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A Year Without Love       yes      
After Innocence       yes      
Cowboy del Amor       yes      
CSA: Confederate States Of America       yes      
Darwins Nightmare       yes      
Erosion       yes      
Fateless       yes      
Gille's Wife       yes      
Go For Zucker       yes      
Iron Island       yes      
L'Enfant       yes up down  
Music From The Inside Out       yes      
Our Brand Is Crisis       yes      
Street Fight       yes      
The Boys of Baraka       yes      
The Promise       yes      
The Syrian Bride       yes      
Unkown White Male       yes up up  
William Eggleston in the Real World       yes      
Abominable       no      
Art School Confidential       no up up  
Blackmail Boy       no      
FAQs       no      
Iowa       no      
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont       no      
Revolution       no      
Surge Of Power       no      
The Almost Guys       no      
The Drawstring Restraint       no      
The Zodiac       no      
When a Stranger Calls       no      
The Memory Of A Killer         up    
The Intruder A D+ A yes     baffling and beautiful
Down to the Bone A C+ A-       quietly devastating
Slither A B- B+ yes down down gleefully nasty
Mountain Patrol: Kekexili A B+ N/A so-so     stimulating
King Kong A B- A- yes up up What a movie!
Dave Chappelle's Block Party A B+ A yes up up richly amusing and highly contagious.
The Devil's Miner A D A yes     a sobering day trip
United 93 A B+ A- so-so up up stunning
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt A C+ A       A heartfelt and impressionistic portrait
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch A F N/A       affectionate, energetic
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey A B- B+ yes     Superbly crafted
Brick A B+ A yes     endlessly clever
On the Outs A C+ B+ yes     a gritty, well-acted, documentary-style drama
Lady Vengeance A A- N/A       intense emotional wallop.
Caché A B- A yes     penetrating and absorbing
Friends With Money A C+ A-       funny, angry, lyrical
Awesome: I F**kin' Shot That A C B+ yes     hypnotic
Good Night, and Good Luck A B N/A   up up elegant and stirring
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang A B+ A-       deliriously enjoyable
Little Fish A C+ N/A       supple, accomplished, and utterly absorbing
Paradise Now A B+ A       puts a human face on the headlines.
Inside Man A B+ A yes down up brilliant
Neil Young: Heart of Gold A B A yes     superbly crafted
The Passenger A B- N/A       looks better now than it did then, in part because it's so clearly dated.
Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit A B+ N/A   up down a whimsical success of a very high order
Sir! No Sir! A C- A       an exultant, even elated tone.
The Constant Gardener A B N/A   up up This is one of the year's best films.
Water A B- N/A yes up up deeply satisfying
I Am a Sex Addict A C D no     one-of-a-kind
Capote A C N/A       Viciously good.
New York Doll A B+ B       a tender take on life after stardom.
Akeelah and the Bee A B+ B+ so-so up up Splendiferous.
Joyeux Noël A B B+ yes up up proudly old-fashioned
Brokeback Mountain A C- A yes up up a landmark film and a triumph
Thank You for Smoking A- B+ B- yes up up sleek, clever and cocky
Pride and Prejudice A- A- A yes     A movie for the age, and a keeper for the ages
Sophie Scholl: The Last Days A- B+ A yes     gripping, moving
Separate Lies A- C+ N/A       As the couple in distress, Wilkinson and Watson are pitch perfect.
Evil A- B C+ no     not a conventional [horror film].
Ballets Russes A- C+ A yes     enormously absorbing
Walk the Line A- B B+ yes     a strongly acted, musically vibrant, conventionally satisfying biopic
Somersault A- C B+ yes     dreamy, sexy, rather chilly
Syriana A- B- C+ yes up up this fighting-mad film isn't just hot, it's incendiary.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada A- B B yes up up blistering modern Western from first-time director Tommy Lee Jones.
Clean A- B- B+       scrupulous straight-forwardness
Through the Fire A- B C       Call it the anti-Hoop Dreams.
The Ice Harvest A- C+ B+       Funny, tense, and exceedingly well made
Nine Lives A- C+ N/A   up up A beautifully realized experimentation
Eight Below A- B+ B no up down clean, classical, hooray-for-the-pooches
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire A- A- A- yes     The best one yet.
