bg 1.jpg — The Brothers Grimm (2005)

**Directed By: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey, Peter Stormare, Jonathan Pryce**
**Rated: PG13**
**Run Time: 1h 58m**
**TMM Score: 3**
**Strengths: Unique High Concept, Some Laughs**
**Weakness: Dialogue, CGI**

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

July 11, 2019

Brothers Jake and Will Grimm are con-men grifting money from German villages in order to rid them of ‘supernatural entities,’ but when a French General forces them to uncover who is behind the disappearance of almost a dozen children, they discover that the supernatural isn’t just a figment of their imagination.

MV5BMjEzMjcxNjA2Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjAxMDM2NzM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Booksmart (2019)

**Directed by: Olivia Wilde**
**Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Victoria Ruesga, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content and Language Throughout, Drug Use and Drinking- All Involving Teens**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Characters, Themes, Humor**
**WEAKNESSES: Originality, Some Jokes Fall Flat**

Booksmart (2019)

July 11, 2019

On the eve of graduation, two nerdy best friends realize they should’ve worked less and partied a bit more, and they aim to rectify that by cramming as much fun as they can into one night.

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**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, Nicholas Selby, Stephan Chase**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 20 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Direction, Cinematography, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing**

Macbeth (1971)

July 10, 2019

With the help of his wife, a Scottish lord murders his king and ascends to the throne, only to be driven mad by his guilt.

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**Directed by: John Waters**
**Starring: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Cookie Mueller, Edith Massey, George Figgs**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Strong Sexual and Violent Content, Comic Disturbing Behavior and Language)**
**Running Time: 1 h 37 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Some Acting, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: Overall Technical Aspects**

Multiple Maniacs (1970)

July 9, 2019

The Lady Divine becomes enraged after her boyfriend cheats on her, and descends into a life of murder and deviousness.

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**Directed by: Robert Altman**
**Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, Hugh Millais, Shelley Duvall, Corey Fischer**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Pacing, Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

July 8, 2019

A gambler and a prostitute form a partnership and make a fortune in a remote Old West mining town, until a large corporation makes an offer to buy them out.

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**Directed by: Neil Marshall**
**Starring: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim**
**Rated: R for Strong Bloody Violence and Gore Throughout, and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Some Acting, Creature Design, Some Action**
**WEAKNESSES: Jumbled Storyline, Needless Characters, Ridiculous Climax**

Hellboy (2019)

July 8, 2019

Hellboy battles an ancient sorceress bent on destroying the human race.

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**Directed by: Ari Aster**
**Starring: Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Anders Back, Ellora Torchia**
**Rated: R for Disturbing Ritualistic Violence and Grisly Images, Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Drug Use and Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, World Building, Themes, Cinematography, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing**

Midsommar (2019)

July 4, 2019

A couple whose relationship is on the fritz travels to Sweden for a midsummer festival which, they soon learn, finds its roots in pagan ritual.

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**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**

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

July 3, 2019

After the events of “Avengers: Endgame”, Spider-Man must rise to face a new world of challengers.

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**Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen**
**Starring: Jurgen Prochnow, Herbert Gronemeyer, Klaus Wennemann**
**Rated: R for Some War Violence and Brief Language**
**Running Time: 3 h 28 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Direction, Story, Cinematography, Atmosphere**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Das Boot- Director's Cut (1981)

June 26, 2019

A German U-boat is tasked to destroy British naval and supply ships during WWII.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

June 25, 2019

A British warship plays a game of cat and mouse with a French warship in the Napoleonic times.

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**Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud**
**Starring: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Ron Pearlman**
**Rated: R for Strong Graphic War Violence and Some Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 11 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design, Some Action, Some Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Writing, Some Acting, Emotionally Distant, Pacing**

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

June 24, 2019

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat and mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad. Inspired by the true story of Vasily Zaitsev.

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**Directed by: Brad Bird**
**Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Spencer Fox, Sarah Vowell, Wallace Shwan, Brad Bird**
**Rated: PG for Action Violence**
**Running Time: 1 h 55 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Animation, Humor, Soundtrack, Excitement**
**WEAKNESSES: A Few Small Plot Holes**

The Incredibles (2004)

June 21, 2019

A family of superheroes, while trying to live quietly in suburban life, are forced to save the world.

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**Directed by: Paul Verhoeven**
**Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown, Patrick Muldoon, Michael Ironside**
**Rated: R for Graphic Sci-Fi Violence and Gore, and For Some Language and Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 9 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, World Building, Directing, Satire, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing During First Half**

Starship Troopers (1997)

June 21, 2019

A satire on fascism where humans wage war against giant alien bugs.

b 2.jpg — Brave (2012)

**Directed By: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman**
**Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane, Craig Ferguson, John Ratzenberger**
**Rated: G Rated**
**Run Time: 1h 33m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Setting, Wild Magic, Atmosphere, Demographic Target**
**Weakness: Humor**

Brave (2012)

June 20, 2019

Merida faces the same foe as any princess her age; a mother who doesn’t care what she wants for her life, a national and family duty to marry on her birthday, and a highland witch who promises to change everything for her. You know the old fairy tale adage; Be careful what you wish for when speaking to a witch.

A Bug's Life (1998)

June 19, 2019

A misfit ant travels to the bug city to find warrior bugs, but mistakenly hires a failing circus crew instead.

w 1.jpg — Wall-E (2008)

**Directed By: Andrew Stanton**
**Starring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Fred Willard**
**Rated: G**
**Run Time: 1h 38m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**Strengths: First Act**
**Weakness: The Rest**

Wall-E (2008)

June 19, 2019

A lone robot cleaning up the garbage congested surface of Earth has his world turned upside down when he gets a visit from another functioning robot from off world.