Mission: Impossible II (2000)

July 23, 2018

Ethan Hunt goes to Australia to destroy a super-virus known as Chimera.

Jurassic Park III (2001)

July 20, 2018

Dr. Alan Grant is recruited as a tour guide for a plane that will circle Isla Sorna, the second site for the Jurassic Park Theme Park, but when the plane lands, things get predictably complicated.

the equalizer 1.jpg — The Equalizer (2014)

**Directed by: Antoine Fuqua**
**Starring: Denzel Washington, Martin Csokas, Chloe Grace Moretz**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 12m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: All around Competence**
**WEAKNESSES: Nothing Makes The Film Stand Out, Length**

The Equalizer (2014)

July 20, 2018

Bob lives like a monk, working hard, helping others, simple meals at the same diner overnight before returning to his sparse apartment. When a young call girl, who frequents the same diner as he, runs afoul of the Russian mob, this simple man turns out to be a force for vengeance to her abusers.

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**Directed by: David Lean**
**Starring: William Holden, Alec Guinnes, JAck Hawkins**
**Rated: PG for Mild War Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 41 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Cinematography, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing**

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

July 19, 2018

A British Colonel in a Japanese POW camp works to complete a bridge, while, unbeknownst to him, a small team of Allies is moving to destroy it.

last airbender 5.jpg — The Last Airbender (2010)

**Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan**
**Starring: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1h 43m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It's Not As Long As You Might Expect**
**WEAKNESSES: It Fails At Everything It Attempts**

The Last Airbender (2010)

July 19, 2018

100 years ago, the mysterious and powerful leader known as the Avatar disappeared. Now, he has reappeared as a small boy, the next incarnation of the once revered warrior. Can he and his new found young friends defeat the evil Fire Nation and restore balance to the world?

After Earth (2013)

July 16, 2018

A millennium after humans have abandoned earth, a spacecraft crashes back onto the surface, leaving Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded.

LA Confidential 1.jpg — L.A. Confidential (1997)

**Directed by: Curtis Hanson**
**Starring: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Danny DeVito**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 18m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Acting, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: None**

L.A. Confidential (1997)

July 13, 2018

In 1950s Hollywood, the Glitz and Glam draws all like a moth to a flame and 3 cops; a boyscout, a bruiser, and a schmoozer, are out to find out who murdered everyone in a coffee shop late one night.

The Happening (2008)

July 12, 2018

While strange event causes people to inexplicably kill themselves, a high school science teacher runs around.

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

July 10, 2018

Zatoichi, a blind, gambling, masseuse who is also a swordsman, gets wrapped up in a squabble with the yakuza and has to find a way to make peace.

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

July 9, 2018

With the revelation that people can return from the quantum zone, Hope's eyes turn to Scott to help her rescue her mother. If only Scott wasn't under house arrest.

Marvel's_Ant-Man_poster.jpg — Ant-Man (2015)

**Directed by: Peyton Reed**
**Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, Evangeline Lilly**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 57m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Humorous Moments**
**WEAKNESSES: Uninteresting, Not Heisty Enough**

Ant-Man (2015)

July 6, 2018

Ex-Con, Scott Lang can't find work, pay his child support, or get his own apartment. When a rich inventor approaches him with the opportunity to restore his life and family, Scott dons the inventor's advanced battle suit to become Ant-Man and safeguard the world from another guy, bad guy, in another battle suit, bad battle suit.

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Directed by: Stefano Sollima
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabel Moner, Catherine Keener
Rated: R
Running Time: 2 h 2 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing
WEAKNESSES: Cinematography

Sicario: Day of the Saldado (2018)

June 29, 2018

After it is discovered that one of the cartels is smuggling terrorists into the US, Matt Graver reteams with Alejandro to pit the cartels against each other again.

The Virgin Spring (1960)

June 28, 2018

A young virgin and a jealous servant make their way to a church to deliver candles, but along the way they encounter trouble.

Sicario (2015)

June 28, 2018

An FBI agent is recruited by a shadowy agency to help fight the cartels.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

June 26, 2018

The now abandoned Jurassic World Theme Island's existence, and all the dinosaurs on it, is threatened by a volcanic eruption so do-gooders, Claire Dearing and Owen Grady are off to save the animals from a second extinction event. I wonder if some dishonest businessmen will double cross them at some point?

American Animals (2018)

June 25, 2018

Four college students plan a heist to steal rare books worth over twelve million dollars from their college library.

Ocean's 8 (2018)

June 22, 2018

When Debbie Ocean gets released from the slammer she gathers a gang of thieves to steal a 150 million dollar diamond necklace from round a debutante’s neck at the Met Gala. Maybe she can even get back at an old flame along the way.

Pom Poko (1994)

June 20, 2018

A group of shape-shifting “raccoon dogs” fight against the humans who plan on turning their forest into a development.

Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)

June 20, 2018

A lonely young girl meets a mysterious boy on a mountain. When he disappears into a world beyond, the girl follows him and eventually discovers things about both her past and the boy’s.

Falling Down (1993)

June 19, 2018

A disgruntled man becomes fed up with the world around him and decides to take matters into his own hands.

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