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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST Movie reviews "The Princess and the Frog" is Disney royalty By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/princess_and_the_frog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/princess_and_the_frog/index.html?source=rss The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages Cinematic genius meets teen heartthrob By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/me_and_orson_welles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/me_and_orson_welles/index.html?source=rss A mighty cute Zac Efron plays the foil in Richard Linklater's affectionate ode to Orson Welles "Ninja Assassin": Sneaky but not subtle By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/ninja_assassin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/ninja_assassin/index.html?source=rss Decapitations! Slashed eyeballs! But the finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain "Bad Lieutenant": So bad it's good By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/bad_lieutenant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/bad_lieutenant/index.html?source=rss Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake Clouds over "New Moon" By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/twilight_saga_new_moon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/twilight_saga_new_moon/index.html?source=rss It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust John Woo on "Red Cliff" and the rise of Chinawood By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/18/john_woo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/18/john_woo/index.html?source=rss Back home after 17 years, the action maestro has created his biggest spectacle -- and rebooted China's film biz "Broken Embraces" and the ties that bind By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/18/broken_embraces/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/18/broken_embraces/index.html?source=rss Pedro Almod&#243var gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies "The End of Poverty?": How the rich steal from the poor By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/13/poverty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/13/poverty/index.html?source=rss Does a confrontational new documentary try to resurrect Marx for the 21st century? And is that such a bad idea? "2012": The end of the world as we know it By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/2012/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/2012/index.html?source=rss Roland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts "Pirate Radio" keeps the boat rocking By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/pirate_radio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/pirate_radio/index.html?source=rss Richard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll "Fantastic Mr. Fox": Better than Pixar By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/11/fantastic_mr_fox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/11/fantastic_mr_fox/index.html?source=rss Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made Disney's "A Christmas Carol": Bah, humbug! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 24 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? The creepy suspense inside "The Box" By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 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 "The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 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 "Precious" mettle By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 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 Lightning survivors tell (almost) all! By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 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 Have an alt-horror Halloween! By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 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 "The House of the Devil": Creepy, stylish fun By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 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 Critics' Picks: The dark prince of postwar Italy By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 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 "This Is It" is only the beginning By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 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 "Amelia": What becomes a legend most? By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 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? "Cirque du Freak": Not freaky enough By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 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 "Antichrist": Lars von Trier's voyage into madness By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 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) Where the wild things aren't By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 24 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 The terrifying success of "Paranormal Activity" By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 24 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