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**Directed by: Michael Dougherty**
**Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang, Bradley Whitford, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Sally Hawkins, O’Shea Jackson Jr.**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sequences of Monster Action Violence and Destruction, and For Some Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 11 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Kaiju Stuff, Special Effects, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: People Stuff, Story, Plot Holes Galore, Harebrained Schemes and Ideas, Dialogue**

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

June 4, 2019

Godzilla faces off against a wave of monsters as humans from Monarch try to figure out a way to communicate with the beasts.

The Silence (2019)

June 4, 2019

A family must survive in silence after apocalyptic monsters are unleashed.

The Painted Veil (2006)

May 31, 2019

A British doctor helps fight a cholera epidemic in China whilst dealing with increasing threats to westerners by Nationalists. His unfaithful wife begrudgingly joins him.

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**Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki, Kirk Wise**
**Starring: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki**
**Rated: PG for Some Scary Moments**
**Running Time: 2 h 5 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Animation, Story, Characters, Fun, Worldbuilding**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Spirited Away (2001)

May 30, 2019

A young girl wanders into the realm of the spirits and begins working at the magical bathhouse that resides there.

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Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Christian Bale, Emily Mortimer, Billy Crystal
Rated: PG for Frightening Images, And Brief Mild Language
Running Time: 1h 59m
TMM Score: 4.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Animation, Themes, Characters, Lots of Fun
WEAKNESSES: Ending

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

May 29, 2019

A woman must break a curse with the help of demigod, Howl.

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**Directed by: David Robert Mitchell**
**Starring: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Riki Lindhome, Callie Hernandez**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Violence, Language Throughout and Some Drug Use**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Themes, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: A Few Chintzy Sets and Effects**

Under the Silver Lake (2018)

May 27, 2019

A directionless young man living in LA meets a girl whom then mysteriously vanishes overnight, prompting him to embark on a quest to find her. As he quests, he finds himself wrapped up in a bizarre conspiracy.

Akira (1988)

May 27, 2019

In the distant future of 2019, warring biker gangs in Tokyo get mixed up in powers far beyond their understanding.

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**Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts**
**Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C Reilly, John Goodman, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Tian Jing, Jason Mitchell, Richard Jenkins**
**Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence and Action, and for Brief Strong Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 58 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It’s Dumb B-Movie Fun, Surprising Amount of Humor, Production Design, World Building**
**WEAKNESSES: It’s Dumb B-Movie Fun**

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

May 24, 2019

Assisted by a military escort, a team of scientists travels to an uncharted island in the pacific in search of monsters.

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**Directed by: Gareth Edwards**
**Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Wantanabe, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche**
**Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Destruction, Mayhem and Creature Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 3 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Visual Effects, Godzilla Action**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Not Enough Godzilla, Boring Protagonist**

Godzilla (2014)

May 24, 2019

Giant creatures begin appearing across the globe, and a giant lizard named Godzilla rises to fight them.

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**Directed by: Ryuhei Kitamura**
**Starring: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Don Frye, Kazuki Kitamura**
**Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 5 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Scenes With Kaiju**
**WEAKNESSES: Scenes With People**

Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

May 23, 2019

Godzilla, whom has been imprisoned for years in ice in Antarctica, might be humans’ only hope against a wave of angry kaiju bent on destroying the earth. Also, some aliens show up.