Munich A- C B- so-so up up spectacularly gripping and unsettling
Find Me Guilty A- B B yes up up [Diesel's] insouciance charms
Everything Is Illuminated A- B+ N/A       Schreiber's heartfelt project earns points for disciplined ambition.
Deep Sea 3D A- B- N/A yes     a great companion piece to Finding Nemo
Pulse A- B B-       Pulse sometimes plods.
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story A- D+ A yes up up the first great, mind-tickling treat of the new movie year.
The Child A- C+ A       demands patience.
Ushpizin A- B C-       pic's genial warmth never feels overtly preachy
16 Blocks A- B C+ yes up down promising but wasted
Transamerica A- B- B so-so     Impressively realized on all levels
Three of Hearts A- C- C       above-average for fly-on-the-wall documentary.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe A- B B yes up up Lavish and detailed
A History of Violence A- C+ N/A yes up up Tense and atmospheric
Corpse Bride A- B+ N/A       The Oscar for this year's Best Animated Feature Film belongs right here
The Devil and Daniel Johnston A- C+ A no up up candid, clear-eyed
Adam & Steve A- C B+ so-so     well-timed slapstick
The Matador B+ B- C+   up up [Brosnan's] meatiest role ever
On a Clear Day B+ B- C-       intelligently sentimental
Look Both Ways B+ B- N/A yes     imaginative, humorous and truthful
Hard Candy B+ B- D no up up a superficial wallow
Serenity B+ A- N/A       never takes itself too seriously.
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic B+ D A yes     Sarah Silverman is the most outrageously funny woman alive.
The Beauty Academy of Kabul B+ C B+ yes     feminist optimism
The Notorious Bettie Page B+ B- A- no up up frisky and fascinating
Ice Age: The Meltdown B+ B+ C-       perky
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities B+ C+ N/A no     buoyant and fluid.
ATL B+ B+ B-   up down lively
Duck Season B+ C+ A yes up up tender and droll
Why We Fight B+ B- B- yes     passionate and sobering documentary
Unknown White Male B+ C+ B+       In theory, [it] ought to be a fascinating movie.
The Squid and the Whale B+ D+ N/A   up up Tender, cruel, and very funny
Red Eye B+ B N/A       white-knuckle fun
Game 6 B B N/A no up up dense and mundane.
The New World B B- A- yes     evocative yet slow-moving
In Her Shoes B B N/A       while it's well-acted on most counts, it's also as plodding as it is obvious.
Winter Passing B B C no up up so grindingly predictable
Hostel B B- B+ no     both cathartic and unnerving
The White Countess B C+ B+ so-so     a typically classy period piece
Match Point B C- B so-so up up Well-observed and superbly cast
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory B B N/A       Entertaining and fabulously imaginative
Christmas in the Clouds B B N/A       warm and fuzzy exercise in escapism
Trudell B C B- no     More hagiography than history
Something New B C B+ so-so up   the rare movie that delivers on its title's promise.
Mrs. Henderson Presents B B- B- yes up down A thoroughly entertaining crowd-pleaser.
Protocols of Zion B C+ B+       Disturbing and surprisingly funny
The Hills Have Eyes B B B-   down down particularly gory
The World's Fastest Indian B B+ B       a pleasingly whimsical and slyly mischievous road movie
Curious George B B B yes up   an endearing little trifle
Tsotsi B B+ B yes up up has vital, urban energy
Bubble B C B- so-so up up interesting, almost in spite of itself.
Guys and Balls B D+ D yes     crowd-pleasing
The Big Question B D N/A       surprisingly witty
Shopgirl B B- D+   up up all too wistfully satisfied with not giving enough.
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio B B- N/A       shameless Eisenhower-era corn.
The Weather Man B B- C+       overbearingly glum
Roving Mars B B- N/A       scarcely affecting
Don't Trip … He Ain't Through With Me Yet! B B+ N/A       a revival meeting
March of the Penguins B B N/A       sometimes harrowing, sometimes hokey, sometimes heartwarming
Glory Road B B- B+ yes up up inspirational and thrilling.
Aquamarine B B B no down down floppy production
North Country B- B- C-   up   respectable though predictable
Jarhead B- B B-   up up tough yet tentative
The Shaggy Dog B- B- C- no down down Do not underestimate
Don't Tell B- B- N/A yes     Dr. Phil-inspired
MirrorMask B- B N/A       endlessly inventive with creativity to burn.
