The Irishman (2019)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons
Rated: R for Pervasive Language and Strong Violence
Running Time: 3 h 29 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Production Design, Scope, World Building
WEAKNESSES: -
A mob hitman recounts his possible involvement with the killing of Jimmy Hoffa.
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Observe and Report (2009)
Directed by: Jody Hill
Starring: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liota, Michael Pena, Jesse Plemmons
Rated: R for Pervasive Language, Graphic Nudity, Drug Use, Sexual Content and Violence
Running Time: 1h 26m
TMM Score: 3 Stars
STRENGTHS: Pitch Black Humor, Seth Rogen
WEAKNESSES: Weak Story, One Joke Goes Too Far, Anna Faris, Too Silly
A bi-polar mall cop decides to be a police officer to take down a streaking menace.
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Vice (2018)
Directed by: Adam McKay
Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Justin Kirk, Jesse Plemons, Shea Whigham, Tyler Perry, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts
Rated: R for Language and Some Violent Images
Running Time: 2 h 12 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Directing, Some Writing
WEAKNESSES: Some Writing, Ending, Heavy-Handedness
The story of Dick Cheney, the most powerful Vice President in American History, and the way he forever changed the Global political landscape.
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Game Night (2018)
Directed By: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Starring: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Jesse Plemons
Rating: R for Language, Sexual References and Some Violence
Running Time: 1 Hour 40 Min
TMM: 3.5/5
Strengths: Writing, Pacing
Weaknesses: (Mostly) Predictable
A group of friends, whom meet weekly for Game Night, are unwittingly roped into the underworld when another member joins.
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