Her (2013)
Directed By: Spike Jonze
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt, Rooney Mara
Rated: R
Run Time: 2h 6m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
Strengths: Performances, World Building, Emotional Connection
Weakness: Drags Just Slightly
A writer, heartbroken over an old breakup, installs an OS with such advanced AI that it becomes actually sentient and, to him at least, an actual relationship.
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Vice (2018)
Directed by: Adam McKay
Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Justin Kirk, Jesse Plemons, Shea Whigham, Tyler Perry, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts
Rated: R for Language and Some Violent Images
Running Time: 2 h 12 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Directing, Some Writing
WEAKNESSES: Some Writing, Ending, Heavy-Handedness
The story of Dick Cheney, the most powerful Vice President in American History, and the way he forever changed the Global political landscape.
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Arrival (2016)
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
Rated: PG-13 for Brief Strong Language
Running Time: 1 H 56 M
TMM: 5 out of 5 Stars
Strengths: Story, Editing, Acting, Cinematography, Musical Score
Weaknesses: -
A linguistics specialist is recruited by the US army to try to make contact with Aliens.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Directed By: Zack Snyder
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Violence and Action Throughout, and Some Sensuality
TMM: 2 out of 5 Stars
Strengths: Wonder Woman, Visually Engaging, Iconic
Weaknesses: Slow Pacing, Lack of Connection to Characters, Studio Concerns, Lack of Mystery, Henry Cavill
Batman and Superman meet in a clash of psuedo-epicness.
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