Paolo Sorrentino's dazzling, daring "Il Divo" brings the cinematic bravado of Coppola and Scorsese back home
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In "Manhood for Amateurs," Michael Chabon recounts the glories and embarrassments of fatherhood -- and man purses
By Jed Lipinski
October 20, 2009
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Conservatives may be mangling the Scriptures, but the Mountain Goats' musical take on the Good Book is inspired
By Judy Berman
October 14, 2009
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A new collection of vintage educational shorts offers a peek into the anxieties and hopes of earlier generations
By Tommy Wallach
October 12, 2009
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As Abed on "Community," Danny Pudi is overeager, offensive, exasperating -- and hilarious
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 8, 2009
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Meshell Ndegeocello's unpredictable eighth album curses the darkness, then dives right in
By Heather Havrilesky
October 7, 2009
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A gripping new account captures the October Revolution's great intellectual facing doom (and feeding bunnies)
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 1, 2009
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"The Marchesa Casati" celebrates an eccentric European siren who led her pet cheetahs through the streets of Venice
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 30, 2009
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A new book illuminates why "Gone With the Wind" endures, on the page and on film
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 16, 2009
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Was "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour" the worst TV show ever? A new book makes a convincing (and charming) case
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 15, 2009
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Muriel Barbery's follow-up to "Hedgehog" makes for a delicious meal: One part novel, one part foodie fantasia
By Tommy Wallach
September 11, 2009
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Forget the latest from J.J. Abrams. The six-part miniseries "The Lost Room" is a cult hit waiting to happen
By Laura Miller
September 9, 2009
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Between the off-color jokes and the show-choir version of "Gold Digger," this bubbly dramedy has razor-sharp teeth
By Heather Havrilesky
September 8, 2009
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"The Beatles: Rock Band" -- finally, a video game even old people can get excited about
By Alex Koppelman
September 2, 2009
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A mean-spirited comedy about a "loser" college features dropouts, middle-aged divorcees and Chevy Chase. Hurray!
By Heather Havrilesky
September 1, 2009
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Josh Neufeld's haunting account of one of the worst disasters in U.S. history gives new meaning to graphic tragedy
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 31, 2009
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How George Lucas and Francis Coppola helped the Japanese master create the greatest spectacle of his late career
August 27, 2009
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Modest Mouse's new album captures their bitter wisdom and ragtag sound
By Heather Havrilesky
August 17, 2009
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Robert Stone's documentary feels like a Pynchon-style alternate history of the U.S. -- except it really happened
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 14, 2009
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A lively new documentary brings together Jack White, Jimmy Page and the Edge -- and lets the legends be people, too
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 13, 2009
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"The Magicians" is a ravishing adult novel that shines a new light on the fantasy tales we read as kids
By Laura Miller
August 12, 2009
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How cartoonish are Bravo's reality TV shows? A series of animated parodies lets us laugh with (and at) them
By Thomas Rogers
August 11, 2009
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An eye-opening collection of essays revisits the legendary campaign-trail moment
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 10, 2009
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The first season DVD of Joss Whedon's drama offers an extra episode -- the show's darkest and most promising yet
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 7, 2009
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Prada and Rem Koolhaas collaborate on a magical look book
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 6, 2009
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