A revealing documentary on the lives of soldiers at the Army base goes more than skin deep
By Mary Elizabeth Williams Nov 6, 2009
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Robert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie?
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
November 5, 2009
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"Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 5, 2009
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Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 5, 2009
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Director Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 29, 2009
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Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 4, 2009
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Paolo Sorrentino's dazzling, daring "Il Divo" brings the cinematic bravado of Coppola and Scorsese back home
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 28, 2009
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Kenny Ortega's moving documentary expands the unsolvable mystery of Michael Jackson
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 28, 2009
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A new book on the history of "proper" English says you're just stuck up
By Laura Miller
October 25, 2009
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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
October 22, 2009
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Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out?
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 22, 2009
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In "Manhood for Amateurs," Michael Chabon recounts the glories and embarrassments of fatherhood -- and man purses
By Jed Lipinski
October 20, 2009
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The question raised by the season premiere isn't whether the show is still good. It's how could it get any better?
By Heather Havrilesky
October 16, 2009
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Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers turn Maurice Sendak's woolly kids' book into a shoe-gazing exercise
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 16, 2009
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How to turn a low-budget horror indie into a hit? Add Steven Spielberg, Twitter -- and scare the pants off people
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 16, 2009
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Conservatives may be mangling the Scriptures, but the Mountain Goats' musical take on the Good Book is inspired
By Judy Berman
October 14, 2009
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A new collection of vintage educational shorts offers a peek into the anxieties and hopes of earlier generations
By Tommy Wallach
October 12, 2009
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Carey Mulligan shines as a teenager exploring the minefield of love -- and sex -- in a film written by Nick Hornby
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 9, 2009
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Burning relaxers, expensive extensions, African-American identity: Chris Rock covers it all, and keeps us laughing
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 9, 2009
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Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau costar in a flaccid comedy about couples desperately trying to keep it together
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 9, 2009
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As Abed on "Community," Danny Pudi is overeager, offensive, exasperating -- and hilarious
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
October 8, 2009
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"Man Shops Globe" reveals what's fascinating and horrible about upscale catalog culture
By Heather Havrilesky
October 7, 2009
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Meshell Ndegeocello's unpredictable eighth album curses the darkness, then dives right in
By Heather Havrilesky
October 7, 2009
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The horror-comedy "Zombieland" bridges the American divide
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 2, 2009
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The not-so-awful truth is that Ricky Gervais is smart, funny and, yes, sexy
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 2, 2009
Fort Hood, written on the body
Disney's "A Christmas Carol": Bah, humbug!
The creepy suspense inside "The Box"
"The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away
"The House of the Devil": Creepy, stylish fun
Critics' Picks: The dark prince of postwar Italy
"This Is It" is only the beginning
Memo to grammar cops: Back off!
"Cirque du Freak": Not freaky enough
"Amelia": What becomes a legend most?
The amazing adventures of an aspiring grown-up
"30 Rock" strikes back
Where the wild things aren't
The terrifying success of "Paranormal Activity"
Critics' Picks: Call it the "liberal Bible"
Critics' Picks: How to improve your personality!
"An Education": Romance with an older man
"Good Hair" gives it to us straight
"Couples Retreat" is marital hell
Critics' Picks: The comedy of Asperger's
Overpriced antiques for anxious yuppies
Critics' Picks: Sade meets the Marquis de Sade
Three cheers for the red, white and goo
"The Invention of Lying" tells it straight
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