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**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**

Men in Black: International (2019)

September 3, 2019

The Men in Black search for a mole amongst their ranks.

MV5BMTg1ODg4NjUzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTU5NDc3MTE@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Rage (2014)

**Directed by: Paco Cabezas**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Peter Stormare, Danny Glover, Aubrey Peeples**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Violence and Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 38 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Ending, Some Unintentionally Funny Action Scenes**
**WEAKNESSES: Writing, Directing, Unlikeable Characters, Acting, Pacing**

Rage (2014)

August 30, 2019

After his daughter is murdered, an ex-criminal gets his old crew together to find the people that killed her.

MV5BMjE2NTU2ODI0MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTIwODU2NA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,666,1000_AL_.jpg — Rob Roy (1995)

**Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones**
**Starring: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Brian Cox**
**Rated: R for Violence and Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Production Design, Some Acting, Some Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Pacing, Length, Some Writing**

Rob Roy (1995)

August 23, 2019

A Scottish man seeks a loan from a British nobleman, and after his honor is wronged he seeks vengeance.

gr 1.jpg — Ghost Rider (2007)

**Directed By: Mark Steven Johnson**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda, Wes Bentley**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 1h 54m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**Strengths: Ummm… I got nothing.**
**Weakness: CG, Acting, Story, Logic, Everything**

Ghost Rider (2007)

August 21, 2019

When the son of a motorcycle daredevil makes a deal with the real devil he becomes a spectral flaming skeletal bounty hunter for him, collecting any souls the devil desires.

MV5BMTk2NjU4MDYwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDQ5ODg3MQ@@._V1_.jpg — Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

**Directed by: The Pang Brothers**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Chakrit Yamnam, Charlie Yeung**
**Rated: R for Violence, Language, Some Sexuality**
**Running Time: 1h 35m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Almost So Bad It’s Good, Unintentionally Hilarious**
**WEAKNESSES: Cinematography, Direction, Action, Performances**

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

August 21, 2019

Contract Killer Joe Faces His Toughest Assignment Yet

MV5BYzFjNzIxMmEtMzY5NS00YTgzLTkwYWEtN2FjMmY0NmNkZWY3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — Face/Off (1997)

**Directed by: John Woo**
**Starring: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Alessandro Nivola, Joan Allen**
**Rated: R for Intense Sequences of Strong Violence, and For Strong Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 18 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Practical Effects and Stunts, Ridiculous Performances, Bizarre Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Logic, Hokey 90s Moments**

Face/Off (1997)

August 21, 2019

An FBI agent undergoes a facial transplant surgery to work his way into a terrorist sect, but the plan goes awry when the terrorist whose face he stole impersonates the FBI agent.

MV5BMzc3MjYxNzg2N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzQyMTkwNA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,675,1000_AL_.jpg — Season of the Witch (2011)

**Directed by: Dominic Sena**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy, Stephen Graham, Robert Sheehan, Christopher Lee**
**Rated: PG-13 for Thematic Elements, Violence and Disturbing Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Claire Foy, Pacing, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Paint-By-Numbers Plot, Pointless Action Scenes, Character and Story Logic**

Season of the Witch (2011)

August 20, 2019

Crusader deserters are charged with bringing a suspected witch to an isolated monastery, where the monks that reside there will use a book to judge her.

MV5BMjc0YzM2ZjItNzE3OS00NTRhLTkyNTUtMjY5Y2Y5NTU3OWI0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjU2NTI4MjE@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Brightburn (2019)

**Directed by: David Yarovesky**
**Starring: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn**
**Rated: R for Horror Violence/Bloody Images, and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 30 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Concept, Fun, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Tone, Acting, Plot Holes, Stupid Characters, Melodrama**

Brightburn (2019)

August 20, 2019

A retelling of the Superman origin story wherein the Superman figure decides to be evil.

MV5BMTcyMzY0NTMzMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTc1MjY4Mg@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,676,1000_AL_.jpg — Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

**Directed by: Werner Herzog**
**Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit, Fairuza Balk, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower, Brad Dourif, Shea Whigham, Michael Shannnon**
**Rated: R for Drug Use and Language Throughout, Some Violence and Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 2 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Acting, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Cheesy Ending, Uneven Quality**

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

August 19, 2019

A drug and gambling addicted detective working in post-Katrina New Orleans investigates the brutal killings of five Senegalese immigrants.

MV5BYmViNmFhYjEtYWRmZi00OTE1LTljYzQtZjY2MjA4NzZhODBmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjQ2MjQ5NzM@._V1_.jpg — A Touch of Zen (1971)

**Directed by: King Hu**
**Starring: Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Sustain Sequences of Martial Arts Action Violence)**
**Running Time: 3 h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unconventional Storytelling, Characters, Action, Excitement, Worldbuilding, Empowerment**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

A Touch of Zen (1971)

August 16, 2019

An unambitious small town painter and monks from a Buddhist monastery aid a lady fugitive in her run from corrupt government officials.

MV5BMjQ1NjM3MTUxNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDc5MTY5OTE@._V1_.jpg — Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

**Directed by: Mel Gibson**
**Starring: Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington**
**Rated: R for Intense Prolonged Realistically Graphic Sequences of War Violence Including Grisly Bloody Images**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Story, Themes, Acting, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing in First Half**

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

August 12, 2019

The true story of Desmond Doss, a soldier who helped to save wounded at the Battle of Okinawa without ever firing a shot at the enemy.

MV5BMTc5MzUxMjk4NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTEzNDk4NjE@._V1_.jpg — Darkman (1990)

**Directed by: Sam Raimi**
**Starring: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Bruce Campbell**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Tone, Writing, Original Character**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Weaker Story Elements**

Darkman (1990)

August 9, 2019

A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact vengeance on the people who tried to kill him.

MV5BYjEyM2RjNjEtZGVjYy00YzA4LWJmZDAtNTNhZjQ0YTdjOWJlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjI0MzA4MTQ%40._V1_.jpg — The Kill Team (2019)

**Directed by: Dan Krauss**
**Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Nat Wolff, Adam Long**
**Rated: R for Language Throughout, Violent Content and Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 27**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Themes, Directing, Cinematography, Alexander Skarsgard**
**WEAKNESSES: Emotional Connection, Mild Acting**

The Kill Team (2019)

August 4, 2019

An young American soldier faces a moral dilemma when his commanding officer starts to use questionable methods in their missions.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

July 31, 2019

The fourth entry in the Harry Potter series pits him up against his greatest challenge yet: The Triwizard Tournament.

Death Proof (2007)

July 26, 2019

Stuntman Mike is a sociopath who stalks young women, until he messes with the wrong ones.

kb2+1.jpg — Kill Bill Vol 2 (2004)

**Directed By: Quentin Tarantino**
**Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Julie Dreyfus, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shin'ichi Chiba, Michael Madsen**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 51m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Editing, Choreography, Characters, Dialogue, Soundtrack**
**Weakness: None**

Kill Bill Vol 2 (2004)

July 25, 2019

The Bride was murdered by Bill on her wedding day, or so he thought. Now, the former assassin has woken from her coma and is out for revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who ruined her life and then, finally, she is going to kill Bill.