Jim Carrey

Disney's "A Christmas Carol": Bah, humbug! Disney's "A Christmas Carol": Bah, humbug!

Robert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Nov 5, 2009

  • Jim Carrey's epic romance (in prison)

    At Sundance, a star-studded, utterly deranged gay love story caps the opening weekend. But a dazzling tale of girlhood in '60s London steals the show.
    By Andrew O'Hehir January 19, 2009

  • Downsizing hits Sundance

    I'm off to the mysteriously non-cold Utah slopes to see Jim Carrey go gay, Ashton Kutcher play a gigolo and Paul Giamatti sell his soul. Did somebody say recession?
    By Andrew O'Hehir January 15, 2009

  • "Yes Man"

    Jim Carrey plays it kooky -- again -- in this manic romantic comedy.
    By Stephanie Zacharek December 19, 2008

  • "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who"

    It is here, it is here, it is here, it is here: Feature-length, animated reparation for the appalling live-action versions of Seuss' books we've recently endured!
    By Mary Elizabeth Williams March 14, 2008

  • "The Number 23"

    There are at least 23 things wrong with this dunderheaded semi-psychological thriller -- Jim Carrey's only one of them.
    By Stephanie Zacharek February 23, 2007

  • An unfortunate demise

    As his wildly popular series reaches its end, Daniel Handler -- aka Lemony Snicket -- talks to Salon about returning to himself.
    By Amy Benfer October 28, 2006

  • When good comedians go bad

    Remember when Steve Martin, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen were funny? What on earth happened to our favorite funnymen?
    By Stephanie Zacharek February 10, 2006

  • "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

    This adaptation of the popular children's book series gets so much right. So why does it feel so wrong?
    By Stephanie Zacharek December 17, 2004

  • Brilliant mistake

    Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is a desperately moving ode to romance. Why do the filmmakers undercut its power with a bag of ironic tricks?
    By Stephanie Zacharek March 19, 2004

  • Loving Bush: Day 2

    Even though I'm addicted to hating the president, I'm trying to forgive him -- as Jesus would. It's not easy.
    By Anne Lamott September 26, 2003

  • "Bruce Almighty"

    The hugely talented Jim Carrey gets the power of God from Morgan Freeman. But unless you like boob jokes and Nancy Reagan lectures, this preachy comedy's a snooze.
    By Andrew O'Hehir May 23, 2003

  • The Fix

    Alec Baldwin rants, Sean Penn smokes, Nicole Kidman holds hands, and Rush Limbaugh makes things up! Plus: Could Meg Ryan be in love?
    By Karen Croft April 10, 2003

  • "The Majestic"

    The new Jim Carrey movie is an elephantine, oppressively sentimental look at small-town America at the time of the Hollywood blacklist.
    By Charles Taylor December 21, 2001

  • Easy come, easy go

    So much for the Basinger-Eminem rumor; Madonna shows off potty language! Plus: Hugh Grant gets catty; Hurley gets stalked and Gwyneth gets secretive.
    By Amy Reiter December 11, 2001

  • They live to give

    Mariah, fresh out of the hospital, joins the benefit scene; the former Cat Stevens condemns attacks; Jim Carrey, Rosie and Dr. Dre dig deep to help; James Woods delivers hot tip to FBI.
    By Amy Reiter September 21, 2001

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Feb. 9-11, 2001
    By Joyce Millman February 9, 2001

  • Exotic mating rituals of a tribe called Hollywood

    A penetrating field study reveals the mysteries of courtship, marriage and procreation as practiced by the indigenous peoples of La-La Land.
    By Carina Chocano and Amy Reiter December 27, 2000

  • Anne Heche -- enabler?

    The sometime wanderer snarls at an accusation that she contributed to Robert Downey Jr.'s downfall; Mel Gibson waxes macho on leg hair removal. Plus: Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger part company, and Linda Tripp wins another personality award.
    By Amy Reiter December 14, 2000

  • "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

    You will not like it on the screen, you will not like it -- not one scene!
    By Stephanie Zacharek November 17, 2000

  • Ahnuld's too rough in bed!

    After a day of smooching, Schwarzenegger's costar has a nasty case of whisker burn; are Winona and Beck in Splitsville? Guess who bought Madonna's house? Plus: Jim Carrey on the agony of Grinchness.
    By Amy Reiter November 14, 2000

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Monday, Nov. 13, 2000
    By Joyce Millman November 13, 2000

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Nov. 9, 2000
    By Joyce Millman November 9, 2000

  • "Dumb & Dumber"

    Peter and Bobby Farrelly take low humor to a higher ground with the sheer exuberance of their no-brainer gags.
    By Charles Taylor August 3, 2000

  • Anal-ize this

    As Hollywood comedies get coarse 'n' coarser, ratings ain't what they used to be.
    By Gregg Kilday August 3, 2000
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