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The Saddest Music in the World - The worst movie in the world. Well, not really, but it certainly isn't one that is worth watching.

The Safety of Objects - The "Magnolia" of 2002.

Sahara - Leave your brain at the door.

Saint Ralph - Is the kind of film that makes you want to believe in miracles.

Salesman - This is a look at a bygone era when people actually sold things door to door, people actually let strangers inside their homes to talk to them.

Salo or The 120 Days of Sodom - A legendary film.

The Salton Sea - A cool drug flick.

The Same River Twice - And if there's anything more boring that a hippie with a movie camera, than it's an old hippie with a video camcorder.

Santa Claus(sic) - There's no wrestling in "Santa Claus," in the literal sense however, although this might make it a whole hell of a lot better.

Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic - Just when I think I've laughed as hard as I can laugh...

Savage Nights - Always interesting to view.

Saved - In the end, it feels like an opportunity for something really bitter and black has been missed.

Saving Grace - A film about an aging widow who grows pot in her greenhouse to make money.

Saving Private Ryan - "Saving Private Ryan" is a rawk show!

Saving Silverman - It stinks, but somehow you always feel just downwind of it.

Say It Isn't So - It's so bad that the title actually uses the correct and proper grammar.

A Scanner Darkly - You don't have to go any further than the first scene to know that Linklater is way off the map here.

The Scarlet Letter - Might be enjoyable to those middle aged women who buy endless Harlequin Romance products but it left me bored, uninterested and only slightly amused.

Scary Movie - This is one of those... "try anything for a laugh spoofs" and generally, very generally, speaking, it works.

Scary Movie 2 - No where near as funny as it's original, but it's still damn funny.

Scary Tales -The actors are ugly and the horrid script sucks, the pacing is way off and the film doesn't work as a campy comedy or a horror film. But it looks professional.

Scary Tales: The Return of Mr. Longfellow - These stories are goofy step-cousins of "The Twilight Zone" but at least they are fun and entertaining.

School of Rock - family-friendly while maintaining an edgy, balls- to-the-wall sense of rebellion that is inherent to true rock ideology.

Schultze Gets the Blues - This is a gutsy movie, one that takes its own sweet time in telling it's story.

Scooby-Doo - It's got a horrid plot and some really silly scenes, which somehow manage to be funny.

Scotch and Milk - Masturbatory at times, the film saves itself with a killer final reel that will leave you swooning.

The Score - So typical and formulaic and old school that it actually seems new again.

The Scoundrel's Wife - The plot of this film is too interesting to give away.

Scout's Honor - With that title and knowing this is a gay film, a documentary, it is pretty simple to deduce the theme of the movie.

Scratch - This is basically a documentary about DJ's who make music by scratching and manipulating vinyl records on turntables.

Screamers - From the moment we hear the opening narration,accompanied by a scrolling title screen, we know it will be pointless to try and follow the film's plot.

Seabiscuit - The most amazing and heartwarming and life affirming film you will see this year.

The Seagull's Laughter - Turns out, like all Crazy Aunt stories, to be a coming-of-age opus in disguise.

A Sea Inside - In this film, we sometimes see suicide for the selfish act that it is, yet, at the same time, we struggle to decide if it wrong and selfish to deny such an option to a person.

The Search for John Gissing - None of the plot makes much sense.

Searching for Roger Taylor - "Searching for Roger Taylor" has it all.

Secondhand Lions - Mainly, this is a story we enjoy for its heart and its honesty and one that is fitting for the entire family.

Second Skin - This film is not really for gay audiences, who can see the ending coming a mile away. This is one for the straight folks.

Secretary - A deeply troubling and complex character study about suffering and love that is as compelling as it is worrisome, as poignant as it is comedic.

Secrets and Lies - This is a wonderful little gem that might have slipped into obscurity if the Academy members didn't have to look so hard for candidates for Best Actress.

Secret Things - Some things should remain secret.

Secret Window - The kind of movie King should insist on when he sells his work to Hollywood

See Jane Run - Inane, juvenile, typical and preposterous.

Seems Like Old Times - I don't even know why I'm wasting my time writing about this movie. It's bad enough I waste 100 minutes watching this drivel.

See You Off to the Edge of Town - If you think a road trip with your family is annoying as hell, you ought to ride along with the Kwans.

