The Wind Rises (2013)

May 29, 2019

A fantastical character study of Jiro Horikashi, the man who designed the Mitsubishi Zero Fighter Plane.

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**Directed by: David Robert Mitchell**
**Starring: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Riki Lindhome, Callie Hernandez**
**Rated: R for Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Violence, Language Throughout and Some Drug Use**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Themes, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: A Few Chintzy Sets and Effects**

Under the Silver Lake (2018)

May 27, 2019

A directionless young man living in LA meets a girl whom then mysteriously vanishes overnight, prompting him to embark on a quest to find her. As he quests, he finds himself wrapped up in a bizarre conspiracy.

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**Directed by: Bong Joon-Ho**
**Starring: Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim, Roe-ha Kim**
**Rated: NR (TMM Suggested R for Strong Violence and Disturbing Material)**
**Running Time: 2 h 12 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Characters, Acting, Message**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing During Second Act**

Memories of Murder (2003)

May 27, 2019

“Memories of Murder” tells the true story of the Hwaseong Serial Killer as told from the perspective of the police officers working to catch him.

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**Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts**
**Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C Reilly, John Goodman, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Tian Jing, Jason Mitchell, Richard Jenkins**
**Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence and Action, and for Brief Strong Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 58 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It’s Dumb B-Movie Fun, Surprising Amount of Humor, Production Design, World Building**
**WEAKNESSES: It’s Dumb B-Movie Fun**

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

May 24, 2019

Assisted by a military escort, a team of scientists travels to an uncharted island in the pacific in search of monsters.

Cold Pursuit (2019)

May 21, 2019

A lonely snow truck driver seeks revenger after the murder of his son.

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**Directed by: Dean DeBlois**
**Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harrington**
**Rated: PG for Adventure Action and Some Mild Rude Humor**
**Running Time: 1 h 44 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Animation, Production Design, Visual Storytelling, Final Scenes**
**WEAKNESSES: Uneven Pacing, Uninteresting Villain**

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

May 20, 2019

After a dragon hunter threatens Berk, Hiccup and Toothless search for a place where dragons and humans might live together in peace.

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**Directed by: Dean DeBlois**
**Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wigg, Djimon Hounsou, Kit Harrington**
**Rated: PG for Adventure Action and Some Mild Rude Humor**
**Running Time: 1 h 42 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Worldbuilding, Story, Consequences, Characters, Emotional Connection, Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Supporting Character’s Subplot**

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

May 20, 2019

After Hiccup and Toothless discover a mysterious new Dragon Rider, they find themselves at the center of a battle.

John Wick: Chapter 3- Parabellum (2019)

May 17, 2019

Super-Assassin John Wick flees as the members of the International Assassin’s Guild seek retribution for the death of one of their leaders.

91xI1UC4WsL._RI_.jpg — John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

**Directed by: Chad Stahelski**
**Starring: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarico, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose, Common, Claudia Gerini, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo**
**Rated: R for Strong Violence Throughout, Some Language and Brief Nudity**
**Running Time: 2 h 2 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Action, Pacing, Story, Worldbuilding**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, John Wick is Invincible (?)**

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

May 17, 2019

The further adventures of hit man John Wick.

Master of the House (1925)

May 16, 2019

Viktor loves his wife Ida but as work has gotten hard, so has he. In fact Ida is working herself to the bone to maintain the home and please him but this has not gone unnoticed by her mother or Viktor’s childhood nanny, Mads. Can they save the marriage of their beloved children?

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**Directed by: Charlie Chaplin**
**Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Georgia Hale**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Mild Comic Violence)**
**Running Time: 1 h 23 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Humor, Story, Acting, Cinematography, Production Design, Pacing**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Gold Rush (1925)

May 15, 2019

A prospector goes to Alaska in search of gold, and ends up finding so much more.

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**Directed by: Peter Hedges**
**Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B. Vance**
**Rated: R for Language Throughout and Some Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1h 44m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Performances, Message**
**WEAKNESSES: Too Safe**

Ben is Back (2018)

May 14, 2019

A recovering drug addict must battle towards sobriety with the help from his mother.

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**Directed by: F.W. Murnau**
**Starring: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schroder, Alexander Granach**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Some Scary Images)**
**Running Time: 1 h 34 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Max Schreck, Cinematography, Direction, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

Nosferatu (1922)

May 14, 2019

An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, featuring the vampire Count Orlok.

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**Directed By: Asghar Farhadi**
**Starring: Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darin**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 13m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Mystery**
**Weakness: A Hair Long**

Everybody Knows (2018)

May 14, 2019

Laura’s family is gathering in her small hometown village for her sister’s wedding but when a crisis emerges, the family’s baggage and secrets are brought to light, clouding the resolution of a life or death struggle.

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**Directed by: Ethan Hawke**
**Starring: Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Kris Kristofferson, Richard Linklater, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Charlie Sexton**
**Rated: R for Language Throughout, Some Sexual Content and Drug Use**
**Running Time: 1 h 23 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Unique Structure, Acting, Writing, Directing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

Blaze (2018)

May 13, 2019

A look at the life of Texas songwriting legend Blaze Foley.

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**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2 h 10 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Story, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Chinatown (1974)

May 13, 2019

A private eye in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit after being hired by a woman who is not who she seems.

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**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Ewan McGregor, John Bernthal, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Jim Belushi**
**Rated: PG-13 for Language, Brief Nudity/Sexuality, Some Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 8 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Coincidental Moments**

The Ghost Writer (2010)

May 10, 2019

A ghostwriter finds his life in danger when he begins work on the memoirs of a controversial former British Prime Minister.

91egUI3OMML._RI_.jpg — The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

**Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise**
**Starring: Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1h 35m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Dark Setting, Beautiful Animation, Good Message, Great Music**
**WEAKNESSES: Overly Silly Characters, Some Strange Writing Choices**

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

May 9, 2019

The Disney adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel.

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**Directed by: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook**
**Starring: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Soon-Tek Oh, James Hong, Pat Morita, Miguel Ferrer**
**Rated: G**
**Running Time: 1 h 28 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Music, Animation Style, Song, Excitement, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Mulan (1998)

May 7, 2019

Based on a Chinese legend, about a young girl whom disguises herself as a man to take her ailing father’s place in the army, and in doing so becomes one of China’s greatest heroes.

91wUdrJ0jZL._RI_.jpg — Arctic (2018)

**Directed by: Joe Penna**
**Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Running Time: 1h 38m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Setting, Mads Mikkelsen**
**WEAKNESSES: Some implausibility**

Arctic (2018)

May 7, 2019

A man’s story of survival in the brutal arctic.

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