The Emperor's Club (2002)
Directed By: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Joel Gretsch, Edward Hermann, Harris Yulin, Paul Dano, Jesse Eisenberg
Rated: PG-13
Run Time: 1h 49m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
Strengths: Themes, Unexpected Turns
Weakness: Schmaltzy
An aging teacher of Classics at a boarding school is given the opportunity to see how he affected the lives of his students when one of them organizes a reunion weekend.
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Zombieland (2009)
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin
Rated: R for Horror Violence/Gore and Language
Running Time: 1h 28m
TMM Score: 3.5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Performances, Action, Hilarious
WEAKNESSES: Awful Character Decisions, Lazy Writing
Four people surviving the zombie apocalypse.
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The Social Network (2010)
Directed by: David Fincher
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones
Rated: PG-13 for Sexual Content, Drug and Alcohol Use and Language
Running Time: 2h 1m
TMM Score: 5 Stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Direction, Writing, Cinematography, Score
WEAKNESSES: None
The rise of Facebook.
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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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