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.

Creed (2015)

March 20, 2020

Rocky Balboa serves as a mentor and trainer for Adonis Creed, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

h 1.jpg — Harriet (2019)

**Directed By: Kasi Lemmons**
**Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Clarke Peters, Janelle Monáe**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 5m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**Strengths: Star Power, High Production Value**
**Weakness: Simplistic, Writing**

Harriet (2019)

February 4, 2020

Minty is a married slave who runs away when she suspects her master is going to sell her down south from where slaves don’t ever return. When she manages to make her escape to the Free North she changes her name to Harriet Tubman and dedicates herself to freeing as many slaves as possible.

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**Directed by: Oz Perkins**
**Starring: Sophia Lillis, Alice Krige, Jessica De Gouw, Samuel Leakey**
**Rated: PG-13 for Disturbing Images/Thematic Content, and Brief Drug Material**
**Running Time: 1 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Mise-En-Scene, Twist on Familiar Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Some Acting**

Gretel & Hansel (2020)

February 3, 2020

A darker retelling of the tale of Hansel and Gretel, focused more on the sister’s perspective.

MV5BMTAxNDA1ODc5MDleQTJeQWpwZ15BbWU4MDg2MDA4OTEx._V1_.jpg — The Birds (1963)

**Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock**
**Starring: Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright, Suzanne Pleshette**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1 h 59 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Characters, Story, Sound Mixing, Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Slightly Schlocky, Some Character Choices**

The Birds (1963)

January 31, 2020

A wealthy woman from San Francisco takes a trip to a Northern Californian town where she and the residents are inexplicably attacked by flocks of birds.

hl 1.jpg — A Hidden Life (2019)

**Directed By: Terrence Malick**
**Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 54m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Themes**
**Weakness: Length, Pacing**

A Hidden Life (2019)

January 14, 2020

An Austrian who refuses to swear allegiance to Adolf Hitler during WW2 has his faith, his wife, his family, and his community put through the ultimate crucible as he faces the death penalty for treason.

tp 1.jpg — The Two Popes (2019)

**Directed By: Fernando Meirelles**
**Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Juan Minujín**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 5m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Themes**
**Weakness: Drags Slightly (in certain moments), Jarring Music Choices**

The Two Popes (2019)

January 9, 2020

The true story of how Pope Benedict and future Pope Francis conversed over a few days together to discuss the future of the Catholic Church.

Hero (2002)

January 8, 2020

One “Nameless” Hero Assassin is called before the great conqueror King to relay his account of defeating the three greatest assassins and threats to his Imperial Rule.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

December 31, 2019

Christmas with the Griswalds!

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.

ro 1.jpg — Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

**Directed By: Gareth Edwards**
**Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn,**
**Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 13m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: Broad Story Strokes, Climax**
**Weakness: Muddled Plot, Main Characters**

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

December 20, 2019

Jyn Erso has been living and surviving aimlessly since The Empire killed her mother and captured her father to help build the Death Star. When the rebellion asks her to join an effort to steal plans for the doomsday weapon

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: Rian Johnson**
**Starring: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfeild, Christopher Plummer, Frank Oz, Riki Lindhome**
**Rated: PG-13 for Thematic Elements Including Brief Violence, Some Strong Language, Sexual References, and Drug Material**
**Running Time: 2 h 10 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Subversion of Expectations, Writing, Directing, Acting, Humor, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing in First Act**

Knives Out (2019)

December 10, 2019

A gentleman sleuth investigates the death of a patriarch of an rich and eccentric family.

jjr 1.jpg — Jojo Rabbit (2019)

**Directed By: Taika Waititi**
**Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 1h 48m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: Characters, Humor, Touching Moments**
**Weakness: Cohesive Integrity, Slight**

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

November 22, 2019

Toward the end of WW2, a young boy, Jojo, a member of the Hitler Youth whose imaginary friend is also Adolf Hitler, discovers a Jew hiding in the crawlspace of his home in Berlin.

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Directed by: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Starring: Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes
Rated: PG-13 for Thematic Content, Language Throughout, Some Violence and Smoking
Running Time: 1h 37m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Heartfelt, Poignant, Terrific Performances
WEAKNESSES: -

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

November 12, 2019

Two very different people form a bond on an exciting journey…

aa 1.jpg — Ad Astra (2019)

**Directed By: James Gray**
**Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 3m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Cinematic Language**
**Weakness: Voice Over**

Ad Astra (2019)

November 7, 2019

In the near future, Roy McBride is tapped by Space Command Brass to engage in a search for his father, a hero astronaut who disappeared years ago, in order to save the earth from a devastating phenomenon which is on the verge of destroying all human life.

cb 1.jpg — Collateral Beauty (2016)

**Directed By: David Frankel**
**Starring: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Pena, Helen Mirren, Keira Knightley**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 1h 37m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**Strengths: Nothing**
**Weakness: Plot, Story, Concept, Predictable Twist**

Collateral Beauty (2016)

October 9, 2019

Howard Inlet’s successful life as an executive is rocked when the death of his daughter sends him spiralling in despair and erratic behavior. His friends and business partners, motivations mixed between helping their friend and securing their business, employ three actors to challenge and hopefully heal Howard.

MV5BMjEwMzIxOTg3N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjI4ODUzNw@@._V1_.jpg — The Woman in Black (2012)

**Directed by: James Watkins**
**Starring:Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciaran Hinds**
**Rated: PG-13 for Thematic Material and Violence/Disturbing Images**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Production Design, Pacing, Atmosphere, Ending**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Lack of Real Scares, Too Many Jump Scares**

The Woman in Black (2012)

October 8, 2019

A young lawyer travels to an isolated village to settle the estate of a client, only to find a vengeful spirit is haunting the occupants of the village.

lah 1.jpg — Last Action Hero (1993)

**Directed By: John McTiernan**
**Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance, Austin O'Brien**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 10m**
**TMM Score: 5**
**Strengths: Arnold, Nostalgia, Meta**
**Weakness: Length, Kid Acting**

Last Action Hero (1993)

September 20, 2019

When a movie obsessed kid gets magically transported into his favorite action series of films, he finds out the difference between a movie world hero and a real life one.

61a0fvXyuWL._RI_.jpg — Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

**Directed by: John Hughes**
**Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1 h 43 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Inventive Writing, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing**

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

September 13, 2019

A popular high school student skips school and his principal tries to catch him in the act.

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