Take the Lead B- B+ B+       doesn't suck.
La Mujer de Mi Hermano B- B+ C yes     Soapy melodrama
Lucky Number Slevin B- B+ C-       convoluted
The Pink Panther B- B C- yes     a passable slapstick comedy
Nanny McPhee B- B- A- yes     charming and painless.
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World B- C- D so-so     The laughs are decidedly hit-and-miss.
Where the Truth Lies B- C B-       terrific and gorgeous looking mystery movie.
Ellie Parker B- C+ C-   up up scattershot Hollywood spoof
Free Zone B- B- N/A       thrives on its performances
Kinky Boots B- C+ D yes up down sluggishly paced
The Work and the Glory: American Zion B- B N/A       To call this drama heavy-handed would be stating the obvious.
Lonesome Jim B- C B   up up a toast-dry farce
Battle in Heaven B- D B yes     a disappointing turn-off.
The Dying Gaul B- C B+       Fascinating though flawed
The 40-Year-Old Virgin B- B+ N/A       unconscionably funny sex farce
Three … Extremes B- B A       too stylized and preassembled to be truly unnerving
Stick It B- B+ B no down down fake
The Wedding Crashers B- B+ N/A       Amiable and hollow
Summer Storm B- C+ C- yes     grows exasperating
Dreamer B- B+ A-       Modestly engaging but mostly unexceptional
Sky High B- B N/A       Smartly written and sprightly played
Don't Come Knocking B- B D+ no down up a problematic picture
Prime B- B- B   up up just more conventional schmaltz
Oliver Twist B- C+ N/A       Accomplished if lacking in urgency
Casanova B- B- C yes down up a stylish and sexy comedy for grownups.
Lord of War B- B N/A       Cage is brilliant.
Breakfast on Pluto B- C+ A- no up down lyrical but shallow
The Producers B- B D+ no     undeniably stagy, even clunky
Memoirs of a Geisha C+ C C+ no down up It's not a great movie  but it's spectacular.
The Greatest Game Ever Played C+ B+ N/A   up down mostly sits there limply
Last Holiday C+ B B- yes up up a breezy escapist romp
The Ringer C+ B F yes     close to being a promotional film for the Special Olympics
Hoodwinked C+ B- D yes     fast-paced, fitfully clever
The Libertine C+ B- C- no     ending up tiresome
Just Like Heaven C+ B+ N/A   up up more mushy than madcap
Proof C+ B- N/A   up up elegant, intelligent drama
The Transporter 2 C+ B N/A       ridiculously entertaining
Failure to Launch C+ B- D+ no down down fails
The Sentinel C+ B C- yes up up very humdrum
The Sisters C B- C- no down up overcooked
Madea's Family Reunion C A- C-       confused storytelling
Moonlight C D B-       creepily compelling
Dirty C B- C- no up down Collins is capable of better (see Capote).
The Lost City C B+ C+ no up up Compelling in fits and starts
Rent C B+ C- no   up not an update so much as a throwback.
A Good Woman C C C no     Pleasant and undemanding
Preaching to the Choir C C+ N/A       awkward
Killer Diller C B N/A       lively
She's the Man C B+ D+ yes up down spunky if often erratic
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern C D+ C+       instructive but aggressively biased
Marebito C C+ N/A       a misfired doodle
Dear Wendy C B- N/A       well made but unlikable and dramatically absurd
Just Friends C B C no down down Just lousy.
The Second Chance C A- N/A no     Startlingly direct if unavoidably preachy
Phat Girlz C B- D       has moments of charm
Sorry, Haters C D N/A       sorry indeed.
When Do We Eat? C B- B+ no down down more well-intentioned than funny
Ask the Dust C B- C- so-so up up It's lifeless kitsch.
Freedomland C C D no down up disjointed and ultimately unsatisfying
American Gun C C- D no up up Skittishly paced
Flightplan C B- N/A       See Jodie worry! See Jodie run!
American Dreamz C C+ C- yes up down disappointingly soft
The Tenants C C+ N/A       bleakly funny
Saw II C B+ C-       lags behind in Saw's novelty
Illusion C B- N/A       wins points for originality.
