Director John Hillcoat and his star, Viggo Mortensen, improve on the mannered machismo of Cormac McCarthy's novel
By Stephanie Zacharek Nov 25, 2009
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The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
November 24, 2009
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A mighty cute Zac Efron plays the foil in Richard Linklater's affectionate ode to Orson Welles
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 24, 2009
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Decapitations! Slashed eyeballs! But the finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 24, 2009
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The winner of Season 6 is announced, and no one cares. Did Lifetime murder Bravo's favorite pet?
By Heather Havrilesky
November 20, 2009
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Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 19, 2009
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It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 19, 2009
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Pedro Almodóvar gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 18, 2009
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Roland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 12, 2009
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Richard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 12, 2009
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Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 11, 2009
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A revealing documentary on the lives of soldiers at the Army base goes more than skin deep
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
November 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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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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Director Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 29, 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