http://dir.salon.com/topics/movie_reviews/?source=rss&aim=movie_reviews en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST Movie reviews By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/christmas_carol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/christmas_carol/index.html?source=rss Robert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie? By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/the_box/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/the_box/index.html?source=rss "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/men_who_stare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/men_who_stare/index.html?source=rss Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/03/act_of_god/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/03/act_of_god/index.html?source=rss A spectacular new film explores the physics and metaphysics of nature's most terrifying elemental force By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/29/halloween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/29/halloween/index.html?source=rss Forget the sequels, formulas and pointless gore -- at the low-rent, freaky fringes, horror movies are still alive By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/04/precious/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/04/precious/index.html?source=rss Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/29/house_of_the_devil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/29/house_of_the_devil/index.html?source=rss Director Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/28/il_divo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/28/il_divo/index.html?source=rss Paolo Sorrentino's dazzling, daring "Il Divo" brings the cinematic bravado of Coppola and Scorsese back home By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/28/this_is_it/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/28/this_is_it/index.html?source=rss Kenny Ortega's moving documentary expands the unsolvable mystery of Michael Jackson By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out? By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/cirque_du_freak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/cirque_du_freak/index.html?source=rss Salma Hayek makes one sexy bearded lady, but she can't put hair on the chest of this good-natured kiddie horror pic By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/21/antichrist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/21/antichrist/index.html?source=rss Call it torture porn or call it art, the mad Dane's violent psychodrama is like no other movie this year (or ever) By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/index.html?source=rss Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers turn Maurice Sendak's woolly kids' book into a shoe-gazing exercise By Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/paranormal_activity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/paranormal_activity/index.html?source=rss How to turn a low-budget horror indie into a hit? Add Steven Spielberg, Twitter -- and scare the pants off people By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/13/chinatown/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/13/chinatown/index.html?source=rss What are the real lessons in the filmmaker's neo-noir classic? By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/09/an_education/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/09/an_education/index.html?source=rss Carey Mulligan shines as a teenager exploring the minefield of love -- and sex -- in a film written by Nick Hornby By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/09/good_hair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/09/good_hair/index.html?source=rss Burning relaxers, expensive extensions, African-American identity: Chris Rock covers it all, and keeps us laughing By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/09/couples_retreat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/09/couples_retreat/index.html?source=rss Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau costar in a flaccid comedy about couples desperately trying to keep it together By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/08/brit_indies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/08/brit_indies/index.html?source=rss Dazzling direction, Oscar-worthy performances and strong narratives -- the Brits are doing what the Yanks can't By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/03/afterschool/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/03/afterschool/index.html?source=rss Young director Antonio Campos' chilly, brilliant video-age mystery is one of the decade's breakout movies By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/02/zombieland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/02/zombieland/index.html?source=rss The horror-comedy "Zombieland" bridges the American divide By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/02/invention_of_lying/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/02/invention_of_lying/index.html?source=rss The not-so-awful truth is that Ricky Gervais is smart, funny and, yes, sexy By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/02/whip_it/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/02/whip_it/index.html?source=rss With her directorial debut, Drew Barrymore gets by on a skate and a smile By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/01/coens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/01/coens/index.html?source=rss Joel and Ethan Coen on mixing Yiddish fable and suburban farce in their slippery, dark and brilliant new movie By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/09/25/surrogates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/09/25/surrogates/index.html?source=rss Bruce Willis -- with hair! -- channels his inner John Tesh in this loopy sci-fi thriller