After Hours (1985)

May 24, 2018

A man goes to meet a girl for a date, but after weird things begin to happen, all he really wants to do is get home.

Porco Rosso (1992)

May 23, 2018

Set in 1930’s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot cursed to look like a pig fights off air pirates and goes on other whimsical adventures.

Slumdog@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,675,1000_AL_.jpg — Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

**Directed by: Danny Boyle**
**Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal**
**Rated: R for Some Violence, Disturbing Images and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Editing, Directing, Cinematography, Message**
**WEAKNESSES: Melodramatic Moments**

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

May 21, 2018

When he is accused of cheating, an orphan from Mumbai recounts moments from his life that helped him answer questions on the Indian version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”

Deadpool Poster.jpg — Deadpool 2 (2018)

**Directed by: David Leitch**
**Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, Julian Dennison**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence and Language Throughout, Sexual References and Brief Drug Material**
**Running Time: 1 h 59 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Special Effects, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Special Effects, Writing, Characters**

Deadpool 2 (2018)

May 18, 2018

Deadpool teams up with a group of superheroes to save a boy named Russell from the time traveling villain, Cable.

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

May 17, 2018

Two peasants help a general and a princess sneak across enemy lines while carrying two hundred pieces of gold.

Seven Samurai (1954)

**Directed by: Akira Kurosawa**
**Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima**
**Running Time: 3h 27m**
**Rated: NR (best guess, R)**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Character Development, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing. Maybe.**

The Seven Samurai (1954)

May 15, 2018

Bandit raids have brought a dirt poor village of farmers to the point of starvation. Are there any Samurai of honor who will help because of principle rather than pay?

Ran (1985)

May 14, 2018

Akira Kurosawa’s spellbinding adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear.

Deadpool (2016)

May 11, 2018

An irreverent mercenary undergoes an experimental surgery that grants him superpowers and cures his cancer, only to find out the surgeon is a sadistic villain who plans on selling him into slavery when he’s cured.

Silence (2017)

May 10, 2018

In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests from Portugal travel to Japan to find their mentor, who is rumored to have apostatized.

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

May 3, 2018

During the Spanish Civil war, Ana, a young girl living in a small, isolated village, lives her life in through her imagination while trying to understand the world around her.

Come and See (1985)

May 2, 2018

After finding an old rifle buried in the sand, a young boy named Florya is recruited by the Soviet resistance to help fight the Nazis.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

April 27, 2018

The Avengers face off against their deadliest foe: Thanos.

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

April 26, 2018

Captain Miller and his squad, after surviving the assault on Normandy, must cross France in a desperate search for Private Ryan, whose three brothers were killed in action.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

April 25, 2018

When Indiana Jones’s father goes missing while in search of the Holy Grail, our titular hero takes a trip around the globe in search of his father and the truth about what happened to the Grail.

Jurassic Park (1993)

April 24, 2018

An accident at a new tourist attraction leads a group of scientists to investigate the wisdom of a theme park which showcases real-life dinosaurs.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

April 23, 2018

A robotic boy who’s programmed to love navigates a futuristic landscape trying to find a person who he believes can make him real.

Jaws (1975)

April 19, 2018

The Sheriff of Amity Island teams up with a marine biologist and a local captain to hunt down a shark that’s terrorizing the beaches.

Isle of Dogs (2018)

April 17, 2018

In an alternate universe stop motion Japan, every dog has been exiled to trash island as the last step toward cleansing the island of Japan from the canine infestation. One dog, however, has a master that will not allow him to go silently into the night.

Rampage (2018)

April 16, 2018

When three animals become infected with an experimental pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist join together to stop them from destroying Chicago.

Tampopo (1985)

April 13, 2018

In this delightfully delectable comedy, a truck driver stops at a noodle shop and decides to stay to help the owner, a young widow, improve her cooking.

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