Creed (2015)

March 20, 2020

Rocky Balboa serves as a mentor and trainer for Adonis Creed, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

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**Directed By: Judd Apatow**
**Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, John Cena, Lebron James, Colin Quinn, Tilda Swinton**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 5m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Humor, Use of Cameos, Strong Supporting Cast**
**Weakness: Length, a Couple Over Drawn Scenes**

Trainwreck (2015)

February 25, 2020

Amy is a writer for a New York magazine who doesn’t believe in happily-ever-after but when she begins to have feelings for the subject of an article she is writing, she is confronted with her ideas about relationships and individualism.

Ford-v-Ferrari(109).jpg — Ford v Ferrari (2019)

**Directed by: James Mangold**
**Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Tracy Letts**
**Rated: PG-13 for Some Language and Peril**
**Running Time: 2 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Technicality, Extremely Entertaining**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Ford v Ferrari (2019)

January 23, 2020

Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles attempt to build a car that can outrace Ferrari at the La Mons race.

rb+1.jpg — Raging Bull (1980)

**Directed By: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 9m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Cinematography**
**Weakness: A Little Slow, Requires Some Prior Knowledge**

Raging Bull (1980)

November 27, 2019

Jake LaMotta rises through the ranks of the middleweight boxing world but is less adept at navigating through life with his own family and community.

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**Directed by: Stephen Merchant**
**Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Merchant**
**Rated: PG-13 for Crude and Sexual Material, Language Throughout, Some Violence and Drug Content**
**Running Time: 1 h 48 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Story, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Follows Sports Movie Cliches**

Fighting with My Family (2019)

May 13, 2019

The true story of Saraya-Jade Bevis AKA Paige, the WWE superstar.

Free Solo (2018)

March 19, 2019

The first man to free solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

February 15, 2019

A cyborg without memory searches for herself and her place in a violent and chaotic world.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

November 5, 2018

An orphaned boy learns he is famous in the wizarding world for once having bested an evil wizard as a baby. Upon rejoining the world of wizards, the boy joins a wizard school.

relaxer 1.jpg — Relaxer (2018)

**Directed by: Joel Potrykus**
**Starring: Joshua Burge, David Dastmalchian, Andre Hyland**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 1h 31m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Storytelling Style, Compelling Performances, Bold Camera Work**
**WEAKNESSES: A Slight Pacing Drag in the Middle.**

Relaxer (2018)

September 28, 2018

Abbie is a quitter. He has quit every challenge his brother, Cam, has ever posed to him, but NO MORE. For once he’s going to complete the challenge, even if it means not moving from his seat on the couch till he beats level 256 of Pac Man. After all, with Y2K looming he only has 6 months to do it.

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**Directed by: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire**
**Starring: Joe Cole, Pornchanok Mabklang, Panya Yimmuphai**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 56 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Realism, Writing, Directing, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

A Prayer Before Dawn (2017)

August 29, 2018

The true story of Billy Moore, an English boxer who was incarcerated in a Thai prison and fought in a Muay Thai tournament to prove himself to the other inmates.

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**Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris**
**Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough**
**Rated: PG-13 for Some Sexual Content and Partial Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 1 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Heavy-Handed Themes**

The Battle of the Sexes (2017)

July 20, 2018

Based on the true story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. While King comes to terms with her sexuality, Riggs comes to terms with the changing times and truths about himself.

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