Mission: Impossible II (2000)

July 23, 2018

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

Jurassic Park III (2001)

July 20, 2018

Dr. Alan Grant is recruited as a tour guide for a plane that will circle Isla Sorna, the second site for the Jurassic Park Theme Park, but when the plane lands, things get predictably complicated.

the equalizer 1.jpg — The Equalizer (2014)

**Directed by: Antoine Fuqua**
**Starring: Denzel Washington, Martin Csokas, Chloe Grace Moretz**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 12m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: All around Competence**
**WEAKNESSES: Nothing Makes The Film Stand Out, Length**

The Equalizer (2014)

July 20, 2018

Bob lives like a monk, working hard, helping others, simple meals at the same diner overnight before returning to his sparse apartment. When a young call girl, who frequents the same diner as he, runs afoul of the Russian mob, this simple man turns out to be a force for vengeance to her abusers.

MV5BMGVhNjhjODktODgxYS00MDdhLTlkZjktYTkyNzQxMTU0ZDYxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzkwMjQ5NzM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,635,1000_AL_.jpg — The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

**Directed by: David Lean**
**Starring: William Holden, Alec Guinnes, JAck Hawkins**
**Rated: PG for Mild War Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 41 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Cinematography, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing**

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

July 19, 2018

A British Colonel in a Japanese POW camp works to complete a bridge, while, unbeknownst to him, a small team of Allies is moving to destroy it.

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?

After Earth (2013)

July 16, 2018

A millennium after humans have abandoned earth, a spacecraft crashes back onto the surface, leaving Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded.

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.

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

July 10, 2018

Zatoichi, a blind, gambling, masseuse who is also a swordsman, gets wrapped up in a squabble with the yakuza and has to find a way to make peace.

Ivan's Childhood (1962)

July 9, 2018

A twelve-year-old boy works for the Soviet army as a spy behind German lines during WWII.

Black Narcissus (1947)

July 6, 2018

A group of nuns are sent to the Himalayas where they are tasked with turning an old home for concubines into a functioning convent.

Signs (2002)

July 5, 2018

Graham (Mel Gibson), an ex-reverend, and his family, still reeling after his wife’s death, are faced with the unexplained as crop circles and shadowy figures start frequenting their farm. As fears rise, will Graham's faith begin to regrow or die for good.

The Lure (2015)

July 4, 2018

A musical about two mermaid sisters who are hired to work at a nightclub; when one of them falls in love with a bassist in the band, threatening their very way of life.

71zM2lo2SaL._RI_.jpg — Unbreakable (2000)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright
Rated: Running Time: 1 h 46 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Cinematography, Subtlety
WEAKNESSES: Moments of Melodrama, Heavy-Handed Directing

Unbreakable (2000)

July 3, 2018

After a tragic accident where security guard David Dunn is the only survivor, comic enthusiast Elijah Price seeks him out and tells him he might be extraordinary.

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