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**Directed by: George Lucas**
**Starring: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Oz, Jimmy Smits, Christopher Lee**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sci-Fi Violence and Some Intense Images**
**Running Time: 2 h 20 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Darker Entry, Some Action, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Battle Fatigue, Acting, Ubiquitous CGI, Dialogue, Cheesy Moments**

Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

December 17, 2019

Three years after the start of the clone wars, Obi-Wan and Anakin find themselves lured into a plot that may offset the balance of the force, and set the Sith up for rule.

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**Directed by: George Lucas**
**Starring: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee, Samuel L Jackson, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Rose Byrne**
**Rated: PG for Sustained Sequences of Sci-Fi Action/Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 22 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Action, Ewan McGregor, Production Design, World Building**
**WEAKNESSES: Dialogue, Ubiquitous CGI, Hayden Christensen**

Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

December 16, 2019

Ten years after their initial meeting, Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala begin a forbidden romance, while Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates an assassination attempt on Amidala’s life.

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**Directed by: George Lucas**
**Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Keira Knightley, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz, Terence Stamp, Ahmed Best, Warwick Davis, Samuel L. Jackson**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 2 h 16 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Ideas, World Building, Production Design, Action, Darth Maul, John Williams’ Score**
**WEAKNESSES: Dialogue, Cinematography, Pacing, Plot Holes, Acting, Jar Jar Binks**

Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

December 16, 2019

Two Jedi caught up in a violent trade dispute between the Federation and Naboo discover a boy that may bring balance to the force.

MV5BMTY2MDgwODIyMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODc1NDQ0NA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,675,1000_AL_.jpg — Your Highness (2011)

**Directed by: David Gordon Green**
**Starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Rasmus Hardiker, Natalie Portman, Toby Jones, Justin Theroux, Zooey Deschanel, Charles Dance, Damian Lewis**
**Rated: R for Strong Crude and Sexual Content, Pervasive Language, Nudity, Violence and Some Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Humor, Some Writing, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Humor, Some Writing, Narrow Target Audience**

Your Highness (2011)

June 7, 2019

After Prince Fabious’s Bride is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue her, accompanied by his lazy useless brother Thadeous.

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**Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo**
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillian, Tessa Thompson, Bradley Cooper
**Rated: PG-13 for Sequences of Science-Fi Violence and Action, and Some Language**
**Running Time: 3 h 1 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Subversion of Expectations, Character Development, Humor, Special Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Length, Pacing, Fan Service**

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

April 26, 2019

The remaining Avengers fight to undo the events at the end of “Avengers: Infinity War”.

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**Directed by: Brady Corbet**
**Starring: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Stacy Martin, Raffey Cassidy, Logan Riley Bruner, Willem Dafoe**
**Rated: R for Language, Some Strong Violence, and Drug Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 54 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Directing, Story, Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Tough Subject Matter, Increasingly Unlikable Protagonist**

Vox Lux (2018)

March 4, 2019

An unusual set of circumstances bring success to a pop star.

Black Swan (2010)

November 2, 2018

Nina is one of the most dedicated and technical dancers in her ballet company. When their star retires all the girls vie for her position and Nina is granted the role, if, and it’s a big if, she can tap into her less controlled and naturally talented side.

Annihilation

**Directed by: Alex Garland**
**Starring: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac**
**Rated: R for Violence, Bloody Images, Language and Some Sexuality**
**Running Time: 1 h 55 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Visual Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Themes (?)**

Annihilation (2018)

March 1, 2018

A biologist with a military background is recruited by a mysterious agency to enter Area X, a location unlike anywhere else on earth, where she hopes to find a cure for her husband’s sudden and inexplicable sickness.

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