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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

X-Files: I Want to Believe, The (2008)

Thriller Rated PG-13

“I Want to Believe had the right strategy; too bad Carter and company couldn’t commit to it.

Step Brothers (2008)

Comedy Rated R

Step Brothers isn’t as inspired as Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly’s previous collaboration with director Adam McKay, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, yet it has its own deranged sense of glee. As grown men whose lives of sponging come to an end when their respective single parents meet and marry, Ferrell and

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9 to 5 (1980)

Comedy Rated PG

“Parton’s smile wins 1,000 hearts and deflects twice as many harassing come-ons.”

Cure (1997)

Thriller Rated NR

“Like an unsettled mind, this is littered with background disturbances…”

It Ends (2026)

Horror Rated R

“A delectably malleable metaphor movie…”


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