Sword Poster.jpg — The Sword in the Stone (1963)

**Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman**
**Starring: Karl Swenson, Rickie Sorensen, Junius Matthews**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Message, Charm, Animation, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Episodic Storytelling, End Abruptly**

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

June 14, 2018

A whimsical wizard takes a young boy under his wing to groom him for his future.

As The Gods Will (2014)

June 7, 2018

Shun Takahata is a typical bored teenager, but when his high school is forced to play supernatural deadly playground games, he must come to grips with the the value of his and his friends’ lives.

Action Point (2018)

June 6, 2018

People fall down for an hour and a half.

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

May 29, 2018

A young Han Solo goes on a series of adventures that were all set up in the O-G-Tril-O-Gee. How did Han meet Chewie? What EXACT hand in Sabaac won Han the Millennium Falcon? Did Han get his cool gun from some random dude? Get ready for answers to all the questions you assumed wouldn’t be very interesting.

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.

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.

Overboard (2018)

May 8, 2018

A playboy billionaire is afflicted amnesia and duped into playing the blue-collar-hardworking-husband to a disgruntled ex-employee, who convinces him that she is his wife.

Tully (2018)

May 7, 2018

A mother of three hires a night nanny to help with her newborn.

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.

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.

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.

The Death of Stalin

March 22, 2018

After Stalin's death, the Soviet Union is thrust into disarray while the remaining leaders struggle to maintain some semblance of order.

Gringo (2018)

March 13, 2018

A law abiding citizen is pulled into dealing with the Mexican cartels after his sleazy business partners screw over a gangster named "The Black Panther."

MV5BNDcyNDA4NDAzN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODQxMDQ5NDM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Thoroughbreds (2017)

**Directed by: Cory Finley**
**Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, Anton Yelchin**
**Rated: R for Disturbing Behavior, Bloody Images, Sexual References and Some Drug Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Underlying Message**

Thoroughbreds (2017)

March 12, 2018

Lily and Amanda, two wealthy, troubled teenage girls living in suburban Connecticut, bond over the banality of their lives, their disdain Lily’s step dad, and toying with the idea of murder.

Game Night (2018)

February 26, 2018

A group of friends, whom meet weekly for Game Night, are unwittingly roped into the underworld when another member joins.

MV5BODQ0NDhjYWItYTMxZi00NTk2LWIzNDEtOWZiYWYxZjc2MTgxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

DIRECTED BY: JAKE KASDAN
STARRING: DWAYNE JOHNSON, KAREN GILLIAN, KEVIN HART, JACK BLACK
RATED: PG-13 FOR ADVENTURE ACTION, SUGGESTIVE CONTENT AND SOME LANGUAGE
Running Time: 1 Hour 59 Min
TMM: 3/5
STRENGTHS: HUMOR, CHEMISTRY BETWEEN ACTORS, PACING
WEAKNESSES: THEMES, SEXISM, ORIGINALITY, FINDING A TARGET AUDIENCE

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

February 23, 2018

Four high school kids in detention are drawn into a videogame and become the avatars in this humorous jungle-based adventure.

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