The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Nov 24, 2009
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A mighty cute Zac Efron plays the foil in Richard Linklater's affectionate ode to Orson Welles
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 24, 2009
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Decapitations! Slashed eyeballs! But the finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 24, 2009
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James Franco on "General Hospital" is the latest in a nutty legacy that includes Elizabeth Taylor and Snoop Dogg
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
November 23, 2009
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The season finale of Larry David's uneven HBO comedy proves how funny it can be with a little help from friends
By Heather Havrilesky
November 23, 2009
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FX's biker drama makes heroes out of swaggering, hard-living thugs, but don't ride into the sunset with this bunch
By Heather Havrilesky
November 21, 2009
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The talk show goddess's exit sparks abandonment issues as women everywhere ask, "How will we go on?"
By Heather Havrilesky
November 20, 2009
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The winner of Season 6 is announced, and no one cares. Did Lifetime murder Bravo's favorite pet?
By Heather Havrilesky
November 20, 2009
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Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 19, 2009
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It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 19, 2009
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Pedro Almodóvar gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 18, 2009
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An HBO documentary shows how a horrifying spectacle was achieved with a few poorly trained men and some AK-47s
By Heather Havrilesky
November 18, 2009
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Bravo takes one eccentric French chef, mixes in a room full of colorful show-offs and brings it to a rolling boil
By Heather Havrilesky
November 16, 2009
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Which do we crave more, NBC's gritty hospital melodrama or the fantastical emotional Mad Libs of "Grey's Anatomy"?
By Heather Havrilesky
November 14, 2009
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Roland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 12, 2009
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Richard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 12, 2009
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Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 11, 2009
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AMC's remake of the 1960s British cult show trips on its own nonlinear, symbolic hem and falls into a deep abyss
By Heather Havrilesky
November 10, 2009
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Why the hopeless story of a ghetto teen is just the kind of movie black people need right now
By Erin Aubry Kaplan
November 9, 2009
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Don Draper and the denizens of Sterling Cooper take drastic measures in the face of a brave new world
By Heather Havrilesky
November 9, 2009
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VH1's "Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew" crosses the line from awareness-raising to raw voyeurism
By Heather Havrilesky
November 7, 2009
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A revealing documentary on the lives of soldiers at the Army base goes more than skin deep
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
November 6, 2009