12 M 1.jpg — 12 Monkeys (1999)

**Directed By: Terry Gilliam**
**Starring: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 9m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Story, Directorial Vision**
**Weakness: Some Acting**

12 Monkeys (1995)

June 12, 2019

A man, possibly insane, is experiencing schizophrenic visions or possibly time travel. It’s hard for him to tell or know which version of reality is true as he attempts to track down the perpetrators of a world wide terrorist strike.

91pGkNSGySL._RI_.jpg — Fallen (1998)

**Directed by: Gregory Hoblit**
**Starring: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 2h 4m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Great Ideas, Good Atmosphere**
**WEAKNESSES: Weak Direction/Writing**

Fallen (1998)

June 11, 2019

A detective and his partner track down a supernatural killer.

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**Directed by: Roman Polanski**
**Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux**
**Rated: NR (Suggested R for Violence, and Disturbing/Sexual Content)**
**Running Time: 1 h 45 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Production Design, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

Repulsion (1965)

June 11, 2019

A sex-repulsed young woman slowly sinks into madness.

s 1.jpg — Scanners (1981)

**Directed By: David Cronenberg**
**Starring: Stephen Lack, Jeniffer O’Neill, Patrick McGoohan, Michael Ironside**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 43m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Special Effects, Surreal Atmosphere**
**Weakness: Confusing Plot Thread**

Scanners (1981)

June 5, 2019

A man discovers he possesses psychic powers and soon finds he might be the only one who can stop a rogue psychic who keeps killing people with his powers.

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**Directed by: Michael Dougherty**
**Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang, Bradley Whitford, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Sally Hawkins, O’Shea Jackson Jr.**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sequences of Monster Action Violence and Destruction, and For Some Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 11 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Kaiju Stuff, Special Effects, Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: People Stuff, Story, Plot Holes Galore, Harebrained Schemes and Ideas, Dialogue**

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

June 4, 2019

Godzilla faces off against a wave of monsters as humans from Monarch try to figure out a way to communicate with the beasts.

The Silence (2019)

June 4, 2019

A family must survive in silence after apocalyptic monsters are unleashed.

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**Directed by: Jim Sheridan**
**Starring: Daniel Day Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson**
**Rated: R for Language and Politically-Generated Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 13 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: Uneven Pacing, A Bit Dramatic**

In The Name of the Father (1993)

June 3, 2019

The true story of Gerry Conlon, whom was falsely imprisoned after he was coerced into signing an untrue confession admitting guilt to an IRA bombing.

2017 1.jpg — Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Directed By: Rupert Sanders
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence, Suggestive Content, and Some Disturbing Images
Run Time: 1h 47m
TMM Score: 2 Stars
Strengths: Action Sequences, Some Production Design Elements
Weakness: Story, Acting, Characterizations

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

May 28, 2019

Major Mira Killian will stop at nothing to track down Section 9’s greatest enemy, a cyber terrorist, callsign: The Puppetmaster. As she unravels the mystery behind him, will she unravel herself in a miasma of blocked memories and identity? Are these all just byproducts of being a cyborg?

1995 1.3.jpg — Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Directed By: Mamoru Oshii
Starring: Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, Akio Ôtsuka
Rated: NR
Run Time: 1h 23m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Animation, Philosophical Discussions
Weakness: Doesn’t Always Explain Difficult Concepts

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

May 28, 2019

Major Motoko Kusanagi of Section 9 is the most advanced cybernetically modified human ever, her entire body being replaced with robotic parts. When a cyber terrorist hacker, The Puppetmaster, eludes section 9’s grasp, Major is faced with a mystery which tangles the state’s actions, the future of humanity, and her own identity.

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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: Gaspar Noe
Starring: Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub
Rated: R for Disturbing Content Involving a Combination of Drug Use, Violent Behavior and Strong Sexuality, and For Language and Some Graphic Nudity
Running Time: 1 h 37 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Technical Aspects, Length
WEAKNESSES: Story

Climax (2018)

May 27, 2019

French dancers gather for an all-night celebration and soon learn their sangria is laced with LSD.

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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: Gareth Edwards**
**Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Wantanabe, Sally Hawkins, Juliette Binoche**
**Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Destruction, Mayhem and Creature Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 3 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Visual Effects, Godzilla Action**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Not Enough Godzilla, Boring Protagonist**

Godzilla (2014)

May 24, 2019

Giant creatures begin appearing across the globe, and a giant lizard named Godzilla rises to fight them.

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**Directed by: Roland Emmerich**
**Starring: Matthew Broderick,Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner**
**Rated: PG-13 for Sci-Fi Monster Action/Violence**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Dumb Fun**
**WEAKNESSES: Pointless Scenes and Characters, Length, Dated CGI, Writing, Directing**

Godzilla (1998)

May 20, 2019

Godzilla attacks New York and an earthworm scientist tries to stop him.

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.

John Wick (2014)

May 17, 2019

An ex-hit-man comes out of retirement to track down the mobsters that killed his dog and stole his car.

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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.

ek 1.jpg — Everybody Knows (2018)

**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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