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★★★½☆
Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo is Khaled Mansour's Egyptian drama about a quiet man crossing Cairo to protect his dog, a modest film with a big heart and a sharp eye.
Yes, with reservations. It suits viewers who like small, humane stories and city-set character dramas, though its episodic journey loses some momentum.
★★★★★
Seven Samurai is Akira Kurosawa's three-and-a-half-hour epic of farmers, ronin and bandits, and still the richest, most thrilling action film ever made.
Yes, without reservation. It is essential for anyone who loves action, epics or great filmmaking, and its long running time flies by far faster than the number suggests.
★★★★☆
Sewu Dino karya Kimo Stamboel mengangkat utas viral SimpleMan tentang santet seribu hari. Horor Jawa yang mencekam lewat ritual, meski babak akhirnya goyah.
Ya, dengan catatan. Horor santet yang mencekam dan tidak segan tampil keras, cocok untuk penggemar horor lokal yang tahan dengan adegan ritual yang intens.
★★★★☆
Sex Education is Laurie Nunn's four-season Netflix comedy about a teenager running a secret sex-advice clinic at school; frank, funny and unusually kind to its cast.
Yes, with reservations. It suits older teens and adults who want a warm, sex-positive coming-of-age comedy, though the final season spreads itself too thin.
★★★★☆
Shadow and Bone is Netflix's two-season adaptation of Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse, pairing a chosen-one fantasy with a heist crew who nearly steal the whole show.
Yes, with reservations. It suits fantasy and YA fans who enjoy lavish world-building and a charismatic ensemble, though it ends with threads left open.
★★★½☆
Shaolin Soccer is Stephen Chow's cartoonish Hong Kong sports comedy about kung fu brothers turned footballers, a joyful, ramshackle warm-up for Kung Fu Hustle.
Yes, with reservations. It is a gleefully silly crowd-pleaser for fans of absurd comedy and martial arts, though its effects have dated and not every gag lands.
★★★★½
Shaun of the Dead is Edgar Wright's zombie comedy about a London slacker, a brilliantly edited genre riff that is also a surprisingly tender story about growing up.
Yes. It is one of the best horror-comedies ever made, a treat for zombie fans, comedy lovers and anyone who enjoys films packed with jokes that reward rewatching.
★★★★★
Shōgun is FX's lavish retelling of James Clavell's novel about power in 1600 Japan, told largely in Japanese and anchored by Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai.
Yes. It is one of the finest historical dramas television has produced, essential for viewers who love political intrigue, patient storytelling and immaculate craft.
★★★★½
Sholay is Ramesh Sippy's sprawling 1975 Hindi 'curry western' about two crooks hired to catch a bandit, still the most quoted and beloved Bollywood blockbuster.
Yes. It is essential for anyone interested in Indian cinema or great westerns, as long as you are ready for a long, song-filled epic that mixes comedy with brutal revenge.
★★★½☆
Shuttle Life is Tan Seng Kiat's raw Malaysian drama about a struggling family in Kuala Lumpur, a bleak but compassionate study of poverty, grief and mental illness.
Yes, with reservations. It rewards viewers who value unflinching social realism and strong acting, but its relentless bleakness makes it a demanding watch.
★★★★☆
Silo is Apple TV+'s dystopian mystery about ten thousand people sealed inside an underground bunker, led by Rebecca Ferguson as an engineer who questions its rules.
Yes, with reservations. It is a gripping, beautifully designed sci-fi mystery for patient viewers who enjoy slow-burning dystopias, though its withholding pace can frustrate.
★★★★½
Sin Nombre is Cary Joji Fukunaga's tense Spanish-language debut about a gang member and a Honduran girl riding freight trains north, raw, gripping and humane.
Yes. It is a gripping, beautifully shot migration thriller for adults who can handle harsh gang violence, and still one of the best films on the subject.
★★★★½
Sinf-e-Aahan is Umera Ahmed's Urdu drama about six young women training to become Pakistan Army officers, a rousing ensemble serial that breaks the romance mould.
Yes. It is one of the most distinctive Pakistani dramas of its decade, ideal for viewers who want an inspiring ensemble story about female ambition, patriotism and friendship.
★★★★☆
Sing Sing is Greg Kwedar's moving prison drama about an inmate theatre troupe, led by Colman Domingo and formerly incarcerated men playing versions of themselves.
Yes. It is a deeply humane, beautifully acted drama for anyone moved by stories of friendship and art, and its hope feels earned rather than manufactured.
★★★½☆
Singing in Graveyards is Bradley Liew's dreamlike drama about an ageing rock impersonator in the Philippines, a slow, melancholy film built around Pepe Smith.
Yes, with reservations. Patient viewers who enjoy slow, atmospheric art cinema will find it haunting, but its length and drifting rhythm will lose others.
★★★½☆
Sister Midnight is Karan Kandhari's deadpan Mumbai marriage comedy that mutates into something wilder, driven by a fearless, ferocious lead turn from Radhika Apte.
Yes, with reservations. It suits adventurous viewers who like strange, stylised genre cinema, but its swerves in tone and loose second half will not work for all.
★★★½☆
Sitaare Zameen Par is a warm Hindi sports comedy in which Aamir Khan's disgraced coach trains a basketball team of intellectually disabled players, sweet but overlong.
Yes, with reservations. It is a big-hearted family crowd-pleaser with a lovable ensemble, though it runs long and follows the underdog formula closely.
★★★★☆
Skins is the Bristol teen drama that recast itself every two series. Its early generations are fearless and funny; the later run is patchier and louder.
Yes. The first four series are British teen drama at its boldest, and the dip afterwards is worth riding out if frank drug and sex content won't put you off.
★★★★½
Skyfall is Sam Mendes's gorgeous, surprisingly personal James Bond film, with Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and a superb Javier Bardem, and one of the best in the series.
Yes. It is one of the finest Bond films and a great action thriller in its own right, ideal for series fans and newcomers alike, even if the villain's plan strains belief.
★★★★½
Slow Horses turns Mick Herron's Slough House novels into the sharpest spy series on TV, with Gary Oldman's squalid, brilliant Jackson Lamb at its centre.
Yes. It is the best spy series currently running, tight, funny and superbly acted. Ideal for thriller fans who like their espionage cynical rather than glamorous.
★★★★☆
Small Things Like These is Tim Mielants's restrained Irish drama, with Cillian Murphy as a 1985 coal merchant who glimpses the cruelty of a local convent.
Yes. It is a haunting, beautifully acted drama for viewers who value quiet, morally serious cinema, though its near-silent style and slow pace will not suit all.
★★★½☆
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow is Yuen Woo-ping's 1978 kung fu comedy with Jackie Chan, a scrappy but lively blueprint for the training-film formula they soon refined.
Yes, with reservations. Jackie Chan fans and kung fu devotees should see where his comic style took shape; casual viewers may find the story thin and the humour dated.
★★★½☆
Solo, Solitude is Yosep Anggi Noen's hushed drama about poet Wiji Thukul in hiding from the Suharto regime, a film about political fear told through silence.
Yes, for patient viewers. Anyone interested in Indonesian history or slow, restrained political cinema will find it haunting; those wanting a conventional biopic may not.
★★★★★
Someday or One Day is a 13-episode Taiwanese time-travel romance that doubles as a puzzle-box mystery, anchored by Alice Ko and Greg Hsu at their very best.
Yes. It is the high-water mark of Taiwanese romance drama, a moving and cleverly built love story for anyone who can forgive time-travel rules that strain in places.