Contributor: Steven Isaac

Let Me In

Owen is a 12-year-old pariah who’s developing a thirst for vengeance and violence. Abby, a vampire who has “been 12 for a very long time,” is tenderly grooming him to be her accomplice.

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Hellboy

An unlikely superhero to say the least, Hellboy was spawned a decade ago in the frenetically colorful pages of a Dark Horse Comic.

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The Matrix Reloaded

‘The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. … It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you to the truth.’

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Son of the Mask

It doesn’t take much to make a movie franchise these days. Sometimes the connection between films can be as tenuous as … a mask.

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I Am Sam

Sam lives alone. He works at a Starbucks. And his mental capacity is that of a 7-year-old. Sam is also a father.

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Proof

‘Proof’ takes moviegoers not into a whirlpool of mental illness seemingly brought about by genius, but rather into the crevasses that so often form in the middle of relationships.

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White Oleander

Based on Janet Finch’s best-selling novel, this film loses itself in one girl’s desperate journey through adolescence, foster homes and abuse.

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The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie

Bumbling adventure includes ravenous cheese curls and cute boulders in this latest big-screen ‘Veggie’ movie.

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Austin Powers in Goldmember

Time travel is becoming something of a fall-back gag for Austin Powers. This time the year is 1975…

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Taxi

‘The Fast and the Furious’ gets funny with Queen Latifah behind the wheel. That should have been the tagline. But what most teens are going to remember about this movie isn’t Latifah’s punishing wit. …

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The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance finds the meaning of life in a little white ball. Its conclusions are balanced, but the setup is a bit shaky, sometimes feeling haphazard and lopsided.

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“If I Die Young”

The first hit from these country-crooning siblings mingles beautiful melodies with musings about life’s uncertainty—the fear of which is muffled by the hope of heaven.

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Sex and the City 2

The value of friendship and the beauty of a committed marriage compete with lust and unbridled materialism in this SATC sequel. Guess which wins.

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Cold Mountain

Nicole Kidman and Renée Zellweger dominate this Civil War epic that, despite being filmed in Romania and directed by a Brit, comes off as authentic and deeply personal. But there’s more to consider …

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The Simpsons Movie

Homer’s got a brand new movie. And a pig. And a great big, gigantic, humongous problem. Will the Simpsons’ unique blend of satire, humor, love and loathing save the day? Or is Springfield gonna get squashed?

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