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Simon Pegg is utterly charming as a troublemaking British journalist in this celeb-media sendup.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 3, 2008
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I can't afford to stay in my marriage -- but how will I afford to leave it?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 22, 2008
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Al Pacino and Robert De Niro make the sparks fly in this formulaic cop-movie mash-up.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 12, 2008
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A fish-lipped Meg Ryan heads up an all-star cast in this sexless "Sex and the City" wannabe.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
September 12, 2008
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How did a cheesy Scandinavian pop group in jumpsuits and blue eye shadow become as seriously beloved as the Beatles?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
July 18, 2008
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Suicide is painless. Can the same be said of M. Night Shyamalan's latest scare flick, in which people off themselves in countless ingenious ways?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
June 13, 2008
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This Ashton Kutcher-Cameron Diaz romantic comedy needs fewer sunsets and more lap dances and tequila shooters.
By Mary Elizabeth WIlliams
May 9, 2008
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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
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As a mother in her 40s, I found the idea of a bestseller called "How Not to Look Old" appalling. That didn't keep me from buying it.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
March 5, 2008
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The most melancholy romantic comedy in years? Definitely. The first midlife crisis movie for Generation X? Maybe. Happy Valentine's Day!
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
February 14, 2008
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First "High School Musical," now "Hannah Montana." Are preteen girls staging a complete cultural coup? Totally!
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
February 12, 2008
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He was young, he was beautiful, and he had a pure gift for playing troubled souls -- which makes the actor's death all the more tragic.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
January 23, 2008
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We now pronounce this wedding-centric romantic comedy as subtle as a stripper at a bachelor party.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
January 18, 2008
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Far from exposing children to "the demonic," as some Catholics claim, "The Golden Compass" celebrates independent thinking. As a Catholic, I hope my daughter will see it.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
December 4, 2007
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The pod people are back -- and they're coming for Nicole Kidman.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 17, 2007
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I now pronounce you ... one unbelievably crappy movie.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
July 4, 2007
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The season ends satisfyingly with a supernova of self-sacrifice.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
May 22, 2007
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The deliciously dysfunctional ensemble comedy's season-ender rushes to tie up loose ends. Don't leave us, Alec Baldwin!
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
April 27, 2007
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Naughty "striptease" workouts may be the hottest new fitness craze, but when it comes to female sexual power, I'm not sure I want to take my cues from Carmen Electra.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
December 6, 2006
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As much as I say "barf-o" to her perky "yum-os," I have to admit the frightfully popular TV host's quick and reliable meals can't be beat.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 14, 2006
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It looks like an ordinary orthopedic back pillow -- but can a mail-order sex prop really set my fantasies free?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
July 5, 2006
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Tuesday's episode delivered a trademark barrage of taste-defying gags to a laugh-track-free beat -- and a surprise ending!
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
May 17, 2006
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I know I should only feed my kids organics and deny them fructose. But shouldn't they learn the value of a good hot fudge sundae?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
April 26, 2006
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I used to relish the challenge of being good in bed. I read the Kama Sutra with steely discipline, confident there wasn't a skill I couldn't master. Then I had a baby.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
January 28, 2006
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Jack radio is cheap and soulless and all about random sex; it's also the new love of my life. Who needs Howard Stern?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
January 12, 2006