This summer teen romance hopes to sidestep cliche with doses of sweetness, intelligence -- and Hayden Panettiere
By Stephanie Zacharek Jul 10, 2009
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Sacha Baron Cohen's character could have been a bold stab at homophobia. Instead it's a mincing minstrel show
By David Rakoff
July 9, 2009
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Ewan McGregor! Jason Segel! Vincent Gallo! The men who dared to put the penis in pop culture
By Sarah Hepola and Thomas Rogers
July 9, 2009
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It's rude and crude and possibly offensive. But is Sacha Baron Cohen's satire funny?
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 9, 2009
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Salon live-blogs the King of Pop's televised memorial -- with streaming video
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
July 7, 2009
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Mysteries and magic unfold on the renamed Syfy network, from the funny "Warehouse 13" to the charming "Eureka"
By Heather Havrilesky
July 5, 2009
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Johnny Depp may be the sexiest gangster ever in Michael Mann's stylish, brutal heist movie
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 1, 2009
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Nia Vardalos' big fat romantic stinker shows what happens when an actress overwhelms her own movie
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 1, 2009
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Fallen heroes forge new lives, from the well-endowed has-been of "Hung" to the angsty star of "The Philanthropist"
By Heather Havrilesky
June 28, 2009
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Born to stardom, he never knew what it was like to live or even behave normally
By Bill Wyman
June 26, 2009
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From death photos to celebrity sound bites, the three-ring circus of mourning Michael Jackson has just begun
By Heather Havrilesky
June 26, 2009
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Critics and Salon staffers remember Michael Jackson's legacy, his racial impact and the brilliance of "Billie Jean"
By Various
June 26, 2009
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Madonna and Mariah, Britney and Beyonce, Spielberg, Scorcese, Cher and many others respond
By Vincent Rossmeier
June 26, 2009
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Could an Iraq war movie actually be good? Kathryn Bigelow's unsettling film is more than explosions and gore
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 26, 2009
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As an aging courtesan, Michelle Pfeiffer brings beauty to this Colette adaptation -- but can she bring heat?
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 26, 2009
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A brilliant career, from his 1968 Motown audition at the age of 9 to his epic videos of the 1980s and beyond
June 26, 2009
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A '70s icon and pinup queen, she redefined beauty -- and allowed us to glimpse the ugliness of her cancer
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
June 25, 2009
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Is Ronald Moore's "Virtuality" an incomplete TV movie, a marketing ploy or a great series you'll never see?
By Heather Havrilesky
June 25, 2009
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Giant robots battle it out (and hump Megan Fox's leg) in this loud and clumsy summer spectacular
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 24, 2009
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The beleaguered couple calls it quits, but the show must go on!
By Heather Havrilesky
June 23, 2009
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The fledgling blowhards of "NYC Prep" offer a cathartic release for that sickness inside your soul
By Heather Havrilesky
June 23, 2009
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"Real Estate Intervention" brings tough love to homeowners while "The Lazy Environmentalist" makes going green easy
By Heather Havrilesky
June 21, 2009
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Woody Allen and Larry David return to New York, bringing their crotchety self-mockery with them
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 19, 2009
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Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds try to skate around the law -- and genre clichés -- in this romantic comedy
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 19, 2009
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Jack Black and Michael Cera get in touch with their inner cavemen in this time-traveling bromance
By Stephanie Zacharek
June 19, 2009
"I Love You, Beth Cooper"
Why "Brüno" is bad for the gays
The dong show: Top 10 moments in male full-frontal
"Brüno"
Watching Michael Jackson's last show
Science fiction with a smile
"Public Enemies"
"I Hate Valentine's Day"
The studs of summer TV
Michael Jackson's celebrity suicide
The King is dead
Don't stop 'til you get enough
Jackson's peers react
"The Hurt Locker"
"Chéri"
Michael Jackson's life in video
Remembering Farrah
The Galactica fan tease
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
Jon minus Kate plus eight
Guillotine those rich teens!
There's no place like home!
"Whatever Works"
"The Proposal"
"Year One"
