http://dir.salon.com/topics/movies/?source=rss&aim=movies en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST 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/2009/11/04/miramax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/04/miramax/index.html?source=rss Why Disney turned Harvey Weinstein's legendary indie empire into a zombie slave -- and why it doesn't much matter 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 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 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 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 Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/23/star_trek_live/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/23/star_trek_live/index.html?source=rss Is the interactive kiddie spinoff "Star Trek Live" the final, gruesome nail in Gene Roddenberry's space-coffin? 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 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 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 Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/20/dvds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/20/dvds/index.html?source=rss Let's dance! "Adventureland" and "Last Days of Disco" bring the coke, "Audition" brings the sexual terror 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/2009/10/15/kids_grownups/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/10/15/kids_grownups/index.html?source=rss Will "Where the Wild Things Are" be a smash or a flop? Either way, it joins an august list of kidult classics Compiled by Jed Lipinski Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/10/14/favorite_coen_brothers_movie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/10/14/favorite_coen_brothers_movie/index.html?source=rss "Fargo" vs. "Miller's Crossing"? "No Country" vs. "Lebowski"? We put the film geek question to a panel of our faves 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 Michael Winship Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/03/gelbart_schulberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/03/gelbart_schulberg/index.html?source=rss Two great writers who knew from demagogues and mass hysteria died recently. I wonder what they're thinking now