Scary Movie 4 C B C-       hit-or-miss
Tristan & Isolde C B+ D   up down gloomy, awkwardly clipped drama
Roll Bounce C B N/A       buoyant without being brainless
Rumor Has It … C- C+ F no up   a bland romance spiced with too little comedy.
Madagascar C- B- N/A       Great visuals, lousy plot.
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School C- C- D-   down down a disaster.
RV C- B B- no down down laughless gags
First Descent C- B+ B+       It's dull enough to make a Mormon fidget
Firewall C- B- D no up down flabby and familiar.
Wolf Creek C- C C+ no     There's no substitute for bad taste.
Stoned C- C- N/A no     dead on arrival.
Elizabethtown C- C+ C-   up up a sprawling mess
Get Rich or Die Tryin' C- B- C-   up up ambitious, accomplished, but often frustrating
G C- B- N/A       sleek if dramatically flimsy
Underworld: Evolution C- C+ D yes     silly but undeniably entertaining
I Love Your Work C- B- C-       wallow in Hollywood hipster self-absorption.
What the Bleep!? — Down the Rabbit Hole C- C+ N/A       won't make you feel stupid.
Domino C- C+ C-       fatally hip and lethally numb.
Fun With Dick and Jane C- B D no down down a flaccid, humorless update
Four Brothers C- B+ N/A       It's a head-on collision.
Night Watch C- B+ B- yes down down top-flight and effectively gruesome
Standing Still C- B N/A no down up shallow
The Wild C- C+ D   up down been-there-seen-that.
Imagine Me & You C- B C       blithely synthetic
Running Scared C- B+ D no up down giddily awful, awfully giddy action noir
Chicken Little C- D+ C       a clunky, arbitrarily plotted, over-caffeinated spritz
The Gospel C- B N/A       banal, artless, cliché-ridden fiction
39 Pounds of Love C- D C-       the feature feels padded even at 70 minutes.
The Family Stone C- B- D yes     These people are awful, and it's hard not to want bad things to happen to them.
Two for the Money D+ C+ N/A       turns from ludicrous to incoherent
Derailed D+ B- D       a junky thriller
Manderlay D+ C C+ no     disappointing
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 D+ B D       Formulaic and forced
Date Movie D+ C+ F no     a lame pastiche of Hollywood romances.
Basic Instinct 2 D+ C- D no down down deliciously awful
Doogal D+ C- C-       slapdash dialogue and smug vocal talent
The Legend of Zorro D+ B C-       considerably less charming than its predecessor
Silent Hill D B C no     does not disappoint.
Tamara D C+ N/A       a familiar B-grade mix of excessive gore and insufficient imaginativeness.
Big Momma's House 2 D B- D no     unnecessary but genial
In Her Line of Fire D D+ N/A       passable action trash
End of the Spear D B+ C- no     dogmatically histrionic tribute to missionary work
Stay Alive D B- D+       so idiotically directed
Grandma's Boy D B B no     The acting is more wooden than Pinocchio's Christmas pageant
BloodRayne D C- F no     Half woman, half vampire, total baloney
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector D B- B       on a level for six-year-olds
The Exorcism of Emily Rose D B- N/A       a retread of a retread
Final Destination 3 D B+ B+ no     a desultorily plotted affair
Bee Season D C B+       the film is ice cold
Kids in America D- C+ C+       a trite teen comedy burdened with lofty aspirations
Doom D- B- B-   down down a formulaic shoot'em-up
Duane Hopwood D- C N/A       the definition of bland.
In the Mix D- C D-       A badly stuffed turkey.
Annapolis D- B- D no down down conspicuously myopic and reactionary
Yours, Mine and Ours D- B- C+ no     a blandly wishy-washy proposition.
The Benchwarmers D- B+ D       cinema's new Terrible Three
April's Shower D- D+ D+ no     arch and undernourished comedy
Ultraviolet D- C+ B-       soulless sentimentality
Neal 'n' Nikki F C N/A       dialogue and plotting are weak
Into the Blue F C+ N/A       A dive into the most unconvincing of melodrama.
The Fog F C- D-       a countdown to boredom.
An Unfinished Life F B- N/A   up up never realizes its dramatic potential
Waiting F B+ N/A   down down practically screams rental.
The Cave F C N/A       solid if unspectacular