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Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Family Rated PG

"Outside of Japanese anime – and maybe Pixar’s The Incredibles – I can’t think of another animated feature packed with this much exhilarating, ingenious action."

You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“It’s as if Sandler took a trip to Israel and came back with 6,000 jokes about hummus (the 6,000 penis jokes he didn’t have to go anywhere to find).

Promotion, The (2008)

Comedy Rated R

Fueled by a sense of economic desperation that was all too familiar in 2008, The Promotion was my choice as best picture for that year. The wry comedy stars John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott as assistant managers at a grocery store who are vying for a new manager position, but it doesn’t really

Speed Racer (2008)

Action/Adventure Rated PG

“I propose a universal law concerning chimpanzees and the movies…

What Happens in Vegas (2008)

Romantic Comedy Rated PG-13

“While watching insipid romantic comedies, I often cling to the comic supporting characters as my life preserver.

Before the Rains (2008)

Drama Rated PG-13

"There is something especially insulting about a very adult movie told in very childish terms."

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)

Comedy Rated R

"…laces its copious gross-out gags, pothead humor and female nudity with the smartest social satire this side of ‘The Daily Show.’"

Baby Mama (2008)

Comedy Rated PG-13

“The picture is about a surrogate mother, and in a sense Fey is being asked to be the movie’s surrogate.

Life Before Her Eyes, The (2008)

Drama Rated R

“Director Vadim Perelman fetishizes the threat of violence with his caressing camera.

Sex and the City (2008)

Romantic Comedy Rated R

Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) have grown up since the early episodes of the HBO series (which was when I last saw them). They’ve gone from being shallow fantasy figures to something resembling real women. As a result, Sex and the City makes good use of

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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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