Meryl Streep

A&E 10 minutes with Meryl Streep

The film legend talks about channeling Julia Child, anti-Hillary sentiment -- and the problem with male bloggers
By Kerry Lauerman Aug 7, 2009

  • "Julie & Julia"

    Meryl Streep's gleeful performance as the beloved cook goes beyond imitation. She is the Julia Child of our dreams
    By Stephanie Zacharek August 7, 2009

  • It's a seafood-couscous Christmas!

    Vivid Arab-French immigrant yarn "Secret of the Grain" is a near-masterpiece; fascinating Brecht documentary "Theater of War" describes one.
    By Andrew O'Hehir December 24, 2008

  • "Doubt"

    Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a priest who may -- or may not! -- be a pedophile in this deliberately ambiguous drama.
    By Stephanie Zacharek December 12, 2008

  • "Mamma Mia!"

    Pierce Brosnan sings! Meryl Streep dances! Can't you hear ABBA's "SOS"?
    By Stephanie Zacharek July 18, 2008

  • He conquered the World Trade Center

    "Man on Wire" and its daredevil star thrill Tribeca, but Mamet's "Redbelt" is a jiu-jitsu pratfall. Plus: Is Brecht still relevant?
    By Andrew O'Hehir April 28, 2008

  • "Model minority" goes nutzoid

    Meryl Streep's atrocious hairdo takes on a sweet, gun-totin' Chinese astrophysics student in "Dark Matter."
    By Andrew O'Hehir April 10, 2008

  • "Lions for Lambs"

    Robert Redford rips into the media, the government and our own liberal passivity in this remarkably rousing film.
    By Stephanie Zacharek November 9, 2007

  • "Rendition"

    This earnest, well-acted, politically liberal film has everything going for it. So why does it leave us feeling so unmoved?
    By Stephanie Zacharek October 19, 2007

  • Sympathy for the she-devil

    For generations, Hollywood has portrayed female honchos as frigid, hysterical, manipulative and promiscuous. But finally a nuanced and realistic lady boss is rising off the silver screen.
    By Rebecca Traister June 30, 2006

  • "The Devil Wears Prada"

    Anne Hathaway is Patricia Field's latest fashion victim in this limp semi-satire.
    By Stephanie Zacharek June 30, 2006

  • When Keillor met Altman

    Two greats join forces for "A Prairie Home Companion" the film -- with a little help from Streep, Tomlin, Reilly and an enthusiastic Texas crowd.
    By Andrew O'Hehir March 12, 2006

  • "Invisible in Hollywood: Jewish women"

    A women's studies prof can't recall the last time she saw a richly textured Jewish female character onscreen.
    By Lynn Harris January 18, 2006

  • "Prime"

    Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman charm in this flawed but intelligent comedy.
    By Stephanie Zacharek October 28, 2005

  • "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

  • "The Manchurian Candidate"

    Even Meryl Streep's a bust in Jonathan Demme's toothless, gutless remake of one of the best political movies ever made. In fact, she's the biggest bust of all.
    By Stephanie Zacharek July 30, 2004

  • Desperately seeking Susan

    Susan Sarandon, that is. And Sigourney Weaver and Jessica Lange and Debra Winger and the rest of the '80s Hollywood stars who are so much sexier than the bottle-blond Sarahs and Gwyneths and Camerons of today.
    By Laura Warrell October 1, 2003

  • Nuns, whores and femmes fatales

    The whole idea of "good" movie roles for women is crap -- I'll take a lace-and-leather sexpot over Nicole Kidman's prosthetic-honker performance in "The Hours" any day of the week.
    By Stephanie Zacharek March 20, 2003

  • Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Julianne Moore bring dignity and Oscar-worthy performances to "The Hours," a lovingly crafted meditation on death, loss and literature.
    By Andrew O'Hehir December 27, 2002

  • "Adaptation"

    A dizzying feature from the self-consciously deranged makers of "Being John Malkovich" imagines Nicolas Cage as a chronic masturbator and Meryl Streep as a mean, mean Susan Orlean.
    By Andrew O'Hehir December 6, 2002

  • Roll over, Wilt

    Gene Simmons boasts 4,600 sexual conquests -- in detail; Ben Bratt feeling no pain. Plus: Streep and Janney won't do sex scene; Britney strips for some cause or other.
    By Amy Reiter December 13, 2001

  • Susan Orlean

    The insatiably curious author of "The Orchid Thief" and "The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup" isn't Mister Rogers and doesn't laugh at biscotti.
    By Chris Colin February 26, 2001

  • Love for sale on the rocks

    Marla and Posh hock love tokens; frosh director visits Buck Palace, sneaks toke. Plus: Tonya Harding strikes again!
    By Amy Reiter May 19, 2000

  • Grand delusion

    And the prize for lamest bunch of partying twits in tuxes goes to ...
    By Cary Tennis March 27, 2000

  • Winners and losers

    Why have so many actors who've won Oscars seen their careers tank?
    By Donna Freydkin March 22, 2000
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