MV5BMjUyOTE1NjI0OF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMTM4ODQ5NTM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — BlacKkKlansman (2018)

**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.

Barfly (1987)

August 16, 2018

A semi-autobiographical film about the alcoholic author and poet, Charles Bukowski.

MV5BMjA0ODU0OTQ5N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzYzMzIxMDE@._V1_.jpg — Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

**Directed by: Otto Preminger**
**Starring: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell, George C. Scott**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Thematic Material Including Rape Related Dialogue)**
**Running Time: 2 h 40 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Length**

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

August 9, 2018

A lawyer from a small Michigan town defends a man who killed another man who raped his wife.

taxi driver 8.jpg — Taxi Driver (1976)

**Directed by: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1h 54m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Snapshot of 70s New York**
**WEAKNESSES: Slow Paced**

Taxi Driver (1976)

August 8, 2018

Travis Bickle is an army vet just trying to rejoin society. He gets a job as a Taxi Driver so he can avoid the day time noise and crowd of the city but the nighttime sleaze and filth pushes him further to the edges of his sanity.

Election (1999)

August 7, 2018

A high school teacher’s life begins to unravel as student council elections draw near.

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**Directed by:Carlos Lopez Estrada**
**Starring: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar**
**Rated: R for Language Throughout, Some Brutal Violence, Sexual References and Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Humor, Gritty Feel**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Blindspotting (2018)

August 6, 2018

A social commentary comedy about two best friends- one black, one white- navigate the streets of Oakland, trying to stay out of trouble for three more days, until the black man gets off probation.

MV5BODk4MTkxMDE1Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjE0NjEzOTE@._V1_.jpg — Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

**Directed by: Louis Malle**
**Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly, Yori Bertin**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Violence and Thematic Material)**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Soundtrack, Always Raising Stakes**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Pacing/ Drawn Out Scenes**

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

August 3, 2018

A businessman murders his employer, which sets off a series of crimes.

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**Directed by: Terrence Malick**
**Starring: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1 h 34 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Symbolism, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Days of Heaven (1978)

August 2, 2018

A farm hand convinces the woman he loves to marry their dying boss so they can claim his fortune.

spring breakers 4.jpg — Spring Breakers (2012)

**Directed by: Harmony Korine**
**Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, James Franco, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1h 34m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Editing, Lighting, Energy**
**WEAKNESSES: Extreme Content**

Spring Breakers (2012)

August 1, 2018

When four high schoolers run away from their conservative homes to live it up over spring break, the idea of returning to their him drum lives pushes them to party harder and harder, rather than go home.

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.

MV5BMTk3NDY5MTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNDI3MDE1NTM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,679,1000_AL_.jpg — Mission: Impossible Fallout(2018)

**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.

Yi Yi (2000)

July 27, 2018

The members of the Taipei family experience life in all its various stages, reconciling old relationship, starting new romances, and shaping their view or the world.

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.

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.

MV5BZGY5NWUyNDUtZWJhZi00ZjMxLWFmMjMtYmJhZjVkZGZhNWQ4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

**Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell**
**Starring: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Michael Pitt**
**Rated: R for Sexual Content and Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 35 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Soundtrack, Writing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Subject Matter Will Turn Away Some Viewers**

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

July 23, 2018

The story of Hedwig, a transgender punk/glam rock girl, as she goes on tour.

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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**Directed by: Sidney Lumet**
**Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam**
**Rated: Approved**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

12 Angry Men (1957)

July 23, 2018

Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a young Puerto Rican boy charged with the murder of his father.

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

July 23, 2018

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

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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