The Report (2019)
Directed by: Scott Z. Burns
Starring: Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Corey Stoll, Maura Tierney, Michael C Hall, Tim Blake Nelson
Rated: R for Some Scenes of Inhumane Treatment and Torture, and Language
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length
A senate staffer is tasked to lead an investigation into the CIA’s ‘Enhanced Interrogation Techniques.”
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Captain Marvel (2019)
Directed By: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Djimoun Hounsou
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 2h 3m
TMM Score: 3 Stars
Strengths: Some of the Effects, Some Story Elements
Weakness: Main Character
Vers is an elite alien warrior in training for the Kree who are at war with the Skrulls, a shapeshifting alien species. When she is tasked with destroying a Skrull cell on Earth, she discovers that she is both more and less that who she thought she was.
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The Seagull (2018)
Directed by: Michael Mayer
Starring: Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss
Rated: PG13
Running Time: 1h 38m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, It's a Play
In this adaptation of the Anton Chekov an aging actress and her son, a rising writer, butt heads over their art, societal place, and choice of romantic interests. As a holiday by the lake unfolds so do their dysfunctions and fears.
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