Tomato 4/5 |
Sangre de Mi Sangre (2008) |
"Boils down an unforgiving world into a constant battle between generosity and self-interest, trust and betrayal." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/5 |
Savage Grace (2008) |
"Um, not a movie to see with the parents." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Savages (2007) |
"Featuring some of the best writing and acting on screen all year, The Savages shouldn't be missed." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Savages (2007) |
"The sad reality of aging and the picture of adults who still need a push in the right direction are rarely so keenly observed and honestly delivered." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Saving Marriage (2008) |
"Well-intentioned but amateurishly executed, overly sentimental and ultimately dull." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Saw III (2006) |
"Jigsaw's message will undoubtedly reach viewers--watching the film is the very definition of suffering." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 0/5 |
Saw IV (2007) |
"Boasting more posthumous recordings than Tupac, Jigsaw should have spent time devising clever new traps instead of buying Radio Shack's entire inventory of tape recorders." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 0/5 |
Saw V (2008) |
"It doesn't just insult your intelligence; It assumes you have none." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/5 |
Saw VI (2009) |
"The series has done worse, but on the Annual Tradition Fun Scale Saw still ranks somewhere between filing taxes and throwing out old, rotting pumpkins." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/4 |
Scary Movie 4 (2006) |
"If you've had a hard week, it provides a healthy dose of whatever." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1.5/4 |
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"If you're amused by Diego (Horatio Sanz) being told to 'stop scratching your nuts,' you probably just need to stop scratching yours." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Science of Sleep (2006) |
"A peculiar ditty about the way that life and love are made up of sane moments and surreal moments of craziness, and the crazy ones are always better." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/4 |
Scoop (2006) |
"Allen is only there as a punchline machine, and I spent most of the movie looking for his 'off' button." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 3/5 |
The Secret Life of Bees (2008) |
"Respectable but bland, the movie's gentle sentimentality could easily be forgiven if only its characters were granted a little more depth." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 3/5 |
The Seeker (2007) |
"The movie's just an acceptable way for youngsters to kill two hours at the mall until their parents pick them up." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/4 |
Self-Medicated (2007) |
"So earnest that it drools its messages all over the place, like an intoxicated teenager slurring his words without the presence of mind to think about what he's saying or how." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Semi-Pro (2008) |
"Everything about it is semi: semi-funny, semi-idiotic and semi-conceived after a long night of Bud Lights and viewings of Talladega Nights." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Sentinel (2006) |
"A generic conspiracy thriller that struggles to qualify as average." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The September Issue (2009) |
"[Director R.J.] Cutler observes everything with comic detachment, letting both the fabulousness and the folly unfold by their own design." |
Alexis Loinaz |
Splat 2/4 |
Seraphim Falls (2007) |
"Eventually feels like a less-gruesome Apocalypto with not much more back-story." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4/5 |
Séraphine (2008) |
"The name Séraphine may not have the same sexy ring as, say, Pollock or Basquiat, but moviegoers shouldn't be deterred from diving into the film's darkly satisfying world." |
Alexis Loinaz |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
A Serious Man (2009) |
"Dark, dry and masterfully restrained, A Serious Man is plotted with the peculiarities of life and built around a man whose demeanor is like a politely throbbing vein." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/5 |
Serious Moonlight (2009) |
"Can anything be more torturous than getting tied to a chair by your vengeful ex-wife? Just try watching this unbearable mess of a film." |
Alexis Loinaz |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Seven Pounds (2008) |
"As the intricate plotting slowly gives way to the deeply felt, expertly played romance between Ben and Emily, the movie finds its heart." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 0.5/5 |
Seven Pounds (2008) |
"It should've been about weightlifting. Or British currency. Anything but this." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/4 |
Severance (2007) |
"For British horror-comedy we'll take Shaun of the Dead, and for funny office dynamics, we'll take The Office." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/5 |
Sex and Death 101 (2008) |
"One of the most pointless films ever made about sex or death." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 3/5 |
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008) |
"Yes, you will enjoy Sex and the City -- probably more so if you call things 'fabulous' and have more pairs of shoes than you have fingers." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/5 |
Sex Drive (2008) |
"American Pie got Euro Trip drunk and this is how their unwanted child turned out. A stammering tool of a comedy." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1.5/4 |
The Shaggy Dog (2006) |
"Kids may enjoy all the cute animals running around, but parents will be pawing for the exit." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Shall We Kiss? (2008) |
"You can all too easily imagine an unfortunately faithful remake starring Zach Braff and Zooey Deschanel." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Splat 2/4 |
She's The Man (2006) |
"Energetic but lacking the wit of 10 Things I Hate About You,it requires a suspension of disbelief that only comes from taking too many soccer balls to the head." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4/5 |
Shine a Light (2008) |
"The cinematically dazzling result pops off the screen even more than the recent digital spectacle "U2 3D."" |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 4/5 |
Shine a Light (2008) |
"An electrifying experience for Rolling Stones fans or anyone who just wants to know how to stay young." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/4 |
Shoot 'Em Up (2007) |
"Seems in pursuit of being the ultimate 'guy movie,' but fans of this sort of glamorized killing spree aren't the kind of guy that most guys want to be." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1.5/4 |
Shooter (2007) |
"Shooter ain't Shakespeare, but on a lazy Sunday afternoon with nothing else to do, you'll be glad this flick exists." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1/4 |
Shopgirl (2005) |
"Cutesy but never cute, syrupy but never sweet, sexual but never erotic." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/5 |
Short Order (2008) |
"Forced quirkiness invades every frame and spoils what could've been a tasty romantic comedy." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 3/4 |
Shortbus (2006) |
"A wild, surging burlesque of free-flowing sexuality you're more likely to see on the Internet than in a movie theater." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/5 |
Shorts (2009) |
"Decent filler for kids but too tedious for adults, [Robert] Rodriguez already proved he can do better than this with the first two Spy Kids." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Shotgun Stories (2007) |
"Simple lives can have complicated histories, and Shotgun Stories has a hard, lived-in understanding of how the past is a monkey that's firmly attached to your back." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/4 |
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) |
"Does nothing to analyze why 'Wicked' and 'Avenue Q' became monster hits and the others didn't." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/4 |
Shrek the Third (2007) |
"You're not an ogre for thinking that Shrek the Third feels tired, like the big green guy after a light jog." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3/4 |
Shut Up & Sing (2006) |
"They went on stage as the biggest act in country music only to be told that the country they were singing about doesn't want to hear what they really think." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 1.5/5 |
Shutter (2008) |
"Another reason not to get the 'Supernatural Package' at the one-hour photo." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/5 |
Shuttle (2009) |
"Nasty and dumb, a lot like Hostel without the extreme torture and gore." |
Geoff Berkshire |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Sicko (2007) |
"You might applaud Sicko if you weren't afraid of breaking a finger and having to pay for it." |
Matt Pais |
Splat 2/4 |
Silk (2007) |
"Like being slapped in the face by a feather: You're surprised that something so soft can grab your attention but have neither emotional nor physical bruises to show for it." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 3/4 |
The Simpsons Movie (2007) |
"Yes, The Simpsons Movie is funny enough to make you get off the couch and put down the Duff." |
Matt Pais |
Tomato 4/5 |
Sin Nombre (2009) |
"A tense, awfully depressing companion piece to last year's great Wendy and Lucy when seen as a search for opportunity where there isn't any." |
Matt Pais |
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