Selena - This biopic of the murdered Tejano music star is quite compelling.

Sense and Sensibility - Fans of the genre will find plenty to like here.

Senseless - It isn't as funny as "Wayne's World," but it's a close second.

September 11 - 11 film directors from around the globe were allowed to make a short film on the subject of the World Trade Center tragedy.

Serial Mom - After viewing it, I kind of wish it never existed.

Serving Sara - It is what the preachers in my church school used to call, "a steaming bucket of shit."

Session 9 - The biggest problem here is the storyline.

seven - This film is a masterpiece, surpassing even "Silence of the Lambs" as the best murder thriller ever filmed.

The Seventh Seal - Is no less than a meditation on the meaning of life. 

7 Years in Tibet - It would be easy to dismiss this as a lightweight Brad Pitt trip to the orient, if it wasn't such a sweet, sincere,and expansive film.

Sex and Lucia - Wow. This script is awesome, the acting is amazing, and the photography is stunning.

Sex is Comedy - We begin to see the problems in the first scene of the film.

Sexless - There's a lot of sex going on here.

Sex with Strangers - Told in a rather standard way and nothing that revelatory or thought-provoking comes from viewing it.

Sexy Beast - One of the best damn films I've seen all year.

Shadow of the Vampire - Was, perhaps at one time, an awesome three hour movie. Cut down to under two hours, it's "very good" at best.

Shag Carpet Sunset - Barely seems to entertain the people who are in it, let alone the audience.

Shakespeare in Love - There is so much to be hooked by here.

Shakes the Clown - This film really doesn't have any "style."

Shallow Grave - As an odd mixture of gore and dramatic intrigue.

Shampoo - "Shampoo" leaves no shimmer or shine some twenty years after it's release. It's all washed-out.

Shanghai Ghetto - Seems to be aimed at school children.

Shanghai Knights - The delightful coy charisma of Chan and the witty verbosity of Wilson would make any film take flight.

Shanghai Noon - The western has be reinvented. This is a hilarious, cute, clever, and spectacular outing in a genre that has seemed dead, dead, dead.

The Shape of Things - Best described as a romantic black comedy.

Shattered Glass - Fascinating and writer/director Bill Ray really makes it easy for us to follow the ideas expressed here.

Shaun of the Dead - Simply put, the most brilliant zombie flick you will likely ever see.

She Hate Me - Spike Lee's latest offering also suffers from bad acting, a horrible choice of score music and a wavering storyline that ends up making very little sense.

Shem - Here's the best way to see this film. Buy the DVD and play it with the sound off. You won't miss anything worth experiencing.

Shock Corridor - This may very well be the best B-movie ever made.

Shoot or Be Shot - Splays itself across the screen hoping somehow it might make a point.

Shopgirl - The love that dare not speak its name - at least, not without a snigger.

Shortcut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela - This is like watching someone's really boring vacation home movies if they had a digital camera and Final Cut Pro.

Showboy - This film has the flimsiest, most unbelievable premise I've ever seen.

Shrek - Fear not, the film is hilarious. Hilarious! The dialogue is sharp and witty and the modern play on storybook characters and themes is downright revolutionary.

Shrek 2 - If you liked the first one, then you'll like this one too.

Sideways - The bloated, lethargic, one-note Church sinks this film like a 50 pound anchor.

The Siege - Unfortunately, "The Siege" just gets worse and worse as it goes along.

Signs - From the opening shot of "Signs," we are captivated, edgy and creeped out.

The Silence of the Hams - Is funny but not as hilarious as a Zucker Brother's spoof.

A Silent Love - Sweet and breezy.

Silverado - Severely misses the bulls-eye.

Simple Men - Because it is hard to sit still for, the interesting story almost gets lost.

A Simple Plan - It leaves nothing but a hollow feeling in it's wake.

Sin City - Every frame, every 24th of a second in "Sin City" is an amazingly awesome adventure into the visually fantastic.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - As lame and trite as one would expect from a film aimed at teenage girls based on a novel aimed at teenage girls

6 Days, 7 Nights - Is one of the best commercial romantic comedy/action films to come around in a long time.

Six in Austin - After two in Austin, I was ready to go.

The Sixth Sense - A mystical mesh like well oiled cogs in a perpetual motion machine.

