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Richard Jewell (2019)

Directed By: Clint Eastwood

Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates

Rated: R

Run Time: 2h 11m

TMM Score: 4 Stars

Strengths: Acting, Character Work

Weakness: One Character’s Treatment

Richard Jewell (2019)

December 26, 2019

When security guard Richard Jewell spots and alerts authorities to a bomb at the Atlanta Olympic Games, he becomes the target of a media and FBI investigation desperate to find a culprit.

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In Drama, Historical Tags Michael McDonald, Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell, 2019, Clint Eastwood, R Rated, 4 Stars
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Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Directed By: Taika Waititi

Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates

Rated: PG-13

Run Time: 1h 48m

TMM Score: 3 Stars

Strengths: Characters, Humor, Touching Moments

Weakness: Cohesive Integrity, Slight

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

November 22, 2019

Toward the end of WW2, a young boy, Jojo, a member of the Hitler Youth whose imaginary friend is also Adolf Hitler, discovers a Jew hiding in the crawlspace of his home in Berlin.

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In Coming of Age, Fantasy, Historical, War Tags Michael McDonald, Jojo Rabbit, 2019, Taika Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates, PG-13, 3 Stars
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Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Directed by: Martin McDonagh

Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Peter Dinklage, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton

Rated: R for Violence, Language Throughout, and Some Sexual References

Running Time: 1 h 55 m

TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Characters, Acting, Unconventionality

WEAKNESSES: -

Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

August 5, 2019

After her daughter is raped and killed, a mother in a small town puts up three billboards asking the police department why they haven’t found the killer.

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In Crime, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Tags Martin McDonagh, Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Peter Dinklage, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, R, 5 Stars, 2017
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Best of Enemies (2019)

Directed By: Robin Bissell

Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley

Rated: PG-13

Run Time: 2h 13m

TMM Score: 2 Stars

Strengths: Sam Rockwell, True Story

Weakness: The Film is Very Paint by Numbers

Best of Enemies (2019)

July 2, 2019

In 1971, an all black elementary school in Durham, NC burned down forcing the community to come to the negotiation table over segregation of schools. The meetings over this issue were the unlikely first steps of friendship between C.P. Ellis, head of the local KKK, and Ann Atwater, a civil rights activist.

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In Drama Tags Michael McDonald, 2019, Robin Bissell, Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Anne Heche, Wes Bentley, PG-13, 2 Stars
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Blaze (2018)

Directed by: Ethan Hawke

Starring: Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Linklater, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Charlie Sexton

Rated: R for Language Throughout, Some Sexual Content and Drug Use

Running Time: 1 h 23 m

TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Unique Structure, Acting, Writing, Directing

WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length

Blaze (2018)

May 13, 2019

A look at the life of Texas songwriting legend Blaze Foley.

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In Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Biographical, Drama, Romance Tags Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Linklater, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Charlie Sexton, Ethan Hawke, 2018, 4.5 Stars
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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

Vice (2018)

March 29, 2019

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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In Biographical, Comedy, Crime, Drama Tags Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Justin Kirk, Jesse Plemons, Shea Whigham, Tyler Perry, Alfred Molina, Adam McKay, 3.5 Stars, 2018, Naomi Watts
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