their extended Chinese family.
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Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong
Rated: PG-13 for Suggestive Content and Language
Running Time: 2 h
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Exploration of Culture, Attacks Classism
WEAKNESSES: Formulaic, Glorifies Materialism
An Asian-American economics professor travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s family, and is surprised to find his family is extraordinarily wealthy and class oriented.
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Ocean's 8 (2018)
Directed by: Gary Ross
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1h 50m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Star Power?
WEAKNESSES: Boring, Character Development
When Debbie Ocean gets released from the slammer she gathers a gang of thieves to steal a 150 million dollar diamond necklace from round a debutante’s neck at the Met Gala. Maybe she can even get back at an old flame along the way.
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