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Updated every Friday: A VERY frank appraisal of the latest at your local video store. Check out Mr. Cranky's guide to fresh rentals!
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What's the real scoop on a movie that's playing at your local cinema? Check out the movie review from Mr. Cranky, then find out what fellow Web-surfers had to say in the provided forum!
New Releases:
| May 23, 2008 |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
| May 9, 2008 |
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Iron Man |
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Iron Man (guest review) |
| May 2, 2008 |
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Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay |
| April 25, 2008 |
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
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Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (guest review) |
| April 11, 2008 |
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The Band's Visit (guest review) |
| April 4, 2008 |
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Wild West Comedy Show (guest review) |
| March 28, 2008 |
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Horton Hears a Who (guest review) |
| March 21, 2008 |
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Funny Games (guest review) |
| March 14, 2008 |
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10,000 B.C. |
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Persepolis (guest review) |
| February 29, 2008 |
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Atonement (guest review) |
| February 22, 2008 |
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Southland Tales |
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Teeth |
| January 18, 2008 |
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There Will Be Blood |
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
| January 4, 2008 |
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Juno |
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Charlie Wilson's War |
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Charlie Wilson's War (guest review) |
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Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten |
| December 21, 2007 |
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Sweeney Todd |
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Heima |
| December 14, 2007 |
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The Golden Compass |
| December 7, 2007 |
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Enchanted |
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Across the Universe |
| November 30, 2007 |
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No Country for Old Men |
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No Country for Old Men (review #2) |
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Bee Movie |
| November 23, 2007 |
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Beowulf |
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead |
| November 16, 2007 |
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American Gangster |
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Into the Wild |
| November 9, 2007 |
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Fred Claus |
| November 2, 2007 |
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Stephen King's Desperation
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| October 26, 2007 |
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The Darjeeling Limited
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2nd review)
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| October 12, 2007 |
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We Own the Night
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Eastern Promises
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The Hunting Party
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| October 5, 2007 |
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The Game Plan
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| September 28, 2007 |
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The Kingdom
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| September 21, 2007 |
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The 11th Hour
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| September 10, 2007 |
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Shoot 'Em Up
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Death at a Funeral
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| August 31, 2007 |
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Balls of Fury
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| August 24, 2007 |
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Mr. Bean's Holiday
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Stardust
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Superbad
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| August 10, 2007 |
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The Bourne Ultimatum
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Rush Hour 3
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| August 3, 2007 |
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Hot Rod
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Sunshine
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| July 27, 2007 |
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The Simpsons Movie
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No Reservations
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| July 20, 2007 |
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
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| July 13, 2007 |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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| July 3, 2007 |
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Transformers
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License to Wed
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| June 29, 2007 |
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Live Free or Die Hard
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Sicko
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1408
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| June 22, 2007 |
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Evan Almighty
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| June 15, 2007 |
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Nancy Drew
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| June 8, 2007 |
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Ocean's Thirteen
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Mr. Brooks
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| June 1, 2007 |
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Knocked Up
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Bug
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| May 25, 2007 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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Waitress
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| May 18, 2007 |
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Shrek the Third
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| May 11, 2007 |
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28 Weeks Later
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| May 4, 2007 |
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Spider-Man 3
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Lucky You
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| April 27, 2007 |
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The Condemned
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| April 20, 2007 |
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Fracture
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| April 13, 2007 |
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Perfect Stranger
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The Hoax
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| April 6, 2007 |
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Grindhouse
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The Lookout
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| March 30, 2007 |
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Blades of Glory
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The Namesake
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| March 23, 2007 |
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Reign Over Me
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Dead Silence
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| March 16, 2007 |
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Premonition
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Black Snake Moan
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| March 9, 2007 |
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300
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Zodiac
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| March 2, 2007 |
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Wild Hogs
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Breach
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| February 23, 2007 |
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The Number 23
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Bridge to Terabithia
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| February 16, 2007 |
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Music and Lyrics
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Hannibal Rising
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| February 9, 2007 |
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Norbit
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Pan's Labyrinth
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| February 2, 2007 |
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Because I Said So
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Smokin' Aces
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| January 26, 2007 |
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Catch and Release
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The Hitcher
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| January 19, 2007 |
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Primeval
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Notes on a Scandal
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| January 12, 2007 |
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Stomp the Yard
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Children of Men
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| January 5, 2007 |
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Freedom Writers
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We Are Marshall
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| December 22, 2006 |
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The Good Shepherd
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Rocky Balboa
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| December 15, 2006 |
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Eragon
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The Holiday
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| December 8, 2006 |
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Apocalypto
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Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
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| December 1, 2006 |
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The Fountain
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| November 24, 2006 |
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Casino Royale
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Deja Vu
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Little Children
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| November 17, 2006 |
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Stranger Than Fiction
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Fast Food Nation
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| November 10, 2006 |
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Harsh Times
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| November 3, 2006 |
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Saw III
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Borat
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Flushed Away
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| October 27, 2006 |
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Running with Scissors
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The Prestige
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Jaws
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| October 20, 2006 |
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Flags of Our Fathers
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The Grudge 2
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| October 13, 2006 |
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Man of the Year
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Employee of the Month
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| October 6, 2006 |
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The Departed
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Half Nelson
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| September 29, 2006 |
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School for Scoundrels
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The Guardian
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| September 22, 2006 |
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Flyboys
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The Black Dahlia
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The Last Kiss
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| September 15, 2006 |
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Gridiron Gang
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The Covenant
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| September 8, 2006 |
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Hollywoodland
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Crank
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
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Fur
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| August 25, 2006 |
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Snakes on a Plane
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Invincible
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Beerfest
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| August 18, 2006 |
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The Illusionist
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Zoom
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Pulse
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| August 11, 2006 |
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World Trade Center
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Step Up
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The Descent
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The Night Watcher
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| August 4, 2006 |
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Talladega Nights
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John Tucker Must Die
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Scoop
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| July 28, 2006 |
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Miami Vice
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend
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Clerks II
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| July 21, 2006 |
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Lady in the Water
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A Scanner Darkly
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Monster House
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| July 14, 2006 |
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You, Me and Dupree
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Little Man
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| July 7, 2006 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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The Devil Wears Prada
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| June 30, 2006 |
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Superman Returns
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Night Stalker
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| June 23, 2006 |
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Click
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
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| June 16, 2006 |
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Nacho Libre
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The Lake House
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An Inconvenient Truth
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A Prairie Home Companion
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| June 9, 2006 |
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Cars
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The Omen
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Ritual (new on DVD)
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| June 2, 2006 |
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The Break-Up
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The Warrior (new on DVD)
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Shadows in the Sun (new on DVD)
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| May 26, 2006 |
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X-Men: The Last Stand
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Art School Confidential
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| May 19, 2006 |
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The Da Vinci Code
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Over the Hedge
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| May 12, 2006 |
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Poseidon
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An American Haunting
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Everything You Want (new on DVD)
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| May 5, 2006 |
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Mission: Impossible 3
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Akeelah and the Bee
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Stick It
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United 93
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| April 28, 2006 |
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R.V.
