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Alexandra Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov. With Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasily Shevtsov, Raisa Gichaeva B+
Appaloosa Dir. Ed Harris. With Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger D+
Australia Dir. Baz Luhrmann. With Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Brandon Walters, David Wenham C
Ballast Dir. Lance Hammer. With JimMyron Ross, Micheal J. Smith Sr., Tarra Riggs B+
The Band's Visit Dir. Eran Kolirin. With Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri B–
The Bank Job Dir. Roger Donaldson. With Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Daniel Mays B–
Beaufort Dir. Joseph Cedar. With Oshri Cohen, Eli Eltonyo, Ohad Knoller, Itay Kiran D+
Blindness Dir. Fernando Meirelles. With Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga B–
Boarding Gate Dir. Olivier Assayas. With Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Ng, Kelly Lin B
Brideshead Revisited Dir. Julian Jarrold. With Matthew Goode, Hayley Atwell, Ben Whishaw D+
Burn After Reading Dirs. Joel and Ethan Coen. With George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt B+
Cadillac Records Dir. Darnell Martin. With Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Columbus Short C+
Changeling Dir. Clint Eastwood. With Angelina Jolie, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Kelly C–
Che Dir. Steven Soderbergh. With Benicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir, Catalina Sandino Moreno B
Chicago 10 Dir. Brett Morgen. Documentary about protests at 1968 Democratic Convention B+
A Christmas Tale Dir. Arnaud Desplechin. With Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussilon B+
The Class Dir. Laurent Cantet. With François Bégaudeau, Rachel Régulier B+
Cloverfield Dir. Matt Reeves. With Michael Stahl-David, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Lizzy Caplan C+
The Counterfeiters Dir. Stefan Ruzowitzky. With Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow B
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Dir. David Fincher. With Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett C–
The Dark Knight Dir. Christopher Nolan. With Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart B
The Day the Earth Stood Still Dir. Scott Derrickson. With Jennifer Connelly, Keanu Reeves F
Diary of the Dead Dir. George A. Romero. With Michelle Morgan, Josh Close, Shawn Roberts D
Doubt Dir. John Patrick Shanley. With Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams C+
The Duchess Dir. Saul Dibb. With Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell C
The Duchess of Langeais Dir. Jacques Rivette. With Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu B+
The Edge of Heaven Dir. Fatih Akin. With Baki Davrak, Nurgül Yesilçcay, Patrycia Ziolkowska B+
Elegy Dir. Isabel Coixet. With Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson B
Encounters at the End of the World Dir. Werner Herzog. Documentary about Antarctica C
The Fall Dir. Tarsem. With Catinca Untaru, Lee Pace, Justine Waddell, Robin Smith B+
Flight of the Red Balloon Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien. With Juliette Binoche, Fang Song, Simon Iteanu B+
Frost/Nixon Dir. Ron Howard. With Michael Sheen, Frank Langella, Sam Rockwell C
Frozen River Dir. Courtney Hunt. With Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott B–
A Girl Cut in Two Dir. Claude Chabrol. With Ludivine Sagnier, François Berléand, Benoît Magimel D+
Gran Torino Dir. Clint Eastwood. With Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley C–
Hamlet 2 Dir. Andrew Fleming. With Steve Coogan, Skylar Astin, Phoebe Strole, Catherine Keener D–
Happy-Go-Lucky Dir. Mike Leigh. With Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman B
How She Move Dir. Ian Iqbal Rashid. With Rutina Wesley, Dwain Murphy, Tre Armstrong C
Hunger Dir. Steve McQueen. With Michael Fassbender, Brian Milligan, Liam McMahon A–
In Bruges Dir. Martin McDonagh. With Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes C–
In the City of Sylvia Dir. José Luis Guerín. With Xavier Lafitte, Pilar López de Ayala C+
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Dir. Steven Spielberg D–
Irina Palm Dir. Sam Garbarski. With Marianne Faithfull, Miki Manojlovic, Kevin Bishop D+
Iron Man Dir. Jon Favreau. With Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges C+
I've Loved You So Long Dir. Philippe Claudel. With Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein D+
Jellyfish Dirs. Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen. With Sarah Adler, Nikol Leidman, Noa Knoller B–
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Dir. Patricia Rozema. With Abigail Breslin, Julia Ormond C+
Last Chance Harvey Dir. Joel Hopkins. With Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins B
The Last Mistress Dir. Catherine Breillat. With Asia Argento, Fu'ad Ait Aattou, Roxane Mesquida C–
Let the Right One In Dir. Tomas Alfredson. With Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar B
Mamma Mia! Dir. Phyllida Lloyd. With Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan D+
Man on Wire Dir. James Marsh. Documentary about a tightrope walker and his surprise stunts B+
Married Life Dir. Ira Sachs. With Chris Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams B
Men in the Nude Dir. Károly Esztergályos. With Lászlo Gálffi, Dávid Szabó, Éva Kerekes D+
