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Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)

"Science-fiction nerds will be in hog heaven with this feature-length indulgence of time travel, and the customary Futurama gag humor rarely disappoints."
The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2007)

Gracefully condenses the complicated history of the Irish Troubles in ways both literal and allegorical.
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

The humor is up to Muppet par, with physical comedy, puns, running jokes, and layered gags...Muppet Treasure Island is grand family entertainment. [new DVD review]
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (TV) (2005)

We're a long way from the creative energy, heart, and charm of Henson's Muppet movies, even though I'm not ready for the Henson Company to stop trying.
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

A brisk and consistently funny family entertainment. [new DVD review]
The Muppet Show: Season Two (TV) (1976)

The series may well have been the last great variety show, weaving running-gag comedy through standards, novelty songs, and sketches performed with impeccable puppetry and alongside entertainment legends.
The Muppet Movie (1979)

Few family films have the breadth of appeal of The Muppet Movie, the best screen evidence of the Muppeteers' dedication to magnificent illusion. [new DVD review]
The Muppet Show: Season One (TV) (1976)

Take two "mahna"s and call me in the morning.
The Dark Crystal (1982)

An extraordinary, often mesmerizing achievement of design and performance that's held back by an underdeveloped script and a milquetoast leading character.
Labyrinth (1986)

The chaotic narrative proceeds in fits and starts, and the sights and sounds are often dated, but somehow the film's wit and wonder linger in the mind.
3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Distinguished by its thoughtfulness regarding the nature of Western heroism, as defined not only by dead-eye gunplay, but by family, community, and moral rectitude.
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) (2006)

If the story of a stodgy but conflicted Stasi captain gives sympathy to a historical devil, it also allows for an intriguing angle on the evergreen cinematic theme of voyeurism.
The Search for John Gissing (DTV) (2007)

It's Rickman who runs away with the whole film by running the gamut from teflon smoothie to desperate madman.
Othello (1965)

Whether taken as a cultural relic or the definitive screen treatment, Othello demands to be seen for Olivier's bravura, high-wire performance.
Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show—The Complete Series (TV) (1984)

We've come a long way in terms of animated superhero adventures, but the Superfriends have an old-fashioned charm and, to many, a nostalgic kick.
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Paterson's lovely, sweet story locates unexpected emotional power...
Inland Empire (2006)

In his 36 years of filmmaking, David Lynch has never been more fearless or more fearsome...Inland Empire brims with surprising and scary images.
Go West (1940)

Go West, one of the Marx Brothers' decidedly off-kilter later outings from the MGM years, tenaciously manages some memorable moments and makes a virtue of its slim running time by generally hastening...
Transformers (2007)

A sort of Ambien/No-Doz cocktail likely to send all but fanboy brains into self-protective shutoff mode.
Driving Lessons (2006)

It's Grint who grounds in reality, as best he can, Brock's directing debut...this conventional Britcom lightly hums along for a good stretch before running off the road.
Shrek the Third (2007)

No one but patrons with fistfuls of dollars can save this cash grab from itself.
Shrek (2001)

As family films have changed to appease jaded audiences, an emphasis has been put on dazzling kiddies while keeping the parents awake. As such, animated adventures have begun to evolve into a strang...
Becket (1964)

A power play about power plays, Jean Anouilh's now-classic Becket provided the basis for one of the great screen pairings.
Next (2007)

The earnestness of Cage and tough-as-nails Moore backfires in the face of godawful dialogue and a very poorly established central conceit.
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)

Zhang Yimou is back with the latest Chinese competitor in the Opulence Olympics, and not a moment too soon.
The Prestige (2006)

Nolan's supreme confidence, narrative skill, and taste for complexity make for unusually rich popular entertainment. Where was The Prestige this summer when we needed it most?
The Quiet (2006)

Meanders at times, and stretches credibility...[but] The Quiet's creepy character study reaches an emotionally satisfying conclusion.
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2006)

Returning to a sentimental mode, Zhang Yimou brings us Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, a hard-to-resist emotional journey graced with near-epic visual appeal and subtle lost-in-translation humor...
The Road to Guantanamo (2006)

As a look at the injustices blithely wrought in the name of democracy, The Road to Guantanamo comes none too soon.
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Tarantinoid...the machinations are all familiar enough that your unoccupied brain may drift off to wonder how Hartnett's made a career out of bad haircuts.
Creature Comforts: The Complete Second Season (2005)

The wit of the show is in the clever transplanting of human situations to animal ones, which in turn reflect on the foibles of our daily lives.
Body Double (1984)

Emblematizes De Palma's refusal to take Hollywood seriously.
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)

Resembles Crumb in its depiction of damaged souls whose only refuge is art.
L'Enfant (The Child) (2006)

Plain-good storytelling: rigorous acting, handheld urgency, and editing prowess render the whiff of manipulation moot.
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)

There's a casual informality to Pollack's documentary technique....results are semi-revealing.
Don't Come Knocking (2006)

In the film's best scene, Roth interrogates Lange about potatoes. Unfortunately such moments are rare.
Sedotta e abbandonata (Seduced and Abandoned) (1964)

A buffoonish but bitter social satire that runs to classical depths, Seduced and Abandoned takes no prisoners for society's misogynistic crimes in the name of familial honor.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

In his laughing-outlaw way, Hooper pointed a new direction for horror cinema. [2-Disc Ultimate Edition Reviewed]
Miami Vice (2006)

A painfully protracted muddle of dull deals and somnambulent standoffs.
Koko, le gorille qui parle (Koko: A Talking Gorilla) (1978)

Sprinkled comments provide enough intellectual provocation to begin debate, but the main course is Koko's wide-ranging behavior.

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