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Family
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The Sentinel
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Silent Hill
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| April 21, 2006 |
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American Dreamz
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Undertaking Betty
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| April 14, 2006 |
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The Benchwarmers
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Lucky Number Slevin
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Scary Movie 4
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| April 7, 2006 |
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Ice Age: The Meltdown
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Slither
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Taking the Lead
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The Squid and the Whale (new on DVD)
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| March 31, 2006 |
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Basic Instinct 2
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Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
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Thank You for Smoking
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Stay Alive
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Dead Poets Society (new on DVD)
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| March 24, 2006 |
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Inside Man
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She's the Man
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| March 17, 2006 |
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V for Vendetta
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The Libertine
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The Hills Have Eyes
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Howl's Moving Castle (new on DVD)
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| March 10, 2006 |
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Failure to Launch
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Ultraviolet
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
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Lady and the Tramp (new on DVD)
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Daltry Calhoun (new on DVD)
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| March 3, 2006 |
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Oscar Picks 2006
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16 Blocks
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Doogal
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Nochnoi Dozor (Night Watch)
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| February 24, 2006 |
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Running Scared
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Date Movie
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Eight Below
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| February 17, 2006 |
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Freedomland
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The Pink Panther
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Final Destination 3
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| February 10, 2006 |
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Firewall
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When a Stranger Calls
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| February 3, 2006 |
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Something New
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Nanny McPhee
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Big Momma's House 2
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The Matador
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| January 27, 2006 |
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Annapolis
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Match Point
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Underworld: Evolution
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| January 20, 2006 |
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The New World
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Last Holiday
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Tristan & Isolde
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| January 13, 2006 |
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Glory Road
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Grandma's Boy
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Hostel
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| January 6, 2006 |
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Casanova
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Worst of 2005
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| December 30, 2005 |
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Fun with Dick and Jane
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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Munich
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Rumor Has It
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Wolf Creek
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| December 23, 2005 |
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The Ringer
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Cheaper by the Dozen 2
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The Family Stone
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| December 16, 2005 |
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King Kong
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Brokeback Mountain
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Syriana
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| December 9, 2005 |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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Aeon Flux
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| December 2, 2005 |
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Rent
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Yours, Mine and Ours
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First Descent
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Pride and Prejudice
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| November 25, 2005 |
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The Ice Harvest
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Just Friends
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| November 18, 2005 |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Walk the Line
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Derailed
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| November 11, 2005 |
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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Chicken Little
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Zathura
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Shopgirl
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Bee Season
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| November 4, 2005 |
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Jarhead
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Saw II
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Nine Lives
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| October 28, 2005 |
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Prime
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The Legend of Zorro
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North Country
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The Fog
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The Weather Man
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Capote
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Stay
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| October 21, 2005 |
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Doom
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Domino
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| October 14, 2005 |
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Elizabethtown
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Good Night, and Good Luck
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Waiting
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Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
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In Her Shoes
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| October 7, 2005 |
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Two for the Money
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Serenity
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Into the Blue
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A History of Violence
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Everything Is Illuminated
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| September 30, 2005 |
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The Greatest Game Ever Played
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Corpse Bride
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Proof
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| September 23, 2005 |
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Flightplan
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Lord of War
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Cry Wolf
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| September 16, 2005 |
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Just Like Heaven
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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An Unfinished Life
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| September 9, 2005 |
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The Man
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The Constant Gardener
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| September 2, 2005 |
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Transporter 2
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Junebug
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Undiscovered
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| August 26, 2005 |
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The Cave
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The Brothers Grimm
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Valiant
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| August 19, 2005 |
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Red-Eye
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The 40 Year-Old Virgin
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The Great Raid
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| August 12, 2005 |
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Four Brothers
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Murderball
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Broken Flowers
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The Skeleton Key
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Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
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| August 5, 2005 |
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The Dukes of Hazzard
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Hustle & Flow
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Sky High
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| July 28, 2005 |
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Must Love Dogs
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Stealth
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Bad News Bears
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The Devil's Rejects
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Me and You and Everyone We Know
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Happy Endings
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Consistently annoying
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Will require therapy after viewing
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As good as a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
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So godawful that it ruptured the very fabric of space and time with the sheer overpowering force of its mediocrity.
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Proof that Jesus died in vain.
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