ros 1.jpg — Star Wars: Episode IX - Rise of Skywalker (2019)

**Directed By: J.J. Abrams**
**Starring: Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Ian McDiarmid**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 21m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: Humor, Broad Story Strokes**
**Weakness: CGI, Scene Execution, Predictability**

Star Wars: Episode IX - Rise of Skywalker (2019)

December 20, 2019

With Emperor Palpatine’s presence now looming, Kylo Ren is hunting him down in a power mad frenzy, Rey is drawn to attempting to save Ren, and the entire resistance must band together to defeat an ancient foe, one last time.

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: 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

Star Wars: Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi (1983)

December 18, 2019

The epic conclusion of the original Star Wars trilogy…

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Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fischer, Harrison Ford, Billy Dee Williams
Rated: PG for Sci-Fi Action Violence
Running Time: 2h 7m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Expanding Universe, Characters, Story, Twist
WEAKNESSES: -

Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

December 18, 2019

The saga continues for Luke Skywalker…

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

December 17, 2019

A Farmhand from a backwater planet is caught in the crossfire of an intergalactic battle between dark and light when he receives a distress call from a captured princess and decides to help.

MV5BNTNlNjIxNjktOWUyMS00YWY5LWEwZGItMjZmODJlZWNiZGM2XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDg4NjY5OTQ@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Child’s Play (2019)

**Directed by: Lars Klevberg**
**Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry**
**Rated: R for Bloody Horror Violence, and Language Throughout**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Humor, Some Horror**
**WEAKNESSES: It’s Pretty Silly**

Child's Play (2019)

October 18, 2019

A 2019 reboot of the 1988 slasher classic revolving around a killer doll named Chucky.

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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