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Jurassic Park III (2001)

Directed by: Joe Johnston

Starring: Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni

Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sci-Fi Terror and Violence

Running Time: 1 h 32 m

TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Simplicity, Pacing, Animatronic Dinos

WEAKNESSES: Coincidences and Plot Holes Galore

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.

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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?

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In Christian Film, Adventure, Action, Fantasy Tags M. Night Shyamalan, Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis, Adventure, Epic, Magic, Children's Movie, last airbender, 2010, PG, 1 Star
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The Village (2004)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Pheonix, William Hurt, Adrien Brody

Rated: PG-13 for a Scene of Violence and Frightening Situations

Running Time: 1 h 48 m

TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Score, Some Acting

WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Directing, Writing, Pacing

The Village (2004)

July 18, 2018

Weird things happen to the villagers of an isolated hamlet.

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Split (2016)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckly

Rated: PG-13 for Disturbing Thematic Content and Behavior, Violence and Some Language

Running Time: 1 h 57 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Acting, Cinematography, Story

WEAKNESSES: Dialogue

Split (2016)

July 17, 2018

A man with 23 different personalities kidnaps three girls and locks them in a basement, where he plans to hold them until his 24th personality arrives.

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Amarcord (1973)

Directed by: Federico Fellini

Starring: Magali Noel, Bruno Zanin, Pupella Maggio

Rated: R

Running Time: 2 h 3 m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Nostalgia

WEAKNESSES: Pacing Towards the End

Amarcord (1973)

July 17, 2018

A series of vignettes about the people living in a small town in Italy during the 1930s.

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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?

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In Comedy, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller Tags Boots Riley, Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omarie Hardwick, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Forest Whitaker, Trippy, absurdist, satire, allegory, Dark Comedy, Fantasy, Sci fi, 2018, R Rated, 5 Stars
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After Earth (2013)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Zoe Kravitz

Rated: PG-13 for Sci-Fi Action and Some Disturbing Images

Running Time: 1 h 40 m

TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Some Visuals

WEAKNESSES: Acting, Directing, Writing

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.

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Personal Shopper (2016)

Directed by: Oliver Assayas

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz

Rated: R for Some Language, Sexuality, Nudity and a Bloody Violent Image

Running Time: 1 h 45 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Acting, Atmosphere, Directing, Cinematography

WEAKNESSES: Some Stilted/Unnatural Dialogue

Personal Shopper (2016)

July 13, 2018

A personal shopper for a celebrity living in Paris refuses to leave the city until she makes contact with her twin brother who died there. When a stranger starts sending her texts, things get even more complicated.

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The Happening (2008)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo

Rated: R for Violent and Disturbing Content

Running Time: 1 h 31 m

TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Unintentional Hilarity

WEAKNESSES: Writing, Directing, Acting

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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Wild Strawberries (1957)

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.

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Lady In The Water (2006)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright

Rated: PG-13

Running Time: 1h 50m

TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Paul Giamatti's Acting,

WEAKNESSES: Slight Characters, No Magic

Lady In The Water (2006)

July 11, 2018

Cleveland Heap (Paul Giamatti), the manager/janitor of an apartment building, must aid a nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard), which he has found living in the building’s swimming pool, in attempt to bestow a gift upon a chosen person and then return home, to her own realm.

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In Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller Tags M. Night Shyamalan, Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Ballaban, Fantasy, Drama, Lady in the Water, 2006, PG-13, 1 Star
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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Directed by: Peyton Reed

Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena.

Rated: PG13

Running Time: 1h 58m

TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Humor, Enjoyable Action, No Bad Guy That Wants To Take Over The World

WEAKNESSES: One Too Many Plot Lines

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.

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In Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci Fi, Superhero Tags Paul Rudd, Michael Pena, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Peyton Reed, Marvel, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018, PG-13, 3 Stars
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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.

