Splat 1/4 |
S.W.A.T. (2003) |
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Richard Maynard |
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S1m0ne (2002) |
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Geoff Carter |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Saddest Music in the World (2004) |
"The effect is so distancing that all but the most adventurous filmgoer will have trouble sitting through all 100 minutes of it." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2/5 |
Sahara (2005) |
"No one seems to know what they're doing, or worse, much care." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3/5 |
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005) |
"Every time Silverman gets going on a promising tack, the movie pauses for a momentum-killing diversion." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3/5 |
Saving Face (2005) |
"As a sweet comedy, it's enjoyable enough, as long as you don't expect it to carry the burden of an entire ethnic or sexual community on its shoulders." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Saw (2004) |
"Why don't serial killers just kill people anymore?" |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Saw II (2005) |
"Saw II doesn't exhibit a steep decline in quality from its predecessor. Take that as you will." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2/5 |
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"Just dissipates in a puff of its own indifference." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"Like the best dreams, it'll leave you a little dazed, and wishing you could close your eyes and put yourself back in its world." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3/5 |
Scoop (2006) |
"Scoop makes other late Allen comedies look even more feeble by comparison, but it's still only half of a great movie ..." |
Mike D'Angelo |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Sea (2003) |
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Splat 1/4 |
Seabiscuit (2003) |
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Richard Maynard |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Seagull's Laughter (2001) |
"As long as Egilsdóttir is on screen, the film is a small but satisfying delight." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2/5 |
The Secret Life of Words (2006) |
"Can't hold the weight of its own pretensions." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Secret Window (2004) |
"Taken within its genre, it's a terrifically fun ride." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2/5 |
Seducing Dr. Lewis (2004) |
"It's predictable, cloying and sickly sweet, and it'll do nothing but put you into a sugar coma." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Self-Medicated (2007) |
"A powerful debut from writer-actor-director Monty Lapica." |
T.R. Witcher |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Self-Medicated (2007) |
"A powerful debut from writer-actor-director Monty Lapica." |
T.R. Witcher |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Semi-Pro (2008) |
"At best Semi-Pro only manages to be semi-funny." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Separate Lies (2005) |
"Lose the final plot twist, and Separate Lies is a tidy and wholly effective drama." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3/5 |
The September Issue (2009) |
"Cutler takes an often riveting nuts-and-bolts look at what goes into creating the Vogue September issue, and it's a shame that he isn't more focused on the procedural." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Seraphim Falls (2007) |
"A tough and extraordinarily effective film, at least until it pretty much falls apart in its last half-hour." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Serenity (2005) |
"Serenity is first and foremost a movie that will fulfill the hopes and dreams of each and every Firefly fan." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 4/5 |
A Serious Man (2009) |
"While the characters and situations are typically exaggerated and grotesque, they're also somehow more human than anything the Coens have created in quite some time." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 1/5 |
Seven Pounds (2008) |
"The only person you'll want to cry for is yourself, for having been fooled into sitting through the whole thing." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 1/5 |
Sex Drive (2008) |
"Can't even live up to the lowest expectations of the genre." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Shanghai Knights (2003) |
"Of course Shanghai Knights is fluff, but it's entertaining fluff, and, like the westerns of yore, a nice way to pass a Saturday afternoon." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Shape of Things (2003) |
"LaBute's strength is in utilizing so many of those rom-com genre conventions not to celebrate love but to expose its inherent coldness and cruelty." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2/5 |
Shark Tale (2004) |
"The whole experience just makes you feel dirty, patronized and exhausted." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Shaun of the Dead (2004) |
"Ridiculous and heartfelt, it's both the funniest zombie movie and the scariest romantic comedy you're likely to ever see." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Shoot 'Em Up (2007) |
"A vulgar, smug and willfully stupid movie that's both a lazy pseudo-parody of action films and a particularly egregious example of the genre itself." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Short Cut To Nirvana (2003) |
"With so much going on, the camera is far too overwhelmed to make any sense of it ..." |
Matthew Scott Hunter |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Shortcut to Happiness (2007) |
"Awkwardly paced, indifferently acted and laughably hokey." |
Josh Bell |
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Showtime (2002) |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Shrek 2 (2004) |
"It's comfortable, easy and warm, and if it leaves you with a slight feeling of déjà vu at the end, what else did you expect?" |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2/5 |
Shrek the Third (2007) |
"It's hard to buy into the movie making fun of anything when it's become such an easy target for mockery itself." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 4/5 |
Sideways (2004) |
"No one understands the plight of the middle-aged white guy like Alexander Payne." |
Josh Bell |
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Signs (2002) |
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Steve Bornfeld |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Simpsons Movie (2007) |
"A feature-length version of the show that has some snazzier animation but otherwise amounts to a decent oversized episode." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 4/5 |
Sin City (2005) |
"A treasure for both cineastes and those looking simply to be dazzled for two hours." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Sin Nombre (2009) |
"Sincere and sympathetic but also mostly inert." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3/5 |
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) |
"It's a decent summer distraction for restless little ones, but not much more." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 1.5/5 |
The Singing Detective (2003) |
"Audacious, original, genre-bending and potentially thought-provoking, full of strong performances and inventive cinematography. Unfortunately, it's also really, really bad." |
Josh Bell |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Singing Revolution (2007) |
"Folk songs can be plenty inspirational, but like this movie, they just aren't all that exciting." |
Josh Bell |
Tomato 3/5 |
Singles (1992) |
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Josh Bell |
- |
The Singles Ward (2002) |
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Kate Silver |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006) |
"... an affectionate portrait of the architect responsible for some of the world's most beautiful, out-there, controversial structures ..." |
Scott Dickensheets |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Skin City (2006) |
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Matthew Scott Hunter |
Tomato 4/5 |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) |
"What matters most is simply the feeling of excitement and wonder [Conran] is able to create." |
Josh Bell |