Index of Movies, S
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The Saddest Music in the World (2003). Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney, Maria de Medeiros. Directed by Guy Maddin. Review by Erika Hernandez. Grade: A
The Safety of Objects (2002). Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney,
Patricia Clarkson. Directed by Rose Troche.
• Review by Carlo
Cavagna. Grade: C+
• Interviews
with cast, by Carlo Cavagna.
The Santa Clause 2 (2002). Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd. Directed by Michael Lembeck. Review by Frances Nicole Rogers. Grade: C+
Save the Last Dance (2001). Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington. Directed by Thomas Carter. Review by Claudia Smurthwaite. Grade: B-
Saving Private Ryan (1998). Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Review by Dana Knowles. Grade: A+
Saving Silverman (2001). Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black. Directed by Dennis Dugan. Review by Claudia Smurthwaite. Grade: D-
Schindler's List (1993). Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: A+
Secondhand Lions (2003). Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, Robert Duvall. Directed by Tim McCanlies. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: C+
Session 9 (2001). David
Caruso, Peter Mullan, Josh Lucas. Directed by Brad Anderson.
• Review by Carlo Cavagna.
Grade: A
• Interview
with David Caruso and Brad Anderson, by Carlo Cavagna.
The Score (2001). Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando. Directed by Frank Oz. Review by Alison Tweedie-Perry. Grade: B-
Secretary (2002). Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Jeremy Davies. Directed by Steven Shainberg. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: A-
Serendipity (2001). John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: C+
Shaft (2000). Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright. Directed by John Singleton. Review by Glenn Sheridan. Grade: B+
Shakespeare in Love (1998). Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth
Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush. Directed by John Madden.
• Review by Carlo
Cavagna. Grade: A-
• Capsule
review by Dana Knowles. Grade: A
Shallow Grave (1994). Ewan McGregor, Kerry Fox, Christopher Eccleston. Directed by Danny Boyle. Review by Frances Nicole Rogers. Grade: A-
Shanghai Noon (2000). Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu. Directed by Tom Dey. Review by Dana Knowles. Grade: B
Shattered Glass (2003). Hayden Christensen, Peter Saarsgard, Hank Azaria. Directed Billy Ray. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B-
The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, William Sadler. Directed by Frank Darabont. Review by Jen Walker. Grade: A+
Short Eyes (1977). Bruce Davison, José Pérez, Nathan George. Directed by Robert M. Young. Review by Dominic Varle. Grade: B-
Show Me Love, aka Fucking Ĺmĺl (1998). Swedish language. Alexandra Dahlstrom, Rebecca Liljeberg, Erica Carlson. Directed by Lukas Moodysson. Review by Kris Wiggert. Grade: A-
Shrek (2001). Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B-
Signs (2002). Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B+
The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Jodie Foster, Anthony
Hopkins, Scott Glenn. Directed by Jonathan Demme.
• Review by Jeff Vorndam.
Grade: A+
• Capsule
review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: A+
S1m0ne, aka Simone (2002). Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Review by Francis Nicole Rogers. Grade: B-
A Simple Plan (1998). Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda. Directed by Sam Raimi. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B+
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003). Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer. Directed by Patrick Gilmore and Tim Johnson. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: C+
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera. Directed by Ken Kwapis. Review by Claudia Smurthwaite. Grade: B+
Sleepy Hollow (1999). Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson. Directed by Tim Burton. Review by Dana Knowles. Grade: B+
Sliding Doors (1998). Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch. Directed by Peter Howitt. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B
A Slipping Down Life (1999). Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, John Hawkes. Directed by Toni Kalem. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: C-
Solaris (2002). George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Review by Dominic Varle. Grade: B+
Soldier (1998). Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen. Directed by Paul Anderson. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: F
Sonatine (1993). Japanese language. Takeshi Kitano, Tetsu Watanabe, Aya Kikumai. Directed by Takeshi Kitano. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B
Sonny (2002). James Franco, Mena
Suvari, Brenda Blethyn. Directed by Nicolas Cage.
• Review by Carlo Cavagna.
Grade: B-
• Interview
with Nicolas Cage, by Carlo Cavagna.
Space Cowboys (2000). Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: C+
Spider-Man (2002). Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe. Directed by Sam Raimi. Review by Dominic Varle. Grade: B
Spider-Man 2 (2004). Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina. Directed by Sam Raimi. Review by Frances Nicole Rogers. Grade: A
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002). Antonio Banderas, Carla Cugino, Alexa Vega. Review by Frances Nicole Rogers. Grade: B-
Stander (2003). Thomas Jane, Dexter Fletcher, Deborah Kara Unger. Directed by Bronwen Hughes. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B-
Star Trek: First Contact (1996). Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Alfre Woodard. Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B-
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, F. Murray Abraham. Directed by Jonathan Frakes. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: D
Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace (1999).
Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman. Directed by George Lucas.
• Review by Jeff Vorndam.
Grade: B
• Commentary by Carlo
Cavagna. Grade: C-
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen. Directed by George Lucas. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: C+
Starship Troopers (1997). Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B
State and Main (2000). William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Directed by David Mamet. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: B
The Statement (2003). Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam. Directed by Norman Jewison.
• Review by Erika Hernandez . Grade: C-
• Profile and Interview: Michael Caine, by Erika Hernandez.
• Profile and Interview: Norman Jewison, by Erika Hernandez.
Stir of Echoes (1999). Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas. Directed by David Koepp. Review by Alison Tweedie-Perry. Grade: B-
The Story of Us (1999). Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rita Wilson. Directed by Rob Reiner. Review by Dana Knowles. Grade: D+
The Straight Story (1999). Drama. Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Jane Heitz. Directed by David Lynch. Review by Dana Knowles. Grade: A
Subway (1985). Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani, Richard Bohringer. Directed by Luc Besson. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: D+
Sugar Town (1999). Rosanna Arquette, John Taylor, Jade Gordon. Directed by Allison Anders and Kurt Voss. Review by Dana Knowles. Grade: B
Sunshine (1999). Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz. Directed by István Szabó. Review by Dana Knowles. Grade: B+
Sweet Home Alabama (2002). Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey. Directed by Andy Tennant. Review by Claudia Smurthwaite. Grade: C+
Sweet November (2001). Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs. Directed by Pat O'Conner. Review by Claudia Smurthwaite. Grade: C+
swimfan (2002). Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby. Directed by John Polson. Review by Claudia Smurthwaite. Grade: D+
Swimming Pool (2003). Charlotte
Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance. Directed by François Ozon.
• Review by Carlo Cavagna.
Grade: A-
• Interview
with Ludivine Sagnier, by Carlo Cavagna.
Swordfish (2001). John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry. Directed by Dominic Sena. Review by Carlo Cavagna. Grade: C+