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In Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci Fi, Superhero Tags Paul Rudd, Edgar Wright, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Marvel, Adventure, Heist, Comedy, Corey Stoll, Ant-Man, 2015, 2 Stars, PG-13
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Signs (2002)

Directed by: M. Might Shyamalan

Starring: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin

Rated: PG13

Running Time: 1h 46m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Theme, Acting, Storytelling

WEAKNESSES: Heavy Handedness

Signs (2002)

July 5, 2018

Graham (Mel Gibson), an ex-reverend, and his family, still reeling after his wife’s death, are faced with the unexplained as crop circles and shadowy figures start frequenting their farm. As fears rise, will Graham's faith begin to regrow or die for good.

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In Christian Film, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci Fi, Thriller Tags M. Night Shyamalan, Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Thriller, Sci fi, Faith, Suspense, Family Drama, PG-13, 4 Stars, Signs, 2002
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The Lure (2015)

Directed by: Agnieszka Smoczynska

Starring: Marta Mazurek, Michalina Olszanska, Jakub Gierszal

Rated: NR (Suggested R for Sexual Content Including Nudity and Dialogue, and Some Violence)

Running Time: 1 h 32 m

TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Originality, Music, Production Design, Directing

WEAKNESSES: Some Acting, Some Objectionable Material

The Lure (2015)

July 4, 2018

A musical about two mermaid sisters who are hired to work at a nightclub; when one of them falls in love with a bassist in the band, threatening their very way of life.

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Unbreakable (2000)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright

Rated: Running Time: 1 h 46 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Cinematography, Subtlety

WEAKNESSES: Moments of Melodrama, Heavy-Handed Directing

Unbreakable (2000)

July 3, 2018

After a tragic accident where security guard David Dunn is the only survivor, comic enthusiast Elijah Price seeks him out and tells him he might be extraordinary. 

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The Sixth Sense (1999)

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette

Rated: PG13

Running Time: 1h 47m

TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Acting, Story Telling

WEAKNESSES: Unimaginative Cinematography, Weaker Theme

The Sixth Sense (1999)

July 3, 2018

Malcolm (Willis), a troubled child psychologist, works with a young boy, Cole (Osment), who exhibits all of the same problems another boy Malcom once failed to help. When this 'second chance’ takes a disturbing supernatural turn, will Malcom be able to help Cole or fail once again?

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In Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller Tags Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense, 1999, PG-13, 5 Stars
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Dumbo (1941)

Directed by: Samuel Armstrong

Starring: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy

Rated: G

Running Time: 1h 4m

TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5 (didn't like it)

STRENGTHS: Good for its day

WEAKNESSES: It's not 1941 anymore

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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In Adventure, Animated, Children's Movies, Comedy, Fantasy Tags Disney, Dumbo, 1941, Samuel Armstrong, Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, G, 2 Stars, Michael McDonald
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Directed by: J. A. Bayona

Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Toby Jones

Rated: PG13

Running Time: 2h 8m

TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: It is a movie.

WEAKNESSES: The emptiness inside when you leave the theater.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

June 26, 2018

The now abandoned Jurassic World Theme Island's existence, and all the dinosaurs on it, is threatened by a volcanic eruption so do-gooders, Claire Dearing and Owen Grady are off to save the animals from a second extinction event. I wonder if some dishonest businessmen will double cross them at some point?

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In Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci Fi, Thriller Tags J.A. Bayona, Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Action, Adventure, Sci fi, Sequel, Dinosaurs, Clone, Toby Jones, PG-13, 2018, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Michael McDonald, 2 Stars
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Pom Poko (1994)

Directed by:Isao Takahata

Starring:Shincho Kokontei, Makoto Nonomura, Yuriko Ishida

Rated: PG for Violence, Scary Images and Thematic Elements

Running Time: 1 h 59 m

TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Originality, Humor, Animation Style

WEAKNESSES: Length, Finding Target Audience

Pom Poko (1994)

June 20, 2018

A group of shape-shifting “raccoon dogs” fight against the humans who plan on turning their forest into a development.

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