Milk Dir. Gus Van Sant. With Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Diego Luna B+
Miracle at St. Anna Dir. Spike Lee. With Derek Luke, Laz Alonso, Michael Ealy, Omar Benson Miller C–
Mister Foe Dir. David Mackenzie. With Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Claire Forlani B
Mongol Dir. Sergei Bodrov. With Tadanobu Asano, Sun Hong Ley, Ba Sen, Amadu Mamadakov C
My Blueberry Nights Dir. Wong Kar-wai. With Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn C+
Never Forever Dir. Gina Kim. With Vera Farmiga, David Lee McInnis, Ha Jung-woo C+
Nights in Rodanthe Dir. George C. Wolfe. With Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Mae Whitman D+
Nothing But the Truth Dir. Rod Lurie. With Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Alan Alda, Vera Farmiga C
Paranoid Park Dir. Gus Van Sant. With Gabe Nevins, Taylor Momsen, Lauren McKinney B–
Quantum of Solace Dir. Marc Forster. With Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Judi Dench, Mathieu Amalric B
Quid Pro Quo Dir. Carlos Brooks. With Nick Stahl, Vera Farmiga, Jessica Hecht, Aimee Mullins C–
Rachel Getting Married Dir. Jonathan Demme. With Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin B+
The Reader Dir. Stephen Daldry. With David Kross, Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz B–
Reprise Dir. Joachim Trier. With Espen Klouman-Hønier, Anders Danielsen Lie, Viktoria Winge C+
Revolutionary Road Dir. Sam Mendes. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, David Harbour C–
Rogue Dir. Greg McLean. With Michael Vartan, Radha Mitchell, Sam Worthington, Caroline Brazier C–
Savage Grace Dir. Tom Kalin. With Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Stephen Dillane B+
Sex and the City Dir. Michael Patrick King. With Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall C–
The Signal Dirs. David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry, and Dan Bush. With Anessa Ramsey C
Slumdog Millionaire Dir. Danny Boyle. With Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto D+
Smart People Dir. Noam Murro. With Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page C+
Snow Angels Dir. David Gordon Green. With Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano B
Standard Operating Procedure Dir. Errol Morris. Documentary about prison abuses at Abu Ghraib C–
Still Life Dir. Jia Zhang-ke. With Han Sanming, Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin, Wang Hongwei B+
Stop-Loss Dir. Kimberly Peirce. With Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish B
The Strangers Dir. Bryan Bertino. With Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Glenn Howerton B–
Stuck Dir. Stuart Gordon. With Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby C
Summer Palace Dir. Lou Ye. With Hao Lei, Guo Xiaodong, Bai Xueyen, Hu Ling, Duan Long C+
Surfwise Dir. Doug Pray. Documentary about a zealous surfer, his wife, and their nine children B
Synecdoche, New York Dir. Charlie Kaufman. With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton A
Take Dir. Charles Oliver. With Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Bobby Coleman C
Taxi to the Dark Side Dir. Alex Gibney. Documentary about post-9/11 U.S. torture practices B+
Teeth Dir. Mitchell Lichtenstein. With Jess Weixler, Hale Appleman, John Hensley B–
Tell No One Dir. Guillaume Canet. With François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas C
Then She Found Me Dir. Helen Hunt. With Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick B–
Transsiberian Dir. Brad Anderson. With Emily Mortimer, Woody Harrelson, Eduardo Noriega C+
©Tropic Thunder Dir. Ben Stiller. With Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black D
Trouble the Water Dirs. Tia Lessin & Carl Deal. Documentary about Hurricane Katrina survivors A
Turn the River Dir. Chris Eigeman. With Famke Janssen, Jaymie Dornan, Rip Torn, Matt Ross B–
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Dir. Tyler Perry. With Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates B
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Dir. Tyler Perry. With Angela Bassett, Rick Fox, Lance Gross C–
Up the Yangtze Dir. Yung Chang. Documentary about the human impact of the Three Gorges Dam A–
Vicky Cristina Barcelona Dir. Woody Allen. With Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Javier Bardem C
The Visitor Dir. Tom McCarthy. With Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Hiam Abbass B–
W. Dir. Oliver Stone. With Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss B–
WALL•E Dir. Andrew Stanton. Animated. Voices of Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin B+
Waltz with Bashir Dir. Ari Folman. Animated. With the voices of Ari Folman, Mickey Leon, Dror Harazi B
Wendy and Lucy Dir. Kelly Reichardt. With Michelle Williams, Walter Dalton, Will Patton B
The Witnesses Dir. Andé Téchiné. With Johan Libéreau, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila C+
The Wrestler Dir. Darren Aronofsky. With Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood A–
XXY Dir. Lucóa Puenzo. With Inés Efron, Ricardo Darín, Martín Piroyansky B–
Yella Dir. Christian Petzold. With Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann B+
Young@Heart Dir. Stephen Walker. Documentary about a senior citizens' rock & roll chorus B


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