The Skeleton Key - The much hyped "twist ending" makes the film little more than a glorified "Twilight Zone" episode stretched out into a feature film but it's still entertaining.

Skin Flick - Like Harmony Korine and the best of the avant-garde, LaBruce presents a story without concentrating on story.

Skins - I suppose the American-Indian has as much right as any other minority in America to grouse. But do I have to listen to it?

Slacker - The glimpse at underground culture that we get here is startling and funny.

Sleepy Hollow - Anyone who is not satisfied with that is not really a Burton fan.

Sliding Doors - Clever, interesting, and a bit unusual, "Sliding Doors" still might be unwatchable without John Hannah.

The Slow Business of Going - A film that uses film language so boldly and in such unique ways.

Slums of Beverly Hills -Amusing arthouse fare that comes from a female writer/director.

Slutty Summer - Fresh, fast-paced, smart, sexy, witty, intelligent, well acted, well lensed and well written film.

Small Time Crooks - It's hard to deny the amusing charm of the film.

Small Town Gay Bar - This documentary is not what I thought it would be and not what I wanted it to be.

The Smith Family - This is life, man, raw, real, full-frontal, unvarnished life.

Snake Eyes - The most remarkable part of this film is the opening sequence.

Snatch - High octane, high testosterone wham-bam thank you ma'am film.

Snow Days - A delightful little heterosexual love story that we can all enjoy.

Snow Dogs - Is some of the most insipid and ridiculous junk to be foisted on the American public since, well, since "Out Cold."

Solaris - One of the most compelling and complex sci-fi films since "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Something's Brewin' in Shiner - This is a sweet, affectionate look at a small town.

Something's Gotta Give - The story here is just atrocious as the visuals. The pacing is like a train wreck. Nothing makes any sense.

Something Wild - Engaging rollercoaster ride of a film from Jonathan Demme starring Melanie Griffith and Jeff Daniels.

Songcatcher - This is not a film nor the type of film that I might normally see but afforded the opportunity, I'm glad I did.

A Sound of Thunder - Nobody out in the real world far removed from Hollywood could have foreseen just how deliciously bad "A Sound of Thunder" was going to be.

Soul Plane - Crass, vulgar, generally unappealing and rarely funny film.

Sous Les Toits De Paris - The film's plot is a boring soap story that is both too complex and too simple.

Southlander - I've seen a lot of silly messes in my time, but it has been a long time since I saw anything as silly or as messy

South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut - It's hilarious.

Space Station - Just about the closest thing to being in space that we mere mortals will ever experience.

Spanglish - Misfires on almost every level, but especially when Adam Sandler is on the screen.

The Spanish Prisoner - When we are left in the cold as to what will happen, it often comes across as a "yeah right."

Spartan - I'm sorry but Val Kilmer's name seems to be the kiss of death on a film these days and "Spartan" is no exception.

Spectres of the Spectrum - You need a degree to understand it all.

Speedway Junkie - A concoction so bland that you'll find yourself pushing it around on your plate.

Spellbound - One of the most fascinating,engrossing, dramatic and delightful films you will see in your entire life.

Sphere - Has a few problems here and there, especially if you know anything about oceanography and diving, but it still a heck of a lot of fun to watch.

Spider - There's almost nothing here.

Spider-Man - Is a great film, for what it is.

Spider-Man 2 - Simply put: It's a great popcorn flick that goes a little bit deeper than the average summer blockbuster.

Spike of Bensonhurst - Morrissey tries to add a little "heart" to the film and therefore everything else, including the title characters motivation, seems entirely false.

Spirit of '76 - Is rollicking good retro fun.

Splendor - Gregg Araki's first film after his "teen angst trilogy" is a watered down and highly accessible Araki film. But I think I mean that in a good way.

Springtime in a Small Town - One of the slowest, most plodding, most dull films I've ever seen.

Spun - Playing the old market - homophobia!

Spy Hard - Nielsen plays Agent Dick Steele (get it?!?), Agent WD-40 (stop STOP!!!).

Spy Kids - It takes a while but "Spy Kids" eventually wins you over.

The Squid and the Whale - Imagine if Todd Solondz directed "The Ice Storm" and you've got a pretty good idea of what "The Squid and the Whale" is all about.

