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Listings in BOLD are movies with POSITIVE PREVIEW CONTENT RATINGS
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-08-27-08-
Traitor (R) +3 +1
-08-22-08-
I.O.U.S.A (PG) +3 +3
The Rocker (PG-13) +2 +.5
-08-15-08-
Henry Poole Is Here (PG) +3 -1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (PG) +2 +2
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (PG-13) +2 -4
-08-13-08-
Tropic Thunder (R) +2 -4
-08-06-08-
Bottle Shock (PG-13) +3 +.5
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13) +3 -1
-08-01-08-
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
(PG-13)
+2 +.5
Swing Vote (PG-13) +3 -2
-07-25-08-
Brideshead Revisited (PG-13) +2 -4
X-Files: I Want to Believe (PG-13) +2 -4
-07-18-08-
The Dark Knight (PG-13) +3 -4
Mamma Mia! (PG-13) +2 +2
Space Chimps (G) +2 +.5
-07-11-08-
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (PG-13) +2 -1.5
Journey to the Center of the Earth (PG) +3 +3
Meet Dave (PG-13) +3 +2
The Wackness (R) +1 -4
-07-02-08-
Hancock (PG-13) +2 -2
-06-27-08-
Wall*E (G) +4 +3

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