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Rocker, The (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

"It can be hard to explain what makes a star, but it’s fairly easy to identify a performer who doesn’t have that mysterious star stuff."

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Drama Rated PG-13

“… perhaps cinema’s most enchanting parable about the misunderstood and alienated artist.”

Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The (2008)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“Has there been a more egregious abuse of computer-generated imagery than that of the Mummy franchise?

Swing Vote (2008)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…like watching James Stewart smile his way through The Lost Weekend.

Pineapple Express (2008)

Comedy Rated R

“…has a lot of buzz-killing violence for a pothead comedy.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

Drama Rated PG-13

“…rife with soap-opera simplicities, yet Ferrera’s plucky smile and Tamblyn’s sardonic sneer manage to redeem them.

Space Chimps (2008)

Family Rated G

"Ham is cocky, insulting and irresponsible. In other words, if you were looking for a break from your misbehaving kids by taking them to the theater, you won’t get one."

Last Mistress, The (2008)

Drama Rated R

"Slouching at the opera and frequently adjusting her elaborate costumes, Argento mostly appears bored."

Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)

Action/Adventure Rated NR

Drawn from The Arabian Nights and based on the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks swashbuckler of the same name, this lavish enterprise from producer Alexander Korda reveled in the brave new visual world that The Wizard of Oz explored only the year before. The epic story follows unfairly deposed prince Ahmad (John Justin) and his loyal companion,

Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008)

Drama Rated PG-13

Hardly the nostalgic romance it was promoted as being, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is about the fleeting nature of happiness, the struggle of life and the inevitability of death. It’s told with generosity and warmth, true, yet even the comfort it offers is the sort usually found next to hospital beds or in

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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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