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Igor (2008)

Family Rated PG

“I think we need a No Child Left Behind Act for the movies.

Airplane! (1980)

Comedy Rated PG

Taking the disaster movies of the 1970s as their starting point, the writing-directing team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker invented a gag reel around the story of former pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) who boards a commercial plane hoping to win back his stewardess girlfriend (Julie Hagerty). When all three pilots get

Lakeview Terrace (2008)

Thriller Rated PG-13

Samuel L. Jackson is asked to put on his fire-and-brimstone, dog-and-pony show in this initially unsettling, eventually ludicrous thriller from director Neil LaBute. Jackson plays a veteran Los Angeles police officer who takes a dislike to the interracial couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) next door. As soon as Jackson’s eyes begin to widen, you

Towelhead (2008)

Drama Rated R

"Alan Ball’s obsession with the sexuality of teenage girls continues with Towelhead, and you don’t have to be a prude to be alarmed by it."

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

Action/Adventure Rated R

"Couldn’t the Pangs have spent some of that studio money on more lights?"

Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

Family Rated PG

"These insects look less like flies than desiccated Smurfs."

Mirrors (2008)

Thriller Rated R

"At the goofiest point, a pane of glass actually bites Kiefer Sutherland. He yells at it, but the mirror doesn’t listen."

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13

“Sex is usually an intellectual endeavor for Woody Allen, but this cast forces him – and us – to get out of our heads.

Metropolis (1927)

Drama Rated NR

A science-fiction precursor to the likes of Brazil and Dark City, this silent masterpiece from Fritz Lang is set in a dismal future when nameless workers labor beneath the streets of a towering city. Their toil enables the life of leisure enjoyed by the aristocratic class, who live in the skyscrapers that soar through multiple,

Hamlet 2 (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“There is some really dark stuff going on underneath all the outrageous goofiness…

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Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Drama Rated PG

“A crucial time-capsule movie…”

Death Becomes Her (1992)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“… the central idea is tantalizing and the cast is having so much fun…”

The Drama (2026)

Drama Rated R

“… inflicts a contrived construct on Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, one from which they never escape.”


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