A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

August 22, 2018

Based on a true story of rival youth gangs in 1960s Taiwan.

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**Directed by: Spike Lee**
**Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier**
**Rated: : R for Language Throughout, Including Racial Epithets, and for Disturbing/Violent Material and Some Sexual References**
**Running Time: 2 h 15 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Directing, Heavy-Handedness**

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

August 20, 2018

Based on the true story of Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer in Colorado Springs, who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan.

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**Directed by: Brian Henson**
**Starring: Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Kevin Bishop**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1 h 39 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Innocence, Fun, Music, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Not As Tight As Other Muppet Movies**

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

August 17, 2018

The Muppets embark on a quest to Treasure Island.

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**Directed by: Sam Peckinpah**
**Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughn**
**Rated: R for Strong Brutal Violence Including a Sexual Attack, Menace, Some Sexual Content, and Pervasive Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 58 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Pacing, Acting, Directing, Editing, Characters**
**WEAKNESSES: Uncomfortable Controversial Material**

Straw Dogs (1971)

August 14, 2018

A young American and his English wife move to the wife’s hometown, only to face harassment from the locals.

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**Directed by: Richard Fleischer**
**Starring: Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1 h 29 m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Practical Effects**
**WEAKNESSES: Literally Everything Else**

Red Sonja (1985)

August 10, 2018

Red Sonja, a fiery warrior, seeks revenge on the evil queen that murdered her entire family. Meanwhile the evil queen seeks to use a magic orb for darkness.

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**Directed by: John Nicolella**
**Starring: Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Thomas Ian Griffith**
**Rated: PG-13 for Fantasy Action Violence and Sensuality**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Interesting Premise**
**WEAKNESSES: Execution of Everything**

Kull the Conqueror (1997)

August 10, 2018

After Kull is named the successor to a Kingdom, the kingdom’s heirs conspire to overthrow him by resurrecting an evil sorceress.

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**Directed by: Marcus Nispel**
**Starring: Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang**
**Rated: R for Strong Bloody Violence, Some Sexuality and Nudity**
**Running Time: 1 h 53 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Gloriously Gory, Silly Sword and Sorcery Premise, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Acting, Directing, Writing, Pacing**

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

August 10, 2018

Conan the Barbarian seeks vengeance on the warlord that killed his father, while the warlord tries to find a power that will help him to resurrect the dead.

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**Directed by: Richard Fleischer**
**Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia d'Abo**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1 h 43 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Effects, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Acting, Dialogue, Some Effects**

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

August 10, 2018

A queen asks Conan to help her daughter princess retrieve a ceremonial horn from a dungeon so they resurrect a god named Dagoth.

Solomon Kane (2009)

August 10, 2018

After an encounter with a demon that tells him his soul is bound for hell, a mercenary renounces his ways of violence for a life of peace, but when he’s forced to travel back to his homeland, his vow of peace is tested.

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

August 10, 2018

A barbarian seeks vengeance on the sorcerer that slew his parents when he was a child.

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**Directed by: Terrence Malick**
**Starring: Jim Caviezel, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson**
**Rated: R for Realistic War Violence and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 50 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Directing, Acting, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing (?)**

The Thin Red Line (1998)

August 8, 2018

A depiction of the conflict at Guadalcanal during WW2.

Repo Man (1984)

July 31, 2018

In an alternate version of LA, a young punk named Otto gets wrapped up in the world of repo men. When there’s a large reward put out for a certain Chevy Malibu his world gets even crazier.

Badlands (1973)

July 30, 2018

In the 1950s, a teenage girl becomes romantically involved with an older greaser. When her father finds out and forbids them to see each other again, they kill her father, and then flee across the country, leaving a trail of bodies in their wake.

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**Directed by: Scott Cooper**
**Starring: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Jesse Plemons**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence, and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 14 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Directing, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Well Worn Themes**

Hostiles (2017)

July 27, 2018

An army captain with a history of violence towards Native Americans is forced to escort a dying Cheyenne chief across miles of violence-ridden territory.

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**Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavil, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bently, Alec Baldwin**
**Rated: PG-13 for Violence and Intense Sequences of Action, and For Brief Strong Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Action, Writing, Memorable Villain, Higher Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Expositional Dialogue, Suspension of Disbelief Required**

Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018)

July 27, 2018

After a mission goes wrong and three cores of plutonium go missing, and Ethan and his team scramble to try and recover them.

Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015)

July 26, 2018

After the IMF is shut down, Ethan Hunt goes rogue to find the Syndicate, a deadly crime organization.

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**Directed by: King Hu**
**Starring: Lingfeng Shangguan, Chun Shih, Ying Bai**
**Rated: NR (Suggested: PG-13 for Martial Arts Action Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 51 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Action, Cinematography, Story, Acting, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: Melodramatic Moments**

Dragon Inn (1967)

July 26, 2018

Traveling swordsmen discover a plot to assassinate the two remaining members of a defeated general’s family and decide to intervene.

mi4 1.jpg — Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

**Directed by: Brad Bird**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg**
**Rated: PG13**
**Running Time: 2h 12m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Set Pieces**
**WEAKNESSES: Terrible 3rd Act**

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

July 25, 2018

After an infiltration of the Kremlin goes south, the entire IMF is disavowed. Now, alone and cutoff, Ethan Hunt and team must track down the terrorist responsible and stop him from starting a nuclear war.

mi3 1.jpg — Mission: Impossible III (2006)

**Directed by: J.J. Abrams**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Phillip Seymore Hoffman, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne, Kerri Russell, Maggie Q, Simon Pegg, Jonathan Rhys Meyers**
**Rated: PG13**
**Running Time: 2h 6m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Set Pieces, Villain**
**WEAKNESSES: A Little Cheesy**

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

July 24, 2018

Once again, Ethan Hunt must track down a criminal mastermind and root out a secret betrayer within the IMF ranks, this time, before his wife pays the ultimate price.

Mission Impossible MOVIE POSTER.jpg — Mission: Impossible(1996)

**Directed by: Brian De Palma**
**Starring: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Beart, Henry Czerny**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 50m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Atmosphere, Set Pieces**
**WEAKNESSES: Feels Dated at Times, Is a Real Slam to Fans of The Show**

Mission: Impossible (1996)

July 23, 2018

When Ethan Hunt’s team of secret agent’s are all betrayed he is the only one left for his superiors to blame and to track down the real traitor.

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