Starship Troopers - Is not only the best Sci-Fi movie of the 90's, it's also the best war movie of this decade too.

Starsky & Hutch - This film is looking for cool as much as it is comedy.

Star Trek: Nemesis - Now, are you going to like "Nemesis" if you're not into "Trek?" Doubtful.

Star Wars: Episode One - This film doesn't have any thing other than effects to interest you.

Star Wars: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones - Lucas has shit out a bloated, verbose, boring and silly piece of crap.

State and Main - Is full of the writer's witty dialogue and wry commentary, but it generally fails to hit the mark.

The Station Agent - Quite possibly the most wonderful film you will see in your life.

Steamboy - Ah anime... I hate it.

The Stepford Wives - Is so deliciously bad that it makes a jaded and snotty film critic like myself practically have a full release in my shorts.

Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party - Trying at times.

Stigmata - They assume that we haven't seen "The Exorcist". 

Still - Remains nothing more than a deeply effective, troubling story.

Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator - It's sometimes sorrowful to watch the action unfold here knowing it all ends in tragedy.

Stomp! Shout! Scream! - Long on homage but short on laughs.

The Stone Boy - The film deals with the emotional impact that the family faces as well as how it effects the young boy, Arnold, the titular "Stone Boy."

Stop Making Sense - It is a joyous moment in time crystallized.

storytelling - creates a concerning and troubling vision here of an America out of bounds.

Straight-Jacket - Much delight is gleaned from his typical 50's era swinging bachelor demeanor here turned its ear.

The Straight Story - Is a masterpiece. Beautiful, slowly paced, full of delightful quirks, awash with the green hills and cornfields of Iowa.

The Strange Case of Senor Computer - "The Strange Case of Senor Computer" is neither "strange" nor a "case" nor about a "computer." Discuss.

Strange Days - As with all Cameron films, when the actions slows, the story is more than enough to keep us going.

Stranger Than Paradise - Has a lot of charm and almost no story.

The Street - Really only has one thing going for it and that is a strong cast.

Striptease - Silly story with a sophomoric plot that only serves as a device to entice "dirty old men" into mall multi-plexes to ogle Demi Moore's naked body.

Stuck on You - I don't know who the Farrelly Brothers are making films for these days.

The Substitute - Although it's premise is highly suspect, "The Substitute" is quite able to satisfy because of it's star, Tom Berenger.

Suicide Kings - This is really an excellent film... until the end.

Sullivan's Travels - A wonderful film that reminds us of the need for comedy and laughter.

Summer of Sam - Spike Lee's fictional excursion into NYC circa 1977.

Summer Storm - Smart, witty, sweet and, for all its drama related to coming out, fresh and unique.

The Sum of All Fears - It's "Pearl Harbor" with a nuclear bomb explosion and no Josh Hartnett. Who would want to see that?

Sunshine State - Resonant, important and engrossing.

Super 8 1/2 - Perhaps a better name for Bruce LaBruce's "Super 8 1/2" would be "The 16th Minute."

Super Size Me - I got so bored during this film.

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story - The story of Karen Carpenter's battle with Anna Rexia Nervosa, the eating disorder that eventually caused her death. Haynes tells the story using Barbie Dolls. That's right. Barbie Dolls.

Superstar - The Lifes and Times of Andy Warhol - This documentary is a marvellously interesting retrospective of the greatest artist of the 20th Century.

Super Troopers - What an uproarious film.

Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heros - Sadly, it leaves a lot to be desired.

Swallows - This film doesn't swallow. It just licks at the head until we get bored and fall asleep.

Sweet And Lowdown - So subtle, so simple, so sweet and so pure that it just might gently glide right over your head.

The Sweet Hereafter - A novel's worth of interconnected stories and characters all tied up in a plot line that is tragic and poignant and emotionally devastating.

The Sweetest Thing - This film just continually delights.

Sweet Thing - Could be a masterpiece if he would do one thing: Strip it of it's contrived plot.

Swimming - Gentle, leisurely paced and totally unexpected.

Swingers - At first, you think this film should be called "Losers" instead of "Swingers."

Swordfish - This is another one of those oh so despicable films that suckles at the teat of Tarantino.

Sylvia - I now truly know what the phrase dull as dishwater really means.

Syriana - What a highfalutin piece of stinky ca-ca.

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