Tomato 3/5 |
Sahara (2006) |
"An interesting documentary on the tumultuous history of Africa's great desert." |
Phil Hall |
Tomato |
School of Rock (2003) |
"Jack Black winds up and throws us a rock and rolling good time in this classroom comedy caper." |
David Foucher |
Splat F |
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) |
"“Scooby Doo” is back with an inconceivable feat: it’s a worse movie than the first." |
David Foucher |
Tomato 4/5 |
Screamers (2006) |
"The Armenian genocide and the continuing Turkish denial of history. The film offers damning evidence that the highly civilized European Union should do everything it can to keep the highly uncivilized Turks from becoming equals in EU membership." |
Phil Hall |
Splat C+ |
The Sentinel (2006) |
"Can Michael Douglas still command attention at the fore of an action film? Yes%u2026 but it's perhaps the only interesting facet of "The Sentinel."" |
David Foucher |
Tomato A- |
A Serious Man (2009) |
"The brothers Coen deliver a taut, vastly entertaining dissertation on the imbalance of life." |
David Foucher |
Tomato B- |
Shall We Dance? (2004) |
"Cute. Waltzes right past “airy” on its way to the Sugarland Express. Keep your insulin handy." |
David Foucher |
Splat 0/5 |
Shanghai Surprise (1986) |
"Madonna's incompetent performance secured her reputation as a no-talent actress...and, to date, she still hasn't been able to shake that reputation." |
Phil Hall |
Splat D- |
Shark Tale (2004) |
"Evokes “The Sopranos” under water, its lack of innovation akin to a boulder tied around its feet: “Shark Take” sinks to the bottom and quietly drowns." |
David Foucher |
Tomato A- |
Shattered Glass (2003) |
""Shattered Glass" is sharp filmmaking; one of the better independent offerings for 2003." |
David Foucher |
Tomato B+ |
Shopgirl (2005) |
"Cute, but largely unmemorable." |
David Foucher |
Splat C- |
Showboy (2004) |
"The most entertaining part of Christian Taylor’s “Showboy” is deciphering fact from fiction... and that's not a compliment." |
David Foucher |
Tomato A- |
Shrek 2 (2004) |
"It’s thematically identical to its predecessor, but “Shrek 2” is still a hysterical knockout of a film. Fun, stylish, and totally irresistible." |
David Foucher |
Tomato A- |
Shrek the Third (2007) |
"Shrek returns in a warm-hearted film that takes the next step in his character evolution - and keeps us laughing all the way." |
David Foucher |
Tomato A- |
Sicko (2007) |
"Michael Moore takes on the American health care system with grit, determination, and - believe it or not - subdued arrogance." |
David Foucher |
Tomato |
Sidekick (2008) |
"The performances are solid, with Mucci and Ingram forming a great didactic duo." |
Robert Newton |
Splat C+ |
Sin City (2005) |
"It's easy to appreciate the artistry of Sin City... but equally hard to appreciate the film." |
David Foucher |
Splat C- |
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) |
"Even the voices of Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer and Catherine Zeta-Jones can’t save this movie from just feeling "blah..."" |
David Foucher |
Tomato B |
The Skeleton Key (2005) |
"Full props for story and acting, even if the slow pace and predictable racial profiling of this thriller half-mires it into the Louisiana swamps it celebrates." |
David Foucher |
Tomato A+ |
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) |
"The mythology of “Star Wars” with the stylized flair of 1940s film noir, digitally dreamed and superbly acted. Say hello to what could be the best film of 2004." |
David Foucher |
Splat F |
Sky High (2005) |
"Unfortunately, there’s too much deadweight in this listless, unfunny dreck – and it starts with the lead." |
David Foucher |
Splat C- |
Something's Gotta Give (2003) |
""Something's Gotta Give" gives us a good first hour... then it just gives up." |
David Foucher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Sonny and Cher Christmas Collection (2004) |
"Yuletide with the Bonos, circa the early 70s. Good vintage fun, until Sonny solos on 'The Twelfth of Never'!" |
Phil Hall |
Splat D |
A Sound of Thunder (2005) |
"As usual, a cool Ray Bradbury story has been translated into a horrifyingly bad film." |
David Foucher |
Splat B- |
Speed Racer (2008) |
"Unabashedly seditious in the vein of their previous movies, the Wachowski's "Speed Racer" has serious flaws, and barely enough color and speed to appeal to half of its target audience." |
David Foucher |
Tomato B- |
Spellbound (2003) |
"It might be spellbinding, but the theming of this indie documentary is mismanaged and it lacks a voice for its subject matter." |
David Foucher |
Splat C |
Spider-Man 3 (2007) |
"Dunst sings, Maguire stagnates, the script sags, and goo from outer space takes center stage. Here's what else is wrong with 'Spiderman 3.'" |
David Foucher |
Splat C- |
Square Pegs - The Complete Series |
"Some things are better left a memory, as most people who have recently seen this mercifully short-lived TV series from 1982 (after they like, y'know, totally freaked out over its decades-long lack of any kind of home video release) will tell you." |
Robert Newton |
Splat C+ |
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) |
"How much more of this can we take? Nemesis is a decent film, and Trek fans will love it. But enough is enough!" |
David Foucher |
Tomato A |
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) |
"At last … Lucas brings forth the long-awaited, well-earned kick-*** conclusion to the latest Star Wars trilogy. Fans will cheer!" |
David Foucher |
Tomato A- |
Stop-Loss (2008) |
"Despite structural deficiencies, 'Stop-Loss' is a riveting assault on the Pentagon's abuse of power during the Iraq war." |
David Foucher |
Splat 1.5/5 |
The Strange One (1957) |
"Nobody in the film behaves or speaks like a real person." |
Phil Hall |
Tomato 3/5 |
Strongman (2006) |
"Zachary Levy's documentary is an original portrait of a distinctive soul who can lift trucks off the ground but cannot get himself out of a rut." |
Phil Hall |
Tomato 2.5/5 |
Summer Storm (2006) |
"Best for Robert Stadlober's touching performance." |
Phil Hall |
Splat D |
Super Size Me (2004) |
"Morgan Spurlock goes on an exclusive McDonalds' diet to prove that their food is high in fat & cholesterol. His experiment was as pointless then as his documentary is today." |
David Foucher |
Splat F |
Supercross: The Movie (2005) |
"Dumb as dirt." |
David Foucher |
Tomato B+ |
Superman Returns (2006) |
"Nothing can stop Superman: not bullets, not plot holes, and certainly not mere mortals like the occasional movie critic. A gravity-defying success!" |
David Foucher |
Tomato B |
Surfwise (2008) |
"HDNet's portrait of a boarding family catches that wave and rides it all the way to shore (and yes, we used a surfing metaphor in a shameless attempt to become more blurbworthy)." |
Robert Newton |
Tomato A |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) |
"Burton delivers a less comic, more appealing Sweeney Todd in this Johnny Depp tour-de-force. Frankly, it's bloody great." |
David Foucher |
Splat C+ |
Sylvia (2003) |
"Gwyneth Paltrow portrays American writer Sylvia Plath in this torturous biopic... it’s good, but sufficiently interesting only for history/writing aficionados." |
David Foucher |
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