Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy
By Stephanie Zacharek Nov 5, 2009
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The two-time Oscar winner talks about his move away from Hollywood and his new role as a pothead Dr. Phil type
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 23, 2009
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This movie about card-counting MIT math geniuses in Vegas looks like a good bet, but don't double down.
By Stephanie Zacharek
March 28, 2008
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Pat Robertson can heal your bunions
By K.L.
January 10, 2006
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Kevin Spacey's fetishistic Bobby Darin biopic is so over the top, he might have called it "Beyond the Pale."
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 17, 2004
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Does Kevin Spacey have a weird secret? Um, yeah, as always. But this death-penalty fable is so overwrought, no one will care.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 21, 2003
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Yeah, that was Puck being lewd, crude and rude at Sundance -- just imagine! Dave Chappelle's smoothest night moves. Plus: Kevin Spacey and Elton John? Russell Crowe and Chrissie Hynde? Yep and yep.
By Amy Reiter
January 27, 2003
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Russell "The Blabiator" Crowe strikes again; Jagger talks about his "best lover in the world" rep. Plus: Moby talks about eating a cat!
By Amy Reiter
January 7, 2002
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Kevin Spacey mucks up an otherwise pretty and pleasantly vague take on E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
By Charles Taylor
December 25, 2001
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Kevin Spacey rises as an interplanetary messiah in this soggy -- although expertly made -- sci-fi Jesus movie.
By Charles Taylor
October 26, 2001
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Salon's TV picks for Weekend, Oct. 19-21, 2001
By Joyce Millman
October 19, 2001
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Salon's TV picks for Monday, July 9, 2001
By Joyce Millman
July 9, 2001
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Salon's TV picks for Monday, Oct. 16, 2000
By Joyce Millman
October 16, 2000
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"Pay It Forward" is emotionally manipulative, but the stars save the film with the acting -- especially in their love scene.
By David Thomson
October 13, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Oct. 5, 2000
By Joyce Millman
October 5, 2000
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No one understands sex like the proudest prude in adolescence; Dr. Ruth likes her fast, dangerous scooter for the purest of reasons. Plus: Billy Bob Thornton's ex-girlfriend blows the whistle on him, and Ricky Martin assures us no one blew anything.
By Amy Reiter
September 18, 2000
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Pulp fiction you can sink your teeth into, and fall in love with.
By Michael Sragow
September 6, 2000
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Anakin cast! 19-year-old Canadian Hayden Christensen snags Jedi role; and what's that pacifier doing in Elizabeth Hurley's mouth? Plus: Not a good week for stalkers.
By Amy Reiter
May 10, 2000
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Betsey Johnson's left breast disappears under veil of secrecy, NP leaks the story. Plus: Real-life Erin Brockovich extorted by scumbag exes; and Amy Irving ponders significance of oyster predilection
By Amy Reiter
May 1, 2000
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Former TV bride to bare all for Playboy; James Woods on the similarities between cradle robbing and pet owning; and troubled water under the bridge? Art Garfunkel is sounding sort of conciliatory these days ...
By Amy Reiter
April 27, 2000
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Boy George: Dropping disco balls make you feel like you got something real; Matthew McConaughey: Tips on gettin' nekkid with bongos. Plus: The mysterious case of the missing Puff Daddy.
By Amy Reiter
April 11, 2000
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The Web: Let the Puritans figure out how to jam their mealy corks into the dike!
By Camille Paglia
April 5, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, March 29, 2000
By Joyce Millman
March 29, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for
Monday, March 27, 2000
By Joyce Millman
March 27, 2000
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Being at the Academy Awards has a strange effect on the attendees. Some are moved to eloquence, some to idiocy, while others become just plain insufferable.
By Amy Reiter
March 27, 2000