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Sense of an Ending, The

Watching The Sense of an Ending, I was struck by the realization that this should have been a good movie. Unfortunately, as is too often the case, something didn’t translate from the written page to the big screen. The source material, Julian B...

Run Time: 1:48
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ritesh Batra
Cast: Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, ...
Sentinel, The

The Sentinel is a movie in which one's perception of the proceedings will be impacted by a familiarity (or lack thereof) with the TV series 24. For those for whom that number means little more than "two dozen," The Sentinel is a Michael Douglas mo...

Run Time: 1:50
U.S. Release Date: 2006-04-21
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: Clark Johnson
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria, ...
Severance

As Shaun of the Dead illustrated, it is possible to make a horror comedy that is both funny and scary. Severance, while not nearly as successful as Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's zombie movie, manages to mix in a few good gags with the requisite go...

Run Time: 1:30
U.S. Release Date: 2007-05-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: HORROR COMEDY
Director: Christopher Smith
Cast: Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny, ...
Shaft

Shaft (2019) is the third film to bear that name, following a 1971 movie and a 2000 reboot/sequel. It’s the fifth film in a series of sorts (there were a total of three movies in the 1970s to go along with a short-lived TV series), but the S...

Run Time: 1:51
U.S. Release Date: 2019-06-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Action/Comedy
Director: Tim Story
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree, ...
Shazam! Fury of the Gods

The second Shazam! movie, sequel to the 2019 modest success, is an undercooked casserole of cliched narrative elements, underdeveloped characters, juvenile humor, and a deus ex machina cameo. It embodies all that’s bad about modern superhero mov...

Run Time: 2:10
U.S. Home Release Date: 2023-05-23
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: David F. Sandberg
Cast: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, ...
Shrek the Third

Four words say all that needs to be said about Shrek the Third: more of the same. The problem is, what seems fresh and pleasing the first time through starts to feel a little stale by the time we've gone through it three times (not counting video ...

Run Time: 1:33
U.S. Release Date: 2007-05-18
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Cast: (voices) Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, ...
Sicko

For his fifth full-length "documentary," Michael Moore turns his attention to another hot-button issue: health care in the United States. The points he makes - that the health care system is badly broken and other countries accomplish what we have...

Run Time: 2:05
U.S. Release Date: 2007-06-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: DOCUMENTARY
Director: Michael Moore
Cast: Michael Moore
Silent Hill

When it comes to movies based on computer games, Silent Hill is not the Holy Grail, but it's a step in the right direction. The film is overlong, with too many unnecessary scenes (a lot of the movie seems like pointless running around), but it pac...

Run Time: 2:05
U.S. Release Date: 2006-04-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: Christophe Gans
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, ...
Silent House

For about 50 minutes, Silent House represents one of the most intense, unsettling horror movies I have recently viewed. This is Halloween territory, where the tension is so thick as to be almost unbearable. It's the kind of experience hard-core hor...

Run Time: 1:28
U.S. Release Date: 2012-03-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR/THRILLER
Director: Chris Kentis, Laura Lau
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens
Sing

Sing, the final major animated film of 2016, can be described using six words: great soundtrack, generic story and artwork. After enjoying Disney/Pixar’s strong animated slate this year (Zootopia, Finding Dory, Moana) with Focus’ Kubo and...

Run Time: 1:48
U.S. Release Date: 2016-12-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Garth Jennings, Christophe Lourdelet
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, ...