Reviewed Films
★ Same Time, Next Year (1978) Dir. Robert Mulligan. With Alan Alda, Ellen Burtsyn F
  • Sanshô the Bailiff (1954) Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi. With Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyôko Kagawa A
  • Salesman (1969) Dirs. Albert & David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin. Documentary B
    ★ Saving Private Ryan (1998) Dir. Steven Spielberg. With Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore B+
  • Saw II (2005) Dir. Darren Lynn Bousman. With Donnie Wahlberg, Tobin Bell, Dina Meyer D
  • A Scanner Darkly (2006) Dir. Richard Linklater. Animated. With the voice of Keanu Reeves B–
    ★ Schizopolis (1996) Dir. Steven Soderbergh. With Steven Soderbergh, Betsy Brantley B
  • The Science of Sleep (2005/2006) Dir. Michel Gondry. With Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg C
    ★ The Score (2001) Dir. Frank Oz. With Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando B
  • Secret Things (2002/2004) Dir. Jean-Claude Brisseau. With Sabrina Seyvecou, Coralie Revel B
    ★ Secretary (2002) Dir. Steven Shainberg. With Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader A–
    ★ September (1987) Dir. Woody Allen. With Mia Farrow, Elaine Stritch, Dianne Wiest B
  • Serenity (2005) Dir. Joss Whedon. With Nathan Fillion, Summer Grau, Gina Torres B
  • Sex Is Comedy (2002/2004) Dir. Catherine Breillat. With Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin B+
    ★ Shadow of the Vampire (2003) Dir. E. Elias Merhige. With John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe B–
    ★ Shadows and Fog (1992) Dir. Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich D+
    ★ Shakespeare in Love (1998) Dir. John Madden. With Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow B+
  • Shame (1968) Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow A
    ★ Shattered Glass (2003) Dir. Billy Ray. With Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard D+
    ★ Shaun of the Dead (2004) Dir. Edgar Wright. With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield C+
  • Sherman's March (1986) Dir. Ross McElwee. Documentary. With Ross McElwee A
    ★ Shock Corridor (1963) Dir. Samuel Fuller. With Peter Breck, Constance Towers C–
  • Shopgirl (2005) Dir. Anand Tucker. With Claire Danes, Steve Martin, Jason Schwartzman F
    ★ Shrek (2001) Dirs. Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson. Animated. With the voice of Mike Myers C–
    ★ Shrek 2 (2004) Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon. Animated. Voice of Mike Myers B+
    ★ The Silence (1963) Dir. Ingmar Bergman. With Gunnel Lindblom, Ingrid Thulin B
    ★ Silkwood (1983) Dir. Mike Nichols. With Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher A–
    ★ A Simple Plan (1998) Dir. Sam Raimi. With Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton C–
    ★ Six Days, Seven Nights (1998) Dir. Mike Nichols. With Harrison Ford, Anne Heche C
    ★ Small Time Crooks (2000) Dir. Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Elaine May C+
    ★ Smart People (2008) Dir. Noam Murro. With Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page C+
    ★ Sophie's Choice (1982) Dir. Alan J. Pakula. With Meryl Streep, Peter MacNicol, Kevin Kline D+
    ★ South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) Dir. Trey Parker. Animated B–
    ★ The Spanish Prisoner (1998) Dir. David Mamet. With Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon B–
    ★ Spider-Man (2002) Dir. Sam Raimi. With Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst C+
    ★ Spider-Man 2 (2004) Dir. Sam Raimi. With Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina C+
  • The Squid and the Whale (2005) Dir. Noah Baumbach. With Jeff Daniels, Jesse Eisenberg A–
    ★ Stage Beauty (2004) Dir. Richard Eyre. With Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett C–
    ★ Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) Dir. George Lucas. With Jake Lloyd B–
    ★ State and Main (2000) Dir. David Mamet. With William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman C+
    ★ The Stepford Wives (2004) Dir. Frank Oz. With Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick D+
    ★ Still Crazy (1998) Dir. Brian Gilbert. With Stephen Rea, Jimmy Nail, Bill Nighy C–
  • Street Angel (1928) Dir. Frank Borzage. With Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell B+
  • A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Dir. Elia Kazan. With Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando A
  • Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Elizabeth Taylor A–
    ★ Surviving Picasso (1996) Dir. James Ivory. With Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone D+
    ★ Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Dir. Woody Allen. With Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman C–
    ★ Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Dir. Andy Tennant. With Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas C–
  • The Sweetest Thing (2002) Dir. Roger Kumble. With Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate C
  • Swept Away (1974/1975) Dir. Lina Wertmüller. With Mariangela Melato, Giancarlo Giannini A
    ★ Swimming Pool (2003) Dir. François Ozon. With Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier B–
    ★ Syriana (2005) Dir. Stephen Gaghan. With George Clooney, Matt Damon, Alexander Siddig B

    Unreviewed
    The Sacrifice (1985)
    The Saddest Music in the World (2003/2004)
    Sadie Thompson (1928)
    Safe (1995)
    Safe Men (1998)
    The Safety of Objects (2003)
    Salesman (1968)
    Salò, or The 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
    Sarah and Son (1930)
    Satan Met a Lady (1936)
    Saturday Night Fever (1977)
    Save the Last Dance (2001)
    Save the Tiger (1973)
    Saw (2004)
    Scanners (1981)
    The Scarlet Empress (1934)
    The Scarlet Letter (1995)
    Scary Movie (2000)
    Scent of a Woman (1992)
    Schindler's List (1993)
    The School of Rock (2003)
    Scorned (1994)
    Scorned 2 (1996)
    Scout's Honor (2001)
    Scream (1996)
    Scream 2 (1997)
    The Sea (2003)
    The Sea Inside (2004)
    Seabiscuit (2003)
    The Searchers (1956)
    Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
    Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
    Sebastiane (1976)
    The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)
    Secrets & Lies (1996)
    Secrets of a Soul (1926)
    The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
    See the Sea (1997)
    Sense and Sensibility (1995)
    Separate Tables (1958)
    Serial Mom (1994)
    Serving in Silence: The Margarethe
          Cammermeyer Story (1995)
    Set It Off (1996)
    Se7en (1995)
    Seven Beauties (1976)
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
    Seven Samurai (1954)
    Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
    The Seventh Seal (1957)
    sex, lies, and videotape (1989)
    Sexual Dependency (2003/2005)
    Sexy Beast (2001)
    Shadowlands (1993)
    Shadows (1959)
    Shaft (1971)
    Shaft (2000)
    Shag: the Movie (1989)
    Shallow Hal (2001)
    Shampoo (1975)
    Shane (1953)
    Shanghai Express (1932)
    The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    She Done Him Wrong (1933)
    She Must Be Seing Things (1987)
    The Sheltering Sky (1990)
    Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
    Sherrybaby (2006)
    She's All That (1999)
    She's One of Us (2003/2005)
    She's So Lovely (1997)
    Shine (1996)
    The Shining (1980)
    A Ship Comes In (1928)
    The Shipping News (2001)
    Shirley Valentine (1989)
    Shivers (1975)
    Shoah (1985)
    Shoot the Moon (1982)
    Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
    The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
    The Shop on Main Street (1965)
    Short Cuts (1993)
    Shortbus (2006)
    Showgirls (1995)
    Shut Up & Sing (2006)
    Sia, the Dream of the Python (2002)
    Sick: The Life & Death of Bob
          Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997)
    Sicko (2007)
    Sideways (2004)
    The Siege (1998)
    Signs (2002)
    The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
    Silver City (2004)
    Simpatico (1999)
    Sin City (2005)
    The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)
    Since Otar Left (2003/2004)
    Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    Sister Act (1992)
    Sister Kenny (1946)
    Sister My Sister (1995)
    Sisters in Cinema (2003)
    Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
    The Sixth Sense (1999)
    Skippy (1931)
    Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
    Sleepaway Camp (1983)
    Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
    Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
    Sleepy Hollow (1999)
    The Sleepy Time Gal (2002)
    Sling Blade (1996)
    Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
    Smilin' Through (1933)
    The Smiling Madame Beudet (1922)
    		  
    The Snake Pit (1948)
    Snakes on a Plane (2006)
    Sniper (1993)
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    Soapdish (1991)
    Solaris (1972)
    Solaris (2002)
    Soldier's Girl (2003)
    Some Like It Hot (1959)
    Something New (2006)
    Something to Talk About (1995)
    Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
    Something Wild (1986)
    Something's Gotta Give (2003)
    Sometimes in April (2005)
    The Son (2002/2003)
    The Song of Bernadette (1943)
    A Song to Remember (1945)
    Songcatcher (2001)
    Songs from the Second Floor (2000/2002)
    The Son's Room (2002)
    The Sound of Music (1965)
    Sounder (1972)
    South Pacific (1958)
    Southern Comfort (2001)
    Spaceballs (1987)
    SpaceCamp (1986)
    Spanglish (2004)
    Spanking the Monkey (1994)
    Spartacus (1960)
    Species (1995)
    Speechless (1994)
    Speed (1994)
    Speedy (1928)
    Spellbound (1945)
    Spellbound (2003)
    Spider (2002)
    The Spiral Staircase (1946)
    The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
    Spirited Away (2002)
    Splash (1984)
    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and
          Spring (2003/2004)
    Springtime in a Small Town (2002/2004)
    Stage Door (1937)
    Stagecoach (1939)
    Stalag 17 (1953)
    Stalker (1979)
    Stand and Deliver (1988)
    Stand By Me (1986)
    Star Wars (1977)
    Star Wars, Episode II:
          Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars, Episode III:
          Revenge of the Sith (2005)
    Starship Troopers (1997)
    Startup.com (2001)
    The Station Agent (2003)
    Stealing Beauty (1996)
    The Steamroller and the Violin (1960)
    The Steel Helmet (1951)
    Steel Magnolias (1989)
    Stella Dallas (1937)
    The Stepford Wives (1975)
    Stephanie Daley (2006/2007)
    Stepmom (1998)
    The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)
    The Sting (1973)
    The Story of Adèle H. (1975)
    The Story of the Weeping Camel (2003/2004)
    La Strada (1954)
    The Straight Story (1999)
    Strange Days (1995)
    Stranger Inside (2001)
    Stranger than Fiction (2006)
    Strangers on a Train (1951)
    Street Smart (1987)
    A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
    Strictly Ballroom (1993)
    The Subject Was Roses (1968)
    Sudden Fear (1952)
    Sullivan's Travels (1941)
    The Sum of Us (1994)
    Summer and Smoke (1961)
    Summer Palace (2006)
    Summer Storm (2004/2006)
    Summertime (1955)
    Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
    Sundays and Cybèle (1962)
    Sunrise (1927)
    Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
    Sunset Boulevard (1950)
    Sunshine (1999)
    Sunshine (2007)
    Sunshine State (2002)
    Super Size Me (2004)
    Superbad (2007)
    Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
    Suspicion (1941)
    Suture (1993)
    Suzhou River (2000)
    Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
    Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)
    Sweet Dreams (1985)
    The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
    Sweet Land (2005/2006)
    Sweet Nothing (1996)
    Sweet Sixteen (2003)
    Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
    Sweetie (1989)
    Swept Away (2002)
    Swimfan (2002)
    Swing Time (1936)
    Swoon (1992)
    Sylvia (2003)
    Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
    Syndromes and a Century (2006)