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?

Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

July 18, 2018

During a Picnic on St. Valentine’s Day, 1900, a few students and a teacher disappear without a trace.

The Village (2004)

July 18, 2018

Weird things happen to the villagers of an isolated hamlet.

stby 2.jpg — Sorry To Bother You (2018)

**Directed by: Boots Riley**
**Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omarie Hardwick, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Forest Whitaker**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1h 45m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directorial Vision, Acting, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: None**

Sorry To Bother You (2018)

July 17, 2018

When Cassius Green adopts an unusual sales technique his employer at RegalView telemarketing puts him on the Power Caller roll, landing him a raise and swanky benefits, but how will his old friends and girlfriend/artist/activist Detroit, take it when he abandons their fledgling efforts to unionize and how will Cash live with himself as he discovers what Power Callers are really selling?

La Dolce Vita (1960)

July 16, 2018

La Dolce Vita follows Marcello Rubini, a journalist living in Rome, through a week of his life.

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.

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**Directed by: Ingmar Bergman**
**Starring: Victor Sjostrom, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin**
**Rated: NR (Suggested: PG-13 for Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Dream Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Wild Strawberries (1957)

July 11, 2018

An elderly professor takes a road trip from Stockholm to Lund to receive an honorary degree.

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.

Ivan's Childhood (1962)

July 9, 2018

A twelve-year-old boy works for the Soviet army as a spy behind German lines during WWII.

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.

Black Narcissus (1947)

July 6, 2018

A group of nuns are sent to the Himalayas where they are tasked with turning an old home for concubines into a functioning convent.

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

July 2, 2018

Charles Dreyfus escapes a mental institution and threatens the world with destruction unless someone can kill Inspector Clouseau.

Dumbo (1941)

June 29, 2018

A newborn circus elephant is separated from its mother and must find its own way under the big top.

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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.

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