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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST 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 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 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 By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/20/herzog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/20/herzog/index.html?source=rss The legendary German eccentric on his most American film, the dirty, profane, dazzling non-remake "Bad Lieutenant" 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 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 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 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 By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/16/gordon_levitt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/16/gordon_levitt/index.html?source=rss After starring in a summer rom-com and kicking ass in "G.I. Joe," the one-time TV teen returns to "Uncertainty" By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/13/almodovar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/13/almodovar/index.html?source=rss The Spanish director on his delirious new movie-movie with Penelope Cruz, and how the New York Dolls fought Franco 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? 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 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 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 By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/11/harrelson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/11/11/harrelson/index.html?source=rss The one-time "Cheers" star turned eco-radical climbs into bed to talk about his new film, and the new James Dean By Erin Aubry Kaplan Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/11/09/precious_feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/11/09/precious_feature/index.html?source=rss Why the hopeless story of a ghetto teen is just the kind of movie black people need right now 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? 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 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 By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 24 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 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 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 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 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 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