Creed (2015)
Directed by: Ryan Coogler
Starring: Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad
Rated: PG-13 for Violence, Language and Some Sensuality
Running Time: 2 h 13 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: Schmaltzy Moments, Originality
Rocky Balboa serves as a mentor and trainer for Adonis Creed, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
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Men in Black: International (2019)
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Kumail Nanjiani
Rated: PG-13 for Sci-Fi Action, Some Language and Suggestive Material
Running Time: 1 h 54 m
TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Tessa Thompson
WEAKNESSES: Story Structure, Directing, Pacing
The Men in Black search for a mole amongst their ranks.
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
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
The remaining Avengers fight to undo the events at the end of “Avengers: Infinity War”.
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Sorry To Bother You (2018)
Directed by: Boots Riley
Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omarie Hardwick, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Forest Whitaker
Rated: R
Running Time: 1h 45m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Acting, Production Design
WEAKNESSES: None
When Cassius Green adopts an unusual sales technique his employer at RegalView telemarketing puts him on the Power Caller roll, landing him a raise and swanky benefits, but how will his old friends and girlfriend/artist/activist Detroit, take it when he abandons their fledgling efforts to unionize and how will Cash live with himself as he discovers what Power Callers are really selling?
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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 (?)
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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