Repo Man (1984)

July 31, 2018

In an alternate version of LA, a young punk named Otto gets wrapped up in the world of repo men. When there’s a large reward put out for a certain Chevy Malibu his world gets even crazier.

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**Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavil, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bently, Alec Baldwin**
**Rated: PG-13 for Violence and Intense Sequences of Action, and For Brief Strong Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Action, Writing, Memorable Villain, Higher Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Expositional Dialogue, Suspension of Disbelief Required**

Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018)

July 27, 2018

After a mission goes wrong and three cores of plutonium go missing, and Ethan and his team scramble to try and recover them.

Yi Yi (2000)

July 27, 2018

The members of the Taipei family experience life in all its various stages, reconciling old relationship, starting new romances, and shaping their view or the world.

Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

July 26, 2018

After the IMF is shut down, Ethan Hunt goes rogue to find the Syndicate, a deadly crime organization.

mishima 1.jpg — Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

**Directed by: Paul Schrader**
**Starring: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Cinematography, Production Design, Acting, Score**
**WEAKNESSES: Are you kidding? Who could find a weakness in this film.**

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

July 26, 2018

The great Japanese author and social leader, Yukio Mishima, prepares for his greatest work; of art and of action.

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**Directed by: Oliver Assayas**
**Starring: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloe Grace Moretz**
**Rated: R for Language and Brief Graphic Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 4 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing (?)**

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

July 25, 2018

Twenty years after starring in a play that launched her career, a film star returns to the play to act in a different role, which forces her to face certain truths about herself.

mi4 1.jpg — Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

**Directed by: Brad Bird**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg**
**Rated: PG13**
**Running Time: 2h 12m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Set Pieces**
**WEAKNESSES: Terrible 3rd Act**

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

July 25, 2018

After an infiltration of the Kremlin goes south, the entire IMF is disavowed. Now, alone and cutoff, Ethan Hunt and team must track down the terrorist responsible and stop him from starting a nuclear war.

mi3 1.jpg — Mission: Impossible III (2006)

**Directed by: J.J. Abrams**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymore Hoffman, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne, Kerri Russell, Maggie Q, Simon Pegg, Jonathan Rhys Meyers**
**Rated: PG13**
**Running Time: 2h 6m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Set Pieces, Villain**
**WEAKNESSES: A Little Cheesy**

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

July 24, 2018

Once again, Ethan Hunt must track down a criminal mastermind and root out a secret betrayer within the IMF ranks, this time, before his wife pays the ultimate price.

Mission Impossible MOVIE POSTER.jpg — Mission: Impossible(1996)

**Directed by: Brian De Palma**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Beart, Henry Czerny**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 50m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Atmosphere, Set Pieces**
**WEAKNESSES: Feels Dated at Times, Is a Real Slam to Fans of The Show**

Mission: Impossible (1996)

July 23, 2018

When Ethan Hunt’s team of secret agent’s are all betrayed he is the only one left for his superiors to blame and to track down the real traitor.

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**Directed by: Sidney Lumet**
**Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam**
**Rated: Approved**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

12 Angry Men (1957)

July 23, 2018

Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a young Puerto Rican boy charged with the murder of his father.

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

July 23, 2018

Ethan Hunt goes to Australia to destroy a super-virus known as Chimera.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

July 18, 2018

During a Picnic on St. Valentine’s Day, 1900, a few students and a teacher disappear without a trace.

The Village (2004)

July 18, 2018

Weird things happen to the villagers of an isolated hamlet.

Split (2016)

July 17, 2018

A man with 23 different personalities kidnaps three girls and locks them in a basement, where he plans to hold them until his 24th personality arrives.

stby 2.jpg — 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**

Sorry To Bother You (2018)

July 17, 2018

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?

Personal Shopper (2016)

July 13, 2018

A personal shopper for a celebrity living in Paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who died there. When a stranger starts sending her texts, things get even more complicated.

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**Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan**
**Starring: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie**
**Rated: PG-13 for Disturbing Thematic Material Including Terror, Violence and Some Nudity, and Brief Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 34 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Meta-Humor, Creepy Imagery**
**WEAKNESSES: Annoying Protagonists**

The Visit (2015)

July 13, 2018

While their mother goes on a cruise, two children go to stay with their Grandparents, whom they’ve never met, only to find their Grandparents have strange habits.

LA Confidential 1.jpg — L.A. Confidential (1997)

**Directed by: Curtis Hanson**
**Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 18m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Acting, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: None**

L.A. Confidential (1997)

July 13, 2018

In 1950s Hollywood, the Glitz and Glam draws all like a moth to a flame and 3 cops; a boyscout, a bruiser, and a schmoozer, are out to find out who murdered everyone in a coffee shop late one night.

The Happening (2008)

July 12, 2018

While strange event causes people to inexplicably kill themselves, a high school science teacher runs around.

litw 5.jpeg — Lady In The Water (2006)

**Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan**
**Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 50m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Paul Giamatti's Acting,**
**WEAKNESSES: Slight Characters, No Magic**

Lady In The Water (2006)

July 11, 2018

Cleveland Heap (Paul Giamatti), the manager/janitor of an apartment building, must aid a nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard), which he has found living in the building’s swimming pool, in attempt to bestow a gift upon a chosen person and then return home, to her own realm.

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