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Sacco and Vanzetti
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A-
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… we can't exactly look back at this trial and be proud …
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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
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B-
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As battles go, it's no Freddy vs. Jason.
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Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
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A
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… dark and smart …
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The Savages
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B
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… an inherently unnerving humiliation-comedy …
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Saw II
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C-
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The coolest, sickest killing …
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Saw III
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B
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… blood-and-guts–soaked, R-rated mayhem …
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Saw IV
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C-
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… about as scary as a bite-size Snickers bar.
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Saw V
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F
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Seriously, don't bother...
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Say Uncle
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D+
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… so screwed up …
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A Scanner Darkly
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B
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… flatter and sadder [Waking Life].
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Scary Movie 4
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C-
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Yes, it's stupid.
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School for Scoundrels
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B-
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50% funny, 50% lame.
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The Science of Sleep
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A
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… bittersweet …
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Scoop
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B-
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… same dumb joke over and over.
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Screamers
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B-
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… articulate …
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The Secret Life of Bees
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B+
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sweet and comforting
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The Secret Life of Words
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B
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… Robbins doesn't ham it up.
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See No Evil
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C-
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… not scary at all.
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The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
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D+
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… trying to cash in on the current craze for boy wizards …
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Semi-Pro
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D
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Ferrell's usual moronic, ego-mad man-child thing.
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The Sentinel
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C-
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… a loser …
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Severance
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D
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… only occasionally interesting, and the comedy isn't funny.
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Sex and Death 101
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C
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… goes soft and cuddly …
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Sex Drive
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B+
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really funny… kind of dumb
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Shadowboxer
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D
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… like it's real art or something (ha!) …
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The Shaggy Dog
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C-
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… thoroughly irrelevant.
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Shelter
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B-
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… on the top of the heap.
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Sherrybaby
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C+
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… paint-by-numbers …
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She's the Man
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D+
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… almost wins you over.
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Shine a Light
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C+
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… I don't have to pretend to have a good time …
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Shoot 'Em Up
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C-
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… rips off John Woo's Hard-Boiled …
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Shooter
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B+
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… kind of a revenge fantasy for fans of The Daily Show.
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Shopgirl
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D+
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… so far removed …
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Shortbus
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B
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… crazy …
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
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A-
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… pretty fascinating …
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Shrek the Third
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C+
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It starts out funny …
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Shut Up and Sing
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A
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As a Texan, I'm proud …
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Shutter
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D
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… even more unfrightening than The Eye …
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Sicko
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A
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… the most important American film of 2007.
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The Signal
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B+
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… harsh, jolting, funny …
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Silent Hill
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C
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… like a two-hour Marilyn Manson video.
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The Simpsons Movie
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A
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… anarchic and razor-funny …
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Sing Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
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D
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… tired, old, beaten-down clichés …
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Sir! No Sir!
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A
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… eye-opening and sadly relevant …
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The Sisters
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C-
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… show-offy and grandiose …
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The Situation
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C
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It's not as exploitive as Blood Diamond, but it gets close.
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Skinwalkers
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C-
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" … neither as good nor as bad as you want it to be."
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Sleepwalking
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D
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… winds up being about nothing.
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Sleuth
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C+
|
… Caine eats Law for breakfast …
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Slither
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B+
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It gets good.
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Slow Burn
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C-
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… the film's agenda is: titillation.
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Slumdog Millionaire
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A-
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...a color-blasted fantasy
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Smart People
|
C+
|
… awful people you have listen to for two hours.
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Smokin' Aces
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B-
|
… aesthetically bankrupt …
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Snakes on a Plane
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A
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… awesomest movie ever …
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Snow Angels
|
C+
|
… just a different, less expensive version of Fake.
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Snow Cake
|
C+
|
… everyone's kind of not very interesting …
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Somersault
|
B+
|
… sexually and emotionally reckless …
|
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Something New
|
B+
|
… genuinely lovey-dovey …
|
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Sophie Scholl
|
A
|
… low on histrionics …
|
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Soul Men
|
D-
|
...opposite of funny
|
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Southland Tales
|
D+
|
… bugged-out piece of insanity …
|
|
Spider-Man 3
|
A-
|
… like sugar-filled needles jabbed right into your face.
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|
The Spiderwick Chronicles
|
B
|
It keeps moving and stays exciting …
|
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Standard Operating Procedure
|
B
|
… you probably know enough about this horror show …
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|
Stardust
|
B+
|
… weird but also funny and kind of cool.
|
|
Starter for 10
|
B+
|
… dorky goodness …
|
|
Starting Out in the Evening
|
B+
|
… intelligent, quiet, moody and gentle …
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|
Stay
|
D
|
… full of it …
|
|
Stay Alive
|
D+
|
By the end you wish they were all dead.
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|
Steal a Pencil for Me
|
A
|
… completely fascinating.
|
|
Steep
|
C+
|
… feels sort of bland.
|
|
Step Up
|
D
|
Sucky …
|
|
Step Up 2 the Streets
|
B+
|
… astonishingly fun …
|
|
Stephanie Daley
|
B+
|
… might be the best thing to happen …
|
|
Stick It
|
B
|
… refreshingly rebellious …
|
|
Stomp the Yard
|
C-
|
… let's all think of it as a documentary.
|
|
Stop-Loss
|
B+
|
… it let the other side off too easy.
|
|
Strange Wilderness
|
F
|
… hatefully stupid and unfunny …
|
|
Stranger Than Fiction
|
B+
|
… adorable …
|
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Strangers With Candy
|
C
|
… [Sedaris] doesn't disappoint …
|
|
Street Kings
|
C+
|
At least Keanu isn't stinking up the place.
|
|
Summer in Berlin
|
D+
|
… dang, could it not be so boring?
|
|
Summer Palace
|
A
|
… a personal, messy romance …
|
|
Summer Storm
|
C-
|
… such a bummer …
|
|
Sunshine
|
A
|
… let it blast your face off.
|
|
Superbad
|
A
|
Hell, it's as good as American Grafitti.
|
|
Superhero Movie
|
D-
|
Go if you like … people being bonked on the head
|
|
Superman Returns
|
A-
|
… heart and soul …
|
|
Surf's Up
|
D
|
… a mess …
|
|
Sydney White
|
D+
|
… minus the stuff a comedy normally has that makes you laugh.
|
|
Syndromes and a Century
|
A
|
… a sad movie about falling in love …
|
|
Synecdoche, New York
|
A-
|
...amazing and infuriating...
|
|
Syriana
|
C+
|
… feels like a documentary.
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