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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: Roland Emmerich**
**Starring: Matthew Broderick,Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sci-Fi Monster Action/Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Dumb Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Pointless Scenes and Characters, Length, Dated CGI, Writing, Directing**

Godzilla (1998)

May 20, 2019

Godzilla attacks New York and an earthworm scientist tries to stop him.

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**Directed by: Dean DeBlois**
**Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harrington**
**Rated: PG for Adventure Action and Some Mild Rude Humor**
**Running Time: 1 h 44 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Animation, Production Design, Visual Storytelling, Final Scenes**
**WEAKNESSES: Uneven Pacing, Uninteresting Villain**

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

May 20, 2019

After a dragon hunter threatens Berk, Hiccup and Toothless search for a place where dragons and humans might live together in peace.

MV5BMzMwMTAwODczN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDk2NDA4MTE@._V1_.jpg — How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

**Directed by: Dean DeBlois**
**Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wigg, Djimon Hounsou, Kit Harrington**
**Rated: PG for Adventure Action and Some Mild Rude Humor**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Worldbuilding, Story, Consequences, Characters, Emotional Connection, Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Supporting Character’s Subplot**

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

May 20, 2019

After Hiccup and Toothless discover a mysterious new Dragon Rider, they find themselves at the center of a battle.

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**Directed by: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders**
**Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, America Ferrara, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wigg, T.J. Miller, David Tennant**
**Rated: PG for Sequences of Intense Action and Some Scary Images, and Brief Mild Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 38 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Music, Cinematography, Production Design, World Building, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

May 20, 2019

A young Viking who lives in a village that is perpetually attacked by dragons takes a new approach to handling the beasts.

John Wick (2014)

May 17, 2019

An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the mobsters that killed his dog and stole his car.

Master of the House (1925)

May 16, 2019

Viktor loves his wife Ida but as work has gotten hard, so has he. In fact Ida is working herself to the bone to maintain the home and please him but this has not gone unnoticed by her mother or Viktor’s childhood nanny, Mads. Can they save the marriage of their beloved children?

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**Directed by: Charlie Chaplin**
**Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Georgia Hale**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Mild Comic Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 23 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Story, Acting, Cinematography, Production Design, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Gold Rush (1925)

May 15, 2019

A prospector goes to Alaska in search of gold, and ends up finding so much more.

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**Directed by: F.W. Murnau**
**Starring: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schroder, Alexander Granach**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Some Scary Images)**
**Running Time: 1 h 34 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Max Schreck, Cinematography, Direction, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

Nosferatu (1922)

May 14, 2019

An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, featuring the vampire Count Orlok.

MV5BMjQ1MzU2NDU3Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDQ2MTkwNjM@._V1_.jpg — Blaze (2018)

**Directed by: Ethan Hawke**
**Starring: Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Linklater, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Charlie Sexton**
**Rated: R for Language Throughout, Some Sexual Content and Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 23 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unique Structure, Acting, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

Blaze (2018)

May 13, 2019

A look at the life of Texas songwriting legend Blaze Foley.

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**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 10 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Story, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Chinatown (1974)

May 13, 2019

A private eye in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit after being hired by a woman who is not who she seems.

91egUI3OMML._RI_.jpg — The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

**Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise**
**Starring: Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1h 35m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Dark Setting, Beautiful Animation, Good Message, Great Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Overly Silly Characters, Some Strange Writing Choices**

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

May 9, 2019

The Disney adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel.

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**Directed by: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook**
**Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Soon-Tek Oh, James Hong, Pat Morita, Miguel Ferrer**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1 h 28 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Music, Animation Style, Song, Excitement, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Mulan (1998)

May 7, 2019

Based on a Chinese legend, about a young girl whom disguises herself as a man to take her ailing father’s place in the army, and in doing so becomes one of China’s greatest heroes.

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**Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman**
**Starring: Brian Bedford, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Andy Devine, Peter Ustinov, Roger Miller**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1 h 23 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Fun Scenes, Likeable Characters**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Reuses Animation**

Robin Hood (1973)

May 6, 2019

A retelling of the story of Robin Hood and his struggle against the Sherriff of Nottingham starring humanoid animals.

MV5BOWZkODhlZjQtMzdiYi00MDg2LTgxZDItN2IxMDZhMWE0MDdmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — The Constant Gardener (2005)

**Directed by: Fernando Meirelles**
**Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Donald Sumpter, Pete Postlethwaite**
**Rated: R for Language, Some Violent Images and Sexual Content/Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 9 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Editing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing During First Half of Second Act**

The Constant Gardener (2005)

May 6, 2019

After his wife is murdered, a British Diplomat living in Africa embarks on a quest to find out why, along the way uncovering a conspiracy that could have deadly impact.

Chocolat (2000)

May 3, 2019

A single mother opens a chocolate shop in a conservative village in France, challenging the morals of the town.

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**Directed by: Alan Smithee (David Lynch)**
**Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Sting, Patrick Stewart, Max Von Sydow, Kenneth McMillan, Jurgen Prochow**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 2 h 57 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: A Valiant Effort**
**WEAKNESSES: Practically Everything**

Dune (Extended Cut) (1984)

April 26, 2019

After a Duke takes over a rich desert planet, forces around the galaxy descend in attempt to dethrone him. Meanwhile, a mysterious prophecy concerns the Duke’s son.

Observe and Report (2009)

April 23, 2019

A bi-polar mall cop decides to be a police officer to take down a streaking menace.

the Passenger.jpg — The Passenger (1975)

**Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni**
**Starring: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry**
**Rated: PG-13 for Some Violence, Nudity and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 6 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Direction, Writing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

The Passenger (1975)

April 23, 2019

A war correspondent, frustrated with his work and unable to find the war he’s supposed to cover, takes up the identity of a dead man who looks similar to him, only to find his plan may have many flaws.

L'Avventura (1960)

April 23, 2019

After a woman goes missing, her boyfriend and best friend form a search party to try to find her.

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