The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Extended Edition) (2014)

Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, John Callen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry
Rated: R for Some Violence
Running Time: 2 h 44 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Production Design, Some Action
WEAKNESSES: Thin Story, Battle Fatigue, Abundance of CGI, Pacing

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (Extended Edition) (2014)

April 15, 2020

The concluding chapter in The Hobbit Trilogy.

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Directed by: Peter Jackson
Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, John Callen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry
Rated: PG-13 for Extended Sequences of Intense Fantasy Action Violence, and Frightening Images
Running Time: 3 h 7 m
TMM Score: 3.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Action, Cinematography, Score, Smaug
WEAKNESSES: Tauriel and Legolas, Convoluted Side Plots, Overlong, Too Much CGI

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edition) (2013)

April 14, 2020

Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves of Erebor continue their journey.

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Directed by: Sam Mendes
Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Andrew Scott, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch
Rated: R for Violence, Some Disturbing Images, and Language
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Direction, Cinematography, Production Design, Experience, Characters, Soundtrack
WEAKNESSES: Thin Story

1917 (2019)

January 13, 2020

Two British soldiers must deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will halt an attack and possibly save the lives of 1,600 of their fellow soldiers.

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Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillian, Tessa Thompson, Bradley Cooper
Rated: PG-13 for Sequences of Science-Fi Violence and Action, and Some Language
Running Time: 3 h 1 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Subversion of Expectations, Character Development, Humor, Special Effects
WEAKNESSES: Length, Pacing, Fan Service

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

April 26, 2019

The remaining Avengers fight to undo the events at the end of “Avengers: Infinity War”.