Thinner (1996)
Directed by: Tom Holland
Starring: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Bethany Joy Lenz, Lucinda Jenney, Stephen King
Rated: R for Horror Violence and Gore, Language and Sexuality
Running Time: 1 h 33 m
TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Some Makeup
WEAKNESSES: Anemic Story, Unlikeable Characters, Boring
A fat lawyer begins rapidly loosing weight after gypsies curse him.
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Child’s Play (1988)
Directed by: Tom Holland
Starring: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Dinah Manoff
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 27 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: It’s Pretty Funny, Some Special Effects
WEAKNESSES: Wildly Inept Characters, Giant Leaps in Logic, Silly Story, Pacing
A single mother gives her son the latest toy craze- a Good Guys doll- for his birthday, only to find out that her particular doll has been possessed by the soul of a serial killer. What a bummer…
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Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Directed by: Jon Watts
Starring: Tom Holland, Samuel L Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Cobie Smulders
Rated: PG-13 for Sci-Fi Action Violence, Some Language and Brief Suggestive Comments
Running Time: 2 h 9 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Fun, Characters, Themes, Pacing, Peter Parker Stuff
WEAKNESSES: Villain, Spider-Man Stuff
After the events of “Avengers: Endgame”, Spider-Man must rise to face a new world of challengers.
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Avengers: Endgame (2019)
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
The remaining Avengers fight to undo the events at the end of “Avengers: Infinity War”.
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Captain America: Civil War (2016)
DIRECTED BY: ANTHONY AND JOE RUSSO
STARRING: CHRIS EVANS, ROBERT DOWNEY JR., SCARLETT JOHANSSON
RATED: PG-13 FOR EXTENDED SEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE, ACTION AND MAYHEM
RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS 27 MIN
TMM: 4 OUT OF 5 STARS
STRENGTHS: THEMES, ACTION, NEW CHARACTERS, BELIEVABILITY
WEAKNESSES: WINTER SOLIDER, MOMENTARY LAPSES IN GRAPHICS, PULLS PUNCHES, LAME VILLAIN
The Avengers split between those who are for the regulation (led by Tony Stark, aka Iron Man) and those who oppose it led by Captain America.
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